"What are you staring at?" Alice bumped Ava's shoulder. "Nothing," She muttered going through the text that popped on her screen. Khoroshaya Devochka. She was looking for the meaning of it. It took her some time to properly spell it and when she found the meaning she couldn't help the blush that crept on her cheeks. Good girl. He called her a good girl. God! Why did her face feel so hot? "Are you learning Russian?" Alice probed as Ava slid her phone into her pants and focused on her friends. They were currently at Audrey's place who invited them all for drinks. Ava didn't drink but she still joined them for the fun of it. "Nah.""Let's play, never have I ever." Vanessa mused. "I'll start, never have I ever seen a ghost." Alice mused as they all formed a circle holding shots in their hands. Daniel gulped down his shot and everyone gaped at him wide-eyed. "You've seen a ghost?" Audrey asked in a spooky tone. "Yeah, she's sitting in front of me," Daniel said with a poker face. A

In the silence of the dark inky night, her main door opened and a shadow slipped in. The apartment was doused in darkness as the man moved with ease. Closing the door behind he strolled further inside. The place smelled like her. Floral and fresh. His eyes flitted across the lounge. He came to a pause at the half-opened door. The first thing he noticed was the small frame of the girl on the bed cuddled in her sheets. Her long hair was sprawled on the pillow around her in elegant waves. Upon approaching her he paused at her side. Ava was snuggled in the blanket like a small kitten. Her brows and eyes were visible while the rest of her face was huddled in the blanket. Crouching beside her he peered at her with a blank gaze. His index finger tipped the blanket down enough to reveal her pouty lower lip that was jutted out. Her lips were parted as she swallowed in small breaths. She had thick long lashes that kissed her cheeks. There was a gentle glow of pink on her chubby chee

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator she found Aiden leaning against the wall beside her door while holding two boxes of pizza and a drink in his hand. He looked tired. He wore black trousers with a compressed white tee that hugged his muscular Greek-God build like a second skin. His hair was up in a bun, giving a rugged look to his hard features. He shoved off the wall upon noticing her. "Why are you standing outside the door? I would've called you when I got back home," She said, shuffling for the keys as she retrieved them from her bag and brushed past him to her door. "I was waiting for you. I wanted to see you."She tried not to let his words get to her because every time he spoke there was a tsunami of butterflies in her belly because his voice was so damn good. Deep. Hot. Dark. And when he says such beautiful things she has to look out for her heart as it forgets the basic function of beating and just mulls over his words on a loop like a goner drowning in the depth of

"What are you making?" Aiden asked, stepping into her apartment. She had given him the spare key to her place and he often joined her for breakfast. She loved having him around. He smelled like whisky, sandalwood, and smoke. She was getting used to it. It made her heart flutter. "Cookies," She smiled. Her dimples were on display.Aiden walked over to her. Her hands were covered in dough as she stood on her toes and kissed his cheek when he held her waist in his big hands. Whenever he would come closer and touch her, she felt so small and delicate in a good way. "You can watch something," She tipped her head in the direction of the television. Aiden said he would spend the whole weekend with her and she couldn't be more excited. After their last date, she felt they had gotten closer. "I'm watching something," He mused, peering down at her, she blushed and quickly whirled around focusing on kneading the dough. "Go watch a show or something," She mumbled. "My show is right in fro

"So you're 26?" Annie asked and Aiden gave her a nod. "Head of the sales department? What are your qualifications?" "Business graduate." "Just that?" She asked. "Is that not enough?" Aiden answered with a question. "It depends on how much you earn-" "Annie!" Ava looked at her little sister stunned. She had a feeling that they made a mistake in sending her to the hostel. "What?" Annie played dumb which she was far from. She was a little devil. Sometimes Ava gets worried sick thinking about Annie's tendencies. If she was like this when she was this young, what would become of her when she gets older? "Where are your manners?" Ava chided. Annie cocked a brow at her sister. She was sitting opposite Aiden with her arms crossed and the whole situation felt like an interrogation. "I left them at the hostel," She answered coolly, earning a chuckle from Aiden. Ava was glad Aiden wasn't taking her words to his heart. "Do you like art?" Annie asked. "Not really," Aiden respo