Chapter 84

(Ammy)

I stood leaning on the car with a smile.I must say that speaking to him made me feel much better.Much lighter, less pain now.

It was as though his voice was my heart ache antidote.

I had never given it a thought that we could have such an enjoyable conversation.

His sweet voice had made me almost forget that I was truly mad at him earlier.

"Hey..."I heard Richie call out.I glanced his way just to find him looking back at me.It was getting colder outside but I had not noted that when talking to Max.

I snapped from my daze and walked to the house after him.

"It seems my idea wasn't bad at all, huh?"he spoke with a silly smile on his lips.

"I guess it wasn't,"I responded calmly smiling back at him.I took my seat across from where he sat.I tucked the strand of hair that had fallen to my face behind the ear and raised my eyes to his side.

He was staring at me, with a crazy smile.

What was that for?

I smiled back at him not knowing why he was smiling so broadly about.

"Do you do anything?...like working?"he finally asked.

"Nope, I guess am just a house wife or something of that sort,"I responded smiling at how dump that sounded.

He nodded for a while, then asked another question.

"You don't work with your husband or in your his companies or hotels and casinos?"

My brows furrowed a little at his statement.I knew he owned a company but hotels and casinos,I only knew of one, in Frea, where we met.

Anyways that explains why he was Soo rich.

"No I don't."

What followed next was a cold silence between us as I waited for him to ask another question.

"Are..."we both started at the same time causing us to laugh abit at that.

"You go first,"

I offered after recovering from the laugh.

"Ladies first,"he responded smiling.

I took the opportunity and began.

"Are you dating?"I asked narrowing my eyes curiously at him.He stared at me for quite a while without responding.

"Are you sure that's what you wanted to ask?"he finally responded.

Ofcourse I was.

He had been asking quite personal things about me so I was returning the favor.

'Or was there something else I was supposed to ask!?'I questioned myself inwardly.

"Yeah."

"Currently am not dating.I broke up with this particular lady not soo long ago."

A particular lady, quite interesting.

"So why aren't you dating now?"my mouth blabbered the question out of nowhere.

It's out of nowhere because I had not planned on asking that.

If he wasn't dating now then it's cool, it wasn't my business but my mouth betrayed my mind.

"Maybe am trying to get myself to heal...or maybe I haven't found the right person,"he responded, his voice lowering and his gaze steady on me as he spoke the last part of his statement.

I gazed back at him as he spoke and flashed a satisfied smile at him.

To heal... satisfactory response.

But that gaze of his was confusing.Why did he keep on gazing at me in that manner?...and what was that extra spark in his eyes.

"You must be going to work tomorrow so you should probably go to bed now,"I spoke my mind while smiling at him.

He nodded then stood from his seat and walked to me.

I sat still as he slowly approached my side.

He bent down to my height as I was sitted.I remained still waiting to see his next move first.I had no reason to yank away...he was my cousin who was much more of a brother now, so I needed not to get startled.

"Goodnight Ammy,"he whispered in my ears then kissed my cheek fondly.I remained silent for a while but smiled at him briefly.

"Goodnight,"I whispered back as he walked away.

He turned and looked at me, his eye lids lowered and a warm inviting smile still on his lips.

That was quite strange, right?

I smiled back at him but my smile faded as soon as he disappeared from my sight, and a frown took it's place.

I couldn't tell why he was behaving so strange but all same, he wasn't there now.

I laid on the couch and fixed my eyes in the screen before me.

I had no reason to go to bed early.No husband to prepare breakfast for, atleast for this week, no work and no kids to prepare for school the next morning but I just had the whole day to myself, to cook, eat, do some cleaning then go back to sleep if I wanted to.

It was getting late by the hour and I was drowsing to sleep.My lids were heavy and my eyes were almost shutting down.

I got up from the couch, switched the tv off and dragged my sleepy self to bed.

I pushed the door closed after walking in and put the light off.I walked to the bed and tucked myself in the velvet blankets and closed my eyes.

The bed was very warm.

Warm than the normal warmth it always had.

Even the scent was different.It was not the normal smell of sweet passion on my room but a different smell lingered in the air.

It was familiar..

I took a deep breath as I welcomed more of the pleasing aroma penetrate my nostrils.

The rich smell of amber.

No it wasn't familiar, I knew that scent....that specific kind of warmth.

I frowned in my sleep.

How did he get here?....when?...how did he know my room and why didn't I see him when I got to my room?

I slowly opened my eyes in the light darkness of the room.

It was him.

"How did you get here?...I mean when?"I whispered my question.

"I told you I would come if you miss me too much,"he whispered back, his rich baritone voice filling the room.

Oh yeah, he did but I thought that he was just saying it...but not serious about it.

I remained silent as I looked into his handsome face.

Damn, this man is so handsome!

I ogled at his handsome musculine face.

"Or you didn't miss me?...should I go!"

"No... don't leave, I really missed you...so much,"I snapped my answer, my hand raising on it's own to his face.

His face was so musculine but his skin was so soft...what a contrast that is!

I traced his musculine side down to his chin, subconsciously raised my thumb to his lips and brushed through it.

How I had longed for him to let me touch him this way...to feel his skin.

I smiled lightly as a drop of tear fell from my eyes.

He raised his hand and wiped it off.

"I hate seeing you cry so never shed a tear in my presence,"he spoke in a low voice.

"If that's true then why did you do that Max?...why did you sleep with her?"I asked a new wave of pain jolting in my chest.

There was a short but deafening silence between us before he could speak.

"Do you think I would do that to you?...I love you Ammy and I would never think of doing that to you,"he whispered caressing my cheek affectionately.

Gulp*

Did I hear that right?

My ears stood still and my eyes widened a bit.

Did I hear that right?

Did he say that he loves me?

I chuckled lightly in disbelief.

That's impossible, right?....he had said that he wouldn't have anything to do with lowlife THING like me, right?

Or I also heard that wrong?

I chuckled lightly again still in disbelief.

"Are you saying..."I began but I didn't know what to say.

"I mean it Ammy.I love you so much and I think am the luckiest man to have married such a pretty lady,"he continued and I fell into a daze, staring at his beautiful face.

I wanted to say that I love him too but my lips stayed closed.

I wanted to smile but again my lips refused me.

I wanted to hug him but again I was afraid I would hug him and he would disappear in my arms and this moment would not last.

I wanted us to stay like this, gazing into each other's eyes.I was so engrossed in his beauty, ogling at his features that I didn't know when or how he crossed the distance between us but I felt his lips on mine, his hand supporting my head in the process.

His lips were warm,his hand quite cold as he slipped it into my shirt and held my waist possessively, pulling me even closer to himself.