“I don’t know why you bothered coming over here if you’re going to be busy with your damned phone,” Jade muttered under her breath loud enough for him to hear before walking away.
Harry raised his head to watch her as she walked away, and he couldn’t help wondering the same thing. Why had he agreed to Benne’s request despite knowing that it wasn’t going to be easy watching over a full-grown woman like Jade? He wasn’t sure if he was doing the right thing by living here with her.
He could have just lodged in one of the company’s hotels. But then again he couldn’t leave her here all by herself… Or maybe he didn’t have to leave her here, Harry thought and sat up on the couch when an idea hit him. He could move her to the hotel and get her a nice suite over there, then hire a bodyguard to watch over her. That way he could easily travel back and return to his job. Why hadn’t he thought of that?
He raised his head when Jade returned to the living room, this time dressed in a brown-colored short-sleeved bodycon turtle neck top which was tucked into faded jeans shorts, with her handbag white sling bag in one hand, and a pair of white sneakers in another hand.
Without sparing him a glance she sat down on the couch beside him to wear her white sneakers, “Are we taking my car, or yours?” She asked in a flat and emotionless voice.
“Mine,” Harry said as he watched her get off the couch and straighten up.
“Alright. Let’s go,” she said, turning her back to him and leading the way to the door.
“Esquire?” Harry called hesitantly before she could open the door, and she turned to look at him, expecting an apology or something close to it.
“You should probably zip up your shorts before stepping out,” he said, jerking his head to the front side of her jean shorts.
“I need a massage,” Sonia complained to Bryan as they both returned inside the house after seeing off the production team.
“I could give you that,” Bryan offered, glancing up at her with a naughty grin, which made Sonia chuckle.
“Why do I get the feeling that you’re thinking about something else?” Sonia asked as she dropped on the couch, while Bryan got off the wheelchair to sit beside her.
“I don’t know. Maybe it’s because you’re thinking about something naughty” Bryan said with a teasing smile, happy to finally have some time to be alone with her.
It seemed like the more he enjoyed spending time with her, the less he enjoyed having others around them. He just wanted to be alone with her all the time, Bryan thought as he pulled her close to himself such that her head was resting on his chest. Sonia smiled to herself as she sat with her body pressed against his.
“Why are you smiling?” Bryan asked suspiciously as he looked into her face curiously.
“I’m just thinking that I never expected you to be so clingy,” Sonia confessed with a wide smile as raised her face to meet his gaze.
“Oh! So you think I am clingy?” Bryan asked with a slight frown, looking into her pair of enchanting green eyes.
Sonia looked into his eyes, trying to see whether or not he felt offended by what she had said, “Well, what I mean is…”
He could tell that she had thought he was offended when he noticed the cautiousness that had crept into her eyes, “Wait until my ankle is all better, and you would know what clingy means,” Bryan promised with a grin
“I’m looking forward to that,” Sonia said with a small laugh as she raised a hand to his head and ran her fingers through his hair.
“I bet you are,” Bryan said with a sigh of contentment as he closed his eyes and he let himself enjoy the feel of Sonia’s fingers massaging his scalp. Sonia watched his face with a tender smile as his eyes fluttered close, and his long eyelashes fanned his face.
She briefly wondered how she was going to bring up the subject they had been discussing earlier, “Uhm… Bryan?”
“Yeah?” Bryan asked without opening his eyes even though he was curious to hear what she had to say. He could hear the note of uncertainty in her voice, and he wondered why.
“Concerning our discussion in the bedroom earlier today…” She started, trying to remind him that he had said they could continue later.
“Which of them?” Bryan asked, struggling not to smile since he knew what she was talking about.
Sonia pursed her lips as she looked down at him, and then pressed her lips together, choosing not to say anything. How could he forget such an important conversation?
Bryan opened one eye to look at her and chuckled when he noticed the annoyance on her face, “Just tell me you want to hear me say I’m falling for you again,” Bryan said with a teasing smile, and Sonia hit his arm playfully.
“If you remembered, why then did you act like you didn’t?” Sonia asked with mild annoyance.
“So that’s what you want to hear? Why couldn’t you just be direct with your question? Women!” Bryan muttered with a shake of his head as he sat up to give her his full attention.
“If you knew that was it, why did you not just say it? Men!” Sonia muttered, mimicking his action, “Anyway… You talked about wanting to be sure of exactly how you feel…”
“Before we get to that, first tell me something; How do you feel about me? About us?” Bryan asked, interrupting Sonia. He didn’t want them to make it all about him, and he also didn’t want to do anything based on assumptions.
“I like you, Bryan. I also think I’m falling for you,” Sonia said, looking directly into his brilliant blue eyes.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.