316 A deal (1/2)

The heartbeats were slow and deep and they sounded familiar. Abi slowly opened her eyes. ”Alex?” she uttered before she turned around.

”How did you know that I was here? Did you feel my presence?” Alex asked as he leaned in on her. He was surprised that she knew he was there because he had concealed his presence, intending to surprise her.

Abi blinked, stepping back as she answered. ”I heard your… heartbeats.”

”Hmm… that's pretty interesting. How does my heartbeat sound?” His hands landed on the window frame behind her, trapping her. ”Did you hear the song it sang only for you?” he smiled and Abi gaped at him, speechless.

Was Alex always this good at flirting and hitting on girls?

Abi cleared her throat and, so that she would not be sucked in by his charm, she changed the topic. ”Uhm… when are we going to eat? I'm… hungry,” she told him. She hadn't eaten lunch because of what happened to him and she hadn't left his side since then so she was starving now.

Alex let out a quiet sigh and she picked some strands of her hair and played with them. ”I'll let you eat but… you should let me eat as well later tonight, okay?”

Abi blushed. She knew what he was talking about and she suddenly remembered their precious moments in that snowy place where he ate… her for breakfast, lunch, dinner and as a midnight snack. This man was still as naughty as ever!

A smile curved on his lips as he watched her pale cheeks turn pink. ”You know what I'm saying right?”

”Uhm… please. I am your maid. Not your pleasure t-”

”Shh… I have never seen you as a toy.”

”You only want my body.”

Alex's shoulders dropped as he looked down. ”Fine. I'll show you that I'm not just after your body. If I manage to contain my lust for you and not touch you for five days, would that be enough for me to show you I'm not only after your body?”

”J-just for five days?”

”Oh c'mon, little lamb. There's no sane man in this world who could contain themselves for longer than that, especially when I want you so much! In fact, that timeline is already close to impossible especially in my case because I'm crazy for you. We'll be together 24/7 for who knows how long. You'll be torturing me every single minute of every day! That's the world's most challenging battle I have ever decided to go through.”

”. . .”

”Now say yes, sweet girl. Let's make a deal, shall we?” he smelled the scent of her hair as his eyes looked at her seductively through his dark thick lashes.

Abi wanted to decline but for some reason, she suddenly felt a thrill inside her stomach.

”What if I agree and you fail the deal?”

”Hmm… you can do anything you want with me,” he said confidently, flashing her his all too familiar, heart-fluttering smile.

”Okay, deal,” she agreed. She would make sure that he would lose this game he created.

Alex smiled, biting his lips as he looked down at her. ”So, are we going to start now, little lamb?” he asked and he let go of her. ”Now, come. I have to feed you because I think you're way too frail,” he added as he sized her up.

'I lost weight because of you, stupid.' She could only glare at him as they both walked towards Alex's place.

…

Somewhere in the city.

It was already past seven in the evening as Kelly and Chris found themselves inside a bar. The bar wasn't like the usual noisy bar Kelly was accustomed to. It was pretty quiet and harmonious. There was a girl singing on the stage and the people were quietly singing along.