Chapter 41 Shot

"Uhm, let's go? I'm tired too because I want to go home and rest." I

balked at Justine again. He seemed surprised at what I said but stood up promptly.

"Let's go, do you want me to drive?"

I just shook my head and took my book tote bag and looked at Levi once again, still drowned in what he was talking about. Just what the hell? We can't be seen in the same place with different companies! If he wanted to drink coffee with his women he would have at least looked for someone else, the one I don't have!

Somewhere in Bonifacio Justine found a hotel. I accompanied him inside to check in. He said there was no need but I joined him. I'm just in the lounge and I'll go home once he's settled. I sat on one of the couches in the lounge while waiting for Justine to finish checking in.

I flipped through the magazine in front of me as someone sat next to me.

"Coffee shop and now a cheap hotel?" I grabbed my chest in shock. Holy! "

What are you doing here?" I sighed at him.

Why is he here? Isn't he with his woman at the coffee shop?

"Should I be the one asking you that? What are you doing in this hotel with that boy?"

I wasn't able to speak words immediately because of the obvious thing. What does he think?

"Obviously, I'm with my friend. And you? What are you doing in that coffee shop? If you're trying to hit on some girls, can I go somewhere without me?"

My face heated up because of annoyance.

"Uh-uh," He shook and touched the fore finger to my lip.

"Don't throw a fit, I'm the one who's mad here."

"Wow!" Can't believe I said that to him.

I looked in Justine's direction and tried to get closer to say goodbye. But when I stood up he immediately touched my wrist.

"What? I'll let my friend know that I'm going home."

"Then let's go." He said lazily and pulled me in Justine's direction. I blinked and removed his hold on me. I passed him and straightened Justine.

"Justine, I'll go first."

His face turned to me lightly but when he saw what was behind me his expression went blank. The brute's arms snaked around my waist and Justine turned her gaze there.

"Let's just catch up on the message."

He looked at Levi still competing with each other's eyes.

"Well, okay. Tomorrow then?"

"I'll still check my schedule."

He nodded and held out his hand to Levi.

"Nice to meet you Engineer."

Levi said nothing and just held out Justine's hand. I let out a heavy sigh and a goodbye to Justine left me there. Levi left but I think he followed too.

"Where are you going? We're not yet done talking."

I increased my steps but without any difficulty he just kept up with me.

Ugh! Outside I could see my car and his SUV. I was going in the direction of my car but he pulled me into his car.

"Levi! I want to go home!"

"We'll talk first. Where are you keys?"

I saw a man next to his car. None of myself reached for my key, he quickly handed it to the man and went to my car. I didn't have time to howl because he had already opened the door so I went in there.

"I went to your shoot, I didn't see you there."

I did not utter what he was saying. I don't want to talk. The past few minutes have been quiet. We almost heard cricket in the silence. I could hear her sighs.

"You're good at this. I'm the one who should be mad here, why I'm suddenly at fault now?"

I heard a few quiet whispers from him and another sigh. I still don't say a word. Hold it in Ava, hold it in.

"Where do you want to go then? Have you eaten your lunch already? You don't want to talk to us, might as well eat your lunch."

I just looked outside, the road, people, cars ... buildings-

"Why don't you just invite your woman?"

His eyes widened a bit when he took a glance of me. I can't control myself anymore, I'm good and enduring my emotions but when it comes to his women I seem to be losing my temper.

"I'm with my girlfriend, which woman are you talking about?"

"I'm serious Levi, I wish you'd just met your woman at another coffee shop. What will happen if the photos spread over there again!"

"That was a close friend of my family, she's nearly in her thirties and she just passed by there so how are you. Why are you suddenly mad about this when in fact you're receiving this flower from someone else? And really? You'll deliver it to hotel? He seems okay standing with his feet Ava."

My nostrils and flaring up, both embarrassed and annoyed at what he said. Damn him! I focused my attention on the outside because I could feel the heat on my face.

Even though he said that, I still didn't seem convinced. I kept thinking about Molly, the other girl on her office and that girl I saw on my first day in VREC.

"I said where do you want to eat?" He said emphatically.

"I don't want to eat!" Can't help raising my voice. Disgusted as if he was just ignoring my embarrassment.

"Oh, you're raising your voice now baby." He said mockingly.

"Please, let's talk about this later. You need to eat your lunch."

He said softly as if he was comforting me and running out of patience.

"You take care of your own fvckin life."

I nodded and reluctantly looked outside. He laughed faintly. I'm sure he's disgusted with me too. I heard nothing from him but his car sped up. It was as if I suddenly grew cold because I knew he was furious with my attitude. What the hell did I just do ...

Few minutes drive, the direction was familiar to me. We're on his building. Memories from the last time I'm here flashed. It was as if something had stung my stomach because it had gotten so messy.

He drift into an empty slot of his private parking and in a gasped, he dragged my arms and met his lips with mine.

My hands trailed the redness of neck down to his chest. The thought of giving him pleasure turned me on much more, and so and that place we became one utterly drunk with the presence of each other.

He wrapped a soft white cloth around mine. He squeezed himself into me as we lay on his wide sofa. Still feeling the head turning pleasure he gave me a while ago. He raised one hand to face me. I reached for her jaw and looked at his eyes.

"I love you." I whispered, but loud enough for him to hear it.

I just told him this without being forced, even though I'm not sure if he feels the same way about me I don't care anymore. I just feel like I'm runnin' out of time to say those words to him. Like those words are my assurance and answer to all the complicated things between us. As if it's the only thing that can fix the damage between us.

His eyes are bloodshot. He bit his lips and brushed it lightly into mine. Full of conviction and emotion. The type where you can feel the pain when you touch that lip.

"Then marry me," I gasped.

"I don't want us to be just like this. I want the whole world to know that you're mine. I want to see your face the first thing in the morning. I want my room to smell like you, I want to see you in my kitchen, cooking our breakfast, wearing my shirt, barefoot and pregnant. "

My eyed blur in a cloud of tears, my lips trembled not knowing what to say. It seems like a dream that you will never want to wake up. His palm is placed in my tummy.

"And if that happens, I'll take care of you everyday, give your cravings, all the things that you want in this world. I'll listen to your sentiments, your whereabouts. I'll be willing to turn the world upside down just to make it happen. I want you ... I want forever with you. "

He kissed my tears and sprawled his body into mine. He reached for my fingers and kissed it. Little did he know that all my life that's all I wanted too. That he's all I needed in my life.

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"I'm sorry Justine if you had to keep up with this. I told you it's okay I just re-schedule."

I told her that I was going for a walk with Olivia today. He couldn't wait for my reply and we were already confused here at the mall. He insisted that Olivia and I accompany him on our walk today.

I glanced again at the door of the salon where we were. To see if the woman you had seen before was still there. She's blonde exactly the same color of my hair, exact length and even the same posture of my body. If Olivia hadn't told me that I wouldn't have noticed.

"It's fine. I'm having fun anyway."

I smiled at what he said. Having fun? He almost waited for 3 hours and he's saying he's having fun? Jumping through another store, nothing else happened but Olivia's simple harassment of Justine. Seems like he's got another friend. At the last shop I went to, I decided to just wait for them outside. There is a bench in front of the shop there so I rested first. Reading the message of Levi, I replied.

Levi: Ava, where are you again?

Me: We've talked about this. I'm in the mall with Olivia and Justine.

"Cy," I raised my gaze to the voice coming from. Startled and a little bit nervous, I stood up to match him.

"Mariel?"

She's the woman I've seen before. She's stalking me?

"W-why are you ..."

She held my hands and his actions became aggressive.

"Cy, it's good that you're alone. I'm afraid they'll drive me away from you again. Cy, help me."

Her eyes were teary looking so desperate and miserable. We would be almost the same if my hair wasn't just black.

"W-why- What happened?"

"They want to kill me Cy, help me."

She repeated and repeated. I held her shoulders and tried to calm her down. "Calm down, calm down." my condolences.