Chapter 27
I held
my breath for some seconds, expecting his lips to brush against mine for the second time today but he reached out to the seat helt and pulled it across me before pinning it on the other side of the seat.
He smiled at me but his expression clunged when he saw how tense I was
“Wait, you had other thoughts” He asked with a grin and I hit my lips, trying in hide the blush my cheeks produced
*I didn’t have any thoughts. What thoughts could I possibly have?”
Uhh thoughts of Quin
Quinn kissing you passionately. I almost hit my chest to push the thoughts away but I kept my cool.
chure in say another word
“Can we leave already?” Lasked, not giving Quinn any
Quinn’s face lit up with joy as he reversed and drove out of the parking lot.
I could tell he was over the moon as I accepted his request to take me home when I did but right now, I didn’t know which one made him excited The fact that I accepted that he gave me a ride or the fact that he caught me thinking about something else when all he wanted to do was help me put on my seatbeli
I closed my eyes and swallowed hard, trying to push away the shame that I felt letting Quinn see me in such a stare
This was just going to be a one–time thing
thing to pay him back for catching my fall earlier and nothing else. I said, trying to convince myself
I cleared my throat and shifted my gaze to his amused face, a frown crossed my face and I decided to change the topic before I felt the urge to take the smile off his face with my words,
The only topic that seemed okay to speak about without having any of us feel awkward was about the conference so I raised it and asked him a few questions which he answered preity well
When I had shifted his thoughts away a bit, I resumed silence and kept a forward and upward look ahead.
“What do you say to dinner huh? Let me treat you to something nice, I’m famished.” He said turning to me.
“Nah, I’ll pass. I have to be home now” I replied with a shrug
“Yep, mommy duties.” he chuckled but stopped when he noticed that I didn’t find it amusing
“I’m sorry.” He said, clearing his throat
“Look, all I want is for us to sit out a little, have a little fun and distract from all this seriousness from work. You must be exhausted from all that lifting and standing and walking, why not let me do this just this once and you can tell yourself that it’s your way of telling me thank you for catching your fall and saving you from a broken waist.”
He was right, I was extremely tired and even though I made a feast, I didn’t have any to eat throughout the conference as I was busy supervising and dressing the dishes.
I needed a break from all the seriousness and I needed to cat.
“Look at your front?” I said when I noticed that his eyes had been on me all the while.
Though the road was empty y as it was quite late but one couldn’t be careless because of the situation of the
of the road. There might be a vehicle approaching with speed and his lack of concentration can cost us much.
“I’m afraid I won’t until you say yes to my offer.” He said, still pinning his gaze on me.
There was the stubborn Quinn
You’re not going to take no for an answer huh?” I asked with a smile
“No, I won’t. So what’s your answer going to be?” He asked again.
“Finc…” I stretched
He whispered an
energetic “Yes!” With his f
fist folded.
We drove to a five–star restaurant in the heart of the city and it was amazing to see the number of people who were still eating and chatting in the
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restaurant at that time of the night.
“Their service is on par, so you don’t have to worry about them meeting your taste; Quius informed me as he held out the chair for
When we were settled, a waiter walked up to us and asked for our order. We talked to him and talked about random things like our restaurant’s experiences and it was amazing, seeing Quinn talk so freely with me.
“Why don’t we talk about you a little bit?” He asked, stealing a glance.
“What do you want to know about me?” I asked, sipping a little content from the cold drink that was served.
“How did you know Terry! Who is he to you?” His face became serious and I couldn’t help Laugh at the sudden change in his expression.
“How long have you been holding in that question?” I asked amidst my grin.
“Well, Terry’s a good friend of mine. He’s sort of my only friend who stuck around when I really needed someone.” I said and took another sip. “A good friend‘ Not a lover or something like that?” Quinn asked with squinted eyes and I smiled at his words.
I wanted to relieve my stress tonight so I might as well tell him what he wanted to know and spare myself the take in the future.
“Haha, Terry’s a close friend, not a lover. Besides, he has someone he loves already so that cannot work between us.” 1 waved my hands as I spoke
“I see… so who’s Moon’s father? Or was he adopted! I’m so curious, pardon my excessive questions.” He apologized but I waved it away once again.
I already knew what to tell him.
“It’s fine.” I said and opened my mouth to speak but I remembered Grandma Mira’s words.
If he finds out that you hid him from his father, he will resent you
Still, I couldn’t tell him that Moon was his. It was easier said than done. I was doing this for Moon’s sake and he would grow to understand that.
“His father’s dead,” I said and marveled at how much my voice cracked
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