HIS SALVATION

EIGHT

~CLAIR~

I yawn as I open my eyes to see a beautiful face. I just admire how he looks when he's asleep. No worries, no doubt and no stress.

"Don't bite your lip", his husky voice makes my eyes widen. "Good morning", I mumble as we sit up. "Did you sleep well?", he asks and I nod. "Yes, thank you for yesterday", I say and he smiles kissing my temple.

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"My parents are inviting the whole of both families for dinner", he says and I raise a brow popping a grape in my mouth. "How exactly, is your dining room that big?", I ask. He chuckles and pops a grape in his mouth.

Why does it have to make it look so sexy when he eats? Oh God! I might go crazy soon.

"You haven't been to my parents' house. It's a replica of this but their dining room is large since my mom see it's fun to be inviting people every weekend", he says and I giggle.

"That's so nice of your mom", I say. "I can't blame her, she loves cooking. When I was younger, she'd send Alex, my dad and I away from the kitchen saying we're gonna ruin her work", he says shrugging and I laugh a little.

"So how do I dress?", I say. "Semi formal", he says and I nod. "I've picked out a dress for you it'll be delivered to your room later", he says. "You didn't have to", I say. "Nah, it's fine", he says.

"What time are we going?", I ask him. "Around seven thirty", he says and I nod. I grab our empty plates and take it to the dishwasher. "I'm heading off to work now. I'll see you in the even", he says and I wave him bye.

When he leaves I turnaround to continue what I was doing. "You two are becoming really close", I turn around to see Martha coming in. "Yeah, I feel our friendship is getting better", I say. She snorts. "Keep telling yourself that kid", she says and I frown.

"Why are people of these days blind or is it my age?", she asks. "What exactly do you mean Martha?", I ask as I wipe my hands. "Come sit child", she says and I oblige.

"In case you guys don't know, your friendship is more than what you think", she deadpans. "I don't think so", I argue. "Exactly what I'm saying, both of you are goddamn stubborn. He denies it, you deny it, he accepts it then you accept it. I'm an old woman for f***s sake, let me do my job in choosing what's right for you", she says and I sigh.

"He's still with Alexia", I say trying to ignore the hurt in my chest. "What makes you think that?", she asks. "I don't know", I say. "Ask him yourself, okay?", she says and I nod. "Just think about it. You love him and he loves you but both of you are blind to see it", she says.

"Why do you want us to be together?", I ask her. "Because it's a divine miracle that both of you are married. That is why I thank God every day. Seeing both of you together makes me happy. Please, don't let him slip off your grasps", she begs and I nod.

"Okay Martha, I have to get to work now", I tell her and she nods. I pull her in a hug and grab my bag. "Thank you, I'll see you in the evening", I say as I approach the door. "Be safe dear", she says and I nod.

I walk into the garage and get in my car.

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I sigh as I drop the files on my desk. "You okay?", I open my eyes to see Jane setting a cup of coffee on my desk. "For you", she says and I thank her as I take a sip of the heavenly sweet drink.

"I'm just tired. There have been two cases of fatal accidents. I have to supervise both cases because most of the victims were badly injured", I tell her.

"And?", she asks. "I have dinner with my in-laws", I say and she giggles. "I'll get someone to stay in your place", she says. "How?", I ask her. "Don't worry", she says sweetly. "Thank you so much", I tell her.

I hug her and she giggles. "So how's Mr. Rich guy?", she asks wiggling her brows. "He's cool", I say and she gasps. "Just cool?", she cries and I laugh.

We talked for a while and I went to check on the victims. Luckily nobody died and the conditions were not that life threatening.

I check the time, five forty. I should head home, it's already past closing hour. I begin to clear my table when I hear my door open and close. I turn around to see Trevor.

I roll my eyes and turn to face what I was doing before. I grab my bag and turn around to leave only to be pushed against my desk.

"What is wrong with you?", I say angrily as I try to push him off me. "You", he says. "Excuse me?", I say. "I like you Clair, can't you see that?", he asks already getting angry.

"What do you want me to do? I can't like you back, sorry", I say. "It's because of that bastard", he says angrily. "That bastard is my husband. And yes, he's the reason I can't like you", I bite back. "Just divorce him", he says.

"I'm not a fan of divorce Trevor and I can never divorce him to be with you. He's way better than you'll ever be", I tell him angrily and shove him off me with all my strength.

He laughs and before I know it, he's kissing me. Disgust, anger and annoyance swim in my stomach as I bite his lip causing him to pull away. I quickly push him away.

"Don't you understand the meaning of f**k off?", I say angrily as I walk out of the office angrily. I quickly call security and tell them to lock my office by evening.

"Hey Sam", I say. "Hey sexy?", she purrs and I laugh. "I need you to come over. I'm having dinner with my in-laws", I tell her. "I'll be there in ten", she says and I hang up.

I get home and quickly make my way to my room. I stop in my tracks when I see a beautiful cream sundress on the bed with a pair of cream nine inches stilettos.

I see a note on top of the dress and I pick it up.

Purple looks beautiful on you but you've already worn that. Let me see how beautiful you look on cream. My choice, I don't need anyone to choose the dress.

~M

My heart fluttered as I finished reading and I smile. Why is my heart fluttering?

You love him and he loves you but both of you are blind to see it. Martha's words ring in my ears and I sigh as I sit on the bed. I pick up the dress and smile as I imagine myself it.

"I said ten and I meant it", I raise my head to see my best friend. Her whitish blonde hair was pulled in two baby buns and she was wearing a jean crop top with a pair of white jeans and her favorite white Nike.

"You did keep to your words", I say as I stand up and hug her. "Who chose this beautiful dress for you, I know it's not you", she says as she picks up the dress.

"Matteo picked it out", I say smiling at how generous he is. "Off shoulder, above knee, soft fabric, beautiful creamy and floral texture, he has nice fashion taste", she says in awe.

"I modeled those shoes last week, it's definitely from Channels", she says and I giggle.

"Let's get started", she says and I nod.

Thirty minutes later...

"Wear the dress so I can do your hair", she says. "Can I look at the mirror now?", I asks. "The dress now", she demands and I huff as I slip on the dress.

She made me take a shower and change my underwear into a strapless white b*a and white underwear.

She helps me zip up and pulls me back to the dressing table. After curling my hair, she turns me around and pins the front of my hair with a diamond hair pin.

"All done!", she squeals. "Finally", I stand up but she bulls me down. "Heels", she says and I roll my eyes grabbing the heels and slipping them on.

I walk over to the full length mirror. My mouth fell open as I took in my appearance. Not going to lie, I look beautiful.

My long brown hair was curled making it hang above my waist. My makeup was classic and exotic at the same time and I look presentable.

"Now, you look like a model", she says and I smile at her. "Thank you Sam", I say and she grins. "Lover boy is already down stairs", she sings waving her phone in the air. I chuckle and grab my cream clutch and follow her out of my room.

"Hey Bozo", Sam chimes as practically drags me down the stairs. "Hey Sam", he says. His eyes land on me and I squirm in my spot.

He was wearing a nicely tailored dark blue suit that made him look hot. "You look beautiful", he says. "Trust me, she's more than beautiful", Sam adds and I feel myself blush hard.

"See you tomorrow love birds", she chimes and catwalks out of the house. "I'm sorry for her behavior", I apologize. "That's just Sam", he says and I giggle.

"As I said before, you look beautiful", he says and my heart flutters. "You look breathtaking too", I say and blush.

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During the ride to his parents' house, I was thinking about what Martha said earlier. "What's wrong?", I raise my head to see Matteo.

"Nothing", I say with a smile.

"We're here", the driver says and we come to a stop.

"Thanks Alfred", Matteo says and Alfred nods as we step out of the car. My mouth falls as I stare at a very large and beautiful house. "It's beautiful and homey", I say and he chuckles. "Thanks to mom", he says.

"Wait", I say and he stops in his tracks. "What's the problem?", he asks. "What if they don't like me? What if I mess up?", I ask unsure.

"You'll do perfectly fine", he says and I nod. He gently takes my hand and leads me to the front door. He rings the doorbell. The door opens and a beautiful woman is revealed. With the looks, it was obvious that she was his mother. "Bambino! (baby) you made it", she says warmly. "Good evening Madre (Mom)", he says.

Her eyes land on mine and I see where Matteo got his gray eyes from. "You must be Clair, oh you look more beautiful than I last saw you", she says and I blush. "Thank you", I say.

"Come in", she ushers us in and I marvel at how beautiful the interior design is. "Everyone is in the dining room", she says and leads us a very large dining room with a large table and up to fifty chairs.

Matteo chuckles and I understand what he meant earlier. I see little children running up and down the room, the women were talking and so as the men.

Then a pair of blue eyes met mine. "Clair!", she squeals happily and pulls me in a hug. "Look at you, you've grown so big and beautiful", she says and I smile. "It's nice to see you again, Taylor", I smile. "I missed you so much little sis", she pinches my cheeks.

Her eyes meet Matteo and she grins. "The famous Matteo Rossi, it's nice to meet you. I'm Taylor Green, Clair's older sister", she stretches out her hand.

"The pleasure is mine", he takes her hand and kisses the back of it. My eyes land on Aiden and my mouth drops. He turns around and sees me. A big grin forms on his face and he walks towards me.

"Bunny", he coos and I hug him. "I missed you and I hate you for not calling me at all!", I tell him and he chuckles. He turns to see Matteo. They are the same height, well that's good. Something tells me Matteo will be taller than this.

"Matteo it's nice to see you again. Honestly, I didn't know it was my little sister that captured your heart", he says and I roll my eyes. "Aiden, you already know the real thing so let's not be sappy today", Matteo says and they both do their bro hug thingy.