Pregnant I left him To His First Love by Collins Patrick

Chapter 137

Chapter 137

He regains himself and takes slow calculated steps towards her, taking glances at the items on the mat.

"What's the occasion and where's my little dove? She didn't come out to welcome me."

"Well....I thought maybe you'd like to spend some alone time with your original little dove," Leila says in a slow coquettish tone, feeling her heart slam against her rib cage.

She doesn't know what she is doing or if she is doing it right but it seems to be working as Kelvin cannot take his eyes off her and she can hear the heavy thudding of his heart.

"We could have just eaten out though, you didn't have to go through the trouble," Kelvin says, glancing at the array of dishes in front of them as he sits beside her.

"I know," Leila replies, "I just wanted the evening to feel more...intimate."

She stretches her trembling hands and takes Kelvin's hands in hers, rubbing it against hers softly, feeling like her heart wants to tear out of her chest.

Kelvin stays mute, just staring at her like he is hypnotised.

She doesn't know if she is doing this the right way, if she is even doing the right thing but Kelvin hasn't mentioned his feelings for her in more than four years, if this is going to happen between them, she has to be the one to make the first move. She slowly takes her other hand and cups his face gently, two similar blue eyes staring straight into each other, hers holding uncertainty yet determined, his, genuinely confused with something else hidden behind them.

to kiss him, her heart beating erratically but Kelvin smoothly moves his

this egg fried rice? Smells great," he says, pulling away from her, opening another dish. Roast turkey...hmmm," he rubs his

look crosses Leila's eyes as she stares at him, her heart lurching from his indirect rejection, a trifling pain she didn't expect to feel

the plate and

I want to talk about us," she says softly, looking

breaks his gaze away from her, staring into the burning flames ahead of him with a

Leila asks with a calm smile on her lips, feeling a flutter in her heart, hoping he catches her hint. "Some friendships are meant to be friendships, beautiful like

heart stops abruptly, like the butterflies

may not be crazily in love with him right now but they have a good base

to love him until it becomes an innate part of her, she is ready

are right, we have

and as your friend,

should go out and find

any younger. Stop wasting your time on a single mom and

Wrapping round her heaQurness

with

"It's not a waste...."

she replies curtly, watching his eyes closely. should probably find myself a man too before I get used to you and start developing feelings," a wry chuckle follows her

does have

in love with Tatum anymore," she lays extra emphasis on her words, hoping dearly in her heart that he will