98-Signs? Crap!

“You are unusually quiet, kitten.” I heard Justin’s low whisper beside me. We came late after wandering around outside and now we were having a scrumptious dinner that Edith made for us.

“Nothing,” I tried to smile and placed a bread piece on his plate, “I have got a busy week ahead, but I need to talk to Sarah too.”

I shared my concern at hand and placed my fork down.

“Then what’s the problem?” he asked me and offered me a cucumber piece that I immediately accepted and opened my mouth.

I chewed it and gobbled it down with my diet coke.

“Time is the real issue. I can’t expect her to come over just to give me explanations. Secondly, Helga said the suitcase might either be with Sarah or it might still be lying in that storeroom. If it’s there I need to

check it.”

“Kitten, listen to me. One problem at a time. Please. Just focus on your presentation. I can take you to the mansion in the evenings and bring you back before midnight.”

I looked at him with a frown, “You will do that for me, Justin Deluca?” Intense emotions were dancing across those Greek facial features.

“Anything for you, Mrs. Deluca.” He said softly. His lips curled up in the cutest smile showing the same dimple that got my attention when I first met him.

I bent ahead and placed a kiss on his cheek. He touched the cheek with his fingers and looked at me in disbelief. The smile vanished from his face and raw emotions took its place.

“Ashley!” he called my name and I swear my name never sounded so delicious, “I love you. And this is the bare minimum I am offering.”

I bowed my head to acknowledge his effort and we finished our dinner in silence.

“I think I should go and take my bag. We need to leave tonight if I need to attend my university tomorrow morning.” He nodded in understanding.

Leaving him there, I fetched my purse and sent a message to my friends to leave the apartment key in the flowerpot, sitting outside our door.

“Ready?” he asked me while putting on his jacket.

“Yeah.” I beamed, “Let’s go.”

“I wish I could tell you, I am so proud of you,” Justin said while driving the car. His eyes were focused on the road ahead.

“Do you mean to say that you were keeping tabs on me all this time?”

“Why not? Remember? I was the one who wanted you to attend university and broaden your horizon.

Always knew that you would make me proud.” He smirked tilting his head sideways and stroked my ear lobe playfully.

“What are your future plans by the way?” he asked me, shifting his attention back to the road.

“Huh. Future plans?”

“Yeah. The ones we make in our minds. What we intend to do with our life etcetera etcetera…” he tried

teasing me.

“In all honesty, till now I had been planning to destroy you.” I clicked my tongue inside my cheek.

“What?” he grinned looking at me in awe, “Tsk. All this time you were planning to destroy me. Can you shed some more light on it?”

your… money. Like you deposited twenty million to my account, so my target was to…” I hesitated, unsure if I should share this tidbit with

trust me,

was hurt. So, I was planning to return… I

came out, I turned to

thinking? Won’t you say something? Like how you are glad that I haven’t got this much money in my account yet?” I shrugged one shoulder

was not expecting anything less

“You didn’t?”

knew that someday you will return and would surprise me by throwing some

face.”

do any such thing?” I was curious to

thrown by you can be anything but shit, love.”

him, how he knew I lived there and not in the dorm where he dropped me off last

fished for the door key in the flowerpot. It was late at night otherwise

to disturb my friends‘ sleep.

didn’t know how to thank him,

and I could

my bottom lip. Big mistake. His eyes dipped to my lips and a flicker of desire rose

a kiss?” he asked me without moving away his eyes from

I muttered and raised my chin. Holding

am so happy, kitten.” He remarked gazing into my eyes, and it made my heart

forward, he brushed his lips to mine as if

the waters.

on mine. I could not stop the muffled moan when his velvety lips touched me softly. They were urging me to move my mouth under

once circled around his neck, while I lifted myself on my toes to get

it trailed to my chin and then to my collarbone.

letting his lips do those delicious things to my neck where he was showering those small kisses. I could

his hands around my

body when the door suddenly opened and both of us fell inside taking a screaming

had happened, Aniya was

I heard Eve from the dining chair while we three were struggling to untangle

one hand on my shoulder and the other on

struggle, she fell back and landed on Justin’s thighs. Justin who was

seat and sprinted

US…

We all stopped trying and

and get up.” She reached out to hold my hand and helped me up. Next was Aniya who rose to her feet. When Justin was left, I hurriedly went to him and helped him up. My lips were

avoiding eye contact and I could see amusement in her eyes. It was Aniya who started giggling like crazy. Justin who was now facing the wall, I could see his shoulders

were laughing now holding our cheeks and bellies. And that reminded me of something, two years

life was over. Justin and I were over. And now look at all of us.

didn’t know if all of this was real or

few minutes, we tried to hold ourselves and struggled to be serious. But once when we looked at each other, another round of fresh peels of

was beside me, pulling me to him and hiding

cheeks, “this was

I said but my eyes were on Justin’s head very close to me. He, at

me out of Justin mania, “and

So, they knew what we both were doing outside

join us for coffee?” Eve offered him and Justin’s eyes snapped to me. He needed to know if I wanted him there.

what to say I diverted my gaze and heard him saying

some other time.” He smiled and looked down at me, “Bye,

He said

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