Finding the Abyss of Love

20. Vacation

Zoya’s POV

Sundays are usually the most relaxing day of the week for me. I do nothing except sleep, eat, and sleep some more. Although today it’s going to be a bit different as I have to attend dinner with Lily, her fiancé, her parents and of course Noah. I look at my clock and see it is only six in the morning. Gosh, I am so nervous about today that I had trouble falling asleep last night. Since Friday afternoon, I find myself thinking only of Noah. 

I could not help but think of his intense gaze, his tight hold on me, and the times we were close, the feeling of his hot breath playing on my skin. I find myself smiling just by thinking of him. Did he also feel the pull that I felt when we’re near? Am I imagining things, or do I have feelings for him? Even if I did feel something for him, why would a great guy like Noah be interested in a girl like me?

I lay on my bed thinking when I hear the phone ring. Who could be calling this early? It’s a private number. Is it from home? Is everybody ok?

“Hello.” My voice shakes with worry as I answer the phone.

“Hey it’s me Noah. I’m standing outside your door. Please open the door Zoya.”

I fell off the bed as I tried to rush to open the door for Noah. Robbing my poor bum, I opened the door. “Is your home too far that you are here to pick me up so early?” I asked standing in front of the open door.

Whoa, did he look good or did he look good. Although he always looked good in his designer suits and office attire, but today he looks hot as hell. His wearing white shoes, black jeans, a V-neck white t-shirt with a black leather jacket. The t-shirt and jeans were hugging his body in a way that even the angels would drool over him.

“Aren’t you going to ask me to come in?” He asked raising his eyebrows. “Or are you going to admire my body just standing here all day?

I could feel my face turn crimson red as I stepped to the side to let him come inside. After locking the door, I walked to the kitchen to make coffee for him. “How do like your eggs?”

“What? I didn’t say I wanted eggs.”

“You’re right. You didn’t ask for eggs. But it is now 6:30 in the morning. That means you woke up even earlier to get here. I assumed you did not have anything to eat, and I refuse let you go anywhere with an empty stomach. So, I will ask you again, how do you like your eggs?” I stated crossing my arms on my chest.

“Sunny side up, please.” Noah said with a slight amusement in his voice.

I put the breads on toaster and went to fry his eggs. He sat at the kitchen counter and I could feel his eyes burning holes on my back.

I turned around to look at him, but he did not avert his gaze. Then I noticed his eyes travel down to my lips and then to my chest. He swallowed hard before bringing his eyes back up to meet mine.

“W-why a-are you looking at me like that?”

“Why do I make you nervous?”

“N-no!”

“Oh sweetheart, you should not try to lie when you obviously don’t know how to” Noah chuckled. “I can’t help but look at you when you are dressed like that.”

I looked down and realised that I didn’t change before opening the door. I was wearing a tank top with no bra underneath. Also was wearing a pair of boy-shorts that showed a bit of my butt cheeks from the side. I decided to change after our breakfast since he saw me like this already.

Seeing my blushed and horrified face Noah just laughed out loud. It was a carefree boyish laugh that suits him very well.

“You look good when you let yourself loose loke that. You laugh like this more often. It suits you.” I said as I served his breakfast. I decided to change after our breakfast since he saw me like this already.

“Where’s your breakfast?”

“I’ll have some bread and jam,” I said as I brought my own plate to the kitchen counter.

“And your coffee?”

“I prefer tea more than coffee” I said showing him my cup of honey lemon tea.

Noah took the cup from my hand after I just took one sip. He drank from my cup surprising me. “I think I’ll have tea today. Mm, this is really good.” He took another sip, his lips touching where my lips were on the cup just a mere moment ago.

After breakfast I left Noah in the living room and went to take a shower and get ready. I wore a white dress and my soft pink pearl earrings. One coat of mascara and some lip gloss, and I was ready to go. When I opened the bathroom door, I found Noah sitting at a corner of my bed busy with his phone.

“What are you doing in the bedroom?”

“Waiting for you obviously.” His eyes meet mine. Getting up from the bed he takes 3 steps and he is now standing mere inches from me. “You’re looking beautiful Zoya.” I feel a blush creeping up on my face. “We have a change in plan, and that is why I am here this early. Instead of just dinner, Jack and Lily wanted to spend the whole week in our lake house with the family. Jack, Lily, and my parents went there on last night. I stayed back because I wanted to be the one to take you there. So, let me help you pack for our trip.”

“A week?”

“Yup!” He said popping the ‘p’. “That’s exactly what I said. I already called the office to adjust my schedules accordingly, so you don’t have to worry about that. Now, where is your luggage so we can get packing?”

I quickly recovered from the news, “It’s ok. You don’t have to help. Give me 10 minutes and I’ll be ready.” I got a small luggage and filled it with a few dresses, sandals, now to personal items, but I didn’t know how to pack those in front of Noah.

“Uh, Noah, can you go the living room? I need to pack a few more things and I’ll be right there.”

“Why, you were fine packing in front of me a few minutes ago. Oh, by the way, Lily asked you to bring in swimming stuff with you as well.”

“I don’t know how to swim so I don’t really have any swimming suits.” I said sheepishly.

“Don’t worry we’ll get something on our way” He said as he got busy on his phone again. “Hurry up! It’s a four-hour drive and I want to be there by lunchtime.”

I realised that he had no intention of leaving the room, so I packed the rest of the stuff as discreetly as possible. Soon we were on our way.

After driving for a while, the road took a mountain path. I couldn’t help but be mesmerised by the tall mountains and lush green forest hugging the curves of the road. “It’s so beautiful.” I said almost in a whisper. “Yes, beautiful.” Noah said with a warm smile. His eyes had so many emotions held in them. I went back to looking out the window and soon fell asleep.