Feelings
Snow left the office early to go home and get ready for the dinner she had planned with Divean.
"Mother, can you and Alia help me choose what to wear for tonight?" She asked Divean's mother.
The two smiled and nodded.
Divean arrived a little later not seeing either his mother or daughter anywhere in the living room.
"Mom, Alia ...are you upstairs " he came calling moving upstairs.
"Dad, we are in here " his daughter answered.
He walked towards Snow's room and smiled meeting eyes with his daughter.
"Dad " she ran to him. He picked her up holding Alia in his arms.
"How is my angel " he kissed her cheeks.
"Am okay, Dad, welcome home " she let out.
"Thank you " he looked back at his mother who smiled.
"Where is ....." He stopped when Snow walked out.
"Guys what about this ...I think it will work....." She stopped realising the silence in the room. Her eyes met his.
It was a red velvet short dress. With diamonds stitching on the chest to the shoulder area. Tightly hugging her curves. Matching it with silver heels, her hair was up in a lossy ponytail and her lips painted in red lipstick.
Alia looked at her father's face and smiled, slowly she pushed herself away from him and took her grandmother's leading her away.
Divean gulped, eyes still glued to Snow.
"Your back?" she muttered.
"mmm".
"Welcome back," she said.
"Thank you " he moved closer to where she was.
Snow noticed the look in his eyes and chuckled.
"How do I look?" she asked him.
"Ahh...." he blinked realising he had been starting.
She was breathtaking and he found himself not being able to look away.
"So?". She asked
"Ahh...I should get ready too" he turned rushing away.
Snow frowned, was it bad or good?".
....
They arrived at the reserved restaurant, he helped her out of the car and led her inside.
He smiled when he noticed it was his favourite restaurant.
They took their seats and made their orders.
"How did you know?" he asked.
"Well am your wife, I need to know everything about you " she answered.
"Really...I find that not convincing. A few people know that it's my favourite " he said.
She smiled.
"You forget I used to be your rival. I knew everything about you " she said.
He blinked.
"You sound more like a stalker " he chuckled.
"Huh!?"
He laughed.
"Are you okay?" she asked him.
"I am, why do you ask?"
"Maybe because you were acting weird at work and around me " she let out.
"I wasn't " he denied it.
Snow smirked, "Is this about what I said last time ".
His face lost colour as ge quietly put his glass of water down.
"Am sorry it wasn't my intention to hurt your feelings" she said.
"I know but it was partly my fault too," he said.
Snow sighed.
"Why do you keep giving in like that? I hurt your feelings but you're still acting like it was your fault " she said.
He breathed gazing up at her.
"For it was...if I had not kissed you " he stopped placing his fork down." then you would not feel that way ".
She frowned. "I..I..." she stopped when a couple approached them from another table.
"Excuse me but are you the Alexander couple?" they asked.
Snow lowered her lace veil looking away.
Divean gazed up at the two nodding.
"Can we have a photo with you both...I can't believe am meeting you both face to face " the woman muttered.
Snow noticed Divean frowned and knew he was bothered by their presence. She slid her hand to his holding it.
"We would love to " she smiled getting up.
The woman beamed moving back.
Snow moved to Divean's side without warning sitting on his lap. She felt his body stiffen and smiled looking back at him.
"We need to look like a real couple, so hold me " she whispered.
"Oh okay" he moved his hands holding her waist.
The two women giggled as they took pictures of them then each of themselves next to them.
"Thank you very much," they said after.
Snow nodded.
"You can let go of me now " She turned to Divean who was still holding her.
"Oh...." his hands let go.
She smiled got up and went back to her seat.
"You can hold me again when we get home " she let out.
"Ahh..."
She giggled.
"You serious?" he asked.
She nodded.
"But I thought you...".
"Am sorry it was my fault...I didn't mean to hurt your feelings with how I answered " she let out.
Divean gazed at her.
Snow bit her lip, "It's not that I hate your touch Divean. It's more like it I can't control myself when you do ".
"You don't need to lie to make me feel better," he said.
She scoffed, "You think am lying ".
"Whenever I touch or kiss you...you seem to push me away right in the middle of it. Am sorry for not ever considering your feelings when I got you involved in all this " he muttered.
"Yes, you never considered my feelings when you got me into all this...but I have no right to complain. You saved me and gave me a new start " she said. "I now have a daughter with a mother-in-law who loves me and a very successful handsome husband "
He chuckled.
"Yes you might be using me but I am too. So it's even...and as for the other thing am not lying " she let out.
He sighed.
"I don't hate it believe me " she said.
"Okay "
After dinner, they rode in silence in the car. He had not said anything more after they spike and Snow decided not to either.
"Thank you for dinner," he said to her as they got to the house.
"Welcome, well then good night," she said heading upstairs.
"Good night ' he answered back.
He turned walking to his study, "Divean " she called.
When he turned she said.
"Will you take long?"
"Huh?'.
"Will you take long to come to bed?" she asked.
He was silent for a second then shook his head.
"No, I won't " he answered.
"Okay, then I will you wait for you in bed " she let out.
He nodded and walked off.