What's the one thing that you wish to accomplish before you die?
Blair's POV
Two weeks later
Pulling my bag strap back onto my shoulder, I walked on the pavement with a smile playing on my face. The past weeks was a complete blur as I spent time helping my dad organize the best launching party for the restaurant.
I was quickly brought out of my thoughts when I felt a tug on the leash of Zeus. Zeus was going all crazy as he saw people walking in all directions. His tongue was hanging out as he looked around excitedly.
"Come on, boy. We can't keep West waiting," I said as I bent down and picked him up. I watched as he wagged his tail ecstatically as he snuggled into my arms.
Walking into the coffee shop, I was instantly hit with the strong aroma of coffee lingering in the air. The endless conversations resonated around as I walked past the busy part of the coffee shop.
Looking around, I immediately spotted the blonde man sitting casually as he sipped on his coffee while he flipped through the pages of his book. I didn't waste any more time and walked towards him.
"Boo," I said abruptly as I sneaked up on him.
He jolted on his seat as he started breathing heavily.
"You nearly gave me a heart attack," he said as he observed me sitting down.
I chuckled as he contemplated me with a frown on his face.
"Oh come on, it wasn't that bad," I said as I took a seat.
"Yea of course. I wasn't even scared. So who is this little fella," he said as he stroked Zeus' head.
"This is Zeus, my son," I said as Zeus was nearly falling asleep in my lap.
"He is adorable," he said as he smiled at me.
I was about to say something when I felt a hand on my shoulder. As I turned around, I saw Nathan standing there with his hands crossed across his chest. The frown on his face was projecting the obvious frustration seeping through him.
"Blair, can I have a word with you," he said in a cold tone as he glared at me.
Sighing, I nodded. Nathan already started walking away from me without waiting for me.
"Can you just look after him for a few minutes. I'll be right back," I said to West as he picked Zeus up from my lap.
Quickly standing up, I sprinted towards Nathan who was standing at the other end of the coffee shop. Nathan was glaring at me more and more as I approached him.
"What's with the glaring," I said as I frowned.
"What are you doing here? With Fitzgerald," he said with anger evident in his voice.
"He is a friend. Why are you getting so worked up about this," I asked him.
"He is our biggest business rival and you are just casually hanging out with him? That is unbelievable. I don't know if I want to even trust that he is only your friend. What if you are giving his secret information on Cyen? I can't-," he kept on rambling as I looked at him completely taken aback.
"You are being dramatic, Nathan. Cyen is my husband and I am not going to betray him. You don't know anything about me so why are you assuming those things about me," I said as I suppress the strong urge to punch him straight into his face.
"I don't trust you. So I am coming along on this date of yours," he said before walking past me.
"It's not a date," I growled under my breath as I turned and followed Nathan back to the table where West was waiting for me.
What is it with this man and walking away?
West looked at Nathan in complete confusion as Nathan dragged a chair to our table. This man is so infuriating.
"I'm so sorry West. I forgot that I was supposed to have supper with Nathan today. You know, bonding time with my husband's best friend. I somehow forgot," I said as I tried to come up with a valid reason for Nathan's presence.
"No problem. Long time no see, Fontanella," West said as he straightened his jacket.
"What are you doing here with Blair, Fitzgerald," Nathan said rudely as he rested his elbow on the table as he glared intently at West.
"Nathan, be nice," I said as I kicked him under the table.
He winced as his gaze averted to my face.
"Don't kick me woman," he snapped at me while throwing glares at me.
"Where are your manners, Fontanella? Is that how you talk to a beautiful lady," West said as I took Zeus out of his lap.
"Where is the beautiful lady," Nathan said as pretended to look around.
"Can he be any more annoying," I thought to myself as I saw him lean back into his seat.
"Let's just order something to drink," I said trying to change the subject.
An hour passed by as we talked. Technically, me and West were talking while Nathan was glaring at the both of us as he sipped on his coffee loudly. It was as if he was constantly reminding me that I am doing something wrong.
"It was really nice hanging out today , we should definitely do that again," he said as we all got up to leave.
"Yea of course anytime," I said as I put Zeus down.
"Yea we will see about that. We need to go now," Nathan said as he grabbed my wrist and started pulling me with him.
"It's fine, Fontanella. I'll drop her off," West said making Nathan stop his tracks.
"No need, she needs to come with me," Nathan said firmly.
With that, he rushed us out without even looking back.
"Did you have to be so rude," I asked him as I walked to the passenger side.
"Oh come on, I was merely being rude," he said as he smirked at me.
"Besides, I didn't need you to come babysit me the entire time," I said feeling annoyed.
"Zeus you better not poop in my car," Nathan said as he looked at Zeus and completely ignored me.
I scoffed as Nathan pet Zeus.
"Anyways why do you hate me so much," I asked him as he started driving away from the coffee shop.
"Hate is a strong word. I am just vigilant when it has to do with you," he said as he chuckled.
"It doesn't seem like it. I can sense the hate radiating from you," I said.
"Now you are being absurd," he said as he shook his head.
"Let's just stop this and actually get to know about each other since we will be seeing each other a lot. After all, you are Cyen's best friend so we might as well get along," I said honestly.
"Who would have thought that you were actually a mature person," Nathan said making me scoff.
I pinched him arm as I felt annoyed by his words.
"Hey no assault on the driver unless you want us to get into an accident," Nathan said jokingly.
I couldn't help but laugh at his words. He glanced at me shortly and laughed as well.
"Anyways so quick question, did Cyen know that you were out with West Fitzgerald," Nathan asked me as he went back to his monotonous voice.
"He doesn't need to know where I am 24/7 but yea I did tell him that I was meeting up with a friend," I said as played with Zeus who was in my lap.
"You better not be cheating on him," Nathan said without a hint of hesitation in his voice.
"Nathan, seriously what is wrong with you? Why do you have to be such a dick? How many times do I have to tell you that West is just a friend of mine," I said, feeling truly exasperated by his words.
Following my words, the car was evaded by an uncomfortable silence between me and Nathan as he drove me back home. Sometimes, I find it hard to believe that Stephan is friend with someone who is a complete opposite to him. Correction: they are best friends
No further words were exchanged as I got out of Nathan's car and made my way to the front door. Hearing the roar of the engine of the car, I knew Nathan was driving away.
I guess we made absolutely no progress in getting along at all.
As soon as we walked in, I freed Zeus of his leash. He didn't waste any time in running around. As he ran, his ears flopped up and down. You could even hear the sound of his little paws hitting the marbles.
Looking at the clock, I saw that it was already six o'clock so that meant that Cyen would be home soon.
After changing into comfortable clothes, I made my way to the kitchen. Since Kelly is not coming to work today, I will be making dinner for me and Cyen.
"Whose tippy tappies am I hearing," I said as I heard Zeus's little paws hitting the ground.
He instantly barked as he came into the kitchen and put down his toy which was in his mouth. Picking up the toy, I started playing fetch with him as I cooked dinner.
With my favourite podcast, mile higher podcast, playing in the background and Zeus sitting next to my legs as he chewed on his toy, I finally finished making dinner. It has already been forty five minutes that I have been cooking this master piece.
"Honey I'm home," I heard Cyen's voice resonates in the living room.
I chuckled as I heard his words.
"Well you seem to be in a good mood," I said out loud as I watched Zeus sprint into the living room.
A few seconds later, Cyen emerged into the kitchen with Zeus in his arms. Zeus was already comfortable in his arms, ready to fall asleep.
"It smells amazing in here," he said as he placed Zeus down and he sat down.
"Thanks. So how was work," I said as I came and sat in front of him.
I observed him as he slid his jacket off of his shoulders, revealing the tight buttoned-up shirt underneath it. His biceps looked like they were restraint against the tight fabric of his shirt as he moved his arms.
"... so yeah then he said that he was happy to retire," Cyen said but I could hardly focus as I was distracted for a second.
"That sounds great. Why don't you go and change, then we can have dinner. I'm starving," I said as I watch him pet Zeus.
About thirty minutes later, we were both sitting at the table, enjoying the dinner that I made for us. The conversation was flowing nicely between us, without any awkwardness in the air. Zeus was quietly having his own dinner just beside us.
"... that is just something that fascinates me to a whole other level. I mean I even believe that the Ancient Sumerians were either guided by advanced aliens civilizations to build a civilized society. Or the ancient Sumerians might be exiled aliens and we all might be descendants of that species," I said before taking a sip of my water.
"I like the idea of being alien descendants. That truly leaves room for thoughts," Cyen said as he was fully invested in the conversation we were having.
Who would have thought that the both of us would be bonding over ancient civilization talk?
"It really sucks that they haven't been able to decipher any of the plates from that era," I exclaimed disappointingly.
"Totally out of context but do you want to go on a honeymoon," he said as he stared at me directly into my eyes.
"Huh? Um a honeymoon," I asked him as I felt confused.
"Yeah my father has been asking me constantly when we were planning to go and I kept stalling him but he won't let it go," he said quickly.
Somehow, I felt a little hint of disappointment with his answer. It's not like I wanted to go on a honeymoon or anything like that.
"Well I guess we could go. I haven't gone on a vacation in really long time. When did you last go on vacation," I asked him trying my best to be casual about the whole thing.
"I don't even remember. It must have been like two years since I traveled," he said as he chuckled.
"Well you deserve a vacation. So let's have this honeymoon," I said excitedly.
Looking back at him, I saw him staring back at me as he had a smirk on his face. Oh shit, was I too excited for this.
It was now 8 o'clock and it was pitch black outside. After finishing cleaning up the mess that Zeus made when he ate, I decided to go outside and enjoy the beautiful twinkly sky.
Sitting down on the bench in the backyard, I contemplate the majestic sky with stars flooding all four corners. The stars were shining like small diamonds worth millions. I felt like they were so far, yet so close.
Stars have a special meaning to me. When I was younger, I would have those crazy vivid nightmares that would terrorize me, well they still do but I seem to be having more peaceful nights now. That's beside the point. The point is that in order to sleep a little better when I was younger, I bought these fairy lights that would hang onto the ceiling of my bedroom. Whenever I would stare at them, I would picture the endless night sky filled with stars and that would somehow soothe me to sleep.
I was quickly brought out of my thoughts when I felt a droplet of water clash onto my shoulders. Shortly after, it started drizzling. Looking up and closing my eyes, I felt each and every drop of rain hit my face.
As the glided down my face, I felt a sense of relief wash over me. An unknown tension that was there was now slowly drifting away with the relaxing sensation of the rain against my skin as the pace of the rain slowly picked up.
As I took in the moment, I felt a hand on my shoulder, bringing me back to reality. Swiftly, I turned to face Cyen who was now getting drenched.
"What are you doing," he said as he looked at me as if I was crazy,
The urgency to smile came over me as I watched standing in front of me in the rain.
"It's relaxing," I said as I chuckled.
"You are so weird," he said as he shook his head in disbelief.
In response, I just looked at him and smiled.
For a quick second, I caught this unknown feeling arising from within as I stare at my husband. His hair was sticking to his forehead as the water slipped to his face. I was already fully captivated by his emerald pearly eyes. At this moment, I felt like I was melting under his gaze.
The rhythmic thumping of my heart against my chest was the only thing I was hearing as his hand lifted to my cheeks. His fingertips grazed my cheek as he put the strand of hair, that was sticking down my face, behind my ears.
The tingling sensation in the pit of my stomach didn't seem to ever stop as I stare at his every action. He slowly leaned towards my face as I couldn't help but stare at his lips which were slightly parted.
I indistinctly shut my eyes as I felt his lips touched mine, pulling me into a lingering kiss. With his hand on my lower back, I felt him pull me closer to him, only to deepen our kiss. The feeling of his tongue exploring my mouth made my knees wobbly. Leaning against his body, my mind went blank as I took in the pleasure of kissing Cyen.
Suddenly, I pulled away, gasping for air. As I looked at him, not knowing what to expect, I felt my lips trembled as I felt the presence of his lips which were there just a few seconds ago. My breathing was as quick as ever as I was waiting for him to say something.
"You are so beautiful," he said as he suddenly cupped my face.
What in the world is happening? I just had the best kiss ever, not that I have a lot of kisses experience to compare it to though.
Feeling my whole body go numb, I couldn't tell if this was a mere figment of my imagination or that was the plain reality. The feeling seemed indescribable as I stare at him. Cyen just kissed me.
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Hey guys, I hope that you enjoy this chapter. I didn't seem to be able to stop writing for a moment and it's already been a long chapter.
I kind of love this chapter.
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