LUCIUS
I took another look at the small fancy bag that was beside me in the car. It contained a lipstick and a pair of earrings that I wasn’t too sure I had picked out correctly.
Reaching for the bag, I held it for a few seconds before dropping it back on the car seat. The matte peach colored lipstick would definitely look great on Lisa’s lips and the pair of diamond pearl earrings had to look great too.
The car stopped in front of the mansion and I picked the bag back into my left hand, grabbing my suitcase with my right hand.
The door was pulled open and I stepped out, my gaze on the woman walking towards me in a half limp and half run.
Damn… Just how much did I wreck her legs?
She spread her arms as she got to me and I spread mine a bit for her. Lisa threw herself on me, wrapping her hands around me and hugging me for a few seconds.
My left hand wrapped around her waist and held her close to me back. Those few seconds of hugging her made me feel alive and it felt like my life was suddenly turning bright.
She pulled back from the hug with a smile on her face.
“Welcome”
“How was your day?” I asked her, my hand still wrapped around her waist and keeping her close to me.
“It was great, I guess”
“Had fun with your friend?”
“Yes. How do you know she came over?” She asked.
“It’s my home, cupcake. Of course I know who comes in and goes out”
“I guess so” she chuckled.
“Why did you rush out though?”
“Oh, I was going to step out anyways. I wanted to go see the garden since you weren’t home yet”
“I shouldn’t stop you from doing so. Why don’t we head to the garden, then?” I asked.
“Sure!” Her hands slid off my shoulders as I threw my suitcase at one of my men.
“Drop it in the living room” I ordered and took Lisa’s hand with my now free hand.
“Let’s go” I said to her and we had only walked a few steps when Lisa noticed the bag in my hand.
“What’s that?” She asked.
“Oh, I got you something. Let’s get to the garden first” I replied and saw her smile get brighter.
In no time, we were in the garden and abandoning the bench, we settled for the soft lush grass that overlooked the bed of flowers and few huge trees in the garden.
“Now, can I see what you got for me?” She asked, excitement in her voice.
“Easy. There you go” I handed it over to her and watched her bring out the lipstick.
“It looks great!” She said with awe in her voice and reached inside the bag again for the pair of earrings.
“OMG! This… This is beautiful!”
“Glad you like it”
“Like? I love them” she said and threw her arms around me once again, giving me that warmth that brightened me up again.
Damn!
“I want to see how the earring looks on you” I pulled away from the hug slowly, not wanting to feel the warmth for longer. No, I wanted to feel it for longer but that was it exactly! I shouldn’t be wanting too much from Lisa.
“I’ll put it on right now” she had a broad smile on her face.
“Let me help with that, Cupcake” I took it from her and helped her fix both earrings to her ears.
“There’s no mirror for me to check. How do I look?” She asked, cupping her face and looking at me.
The moonlight shone down on her face and in that moment, her beauty looked ethereal and I felt my heart pounding within me.
Get a hold, Lucius! Get a grip on yourself, Devine!
“You are beautiful. Just like always” those words left me as sincerely as it could be.
“I will check it out in a mirror when I get in but I am sure they look beautiful on me” she smiled and then hugged me again.
“Thank you for getting it for me”
“It’s nothing, Cupcake” I reached my right hand to her face and gently caressed it.
“What flowers do you like the most?” I questioned.
“Why do you want to know?”
“Because I want? Go on, tell me Cupcake”
“I love red roses, white roses, tulips and statice are so beautiful too” she replied and I immediately took mental note of it.
“This garden has beautiful red roses and tulips” she pointed her hand towards a bed of tulips and I got on my feet.
I walked over to the bed of roses, plucked one rose and did the same with a tulip. I walked back to her and handed both to her.
“They are so pretty”
“Not as pretty as you are” I whispered underneath my breath, settling down beside her.
“Do you want me to try out the lipstick?” She asked.
“Sure”
She picked the lipstick and applied it on her lips, smacking the beautiful plump lips. She turned to me and I was immediately assured I had made the right choice of lipstick.
She looked gorgeous.
“There’s no mirror here but I should be able to see myself in your eyes” she said and stared deeply into my eyes.
“I truly look beautiful” she mumbled to herself, still staring into my eyes while I just remained mesmerized by her.
I was falling for Lisa. Yes, I wanted her body and yes, I wanted to protect her because she is Seb’s daughter but now, I could feel something else. It was something I had never felt before.
Shit! I was growing feelings for Lisa. I was starting to fall in love with her. Lisa wasn’t looking at her reflection in my eyes anymore, she was looking at me instead and it seemed like the exact same thing that was going on in my mind was going through her mind.
She was looking at me, her eyes filled with something completely different from just the sexual want. Her lips parted but she said nothing.
Our gaze remained locked with each other as I leaned in, inching closer until we could feel each other’s breath. Dropping my gaze to her lips, I took her lips into mine and kissed her softly.
It was the softest kiss I had shared with Lisa and it was the kiss that messed up with my head the most. It was the kiss that affirmed my feelings for Lisa.
I was loving Lisa! And that… That wasn’t great news.