Curves and Love

Chapter 27

Iris pov *

I finally reached my home, I was tired as hell and the heavy traffic made it worse. I entered the lift and mechanically pressed the button. I leaned on the rail closing my eyes for a moment; they hurt with so much cries and exhaustion. Adam didn't return to work after our argument so my brain didn't stop over thinking a million questions were jostling in my head, where is he? With who? Have I done the right thing? Did I choose the right words? I will become insane... Often after the anger come the regret and questioning but I shook my head to clear my thoughts.

"You did right Iris don't doubt yourself "My brain said but my heart....

I was bringing back by the lift's sound. I opened my door with just one idea curling in my bed with a cover over my head after taking sleeping pills. But I was startled by a light. I stopped in my tracks looking at it. It was a projector and just some seconds after a photo was reflected on the wall of my living room then another one followed by dozen more. I felt my bags slipped from my hand and my knees gave up on me until I was kneeled on the floor just looking at these pics without a blink, I couldn't move. Every picture was more beautiful than the one before. Ones where he was kissing me among crowd, other where he was holding my hand proudly and the most beautiful ones were at college where he was looking at me like I was the most precious thing in the world. I didn't even know when these of college were taken but what shocked me the most that he kept them, he cherished them.I couldn't believe it after like a half an hour it stopped and my living room was enlightened. I looked up only to lock eyes with the most beautiful ones.

"Adam..." I whispered

He walked towards me, grabbed my shoulders to make me stand. He caressed my cheeks with his knuckles staring at me warmly, but it didn't last because after a moment he released me and asked coldly

"Well Miss Olsen tell me what did you see in these photos?"

I didn't understand his questions so I looked at him without a word and the emotion I was feeling at this moment didn't help.

"Did you see by any chance on these photos any shame in my eyes?"

I shook my head and lowered my eyes ashamed of myself.

He put his finger under my chin to make me look at him

"What did you see then?" He said

I couldn't utter a word all I saw was everything except shame I was wrong, I was just so upset and angry that I didn't see the truth trough his eyes. After a long silence he spoke again

"Did you lose your tongue in the last few hours?" He asked sarcastically

"I clearly remember hearing so much bullshit coming from the same mouth not long ago!"

I closed my eyes tightly avoiding his cold eyes.

"I am going to tell you then; in my point of view all I can see is happiness, longing, pride and love"

I widened my eyes at his words

"Yes Iris, why are you surprised? You don't believe that I love you...that I can be in love with you? Or maybe that I am not capable of love and that all I can do is using you for my own pleasure!" He yelled the last words

"Adam I ..." I tried to speak walking towards him but he stopped me

"No Iris it was your words, wasn't it? You are just an assistant for me and I am the bastard boss who is using you..."

I finally reached him taking his hand in mine, he was about to pull it but I grabbed with force

"I am sorry, so sorry" I said kissing his hand

"You made me... feel so cheap"

"I know... please forgive me" I pleaded looking straight at him with his hand still in mine.

He let out a sight and took me in his arms.

"I am sorry too; I didn't expect that my behaviour will hurt you this much... My goal was not to ignore you or made you feel unwanted it's just that we didn't discuss about it. I didn't want to introduce you as my girlfriend before asking you. I didn't want to decide for you I wouldn't have chosen this term on you anyway...About the fact that I didn't touch you and believe me it was hard to stop myself but I did it for you..." He stopped when I detached myself from him. He cupped my face and gently kissed my forehead and continued

"You know how much these people can be... always judging so to avoid any rude comment towards you I behaved the more professionally as I can but to protect you from them I hurt you the most and I am really sorry about it baby"

At this level my eyes were lost in his just looking at his fabulous man in front of me and I felt so ashamed to doubt him like I did but in the same time that allowed me to know how much I mean to him and I couldn't be more happy.

"Will you forgive me" He asked bringing me back

I smiled tenderly at him and kissed him with all the love, need and passion I had at this moment.

He stuck his forehead on mine while caressing my cheeks with his thumbs.

"Don't ever doubt yourself Iris Olsen, forget all the nonsense words you heard during your life because you are a beautiful, an amazing and a strong woman that any man would dream to have next to him. And I can't be more proud and happy to be this lucky bastard"

I chuckled at his words. Adam took a step back and grabbed my hands in his huge ones

"I want you to remind just my last words and erase all the rest; I want you to beat all your insecurities and doubts and only remember that I love everything about you... and only you"

My tears were running now impossible for me to stop them, I didn't want to anyway. After a day or sad cries I will not stop the happy ones.

He sat on the couch and put me on his lap circling his arms around my waist. We stayed in comfortable silence.

"How would you have introduced me?" I asked after a moment

"What?" He said with a frown

"You said that you would have chosen another term to introduce me so which one?"

"My woman" He replied proudly

I hide my face in his neck feeling my shyness on my cheeks; I took a deep breath to inhale his manly scent. Minutes later he spoke again

"What about a good dinner? I will order something even if I am hungry of something else" He said with a smirk his ayes darkening

"Oh my God Adam you are shameless and you just broke the mood" I said looking disgusted

"Which mood?"

"You were so romantic seconds ago and you couldn't stop yourself to be naughty"

"What I missed my woman" He replied laughing hard

"Whatever" I fake annoyance

"Ok ok I will make it up to you what about I order something delicious and a bouquet of lilies your favourite...I will set a beautiful table with candles and nice cutlery while you take a warm bath that of course I will prepare romantic enough for you?" Adam said

"Well sounds perfect" I replied with a broad smile. He smashed his lips on mine for long minutes. After catching our breath I said softly

"Say it again"

"What?"

"You know what I am talking about I want to hear it again" I replied with almost broken voice. He kept looking at me with so much emotion that I thought I will melt.

"I love you Iris"

I closed my eyes hearing his words like to record them and replied

"I love you Adam"