𝕎𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 - 𝔻𝕖𝕧𝕚'𝕝𝕤 ℕ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝔽𝕒𝕟𝕗𝕚𝕔

Chapter 18

 P.O.V Alice

It has been a week since the inauguration party, I've never seen Ivarsen so busy, but it's okay, I've been busy as well, I'm currently at the kitchen restaurant and it's Friday so the house is full, I'm making some fresh pasta when my assistant comes to my side

"Hey, boss"

"Yes, David?" I put the dough in a bowl and cover with a clean towel, putting in the fridge

"Your boyfriend is here" he says

"Oh, okay, do we have a free table?" I ask, washing my hands

"Yes, he's already sat down, but he wanted to talk to you" he says

"Okay, are you busy? Because I was going to make some pesto" I tell him

"No, not at all, I can make it for you" David says gettering the ingredients and I leave the kitchen, looking for my boyfriend, I find him a booth in the back, when he sees me, he gets up standing his hand for me to get it, I hold his hand smiling and he kisses the back of it

"You look absolutely beautiful, my love" Ivar says

"Thank you, babe" I say, sitting by his side "You wanted to talk to me?"

Ivar was smiling, he leaned and gave me a quick kiss on my lips

"We have a party tomorrow, 6 PM, at my parents' house" he said, oh yes, I forgot to mention, Ivarsen moved in with me, the day after the inauguration party, I smiled at him

"Couldn't you tell me that through some message? I know how tired you get after a long day" I ask him, running my hand through his hair

"But I did, and I also wanted to dine here" he said

"Oh, sorry, I didn't take a break yet" I said, and he arched a brow

"What time did you got here?" he asked me, caressing my cheek

"At 5 pm, why? What time is it?" I ask him

"It's 9 pm, darling" he says, and my eyes are wide, and he laughs "Eat with me, take a break, you can help them when is time to close" he caresses my face, leaning to kiss me, I smiled, kissing him back

"Fine, order for us, I'll be right back" I tell him getting up and going into the kitchen, looking for my sous chef, Layla, I find her at the desserts area

"Hey Layla, I'll be taking a long break, as soon as we're about to close I'll come back, okay"

"You got it, boss" she says, and I go to the locker room to change, when I got back, Ivar had already ordered wine and I smiled at him, sitting by his side

"What did you order?" I ask him, sipping my glass of wine

"Fries, of course and the pasta with pesto for both of us" Ivar said

"I love it" I said smiling

We stayed talking for some time and the food was brought to us, we ate, his hand never leaving my thigh

"So, why a party?" I asked, I saw his body language change, his eyes were wide for a second, his body was tense, and he almost choked on his food "Something wrong?"

"No... it's just a simple party, my father's idea" Ivarsen said, he was hiding something

"What should I wear?" I ask him, finishing the content of my glass

"A dress, one of your silk ones" he said

"Okay" I say, and he relaxes by my side, thinking that I didn't notice the subtle change in his behavior. We finished eating and after some time I had to go back to the kitchen to help with the cleaning, since the restaurant was closing for the day. After I'm finished, I get my things at the locker room and meet Ivarsen outside of the restaurant, only seeing my car