'It's him! It's him! It's him!' My mind shrieked, and all the alarms in my head went off like it was the end of the world because it was the end of mine.Bruno was here. Bruno was standing right in front of me, flesh and blood and breathing! In real life!"I doubted what I was seeing was right when I saw you clinging to Sebastian's arm, but it seems like my eyes weren't deceiving me. It is you." Bruno chuckled, his leery gaze ogling at my figure, and bile rose to my throat. "You've changed a lot, but it seems you haven't outgrown kissing the asses of men that are out of your league. How many nights did you have to spend with him to get invited?""I... I... I n-need to g-go," I croaked and tried walking, but his iron grip on my hand held me in place."Don't run away; we have a lot of catching up to do." He sneered, pulling me closer to himself."Babee! You're taking so long," A skinny blonde lady whined as she walked to his side, and her blue eyes narrowed at me. "Who is this?""Agatha
"So... how do I look?" I asked.A small blush on my cheek shone under my light make-up as I stepped into the living room, donning my pastel blue dress."Woooow! You look really, really, really pretty, Mummy!" Tiffany gasped, jumping from the couch and gawking at me like I had stepped out of one of her cartoons."You look beautiful, Ms. Nigel," Melissa, the babysitter recommended by one of my acquaintances, complimented. "Thank you," I beamed at the both of them and turned to Sebastian. It wasn't like I was waiting for his approval, but I was dying to know what he thought."If I didn't know better, I would have thought it was your engagement party." Sebastian gave me a wolfish grin as his eyes swept over my figure, appreciating all my curves and my stomach fluttered."If you're impressed by this, wait till you see Bianca. You'll be floored." I laughed, brushing the invisible trace of dirt off the skirt of my dress. "You're as breathtaking as your name, Aurora." He whispered as he gra
"No, I don't remember that." I said, the lie falling off my tongue before I even realised it. "I would have tried to believe you if you hadn't answered almost instantly." Sebastian said, giving me a sour, unimpressed look. "Fine, I remember, but I didn't think you actually meant what you said that night." I pouted and wrapped my arms around myself. "Why would you think that? I explained my reasons to you, didn't I?" He replied, scrunching a brow. "I know, but I... I still kind of thought it was an attempt to get me to the party. I mean, you popped up the question all of a sudden. I-I thought you were pulling my leg." I confessed and decided that the blank TV was more interesting to look at than him. "Why would you want me to be your date anyway? I'm sure there are other prettier and more sophisticated ladies who would take my place and look so much better by your side than me. If you gave any of them the same reason, they'd understand, and you two will have a great time. Bes
"How do I look?" Bianca asked, strutting in her engagement dress across my studio like she was on a runway. "Perfect. Obviously, the dress was made for you, but you literally upgraded the dress with your looks and charisma." I complimented, gawking at her. I knew I had done a good job with the dress, but seeing it on her was on another level. The dress complemented her figure, hugging her in all the right places and flaunting her curves. And she walked like it was her world and the rest of us were lucky that we were living in it. Not that she was proud or had that main character syndrome, but her confidence was beautiful. "Thank you, but it's the dress. It's gorgeous, Aurora. You exceeded my expectations by far." She praised me and twirled like a princess. The dress fluttered in the air and cascaded to the ground with a smooth motion when she stopped. "You're welcome. I'm glad you like it." I beamed, and if people's heads could physically swell up with pride, mine would have
"We agreed on just a kiss." I whispered, my voice trembling with regret but I continued. "I can't go any further. We shouldn't go any further." Sliding my hands from his neck, I pressed it to his shoulders and gave them a small shove. "I understand." Sebastian sighed, giving me a small sad smile as he let go of me. My muscles itched, burning with the need to drag him back to me and continuing from where we had stopped. I balled my fist together and let out a shaky breathe. "And we're going to pretend this night never... never happened, right? It was all a dream. A... beautiful dream." He stared at me for some seconds and different emotions churned in his eyes but my mind was too muddled to pick them out. His hand reached out to me but stopped midway and dropped back to his side. "If that's what you want then fine. This night never happened and we'll never speak of it again." He assured me with a soft sad smile and my heart cracked. No, I couldn't be pained or sad. He cou
"What?!" I gasped, and my face turned so red that the ripest tomato would shrivel with envy. "You said you wanted to have your first kiss, so allow me." Sebastian said, moving closer to me, and my heart rate went up times four. "Y-you're joking. Y-you don't have to do t-that for me. Because I said it doesn't mean I'm asking you." I stuttered, pressing my back closer to the wall, but it didn't create any more space between us, nor did it quench the heat zipping under my skin and pooling between my legs. "I want to do it, Aurora. I want to kiss you. I want to know how these luscious, tempting lips taste against mine." He breathed, tracing his thumb on my bottom lip. His eyes were firmly locked with mine; the dark shadows of desire and lust swirled in them. "I c-can't... I s-shouldn't." "You can't or you shouldn't?" He asked, placing his other hand on my waist, stroking the fire dancing through me. "What's stopping you? Do you not find me attractive because I do. I find you att