MariaHer jaw dropped, her eyes searched mine as we sat at the cafe. I picked up my cappuccino and sipped on it, trying not to lock eyes with her.“So you are living with a stranger?” She finally broke the silence.I nodded.“What does he do for a living?”“Uhm… I.. He goes to an office?”“What is the name of the company?”“Well.. I..uhm.”She pulled out her phone, “Give me his full name.”“Declan…”“Declan what?”“I.. I don’t know.”She gasped, slamming the phone on her desk. “Hmm, let's see. You met a sexy older man at the bar, you followed him home, you don’t know his full name, you don’t know where he works or what he does for a living, you don’t even have his number, I’m guessing, do you even know the address back to the house?” She was bombarded with a series of truths that stung like a bee.My throat bobbed and I leaned on my chair.“And you are falling for him?” That was a trap question, but I was too dumb to figure it out as my mind went back to Declan, the way he smiled, the
MariaOh my goodness, we are holding hands!Ah!I can’t breath… oh God. Someone please call an ambulance! I can’t breath.“Ria, are you okay?” His voice! God, his voice.“Y-yea.”He chuckled lightly, “Okay.” he got the door for me and I entered.He got in and drove us down to a restaurant but rather than go through the front he went through the back.“Where are we going?” I asked, looking out through the window.“Upstairs, we can’t use the front door.” He said, taking off his seatbelt.“Wh-why?” I stuttered.“let's just say i’m popular and if we go through the front door, we’d spend more time, sending people off or we would both have a hard time eating because people would be staring.” He explained, taking my hands by himself like it was an habit and he was already used to it.But how popular can he be?“Okay.” I muffled.We walked through a back door and he run a bell. We both waited patiently, stealing glances at each other as we waited by the door.The door opened and a man stepped
DECLANI wasn't sure how she would react if I told her I wanted us to go shop for interiors for her room so I just decided to take her.And the fear of her saying no, after we got there scared the shit out of me. But to my surprise, her eyes began to roam over the things in the room.“I love that color.” She pouted, running her hands through it and at that moment I got jealous of a fabric. The way her finger grazed the pattern, caressing the fabric, I wanted that finger on my skin.“I’d love this… my room has a wide window and I want a long curtain, and I want it to be beige and off white and oh that table lamp… it would look really nice by the bed.” She rambled on and on, picking what she wanted, she didn't even allow the lady to give her any ideas. It was as though she already had in mind what she wanted.“Declan?” Her soft voice reaching for me was so unexpected that I startled even though my eyes were already on her, even though I saw her turn and watched her eyes latch on me, eve
MARIAI thought he was going to have his driver drive us around but I was shocked when he sat in front, fixing his seat belt, his eyes roamed around me, “Seatbelt, pancake.” He muffled in his deep sexy Macho voice, I was sitting yet my knees felt weak.My throat bobbed.Pancake? He called me a pancake?Why does it sound so good, so seductive?Actually, anything and everything sounds sexy when it comes from someone as sexy and hot as him.When I strolled down the stairs, heading to the living room, I froze as my eyes fell on him.He wore black pant trousers with a black belt, a white shirt with sleeves rolled up to his elbow, flexing his biceps. The button on his shirt was half-done, revealing his chest. He also had a black wristwatch on his left wrist.He looked too good, I almost tripped and fell off the stairs.I spent two hours after I made breakfast( toast, coffee, jam spread, and grilled chicken breast) figuring out what to wear.I knew it wasn't a date but I wanted to make sure
DECLAN“Did you seriously refuse to go to dinner with Elle? As in Elle?” Josh asked, stunned, his eyes squinted as he searched my eyes while I drove.“I have nothing to say to you,” I grumbled, ignoring, my fist tightened on the wheel.“At least tell me why you refuse to eat dinner with her?” He was adamant.“I’m not hungry,”“And the sex with no strings attached?”“Not interested.”“Oh my goodness, who the hell are you?” He gasped.“Your friend, Declan who is tired of sleeping around with women… besides isn't that what you’ve been preaching since you married your wife? For me to stop fucking around and find a woman?” I didn't spare him a glance because he was going to read meaning into everything and push ever harder.“I did and have you found this woman?” He asked, his voice rather low and investigative.Have I found this woman? Have I?I declined sex and dinner at one of my favorite restaurants. After all, Maria was home all alone, because Maria would have made dinner and I can’t w
DeclanI was sitting in the boardroom. The ministers began talking about the problems that were going on, and they went on and on and on, and all I did was sit there, my legs crossed, my back leaning on the chair, watching their lips move. But all that was on my mind was the smile that rested on Maria’s lips as she watched me eat.I’m so glad I went back home.“Mr Declan, are you listening?” One of the ministers asked, yanking me out of my thoughts. I tilted my head in his direction, my eyes flashed to Josh and he gestured for me to act more present.Was it really that obvious that my mind was elsewhere?Ugh.“Mr Declan, forgive me for saying this but first you arrived late, leaving us here to wait for you.,. We all left something important because we believed this meeting was important and now we are talking about something more important and your mind is far away from here…”“Mr Tush, relax.” Elle, one of the Ministers tried to control him but he gestured for her to stop.“Elle, I k