It must be love

Chapter 18

Ava

I panted and struggled for breath while Nigel looked over at me smirking. I was a sweaty sticky mess while he looked calm and collected. I regretted ever agreeing to go running with him. The guy was like a damn machine, he didn't really get tired or worn out. My profession required me to have a regular workout schedule but this run with Nigel was ridiculous, we were coming up on the 8th mile and he was barely even out of breath.

“How are you not tired right now?” I scowled at him and that smug looking smirk appeared on his face making me want to slap it right off.

He pulled off his sweaty shirt and I shamelessly gawked at his impeccably well sculpted chest. His abs were well toned and his muscles nicely formed. He raised an eyebrow at me, I blushed knowing he caught me checking him out.

"I have amazing stamina babe." He said then his voice dropped down to a husky whisper, "speaking of amazing stamina..."

“Don't even start with me right now.” I eyed him hearing the s****l undertone of his words.

“I didn't even do anything.” He lifted his hands chuckling and I rolled my eyes.

“Are you rolling your eyes at me?” he tickled me and picked me up while I laughed hysterically begging him to stop. “No!” I giggled as he carried on and eventually stopped the attack and put me back on the ground breathing heavily, “You're so annoying.”

“You love me anyway.” He winked and I stifled a grin, the man was too arrogant and also meant the world to me, I was terribly in love with him.

“I don't think I can run the rest of the way.” I groaned as he broke into a run but then stopped immediately and bent down in front of me. “Hop on.” He murmured and I obliged as I got onto his back and he stood up, my legs immediately twined around his middle and his hands supported them.

“I haven't given a piggyback in ages, Kayla hates them.” He remarked as we walked towards his house.

It was fairly early on a Sunday morning and the neighbours were not even out yet but there were a few people we passed that were either walking their dogs or torturing themselves with a morning run, much like we were. We finally got to the door and he bent down for me to jump off then stood back up and unlocked the door. The house was unusually quiet since Kayla wasn't here as she left last night to her grandparents' house.

“Wanna take a shower together?” He smirked as he stood at the foot of the stairs holding his hand out to me, I went to take it but then my phone which had been on the kitchen counter started ringing.

“Ignore it.”

I sighed knowing that I couldn't since it could be the call I had been waiting on all weekend. “Give me five minutes and I'll be up.”

“Just five or I'll come back and get you.” He winked and I smiled then rushed over to the kitchen and picked up my phone.

The call went over five minutes, I know that since Nigel suddenly appeared with nothing but a towel over his waist. He raised a brow at me and folded his arms while I ignored him and continued with the call, I had kept what I was doing from Nigel for the better part of a week, only my mom knew what I was up to since I had not told Jen either, the girl sucked at keeping secrets. I was practically bursting with excitement when I finally hung up.

“That was exactly 7 minutes and 32 seconds long and not the 5 minutes you promised.” Nigel mumbled as he unfolded his hands and looked at the time on the microwave and I squealed ignoring his surly behaviour “I have news!”

“What is it?” He asked regarding me carefully, “You look like you’re about to burst.”

I was grinning hard and jumping on the balls of my feet, I was suddenly like an energiser bunny, the fatigue from the torturous run long forgotten. “I'm moving to Boston!” I squealed.

“What?” He asked dumfounded.

“That was my real estate agent on the phone, the condo I wanted was approved.”

“Wait, backtrack a bit. Start from the beginning.”

“Okay,” I breathed, “I've been spending most of my time here in Boston and have been flying out to L.A now and again and I realised how stupid it was still keeping the place in L.A when all I want to do is be here with you and Kayla, so I spoke to Mike and Leona about it and the agency signed off on it and I’m moving! I will fly out to L.A a few times for work but most of my shoots are scheduled in New York and-“

“Baby, are you sure about this?” He asked and I nodded eagerly, “Yeah, I'm 100% sure.”

“I love you so much.” He walked over to me in two long strides and crashed his lips on mine. My lips immediately melted against his, fitting perfectly and my arms came around to his neck and I tugged on his hair which had him groaning. He then brought his hands to my ass and squeezed causing me to moan loudly.

We stumbled around, knocking down things and he eventually lifted a squealing and giggling me and carried me upstairs. We stumbled into his bedroom and he threw me onto the bed ,"You're wearing too much clothes Ava." he whispered and I sat up on the bed and took off my sports bra leaving my breasts exposed then I got up and took off everything else.

He's eyes roamed hungrily down my body and he took slow steps to me and ran his hands down my body then cupped my ass. His lowered himself as his lips trailed down my body then cupped my behind bringing me closer to his hard on and I moaned then brought his lips up to mine and kissed him slowly.

I broke the kiss and looked into his shimmering brown eyes then murmured, "Make love to me Nigel.”