Ariana's POV; I was getting ready to leave the office at about five in the evening. The whole rowdiness had died down after a while and things went back to normal in the office. I had done my work and finished up well with no extra, thankfully. It was a breath of fresh of air now that I was free of Levi and his bossiness and the fact that Damien went out of his way to help me truly warmed my heart. He isn't so bad after all huh? My inner self asked and I shrugged. It was a habit to hear her speak and I would unconsciously respond. I couldn't wait to tell my dad about all of it. My smile fell when I thought about him. The nightmare I had the previous night, it got me worried about him. I made a mental note to call him later and speak to him about all that had gone down but very quickly, I dropped a text for him. "Hey Ariana, you ready to leave?" Stephanie asked. "Yeah. I'm just hoping I have a ride home." I voiced my thoughts out. "Why would you not have one?" She asked. "Damien
After the sumptuous and very eventful dinner, Damien and I headed up to our rooms. Just when I was about getting into my room, he pulled me towards him. I fell into his chest while he held me close and steadied me in his arms. "There's something I want to talk to you about, can you come in here later?" He said pointing his thumb towards his room. "Uh sure. I'll just go change into my pajamas." I said and he nodded before releasing me. I pushed my door open and got into my room. I picked up my phone and saw that my dad had seen my message and replied. I put a call across to him then I put the phone on loud speaker before placing it on the closet's island while I changed out of my clothes. "Miel." He said as soon as he picked up. (Honey.) "Hola Papa." I said, glad that I was finally hearing from him (Hello dad.) "How are you?" He asked. "I'm okay, how are you?" I said. "I'm well." He said lowly. "Are you sure? You don't sound so good." I pointed out, letting worry seep through m
Damien's POV; I watched her sleep. She looked so peaceful and so cute too, dare I say, angelic. I moved a strand of hair out of her face as I watched her sigh in her sleep. I really wanted to kiss her so bad but I could not. I had to respect her wishes, she did not want me touching her so I had to keep my hands to myself. I was going to take Aiden's advice to try to win her over and eventually confess that I had feelings for her, so I was going to start by getting to know her better and maybe opening up on a few things about myself if she asked. I picked myself up from where I sat staring at her and got out of bed. I had a few things to sort out in my study, so I could take the day off and chill. I dropped a small kiss on her forehead before exiting the room, slowly shutting the door behind me. **** "Hey mom." I said the moment I walked into the living room. I saw that she was about heading out. "Oh hi honey." She made me lean down as she kissed my cheek. "Off to somewhere?" I
Ariana's POV; "Shit." I heard him cuss under his breath as the camera flashes kept coming. He signalled for his guards to come closer and then he instructed that they put a call through to one of the drivers to come get us. Damien had already pulled me to his side and had my face down. When one of his guards came and told us that we had a car ready for us, he pulled me up and got us outside. The flashes increased as we stepped out of the cafe and headed towards the vehicle. I slid in quickly and he followed me while a guard shut the door behind us. I shook my head. "This is just crazy. It's almost like someone tips them off whenever we're around." I said aloud. "You think?" He raised his eyebrows amusedly. "So I'm right after all? You celebs go through a lot." I said with an exaggerated tired sigh. "You're a celeb too you know." He said and I turned to him. "That's because I'm married to you, nothing else makes me a celebrity." I pointed out. "Don't think about it l
"I don't have anything to wear." I whined as soon as I set my eyes on Damien when he walked into the room. His eyebrow quirked and he narrowed his grey eyes at me before looking around the room in silent question. He was half way through dressing up and I still was not ready. I had to call him for help because I had no idea what to do with myself. "You said I did not have to buy you a dress because you had it covered." He pointed out and I nodded. "I just felt like buying a new dress when I have a plethora of clothes I haven't even used is a waste of resources." I reasoned out. "You don't see me complaining." He said and walked towards my closet. I followed him quickly, I did not want him seeing anything he was not supposed to. He stood by the island in the middle of the large closet and darted his eyes back and forth while my eyes followed his actions. He smirked when his eyes fell on something, I wondered what it was and I was about asking when he turned to me. "You'll wear what
Damien's POV;It took a lot to get my mind off her because she looked way too beautiful. I knew I had picked the perfect dress the moment I saw her in it. She looked drop dead gorgeous. And the way she carried herself with so much poise and grace, I could not help but keep my eyes glued to her all through the day.We were currently on our way to the wedding reception. Seeing her cry earlier did things to me. There was a high possibility that she was thinking about our wedding all through and the fact that it brought tears to her eyes gave me mixed signals. Was she crying because she reminisced on how beautiful our wedding was? Or, was she feeling like it was the day I trapped her and she knew there was no turning back? I honestly did not know what to think. I really just wanted to enjoy the moments I spent with her while it lasted and though I knew she did not plan on being around for much longer than she was supposed to, I was willing to give her all the comfort and care I could give
Ariana's POV; I was happy for Eleanor. She had a man like Reginald who was head over heels in love with her and treated her like a queen she truly is. The way he looked at her adoringly, had my heart aching to be loved like that. This was more than just the wedding excitement, it was true love at its best. "Nine months more, Ariana." I said to myself in a whisper. No I was not mad at Damien at all, at least not after he apologized to me the way he did. It was surprising but it also meant we had made immense progress cause I never thought I would see the day when Damien would apologize without trying to justify his mistake. That was really impressive. We were home now and I had been in my room ever since we returned from the wedding. I just wanted to be alone and think about certain things. Things I did not even know about. My door came open and Damien walked in like he owned the place. He literally does though. "Hey, I've been looking for you all over the place." He said, leaning
Damien's POV; "If I agree to this arrangement, you'll have to tell me about your nightmares." She said. Her words sent alarm bells ringing in my head. I stayed still in silence and waited for her to speak but she never did. I really wanted her to discard whatever she said as a joke but her silence proved she was not joking at all, she meant it. "Ariana-" I tried dissuading her but she did not even let me speak further. "Damien, you have to tell me, please. I want to to help you." She cut me off. I sighed heavily and looked up at her. "I'll tell you but not now. Give me some time." I said, trying to not crawl back in fear of telling her how dark my past was. "Alright, do I have your word?" She asked. "You do." I assured. "Let's get some sleep." She said, I sat up so she could slide further into the bed. When she got comfortable, I brought her close and sniffed her sweet lavender scent till sleep drew me in. *** I woke up first as usual and saw that she had her back to me.