Watch you thrive

EMILY

We still took that walk.

Alexandro was always in a better mood after sex so he held my hands in his and decided to take me to the rooftop. Promised me wine and kisses, along with another beautiful view of the city.

I couldn’t go another round of endless stairs climbing so I argued for the elevator.

“Lazy girl.” He teased and I squeezed my nose into the air, I wasn’t going to deny that.

“Cheater.” I teased back.

We never argued right after sex, instead, we teased each other, it was the moment I craved his light touches that would usually make me uneasy.

We ran into Elena in the Elevator.

She looked at where our hands joined and I tried to pull my hand away on reflex like a teenager caught holding hands with a boy during school hours. Alexandro gripped my fingers tighter, lacing his fingers through mine.

“You must like her,” Elena said faintly. I wasn’t good with public displays of affection but whatever it was that would hurt someone wasn’t on my plate.

“Hi, Elena.” I greeted. Al