Vivienne's eyes widened and her heart jumped. His words, 'Promise me your tomorrow.' rang in her mind repeatedly in a loop. The afternoon sun had a red glow that illuminated the insides of the office and fell on Noah's figure making everything pale in front of him. In fact, everything already paled in Vivienne's eyes in front of Noah. As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and to Vivienne, there was nothing more attractive than Noah Sullivan.Seeing her expression, Noah's lips curled up as he rubbed her cheek with the pad of his thumb saying, "Let me rephrase that; promise me your time tomorrow. Remember our date? Tomorrow is Saturday and I want you to give me the whole day."Vivienne finally snapped out of her daydreaming and took a deep breath. She nodded in a daze at him and agreed to give him the whole day. "I should leave now," said Vivienne."I'll drop you.""No," refused Vivienne. "When I said earlier you don't have to, I meant it. I'm not just saying it. Aurora j
"Why are they still hugging?" questioned Noah impatiently. He wanted to go over and pull Vivienne away from this man. "Why don't you pull your boyfriend back?""He isn't my boyfriend!" gritted out Aurora."Then why do you look mad right now?" teased Noah. "You clearly have feelings for him. Are you playing the game of denial now? How old are you?""What is wrong with you, Noah?" asked Aurora as she faced Noah. "Vivienne told me that you have changed and I didn't believe it much but now, it seems like I didn't pay you much attention lately as I didn't even notice until now that you have changed so much.""I just think we are almost reaching our thirties now, we aren't teenagers!" stated Noah with a casual look but an unprecedented seriousness and maturity in his eyes and words. "What's the point of playing the game of hide and seek? If you find something pleasing to the eye, you'd want to always get that thing. The same way, if a person is attractive to you, what can denial do? Living
Only after sitting in the car did Vivienne understand the whole situation. Xavier was indeed the superior of Aurora, the same one who seemed to be interested in her but his way of showing that interest was quite off the mark. Vivienne had been unable to understand Aurora's boss's approach until she met Xavier. Knowing that the other person was her cousin, what could Vivienne not understand? Vivienne was quite clear about her cousin's character and personality. She knew that Xavier was an old-fashioned man and despite being in his early thirties, he had almost zero relationship experience. And his lack of dating experience made it difficult for him to understand that his stupid approach was doing more harm than good.Vivienne felt like she had to have a serious talk with Xavier. She had to help her cousin. Anyway, as for how they all ended up deciding to have dinner together was also simple. Xavier asked Aurora out for dinner as an apology for repeatedly calling her back on her day o
For the rest of the journey, Xavier was unusually quiet. This silence was only unusual to Vivienne but seemed expected to Aurora who was used to Xavier's silence. Because in her mind, Xavier was a serious, hard-working, diligent, and stern person at work. He rarely spoke without reason.However, the same person had a different image in Vivienne's mind. After all, Xavier was her cousin; one whom she really treated as a brother. She believed she was more familiar with her cousin's personality. That's why she was certain that Xavier had something on his mind which was why he was silent.Between the two of them, it was usually Vivienne who stayed silent while Xavier had to find ways to entertain her. They both were talkative people but Xavier was willing to make an effort for Vivienne because he really did not see her keeping to herself. Currently, as Vivienne had expected, Xavier indeed had something on his mind. Knowing that Noah was the so-called first love of Vivienne left him with a
The next day, even before the sun came out, Vivienne had gotten up. It wasn't surprising though considering she never seemed to have a peaceful sleep and often woke up after a couple of hours. But the surprising thing was that last night despite the inexplicable excitement bubbling in her heart, she didn't toss and turn for hours and even was able to go to sleep without any dreams the whole night. But still, she woke up before the break of dawn looking energetic and refreshed.Vivienne had only slept for over five hours but this seemed to be one of the most peaceful nights of sleep in recent years. Before this, the night where she was able to sleep without any dreams and disturbance was when she slept with Noah on that fateful night. Actually, Vivienne knew what this anticipation and excitement in her heart was. Wasn't it all because she had a date with Noah today? How could she not understand it? She was just refusing to acknowledge her own feelings.Looking in the mirror, Vivienne
Noah had actually planned a Sunrise breakfast with Vivienne as the start of their date. He arrived so early but who knew that Vivienne was an early riser too and had already eaten her breakfast? He had to inform the people who arranged the breakfast to cancel the plan. But this one defeat did not faze him at all as he was still excited for the rest of their day together. Once they got together, he could always take her for a memorable breakfast anytime and anywhere. He was a romantic person who believed in creating memories together with his loved ones. Noah hurriedly made some fluffy pancakes, crispy waffles, and steaming hot coffee for himself. Sitting in the aisle of her kitchen, he looked towards the glass windows and had to say that the view from Vivienne's house was also worthy of attention. He could enjoy the early morning in such an environment peacefully. It'd have been better if he had the company of Vivienne but here he was... All alone.Vivienne came down dressed in a fl
"Your chariot awaits, madam!" Noah chuckled and playfully offered his arm to Vivienne in an exaggerated manner which earned him an eye roll from the latter. "You are really... something," Vivienne couldn't even find the right words to describe his behavior. He was trying hard to hide his grin but it was too obvious to ignore as well. Vivienne didn't understand where his excitement was coming from. As they drove through the early morning streets of LA, the city was still half-asleep, Noah kept the destination a secret. Vivienne, curious as ever, tried to pry it out of him, but Noah was steadfast in his refusal to spoil the surprise.Twenty minutes later, they pulled up to a beach. The sky was still tinged with the pinks and purples of dawn, the air crisp with the scent of saltwater. The waves gently lapped at the shore, promising a perfect day for surfing."Surfing?" Vivienne asked, raising an eyebrow as she turned to look at Noah."Surfing!" Noah confirmed as his grin widened. "Thou
After a couple of hours in the water, Noah and Vivienne headed back to the beach, breathless and exhilarated. They collapsed onto their towels, both grinning from ear to ear."That was... amazing," Vivienne admitted, her eyes still sparkling with excitement. She just became a little intoxicated by this excitement.Noah nodded, his hair still damp from the surf. "You were amazing." He said this sincerely and one could see it from his eyes and from his voice too. He found her really amazing. He extended his hand towards Vivienne's face and pulled a strand of her hair gently to the side of her face as he looked at her lovingly.Vivienne playfully rolled her eyes but couldn't hide her smile. "What's next on this mysterious agenda of yours?" She didn't even mind the way he touched her as he wouldn't listen anyway besides, she was too happy to notice this small thing right now. Also, she was curious about what she was up to next.Noah winked. "You'll see." He touched his stomach and asked,