Chapter 10

Laura

He sat on the bed with his loose tie and his ruffled shirt. He stared at nothing in particular, making sure not to meet my gaze as I stood in front of him.

He rubbed his knuckles and twirled his wrist as if preparing for another fight and I sighed, causing him to look up at my face.

His gaze held emotions similar to disgust and anger but it wasn't directed at me but at the guy from earlier. But why?

"Are you gonna say something or you're just gonna keep staring?"

"You don't get to speak to me in such manner!" his voice was stern, different from what I have come to get used to.

"What do you mean?" I asked with a frown and he blinked away, still twirling his wrist.

"Does that hurt?" I asked, staring down at his busted hand.

"Does it matter?" he got up from the bed and walked towards the door.

"What's up with you, Adlan? I don't get what exactly this attitude is for!" he stopped before turning back to face me abruptly. His look hardened as he walked closer to me.

"You know what you did out there..." he breathed out harshly, gritting his teeth and shutting his eyes as he pointed aggressively towards the door. "You fucking know what you did out there that made me lose my shit!" he managed to control his tone and I wondered who exactly was standing before me.

"I'm still trying to understand what exactly you are trying to drive at. You were the one who left me out there!"

"And to you, that seems to be a perfect excuse to slut around?"

"Excuse me?!"

"Oh, you think I didn’t see how you flirted with him? How you gladly rested your head in his palm?"

I scoffed unbelievably.

"You're jealous?"

"Am I not meant to be?!" he yelled at the top of his voice and that startled me a bit.

He took in a deep breath before ruffling his hair out of frustration.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you but I think I need some time to calm myself."

Before he could turn to walk away from me, I held his wrist to hold him back and he stunningly stared down at my hand before looking at my face.

I could feel the tears burn my eyes, begging to spill and stain my under-eye with mascara, smearing my little makeup.

"I don't want to see you this way." I managed to control my voice and not sound like I was about to bawl my eyes out.

"You looked so beautiful and..." he swallowed hard before he continued. "And I just wanted to have a nice time with you. I wanted us to end the night rewinding and having a nice time. I wanted today so badly to be about just us and after the dinner, we could spend some time alone but I watched you have a great time with another guy that wasn't me... That drove me crazy. It…" he let out a deep, sharp breath again. "I find myself loving you, Laura."

After he said those words, he slowly freed my hand from his wrist. "But right now, I need to be alone." he turned to leave and before I could stop myself, I wrapped my arms around his chest, resting my head on his back.

"But...but I wanna be alone with you." my voice quivered but I still made my intentions known.

We stood still for a bit and I believe his heart was beating as fast as mine was pounding.

Now, the tears were streaming down my cheeks. I have never felt this way towards a man or anyone. I hadn't ever experienced a fatherly love or any kind of love at all. I didn't want him to scorn me or see me as a burden. I just want the kind of feelings he showed towards me from the start to persist.

I think...I think I'm in love with Adlan.

He placed his hands on mine and then turned around to face me. His eyes looked softer than they looked a few minutes ago. It now held more unspoken words and emotions that transcended beyond his anger.

"Then I shall stay alone with you!" he replied, wiping the tears off my face.

His words soothe my heart and calm my mind. It was like a salve on my open injury, like an ointment to repair my wound.

My eyes carried on my emotions, just how I felt within and in his eyes was exactly the world I wanted to live in, the one I hadn't been opportune to embrace.

He slowly cupped my face in his huge palm and I unhurriedly leaned in without holding back, without denying how I actually felt.

I shut my eyes with my head tilted a bit into his palm, enjoying the solace he was leading me to.

He lowered his head to my ears and whispered "If you shut your eyes like that, you look so sexy and if you look so sexy, you would make me want to do things."

His breath fanned the side of my neck, sending a chilled sensation to my nape and causing my legs to weaken.

I slowly opened my eyes and stared up at his enchanting eyes. My heels were already off which made me my exact height standing before his shielding, shadowing height.

"I stretched my hands out and wrapped them around his neck before a coy smile played on my lips and I spoke. "Then, do to me whatever you want."

"Hey, lady. Be careful what you say." he teased and I smiled.

"I don't wanna be careful around you."

He stared down at me in awe before picking me off the ground and I wrapped my legs around his waist.

"Your wish is my command!" he replied before crashing his lips on mine.

He kissed my lips so gently and passionately. His kiss was evidence that his heart was alive for me. He sucked on my lower lips, moaning as our lips made a squelching sound.

I opened my lips slightly so that he could slide his tongue in and I could suck on his tongue. I dug my fingers into his hair and gave it a gentle massage and he moaned audibly against my mouth, biting my lower lip softly.

"Ahh, Laura. You're gonna make a strong man fold," he said as though he wasn't already folding for me.

He walked to the bed with his hands on my ass and he laid me gently on it. As my back crashed on the bed, my eyes lit up in the lambency of the chandelier above us.

He lingered above me and stared deeply into my eyes for a split second of burning passion and desires with built-up tensions.

He then said. “I want to make sure that you are burning with the same desire as I am. That you are in the same furnace of sensual intensity as I am. That you really want to do this with me, Laura.”

My body was vying with my soul as his words were falling on my deaf ears.

“You talk too much. I want you now not later!”