ZAIA.
My heart is pounding as his gaze flickers to my lips, and he runs his tongue along his own plush ones. I swallow hard as a dangerously sexy smirk crosses his lips.
“Relax, I’m only teasing,” he whispers, letting go of my neck. My breath hitches and he gives me a wink, stepping back before he takes off his snow-covered coat.
“Give me that. I’ll go put it to dry.” I say, trying to focus on reality and not this giddy moment that had thrown me off entirely.
He smirks at me as he passes me the coat.
“I’ll place these in the kitchen. Where do you want the gifts?”
“You did get a lot…” I say, feeling bad as he had gone on foot, even his boots and trousers are covered with snow. ” Groceries in the kitchen, gifts in the closet over there. Did you get yourself any clothes?”
“I did.”
“Great. Umm… Get changed and then join us for dinner.” I turn, my heart still racing as I walk away, feeling his eyes upon me.
What was that?
His words keep replaying in my mind, and the moment I’m around the corner, I place a hand on my pounding heart, holding his coat close to my chest. His scent fills my nose, inhale deeply. and I
It’s intoxicating and so addictive…
Focus, Zaia!
shake it off, put it on the rack to dry and return to the
chips. Do you want
go change first,” he says, giving them
be in
makes me doubt if my walls were up, but they are. He
I quickly look
he is. That’s why you children are so
He states, taking a forkful of food. I laugh,
let’s wait for Daddy to come so we can eat together.” I
“Oops. Sorry, Mommy.”
quite alright,” I reply,
eating and I’m clearing up the table, after telling the rest
staring at the pile of dishes. I had
“Coffee?”
Sebastian walks back in. He looks good in a white fitted T-shirt that strains against his muscles, showing off the new
I say. He nods as he switches the machine
his arm again. There’s a forest, a moon and I can see there are wolves
so back.” He responds as he comes over. “Are you
blocked, but I don’t think the de-clogging liquid
blocking it further down.” He
I ask,
our eyes meeting and
be
hair behind my ear,
you think I can’t?”
will try to succeed.” I
then what will I get
brow. “Clean dishes,” I
chuckles, “Hmm, give me something more.”
fine, fix the sink and I’ll give
replies as he grabs
Ever the businessman.
can fix it, I’ll be happy, and I don’t think I’ll
whipped cream as Sebastian tinkers away and I have to
clear my throat, what is
cleaning up the counters, only stopping
remarks, as I hear something pouring
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