1. All characters are 18+
2. No characters represent real people
3. Enjoy the fiction
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CHAPTER 3
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I needed to know how much damage I'd done. I needed to talk to Chen.
I stopped by the flower shop again on that Saturday afternoon. Chen was behind the counter as usual. "Back for another Glittarium again, Mr. Tom?"
I shook my head. "No, I need your advice this time." I told him what had happened: how I'd brought the flowers for Melody, but while we were out, her younger sister Harmony had smelled the pheremones.
He chuckled at my situation. "I told you that's dangerous."
"But how dangerous?" I asked. "Is there some kind of antidote?"
He shrugged. "I've never been asked for an antidote before." He led me into the back room where he kept his magical flowers. "I'm a pretty good botanist, but I'm no chemist. I'm not sure I can reverse the effects."
"So I'm pretty screwed, then." I leaned on the wall. "I love this girl, Chen. I can't have her little sister messing things up." I kept thinking. "Can I try to get her hooked on someone else?"
He thought for a second. "Maybe. Do you have a single friend her age? You could try giving the flower to him, then he gives it to her."
"Do you think that would work? She'd get attached to someone else?" It was wishful thinking, we both knew. And to top it off, I didn't have a single friend her age. She was only 19, and all my friends were 25 like me and Melody.
"It's worth a shot," he shrugged.
"Ok. Let me try to find a guy first. Then I'll come back."
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That afternoon, I got a text message from Melody. 'Hey boyfriend, miss u!' was all it said. Just a simple reminder that I needed to call her. I was happy to see her labeling me as her boyfriend, since that's what I wanted to be. I texted her right back, 'Miss you too, my lovely GF. Call you later.'
It wasn't 10 minutes later that my phone dinged again. I thought it would be from her, but instead it was from a number I didn't know. I opened it and it said, 'Hey Tommy, change your mind yet? Harm.' It was Harmony. She was texting me behind Melody's back. This was not good. This was very bad. I decided not to respond.
Half an hour later, as I was getting ready to call Melody, my phone dinged again. Another text from Harmony. I opened it, and found a picture of her, topless, with her arm across her breasts, hiding her nipples from the camera. It was a sexy pic, but certainly not appropriate to send to her sister's boyfriend. Along with the pic was the text, 'More where this came from.'
I was in trouble, but again, I decided not to respond. Instead, I called Melody. "Hi there," she said sweetly.
"Hi," I said. "How's your day so far?"
"Fine. We're out shopping," she told me. "I'll make sure to find something cute I can wear for you."
I smiled. This was the kind of relationship I wanted, though I hadn't planned on it developing this quickly. "Sounds great to me."
I heard a voice in the background of the call, and Melody said, "Harmony says hi."
"Tell her hi back," I said, trying to be polite. "Want to meet up for dinner?"