26- Short-lived

Ashley Walters pov

This time he groaned but did not stop me, “Urgh. You are a brat, Ashley. My innocent t-shirt!” Once I wiped my cheeks, I raised my head where amusement was dancing on his face.

“That’s all you have got, Ashley Walters?” He clicked his tongue looking down at me. I was so close to him that I could easily kiss his chin.

“Why?” I fluttered my eyes dramatically, “You have got a different move here? Show me what you have got!” I shrugged.

We both were oblivious to the fact that our faces were drenched in caramel cream, we smelled of caramel and we both were sitting under the table like kids.

“I…” he whispered causing my heart to race, “have got… more cream to rub on your face.” With that, very gently he again started touching his cheeks to mine. This time I did not get

back.

I not only stayed there but closed my eyes. I could sense the warmth of his breath on my face. When I no more felt the skin-to-skin contact, I opened my eyes and found him staring at my lips.

I held my breath. Was he going to kiss me?

“Kitten?” He breathed with those alien emotions evident in his

“Yes?”

“Close your eyes.”

Swallowing down, I furrowed my brows, “Why?”

“Stop asking questions and close them, silly.”

eyes.

I giggled and shut my eyes. I felt him moving away my hair from my nape and doing something around my neck.

The feel of his fingers around my skin was making me giggle even more.

He kept fumbling with something unless I felt cold metal against my skin.

Necklace?

“Open your eyes, kitten.” He whispered. I looked down and there was a silver necklace falling right above my neckline.

held it between my thumb and index finger to examine the pendant. It had

my eyes, and then my head shot up at

He asked me.

it with two little hearts just above its head. Both hearts were intertwined by a silver thread and had small stones embedded in them that resembled

they were not original diamonds as I saw this necklace in the convenience store when I was buying the

me. The feeling was

chose a lioness.

his voice, “A few days back I asked you to be a lioness and you

me, Justin.” Fishing inside the pocket of my shorts, I took out the watch I chose for

it last night for you as a token of

when

it in front of his face.

I wear it?” He asked me fondly while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if he had not seen such a precious thing in his

from his hands, “No. Not

he shook his head, “Why

get it next month once I will get it polished,” I said placing it back inside my pocket.

got one more thing for you.” He crawled out to go

me holding a box and crouched down again before

took the box. He smiled

brand new

“Justin…”

am sorry for

need to

In my house. My

an expensive one.”

might deserve hell expensive gifts but not me. We were

I was certainly not

each month in your bank account. I know you will never accept these things from me. I would be really

went quiet for

I could tell him that my dream would come true if

did was reach out and wipe some

licked the cream off my finger and looked up. For some

innocent action might be the

his

mind it when instead of celebrating a normal birthday with him, I messed his face up and ran from

of his limits. The desire vanished from his eyes

been a perfect gentleman not at all attempting

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