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.

my thumb and index finger to examine the pendant. It had some familiar illustrations.

eyes, and

He asked

stinging at the back of my lids. The silver necklace had a lioness engraved on it with two little hearts just above its head. Both hearts were intertwined by a silver thread and had small stones embedded

necklace in the

gave it to me. The feeling was euphoric.

chose a lioness.

days back I asked

Justin.” Fishing inside the pocket of my shorts, I took out the watch I chose

month. I bought it last night for you as a token of thanks, with my first salary.”

when he

it

while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if he had not seen such a precious thing in

from his hands, “No.

shook his

it polished,” I said placing it back

thing for you.” He crawled out to go to his study table’s drawer, Here. I

box and crouched down again before me.

it?” I looked at him not understanding and took the box. He smiled when he heard my gasp. It was a phone

new one!

“Justin…”

for

you did not need to buy this. Justin…”

here. In my house. My

an

might deserve hell expensive gifts but not me. We were not a normal couple.

not a gold

expensive shoes, and a stable amount each month in your bank account. I know you will never

for a

could tell him that my dream would come true if he

was reach out and wipe some cream off his

I licked the cream off my finger and looked up. For some reason, eyes had gone

innocent action might be

his

there under that desk with caramel cream on our faces. Justin Deluca did not mind it when instead of celebrating a normal birthday with him, I messed

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

this time he had been a perfect gentleman not at all attempting to

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