I looked at Sebastian who was looking at me with soft eyes. I smiled and kissed him deeply, “I love it, I love you” I whispered and pecked his nose. I could hear both of our hearts quickening their pace. Sebastian pulled me to him by my waist and pressed his lips to mine. My toes curled at the intensity of the kiss, there were butterflies in my stomach dancing in love for this man.
He pulled out of the kiss with a small smile, “Shall we?” He gestured towards the table.
“We shall” I replied and walked through the petal pathway to the table. As we sat down Sebastian took my hand in his, “You’re so beautiful love” he sighed looking intently at me, making me blush.
“I love you Sebastian” I said intertwining our hands together, he brought both if my hands to his lips and kissed them firmly. I teared up a little, very much moved by his actions. Looking at my watering eyes he stood up in confusion, “Why are you crying baby? Did I do something wrong? I-i am sorry babe! Please forgive me” he stuttered in confusion, coming by my side.
I almost laughed at his cuteness but instead I just smiled with tears flowing down my eyes, “No I am just getting emotional” I said fanning my eyes.
“Babee” he whined, “You gave me a fucking heart attack!” He said and kissed my head.
“Oh God I am sorryy” I apologized for making him worry for nothing.
“It’s okay love, would you like to drink something?” He asked brining his chair next to mine.
“I don’t feel like drinking alcohol..” I trailed off not in the mood of alcohol.
He furrowed his brows but didn’t question anything, “Juice?” He asked, my face lit up, “Apple juice please” I answered.
Within few minutes he brought apple juice in a beer jug, as soon as he kept it on the table I took a big sip of the juice. I sighed at the taste of apple, “You’re not drinking?” I asked to which he just shrugged, “If you’re not drinking how can I?” He answered and took a big gulp of the juice. There goes my heart, how much I love this man, this hunky dork.
After a few minutes of taking and admiring the view of still water and forest, he asked me brought me two plates of food for me and two for him. One had a fresh aglio olio pasta and the other had a burger, I removed the patty from the burger and swirled the pasta in my fork and put it in place of the patty, “Do you have mustard?” I asked with my mouth watering. With a saddened face he went down and brought me mustard sauce.
“Everything alright?” I asked, he just pressed his lips together and shook his head, “Everything is fine” he said with a sad look on his face. I forgot about the food and held his hands, “Babe” I pulled his face up to look at me, “What’s wrong?” I asked him softly.
“You didn’t like anything I prepared.. this whole thing is a disaster” he said in a pained voice my heart cracked a little, “I love the food you prepared for me love, I really do. I love everything but I think… I should wait till the end” I said the last part to myself. He looked at me suspiciously, “Really?” He asked, I nodded my head in assurance, “Really” I said and pecked his lips softly.
He sighed and started eating his food. We began to talk about everything then he told me that he has been taking care of the paper work of my restaurant and the insurance company who claimed the entire loss. I was pretty relieved to hear that, I had spent my love and time on that place, it’s more than just a three floored restaurant for me. It’s my dream.
Anyway, now I get to renovate the place better, something Ariana had been nagging me to do for months now. At least something good came out of it. After sometime we started joking around, we talked about how epic our college was. Living in a hostel made us realise how pathetic life choices we make with our drunken friends.
“WHAT WAS I TO DO??! IN THE EYES OF THE LAW I WAS AN UNDER AGE!” He defended himself while I was clutching my stomach laughing, tears literally flowed out of my eyes, “That doesn’t mean you’ll fill up the water cooler with alcohol!!” I laughed falling on the floor.
“Hey! That was not neat! It’s not my fault that half the faculty was drunk! Who told them to keep on drinking??” He crossed his arms making me laugh harder.
During the 1950s when he joined a college for studying business, he along with his hostel mates had carts and carts of strong alcohol which they ‘just to hide it’ poured it in a water cooler. And what else would one think happened? The entire University was high.
“You’re no better! You kept weed in ventilator in the staff room of your University and locked the door!” He pointed at me. I got up from the floor and sat down on the chair, I put my hands up in surrender, “Well I just wanted them to have an unnerving experience of life” I said remembering that day.
I laughed, “Bruh Miss. Adams was sniffing Mr. David’s ass!” I laughed, “That dude was farting!” Sebastian joined me laughing hysterically, “There were three more teachers, one was crying caressing the table sensually the other two were making out, dry humping on each other” tear spilled out of my eyes as I clutched on my stomach my stomach.
When we both calmed down, a different air surrounded us making my heart race.
After a few minutes of silebce, he looked bhejnd me with a smile of relief, “Look behind” he said making me turn around.
My eyes went with the beauty, there it was the sun going down. The sky was light purple with hues of pink and blue blending sumptuously, the golden- organe lights of the sun making the sky look more bewitching. I stood up and walked towards the edge. I was standing there for a few minutes unaware of the changes behind me.