"The Caregiver and the Mob Boss" ❦
Avelina makes her money by taking care of those who can't take care of themselves. When she is handed a case about a man who had needed a personal caregiver, she accepts. One thing Avelina never anticipated was the...
Jubliant /ju-bli-ant/ adj. feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
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AVELINA WOKE UP to the sound of the shower running. She sat up in bed before running her hand through her hair. Her mind was constantly replaying last night's events on repeat. All Avelina could do was pinch her lip as a smile formed on her face.
Just in time, the sound of running water suddenly came to a stop. Avelina turned to look up at the door just as Adrik opened it with a towel around his waist. She couldn't help but look at his wound to make sure it wasn't excessively bleeding.
"Are you okay?" She asked, moving the blanket from her body and standing-well, attempting to stand. The moment she stood up, she allowed herself to sit back down due to the pain she felt deep down below. It was a sharp feeling that stabbed her lower region, and her face made sure to grimace as evidence of it.
"I am okay. Well, my side is still in immense pain which would result in my answer as bad. Although, I am feeling more jubilant than normal which is what I suppose is good. So, going based solely on averages of the two feelings, I am feeling okay," he explained. Avelina nodded her head slowly in response.
She then watched as he walked off into the closet. A sigh moved past her lips while she found herself using her fingers to comb through her thick strands of hair.
"Avelina," Adrik called out to her from the closet.
"Yes?"
"May you come in here for a moment?" He asked. She bit down on her lip and moved to stand up again, but was only welcomed with pain.
"Uh, is it important?" She asked, wincing slightly. He stepped out of the closet with a tie in his hand.
"I want to impress you," he told her before showing her the second tie he had in his other hand. One was blue and the other was black. "Which one do you prefer on me?"
"Blue," she let out. He nodded his head and walked back into the closet. A smile thrust itself onto her features at the realization that he always wore black ties with his suits. It made me her proud to see he was stepping out of his comfort zone-even if it was for something as small as a tie.
After just a few seconds, he walked right out of the closet and toward the bed. She couldn't help but gaze at him until he was directly in front of her. Avelina really loved looking at him.
"I'm going to go take a shower," she spoke out randomly to fill the silence that was bouncing off the walls. Adrik sat down beside her on the bed. Avelina placed her hand on top of Adrik's while never meeting his gaze. She could feel his eyes drilling holes into the top of her head, but she couldn't manage to look up at him. All she could focus on was his hand and how badly she wanted to grab it and hold it for as long as he'd let her.
"Last night was amazing," she told him before finally looking up into the depth of his eyes. He didn't say anything after that, so she finally decided to grab hold of his hand before pecking his lips.
