26- Short-lived

Ashley Walters pov

This time he groaned but did not stop me, “Urgh. You are a brat, Ashley. My innocent t-shirt!” Once I wiped my cheeks, I raised my head where amusement was dancing on his face.

“That’s all you have got, Ashley Walters?” He clicked his tongue looking down at me. I was so close to him that I could easily kiss his chin.

“Why?” I fluttered my eyes dramatically, “You have got a different move here? Show me what you have got!” I shrugged.

We both were oblivious to the fact that our faces were drenched in caramel cream, we smelled of caramel and we both were sitting under the table like kids.

“I…” he whispered causing my heart to race, “have got… more cream to rub on your face.” With that, very gently he again started touching his cheeks to mine. This time I did not get

back.

I not only stayed there but closed my eyes. I could sense the warmth of his breath on my face. When I no more felt the skin-to-skin contact, I opened my eyes and found him staring at my lips.

I held my breath. Was he going to kiss me?

“Kitten?” He breathed with those alien emotions evident in his

“Yes?”

“Close your eyes.”

Swallowing down, I furrowed my brows, “Why?”

“Stop asking questions and close them, silly.”

eyes.

I giggled and shut my eyes. I felt him moving away my hair from my nape and doing something around my neck.

The feel of his fingers around my skin was making me giggle even more.

He kept fumbling with something unless I felt cold metal against my skin.

Necklace?

“Open your eyes, kitten.” He whispered. I looked down and there was a silver necklace falling right above my neckline.

thumb and index finger to examine

I brought it closer to my eyes, and then my

it?” He asked

it with two little hearts just above its head. Both hearts were intertwined by a silver thread and had small stones embedded in them that resembled diamonds.

this necklace in the

to me. The feeling was euphoric. Despite being insanely rich, he chose something meaningful for

chose a

was concern in his voice, “A few days back I asked you to be a lioness and

inside the pocket of my shorts,

meant to reach you next month. I bought it last night for you as

shocked when he

waved it in front of

carefully, “Can I wear it?” He asked me fondly while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if he had not seen such a precious thing in his life, ever.

snatched it from his hands, “No.

he shook his head, “Why

next month once I will get it polished,” I said placing it back

He crawled out to go to his study table’s drawer, Here. I think you need

came to me holding a box

I looked at him not understanding and took the box. He smiled when he heard my gasp.

brand new

“Justin…”

am sorry for giving this

not need to buy this.

my house. My servants

Justin. It’s an expensive

expensive gifts but not me. We were not a normal

certainly not a gold digger.

offered you to have lavish clothes, expensive shoes, and a stable amount each month in your bank account. I know you will never accept these things from me. I would be really very happy if

quiet for a few

my dream would come true if he would

waiting for my response. And all I did was reach out

licked the cream off my finger and looked up. For

innocent action might be the

his

cream on our faces. Justin Deluca did not mind it when instead of celebrating a normal birthday with him, I messed his face up and

desire in those amber eyes, but I knew that he was aware of his limits. The desire

perfect gentleman not at all attempting to force himself

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