WHEN FOOLS FALL IN LOVE “Your father would never approve of us Selena.” “Why do you say that, father has never denied me anything. I’m daddy’s little girl.” Selena smiled. She has always been mesmerized by Chris, to her, he was the most handsome and lovable man in the world. “Just meet him once, for my sake.” Her Dovey eyes sparkled with love. Still skeptical “okay, for your sake.” “No Chris, for our sake.” she rested her head on his slim shoulders. Chris wasn’t muscular but his lanky frame was more than Selena could ask for she wouldn’t have him any other way. Their meeting each other was fated, as Selena would always say. He wasn’t popular in school but rather he was a nerd that minded his business. Selena, on the other hand, was popular not by choice but because of her rich father Mr. Harry Delacroix, he was a shrewd businessman and he owned the biggest bank in New York, and had huge investments in agriculture, oil, and gas, and latest technology. His mind churned with business ideas and after his divorce, he had refused to remarry but only dated and grew his holdings. Chris had been taken aback when Selena offered him a ride home in her Mercedes. She had stumbled upon him during her drive home after their school lost a game to the opposing team. She was so nice to him after then and never looked down on him even when they both came from different backgrounds. Their friendship blossomed from being just casual friends to best of friends. “Both of you should just make out already.” their mutual friend Nathan geared them up. Laughing Chris shoved him on the shoulders “stop you are embarrassing Selena. He glanced at her and continued with his work. Selena blushed, she didn’t know that Nathan had observed she had a soft spot for Chris but only hoped no one else had. “I have to keep my emotions in check” She admonished herself “I want a beer,” Nathan growled. His attention span was so minimal. “You know you can’t have Beer,” Selena said her eyes glued to the laptop in front of her. “Why?” “Nathan we have to finish up before the library closes for the day, so stop being a nuisance.” “You’re such a killjoy, Chris. Loosen up, man.” Shaking his head, Chris continued with his assignment and thankfully Nathan focused on his work too. ****************** Nathan avoided Selena after Nathan’s observation, he tried as much as possible not to be alone with her. He knew they were misfits she was above his league as far as he was concerned. Selena was not happy about his recent behavior towards her, she decided to ignore him but couldn’t, making up he mind she approached him. “Why are you avoiding Chris, did I offend you,” Selena asked, her face devoid of a smile. Chris adjusted his backpack “No why would you think that.” “Do I smell?” “What, where are you going with all these silly questions.” his lanky frame hovered over her. “You have been avoiding me and I need to know why.” “No, I’ve not.” He started walking away and Selena followed behind him, when she got tired of being ignored by him she walked away. For close to a month they ignored each other and Nathan decided to take matters into his hands. “I won’t allow these love birds to continue like this. I must help them find their way into each other’s arms. And I have the perfect Plan.” Giggling he smacked his lips in his usual comic manner. Nathan unfortunately believed he was a genius and a perfect matchmaker. Nathan managed to get them together and a relationship bloomed. Chris however was still intimidated by Selena’s status and couldn’t bring himself to cuddle or be intimate with his new girlfriend. Selena took matters into her own hands and with patience and great love Chris started to see Selena for who she was, a young girl who had fallen in love with him.