Jayce’S POV.
“You are dismissed.” I give my final statement. I start arranging the files on my desk, expecting Reed to rise up and leave so I can leave as well, but I can feel his heated gaze on my head as I busy myself with organising my table. “Why are you looking at me like that?” I ask, not sparing him a glance.
“I’m just amazed by your eagerness to go home.” I stop fidgeting around and look at him.
I don’t know how, but his points are always very accurate. All the time, he leaves me wondering if I have a hole in my head through which he sees everything going on in it, because I don’t know how it’s possible for him to be able to read me so much. It’s almost creepy.
“And who says I am?” I try to pretend. He scoffs.
“Don’t give me that serious look. I know what’s running in your mind. ‘Oh, I’ve got to hurry up and go meet Alora. If I don’t see her in the next five minutes, I’m going to lose my breath!”
“That’s not how I talk!”
“I didn’t say that’s how you talk. That’s how you think!”
“Well at least I’m not shying away from her because I like her. I didn’t tell her to leave my house when I first kissed her!” I fire back and I think I might have been too harsh with my words because the way Reed’s shoulders sag makes my heart stink.
Bad move, Jayce.
“I think I might have gone way overboard with my words. I’m sorry, but stop provoking me!” Reed rises from his seat, my eyes follow him as I rise up as well.
I swear I can’t explain why I feel so connected to him.
Why do I feel so hurt after saying such mean things to him? Why does it affect me so much?
“I’m going to surprise you.” Is all he says as he walks out of the office. I sigh in heavily and pick up my cell phone from the table.
We’ll talk properly tomorrow.
For now, I need to see my mate.
It’s six pm on the dot when I arrive at my Chambers. It’s earlier than usual. Because of Lloyd’s absence, Reed and I worked all day without taking any break and it led to us finishing the work for the day earlier than usual and that’s why I’m able to come home at this time.
My entire body feels giddy as I ascend the staircase that leads to my bedroom.
Just the thought of seeing my mate is making my insides melt.
That’s how much I love her. How much I want to be around her all the time. How much she means to me. I’m nothing without her.
I’m surprised to turn the doorknob and the door opens up. She didn’t lock. I crane my neck and peek into the room to scan the scenario, expecting to see her either on the bed or in the sitting area, but she’s nowhere to be found in the bedroom. I don’t get the time to feel worried because immediately, I hear a faint sound of water splashing in the bathroom.
She’s taking her bath.
I calmly step into the bedroom and close the door behind me with a big smile on my face.
She’s taking a bath.
That means she’s in there, in that bathroom, naked, under the shower with water pouring on her head, wetting her thick auburn curls and cascading down her perfect slim body.
Blood rushes into my dick and it hardens. I’m on fire.
When?
When am I ever going to touch my mate?
I’ve been asking myself this question for some time now.
I spin around when I get the sound of a door opening and I can’t believe what I’m seeing right now.
Reign is standing in the doorway of the bathroom, gloriously naked with water trickling down every inch of her body. Wet strands of her hair fall down on her back and her eyes are wide open in shock.
She didn’t know I had come in.
She thought she was alone in here.
This is not good.
“Arghhhh!!!”” She screams at the top of her lungs and runs into the bathroom, shutting the door hard behind her.
I stay glued to my spot, confused as fuck!
I have no idea what to do with myself.
To go out. To scream as well. To stay. To go over and talk to her… I don’t know.
The image of her naked body has been tattooed in my mind. It’s never going to fade.
Holy Moon goddess, Alora is sexy!
I snap my eyes shut and exhale heavily. I breathe hard. I even break a sweat. My entire body feels like I’m on fire.
Alora will be the end of me.
About Ten minutes later, I’m still planted on the spot. The door to the bathroom opens, revealing a very flushed version of Alora. Her entire face is red with shyness.
Shy.
She’s fucking shy?
Why the hell is she shy?
“Jayce.” Her voice is no more than a whisper. I fight my urge to laugh. Acting like this makes her look so cute.
“Yes baby.” She’s standing several metres away from me, playing with her fingers and sinking her teeth in her button lip.
I have warned her time and again not to do that in my presence. She had no idea how much it turns on.
“Are you shy because I saw you naked?” I ask, when I notice she’s not going to say anything else to me. My heart falls into my stomach when she nods her head. Calmly, carefully, I close the distance between us and stare at her softly.
Her hair strands are still wet. She has on a white bathing rob and a pair of flip-flops on her feet. She looks like a bag of candy I would love to devour right now.
“You do know that we are eventually going to have sex, right?” Her gaze flicks to my face. I calmly nod my head. “Yes. We are. I haven’t said it’s going to be now, or soon, but eventually. So there’s no need for you to act shy because I saw you naked.”
“I know. It’s just that I can’t help it. It… it just you know…” She stops, her gaze on me hardens.
She frowns.
“If you didn’t come in, we wouldn’t be here!”
“I’m not the one who left the door open. If you had locked it, I would have waited outside and we wouldn’t be here either!” I defend myself. She winces and bites her lips. “If it brothers you so much that I’ve seen your nakedness, I’m going to try as much as I can to wipe the image off my mind.” I lie. She scoffs and shakes her head in disbelief.
“What do you take me for? A five year old? How dare you tell me such a lame lie.” I chuckle and pull her into my arms. I place my chin on her red hair and gently rub her back.
“You are so cute when you’re upset” I kiss her forehead. “Don’t be around naked. We both share this bedroom. You are making me feel things I’m trying to restrict myself from feeling.” Her body tenses in my arms, but I don’t let her go.
As I ride on with rubbing her back, her naked body displays in my mind like a power point presentation.
There’s no going back.