There was no denying that she was attracted to him in a way that she couldn't describe. She was head over heels when it came to the physical attraction she felt for him. But she didn't like him or anything like that, it was impossible to look beyond all the things he had done to her. But at that moment, hiding behind the excuse that they were normal, she turned back to him. Nigel moved close to her as she flailed a little in the almost shoulder deep pool. It wasn't a problem to him because he was tall. The water dripping down his hair and to this chin and neck, and the sharp look on his eyes as he stared deep into her eyes made her feel like she was drowning. He was a majestic man and he knew that. "Happy?" "What..", Erika could feel her mind going various places uncontrollably. "You wanted me in and I'm here, what do you wanna do now?" He raised his eyebrows suggestively as she felt her stomach caving in. "I'm sure you have some ideas in you head, don't you?" The more he moved,

ERIKA"I can't," she said and then looked at him, making his face completely dry up, "I'm going on a date too. You do know that, right?"And that always, somehow, managed to drain out all the colours from Nigel's eyes. If he liked her, why wouldn't he just outright say it? Even though Erika wouldn't believe a word he says, she would still have some basis to think upon. But he was truly giving her no chance."A date?" He asked like he was totally baffled."Yes," she nodded."No, you can't," he said rigidly like he had every right to make her rules. She couldn't help but give him a look with disbelief. "What does that mean? You're going on a date too, aren't you?" She asked."You said he was a friend," Nigel threw his hands up like he was tired of this. "Really? I won't go if you stay back. Will you agree to let go of your massive opportunity to keep me company? We are not friends and we have our boundaries, let's not overstep anything," Erika was factual and he stared at her to settl

ERIKA "I can't," she said and then looked at him, making his face completely dry up, "I'm going on a date too. You do know that, right?" And that always, somehow, managed to drain out all the colours from Nigel's eyes. If he liked her, why wouldn't he just outright say it? Even though Erika wouldn't believe a word he says, she would still have some basis to think upon. But he was truly giving her no chance. "A date?" He asked like he was totally baffled. "Yes," she nodded. "No, you can't," he said rigidly like he had every right to make her rules. She couldn't help but give him a look with disbelief. "What does that mean? You're going on a date too, aren't you?" She asked. "You said he was a friend," Nigel threw his hands up like he was tired of this. "Really? I won't go if you stay back. Will you agree to let go of your massive opportunity to keep me company? We are not friends and we have our boundaries, let's not overstep anything," Erika was factual and he stared at her

ERIKA"We look like the cringiest couple with matching clothes on a vacation," he commented as they walked to the car. She rolled her eyes just at that thought because it felt so unsettling."I know, keep walking," she said, trying not to laugh as their clothes and shades matched, attracting attention well enough. They somehow avoided the reaction, visibly awkward but moving through it as they reached the car and it was a beautiful matte black Maserati in front of her and she couldn't help but gasp. She remembered the times she had an obsession with cars that she couldn't hold back at all in admiring it. Nigel must have seen it in her face as he went ahead and held the door open for her, making her recoil immediately into her nonchalant demeanour as she got inside, not helping the giddy feeling in her heart."Where are we going?" She asked as he got in beside her, not paying much attention to any of it. She realised she loved surprises just not when they came from him. Erika rolled he