Chapter 29.


    The next day, I wake up from the loud ticking sound of the clock.


    I groan loudly, cussing at the clock for having to be so loud. I try to get up in a sitting position,


    supporting my weight with my elbow, only to realize that they''re met with a cold hard surface.


    I suddenly realize I''ve been sleeping on the damned floor.


    My vision soones into focus when I find my sses using a hand as I take in the state of the room.


    The king-sized bed which has been standing so elegantly in the room is now crumpled to the floor. One


    side of the headboard is hanging to the left, threatening to fall while making a slight squeaky sound.


    Everythinges flooding back to me, hitting me so hard like a ton of bricks that I copse back to the


    floor.


    I remembered how good he made me feel, how soft his hands were when they roamed all over my


    body, how he kissed me till my lips felt numb. A slight blush forms on my cheeks as I recall how


    perfectly our bodies molded with each other. We woke upter that night, craving more, not getting


    enough of ourselves. At one point, we lost count of the times we did it. He was on top of me, then I


    was, then he was again. I often found my hands roaming against his body when he moved over me.


    His body— is a work of art.


    I grip the sheets right against my body, suddenly feeling embarrassed aboutst night.


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    Things were not supposed to get to this ording to what I had nned in mind but when his lips met


    mine, I lost all twenty-five years of home training.


    I lost control of myself when he kissed me good like I was experiencing my first kiss all over again.


    I seriously need someone to talk to, I can''t contain this feeling all by myself.


    I nce over to my side and smile when I see Maverick sprawled beside me, the sheets covering the


    lower half of him. His lips are parted slightly open as a slight snore escapes from them. I creepily watch


    him sleep, watching as his chest heaves up and down in a slow and steady manner. His quiet breathing


    continues and I observe his stunning face.


    His thick ckshes are longer than mine and his face is as smooth as a day old''s baby bottom, a


    straight nose, high cheekbones, and those lips that could make me go mental. The best part? The best


    part is his eyes. Eyes so green, eyes so soft that it''s almost impossible not to get lost in them.


    I don''t want to pry him out of his sleep so I discard the sheets and put on just oneyer of my


    nightdress and tiptoe out of the room. I make my way to the kitchen where I had left my phonest


    night and dial Jim''s number.


    "Mae had the most amazing timest night..."


    ~~~~~~~~~


    I order two cups of Caffeinated coffee for Jim and I, and then take our usual spot by the window.


    I feel a lot better now that I''ve had a shower and put on some clothes. But I still have his body scent on


    me no matter how long I stayed in the bathroom. I try to cover up the hickeys with a concealer as my


    hair''s already too short to do the job.


    Jim was already on his way to the office and decided to drop by to have morning coffee with me while


    he listens to what happened to Maest night.


    I nudge the coffee in front of him as he picks it up to take a long sip. "Alright, spill."


    "I had sex with Maverickst night." It takes him a while to digest the information and when he does, his


    eyes widen like the size of saucepans.


    "YOU FUCKED?!" He says that loud enough for people to turn around to re at us.


    "Jesus Christ, why don''t you shout it out louder for people at the back to hear you." I shoot daggers at


    him with my eyes.


    "No, it just came as a shock you know. It was just the other day I was forcing you to live with him and


    now he''s going all Christian Grey on your butt."


    "Can you just let me talk?" I press a hand to my forehead.


    "Did you get blindfolded? Like the BDSM shit?"


    "Holy Cow in a mini skirt!" I exim.


    "What about the back door? Did he go through the back door?"


    "Jim, if you could just shut up for a minute..."


    He throws his hands up in surrender. "Fine, fine. I''m listening."


    So I tell him. I tell him about the first day we almost kissed at the gym and then down to how we finally


    kissed at the party yesterday in front of so many people including Tony. I couldn''t leave the Tony part


    out. I tell him about how facing himst night terrified me and then one thing led to the other, we ended


    up thrashing his bed.


    "Wow, that was... something," He says after listening to the whole thing. "So what are you going to do


    now? It''s clear he wants more than just to fuck you."


    "I''m going to go for it," I say without a breath. "There''s no harm in trying. Other than that, he does make


    my heart go kaboom."


    "That''s a reallyme way of saying you have feelings for him."


    "But you get what I mean," I roll my eyes.


    "Well, I have news too," Jim reaches out for his pockets and brings out a ck little box, cing it


    between us on the table. "Open it."


    So I do. There''s a shiny silver engagement ring in it. So beautiful and shiny that I almost get blinded by


    the brightness. "You''re proposing?" I smile up at him.


    "Yeah, when shees back next month. Do you think she would like it?" He scratches the back of his


    head with uncertainty.


    "Jim it''s perfect. This is a very bold step you''re taking and I''m happy for you."


    "I feel like I should''ve done this a long time ago. She keeps giving me signs and talking about baby


    names. She already named her first child Aria." Jim never talks about his love life to me, so him saying


    this must be very important to him, I can see it in his features. "It took me over a year to realize


    Jacquline''s the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with. I''m dumb as fuck."


    Iugh, thinking about if I still see Maverick with me in thirty years toe.


    "I''m d you finally made up your mind and be a man about it."


    "Off to work I go," He immediately changes the topic and picks up his bag. "Apparently, I have a case


    this morning where this dead businesswoman Willed all her properties to her cat and now her children


    want what''s rightfully theirs."


    "A cat?" I frown at the whole thing.


    "I know right," He groans. "Now I have to settle things between her children and a cat. This work is


    stupid."


    "Have fun," I call out after him as he walks out of the store, pondering over what he''d just told me.


    A cat?