Ouch! My CEO Fiancé Fell For His Maid

5- It's My Place, Long Legs! (Book 2)

'Where are we exactly going?" I turned to him in his luxury car when he turned the steering to an unknown route. The road over there seemed a bit rough and patchy. I didn't think if I had ever been to this part of Arguli.

"Don’t worry, I am not kidnapping you," he reassured me jokingly, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. "Do you like water? Like going to the beaches and all."

A big grin settled on my face, "Oh, I love it!" I told him excitingly, "Are we going to Arguli Beach?" "No," he replied, his smile growing wider. "We're not going to the Arguli beach though. We're going a little deeper than that. But don't worry, wherever you don't find it comfortable, just let me know."

As we continued driving, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of excitement mixed with curiosity. Where was he taking me?

Finally, he pulled up in front of a small cabin with kayaks lined up outside. That's when it hit me. We were going kayaking!

"We’re going kayaking?" I asked, my voice laced with surprise.

‘Yes," he replied with a grin. "I thought it would be a fun way for us to explore the deeper side of the sea."

Yoyo! I was touched by his thoughtfulness. Man! It was refreshing to know that he loved water as much as I did.

As we walked towards the kayaks, he showed me how to put on the life jacket and helped me into the kayak. I could feel the adrenaline rushing through my veins as we paddled out into the ocean.

The water was a brilliant blue-green, and the sun was shining down on us. I couldn't believe I was out on the water with him, paddling side-by-side, the two of us a tiny speck on the vast, open ocean.

As we glided along, the rhythmic sound of the paddles hitting the water was soothing, and the view of the deep sea was breathtaking. The wind blew through my hair, and I couldn't help but feel alive.

I could see the joy in his eyes as well and that just made the moment even more special. It was such a simple yet beautiful surprise. I knew whether we decided to stay together or not it was going to be a memory that I would treasure forever.

It was then that I realized that we shared the same interests. Books and water.

Testing the deeper water was fine. But I was not ready to fall for anyone right now.

"You seem to know about kayaking so well," I say as we leave the paddles, and the kayak starts rocking in the sea.

"Yeah, I do. I used to do it a lot when I was a child, along with my father.

We both used to love it a lot," "Really? That's amazing," I say, smiling at him, "I had never been kayaking before until today. It's quite an experience being out here in the middle of the ocean."

He looked at me with thoughtful eyes, the sunlight dancing in those green orbs, and he nodded, "It is, isn't it? There's something so peaceful about being out here surrounded by water. It's like everything else just fades away and it's just you and the sea."

I looked out at the endless expanse of blue, feeling a sense of calm wash over me. "I can see why you love it so much. It's like a different world out here. So peaceful. So calm."

He chuckled, "Yeah, it definitely is. You know, my father used to tell me that the sea has a way of healing you. Whenever he was feeling stressed or overwhelmed, he would take me out on the kayak, and we would just paddle out into the ocean. And by the time we came back, he would always feel better."

I looked at him with curiosity. "Do you feel that way too? Like the ocean has the power to heal you?" I wish I could ask him if I would ever get healing from this intense pain I usually felt in my chest. The pain that my doctors used to relate to anxiety. Depression.

His voice came through my random thoughts, "I think so, long legs. There's something about the sound of the waves and the feeling of the water that just puts everything into perspective. It's like all your problems just become smaller in comparison to the vastness of the ocean."

We sat in silence for a few moments, both lost in our thoughts before he spoke again. "I'm glad I can share this experience with you. It means a lot to me. I never spoke this much to anyone. Never shared about this ocean diminishing our problems crap!"

crap," I told him

back to the shore, we started joking and teasing each other. He pretended to splash water at me with the paddle and I screamed and laughed,

watch it!" I said, trying to keep a straight face. "I don't want to get soaked. I haven’t gotten an

adventure?" the gleam in his eyes

just tell me subtly and playfully that I could roam around without my clothes just because

my sense of adventure out there on

sense of comfort around him. It was like we'd known each other for years, not just for

down and focused on steering the kayak back onto the sand. Once we were safely on shore, we both jumped out of it and started to drag it

he said, stretching his arms above

the muscles, "Yeah, it was amazing. I never thought I'd enjoy kayaking so much. It was the

had fun." He shifted

me out there. I

"No need to

sun on our faces and the sound of the waves in

we grab some ice

you serious?" At this point, I was expecting a goodbye from him, "Sounds like a plan. Just this time don't try to splash me

grinned and rolled his eyes, "Ah. That, I guess, I will decide later. No

over the ocean. We giggled for a while, reminiscing about our playful

raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What are we doing here? Shopping?" "Just some window shopping to kill time," he replied with a grin. "If you

the mood for shopping," I said with a shrug., "By the way I can afford to buy my own things, Adonis," I informed him

course, you can." He did not seem the least bit offended, "After all you are the owner of a beauty salon who might be thinking or planning to branch

salon plans with him. But that didn't seem appropriate as he stated earlier... We were just testing

my hand dramatically, "Once my branches will be all over the USA, I might be buying the

he didn't remark and kept staring

I wondered if I got

sighed, holding my hand. And then he did something unexpected. As if

me on my forehead, and now this one on my hand. Both gave me a sense of euphoria. I didn't know that

throat, "H... How about we grab

my eyes, "I know just

a few blocks to a fancy restaurant with a stunning view of the small city. The waitstaff greeted us

date," I whispered while

As we perused the menu, he told me about his favorite dishes and recommended a few options. I decided to try the seafood pasta,

is a simple dinner and in no way, I am letting you pay. That's not

was it? Care to explain?” I

we are just trying to get to know each other." He explained, "If I will take you on a proper date then I won't let you bring your car. I would rather pick you up from your place. And that will only

smile and started pretending like I was studying

talked about our lives, our

the restaurant emptied out, we lingered over

to his car, he took my hand and squeezed it gently." Thank you for today," he said softly. "I

honest I was not expecting

will be plenty more adventures,

me." "Yeah!" I nodded too a little clumsily with

tried to smile again when I found him