Chapter Seven
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I shake my head as I look at him.
"Why”? He asked, looking shocked. Why this man looked shocked? I mean, do I look like I'm a player or something? You know, those women who won't last a day without a boyfriend.
"Why? Ahhh... I guess when they look at me, and find me beautiful; they're thinking that I'm already taken”? I said, putting a humor on it as I give him a grin. He chuckled, and nodded.
I want to ask him if he has one but then something stops me. What if he has one? Well that won't affect me anyway.
When our eyes met, the atmosphere instantly changed. We stayed for seems like a thousand years but really it’s just a minute or two.
Then he walked towards me until our nose touches. He brought up his hand, and touches my cheek. Shocked? Yes. Ecstatic? Definitely. I mean, who wouldn't? We just met like two minutes ago, and he's being close to me like this. If I were in my right mind, I would've think that he's a pervert, and would step back away from him. But... My legs betrayed me by staying in place.
"Goodnight, Aella." He whispered to me, and then left -- I am dumbfounded.
Wait?
What!
Why would he suddenly do that, and then do nothing. He just said goodnight., and let's not forget that he left.
Goodness! I am so embarrassed. You wouldn't be embarrassed if you didn't assume that he'll do something. Someone from my mind said.
I remind myself to move. Gladly, my body cooperates with me.
"How would I look at him tomorrow”? I asked myself.
That's very simple, open your eyes, and look at him. That's all you needed to do.
Vincent POV
I didn't know what came in my mind that I went to her so close it touches our nose. I just can't help myself from walking closer to her, and touch her beautiful face. It has it’s own magnet. Her tiny but pointed nose, her eyes that sparkles at night, and the thickness of her eyelashes, and her lips, her lips. Yes her lips--- Her lips that whispers me to kiss it.
I control myself by trying really hard to look away from her., and I succeeded.
I force myself to walk away because I know that if I kiss her, tomorrow will be awkward to the both of us., and I don't like that to happen.
Why would that be awkward? Someone from my mind asks.
Because she's different from the other women you dated. Someone replied.
She's no different from others. They all wanted your money, your power. They just wanted to use you for their own good.
No! I think she's different.
Why would you think that? Do you know her?
Maybe not but you know her family. You know what they like, and maybe just may be, when it comes to loving someone, she's like, Andrew--- The man that even until now mourns your sister. The man that loves your little sister so much that he tried to follow her.
Yes, maybe. But you should remember that no one is good for you, are you sure you'll still like her if she have a dark past like yours? Darker than yours, I mean.
Aella POV
"Aella Melody! What are you doing”? I heard my loving mother shouted as she saw me in the act of putting the fruits inside my mouth with bare hands.
When she shouted, the fruit bowl almost slips in my hands.
"Just one" I said to her giving her my best puppy dog face, and she rolled her eyes, and shakes her head.
We are now preparing for the reunion. We were told that Nancy's parents will be here in the afternoon after they went in the hospital for her father's therapy.
"Hey Aunt!" Tina said as she fished in her hands in the bowl, and tried to get a piece of watermelon.
"Ouch!!!" She said when I pat her hands so that she won't be getting any.
"Your hands are so dirty. Look at that." I said, pointing at her hands. "Where have you been”? I asked my niece.
"I was in GM's garden when I saw this." She said, showing me pieces of white flower.
"You're dead when GM sees you." I said to her as we walk to the table beside the pool to put the big bowl of fruit’s.
"She knew. I even gave her one of these." She replied to me. "Here" She said as she puts the flower in my ear, and grinning. "Put this one, and don't you dare take it away., and besides the color suit’s your dress." Tina said as she points to the flower that now is on my ear. Then she runs towards Zoey, and Nancy who are now sitting near the pool.
Shaking my head, I grinned at what my niece did. She gave flowers to every woman in our family. They’re all wearing different flowers on their ears.
"So I guess you were all bewitched by Tina's charm." I said to all of them as I put down the fruit bowl.
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