Rosaline was stunned as William closed in on her trying to kiss her.As she was in a daze, he whispered, “Say something. I don’t want our first kiss to be like this.”That snapped Rosaline back to her senses as she closed her eyes and sniffed him taking a deep breath.As their lips were just an inch apart, she inadvertently looked at a corner and pushed William apart with widened eyes.“Is she one of your exes again?”“What are you talking about?”“Stop pretending! She must be one of your past flings. Otherwise, why would she be glaring at us like that?”“I told you I don’t have any exes or flings.”“Oh really, then why don’t you explain the photos in the newspaper last time.”“That was Pete’s ex-girlfriend. I have nothing to do with her.”“You are lying. Pete said you guys had a history together. You are neighbors and all that.”“What do you want me to do to make you believe me?”“I don’t know.”William sighed and tried to hug her, but Rosaline pushed him away.“Don’t! Don’t touch me
Rosaline watched as William leaned in for a kiss but stopped.She could feel his breath on her face and closed her eyes to relish the anticipation of their first kiss.Watching her close her eyes, William got the consent he needed and kissed the corner of her lips. Rosaline grabbed his shirt by her waist, holding on to it tight. Getting further encouragement, William pecked on her lips, which made him hum in pleasure.Ignoring his impulse to grab her head and ravish her mouth, he slowly sucked on her lower lips without trying to deepen the kiss.Realizing that it was getting harder to control himself by the second, he sucked on both her lips for a short time before leaving them.He leaned on her forehead with the tip of their nose touching each other.Rosaline felt she was slowly melting and losing all her senses as he sucked on her lips slowly and seductively.She could feel his strong emotions as he tended to her lips like they were the most precious treasures in the world.Taking
As soon as Tessa picked up William’s call, she exclaimed in frustration.“Boss, you have not paid me yet. And you are calling me now to give me more work?”Rosaline leaned in closer to hear what William said. That irritated Tessa even further. “Don’t worry about the pay, Miss Johnson. I assure you, you won’t get short-changed.”Tessa snorted!William asked, ignoring her temper. “I kind of forgot about Target earlier. But I spotted her hiding close to your gate. I was wondering if everything was okay.”“If you want to know how your official girlfriend is doing, why don’t you just call her?”“Since you already know, why don’t you enlighten me.” William heaved a sigh, knowing they were both fine. “If you want me to work tomorrow, hang up and let me sleep. I’m annoyed as it is.”William hung up without saying anything further.Knowing Tessa, since she was irritated, probably because of them, there was simply not a chance that she would help him. The following morning, William woke up i
A few minutes after Rosaline hung up the phone, she woke up disoriented.She immediately remembered the events from the night before while drinking water, which made her smile.She habitually checked her phone only to find William’s text which made her smile wider.Making a mental note to control her expressions, she freshened up and got ready.She opted for a white t-shirt, jeans, loose hair, and no make-up.When William arrived at their place, he was surprised to see her awake and dressed. He exclaimed, “You did wake up!” Rosaline rolled her eyes.William exaggeratedly sighed.“I was hoping to see your half-wake drowsy face. What a pity!” “Hahahaha” This made Rosaline laugh out loud, which had him spellbound as always. He snapped to reality and gave himself a mental thumbs-up for being able to control himself. “Here, take this!” He handed her a basket with fresh coconut water.“Why do you always bring this?”“This is good for health, helps with hang-over, and freshens up a lot.
William smiled at how quickly Rosaline caught him.He jokingly said.“It’s hard to fool you.”“Why doesn’t it sound like a compliment?”“It’s not. I’d love to fool you once in a while.”“Boring!” She rolled her eyes.“I have a rough plan for what I’d like to develop in the next 3-7 years. For that, I need an interior designer.”“So?”“I like your work. From a company perspective, I have never thought about having an in-house designer so far. When we start the development work, we’ll need to partner with an interior design firm, preferably someone with notable works and some experience. I was hoping you could be that person.”“Huh! Do you think I fit the criteria?”“Yes!”“Aren’t you a little too confident? I mean, you have not seen any of my work. And I just graduated.”“That’s not true. I have seen a lot of your designs.”“I don’t think the designs for your house count.”“I beg to differ. Besides, that’s not the only thing I have seen.”“What do you mean?” she asked with a frown.“Yo
William cleared his throat and asked.“Shall we leave?”Rosaline came back to her senses and nodded.“Oh! Yeah. Sure. Let me wrap this up real quick.”After chatting pleasantly during the 40 minutes drive, William brought her to a cafe outside the city.Rosaline was confused as this was different from the places they usually visited.“This is?” She inquired. “It’s a surprise. After you,” William gestured for her to enter. The shabby-looking place was even worse from the inside.But William led her to a door in the remote corner.Unexpectedly, it opened up to a staircase that led to a very comfy buffet. “Wow!”“I see you like it,” William smirked.Rosaline ignored him and asked, “How do you know this place? I have never heard of it.”“That’s because you did not go to military school.”“Excuse me?”“This was opened by an alumnus of the AJ military school. He is a coach there and opened this as a hobby.”“Strange hobby.”“He and his wife both like cooking, and so does his son. He had
William teased her further as he saw Rosaline blush.“Senior, it took me such a long time to coax her to go out with me. Don’t embarrass her, or she might leave me.”Rosaline glared at him, wondering if he was trying to help or embarrass her.“Alright. Alright. I’ll leave you two be.”Senior Jacobsen laughed.“Little girl, you should keep him on his toes. My missus says if a woman does not make her man fidget, she is not worth his effort. I think it’s her excuse for giving me a headache, but it works well enough.”He chuckled at himself.“I’ll keep that in mind.” Rosaline smiled at him.“Will, I like her. Make sure to keep her.” He said, patting William’s shoulders. “I’ll do my best.”“You guys go ahead. I’ll whip something delicious for you guys.”“Senior, on our way here, we were getting followed.”“What? Who has the nerve to follow my student?” Rosaline was surprised at the cold aura that suddenly surrounded the easy-going man.“Remember the girl with the love letter who framed me
Rosaline curiously asked.“What are you thinking about?”William shook his head.“I’ll tell you later.”“You are being weird today.”“Really?”“Uh”“How so?” “I’ll tell you later,” Rosaline replied with a smirk.That had William laughing out loud, a sight that made Rosaline’s heart itch.“Anyway, what exactly did you have in mind regarding your proposal earlier?” Rosaline felt something was missing as William sounded like he had wanted to give her something in the name of compensation.She could not figure out how it tied to collaboration with his company.“If interested, you can register a company in your name. You can use the AR mansion as your office premises while registering.”“I wanted to give you a piece of land close to that area to build your office in the future when you are ready.”Rosaline was speechless.“Are you kidding me?”“Why would you think that?”“Any piece of land around 5 miles from that area is exorbitantly priced. How could that be compensation?”“The way I s