Rosaline felt like she was melting in the kiss. She looked at William with half-closed eyes as he continued to savor it.She was lost and could not think straight. Her thoughts were all over the place as she felt like she was slowly going limp and breathless.However, she felt something beneath her that jolted her awake. She pulled back with eyes wide open. William looked at her with hooded eyes, aware of what shocked her, as he slowly took deep breaths, in no hurry to explain.After a minute or so, when realization dawned on her, Rosaline went from being shocked to being embarrassed.Then he finally broke the silence. “Now, you know how much you affect me.”“I am sorry. I didn't mean to.”“Don’t be. It’s good to know I affect you too.”William kissed her on the corner of her eyes and hugged her taking deep breaths to ease his tension.“I’m sorry. I don’t know what else to say.”Rosaline said as she realized he always thought of her no matter what. “Then don’t say anything. Just le
Rosaline kissed William slowly with trembling lips for a long time before she calmed down.William kept his eyes on her trembling lashes as he let her do what she wanted. Finally, after what felt like forever, Rosaline stopped and took deep breaths while resting her lips against his.Strangely, William felt this was more tempting than when she kissed him.Unconsciously, he tightened his hands on her waist.Rosaline did not know why this made her happy.‘Shouldn’t I be mad that he finds this more tempting than when I kissed him? Why does this make me happier instead?’“I don’t like calling you Alex.” Rosaline finally spoke.“It’s not your name. Besides, it does not suit you. I also don’t want to know your name yet. Let nature take its course. We’ll know it when we know it. I don’t want to call you Will since everyone calls you that.”That made William smile.“Take your time, and let’s slowly find out what you want to call me.”“Kiss me!”“What?”“Kiss me like you want to.”“Don’t push
“You are so annoying.” Rosaline sighed as she playfully kicked William in the chest. “I’m also very horny.” William kissed her knee as he held her feet. “Serves you right.”“Then, how about we forget about getting you fed, and I eat you instead.” William teased her. Contrary to his expectations, Rosaline looked at him thoughtfully.That made him anxious. “I have never thought about that.”“Hey, I was just joking. Don’t overwork your pretty head.”“I know. I just never thought about that.”“We should go with the flow. Don’t overthink things, alright.”William patted her shoulders and comforted her, all the while feeling strange about where the conversation flowed.“I’m not overthinking anything. When you said it like that, for a second, I suddenly wanted to.”“What?”William stared at her wide-eyed.‘How did she go from being confused and flustered to that? Her train of thoughts is amazing.’“I didn't mean it like that. I just..,” Rosaline paused, turning to hold his hands as she l
Rosaline sighed and corrected him.“This was completely on me. Not only did I start all this. I taunted you and practically pushed you into it. Not only did I not stop you when I realized what you were up to, but I became happy that you did not know how to unclip a bra. I must have lost my mind.”William could not believe his ears. “Did you mean that?”“Yeah! I have lost my mind. Your shamelessness has corrupted me.”“No, that part, silly. You aren’t mad at me. Did you mean that?”“Do I even have the right to be mad at you? I have lost all face today. Today is the day I have managed to embarrass myself to unattainable limits.”“You are so adorable. I’m so happy today.”“Of course you are. After all, you are not the one who has been doing one embarrassing thing after the other.”“I had never dared to hope I would have a place in your heart.”“Yeah, when did that happen?”Rosaline hugged him tightly and explained.“Do you know something? I wanted to rent an apartment for the first time
“My mother has some colorful words to describe you,” William told her as they were seated in the living room after lunch to discuss the next course of action.“She has started to play her cards then,” Rosaline replied indifferently. William did not know what to make of her.Since that morning, she had been different. Like she was unreachable and locked away.He panicked seeing her like that.But he could not ask her anything just on his instinct, especially when that same instinct told him she would not tell him anyway.“Here’s the case files and all the evidence.” William passed a file to her.“I had filed the complaint the day after we met.”He was getting increasingly uneasy and wanted to resolve this as soon as possible. “Okay.” Rosaline carelessly hummed her reply while flipping through the case files.“This is enough. It will land Supriya in jail for at least a few months. And if we disclose this to the public, she will lose all credibility. What do you think?”“It’s not enoug
William and Rosaline went to the same mall they had visited in the morning.And to William’s utter dismay, she headed straight to the same jewelry shop that Ria had visited.“What’s with this store and you girls today?”He muttered under his breath. Rosaline did not hear him and walked straight to the counter. She showed her VIP card and asked to talk to the manager.William was surprised to see her VIP membership card as he also had one.They were escorted to a lounge and asked to await the manager. “You have their VIP card?” William enquired.“Yeah. Why?”“Nothing. I just didn't peg you as someone interested in jewelry, at least not enough to have the VIP membership.”“I have been pegged.”“I would not say that.”“You said that already, no take-backs.”“You don’t seem to care about such things at all. I have not seen you fuss about anything yet.”“You are right about that.”“Huh?” “I don’t like jewelry all that much. Just some smaller stuff. Something I can wear when I need to dr
Rosaline and William stood up as the manager showed up.“Hello, Miss, Sir, I’m John Whitmore. I’m the manager of this branch. How may I help you?”“Hello, Mr. Whitmore. I am Rosy. I talked to you in the morning regarding the new line of products that came in today.”“Of course, Miss. Rosy. I have already asked someone to separate the new designs based on your requirements. They will be officially launched and displayed after five days.”“I hope you understand that this is but an exception made for you as the VIP customer and only because you have the approval from the top.”“However, you and your friend would have to sign an NDA since the products are not on display yet. Also, you will have to sign the consent that you won’t be wearing it or showing it to others before the official launch. And everything you do today will be recorded live.”“This is standard procedure as our designers work tirelessly on every item, and we can’t repay their efforts by getting involved in a plagiarism i
It took another fifteen minutes to get everything sorted before they exited the showroom. “Where to next?” William asked her.Rosaline asked, “What do boys like?”“Are you buying a gift?” William’s face lit up.“Sure, what would you like?” Rosaline was stunned at his reaction but quickly covered it up. William had already noticed that, “Who are you buying a gift for?”“This got awkward very quickly.” Rosaline stammered.“Yeah, I can’t believe you want my option to buy gifts for others.”“Don’t be mad! Remember the friend I ran into yesterday, Tristen? I missed his 18th birthday party. Exams and all. So, I owe him a gift.”“...” William snorted, but he remembered she was absent at his brother’s 18th party.“Hey, it’s not like you have brought me a gift.”“I tried to. You rejected it.”“When did I reject it?”“...” William just glared at her.It took a few seconds before Rosaline realized when he had tried to give her a piece of exorbitantly priced land as a gift.“Can you not be so e