Page 229 of Dream On, Liar

“Oh. Sorry.”

“Don’t be,” He placed a kiss on my cheek before I felt his fingers slipped beneath the edge of the blindfold. “You ready?”

“Yes.”

“Three.”

I felt my smile growing.

“Two.”

My fingers curled around his wrist.

“One.”

The blindfold came away.

For a second, I could only stare.

The room stretched out in front of me, bright and open, sunlight spilling through enormous windows and catching across the polished floor. Everything felt new without feeling sterile. Warm wood, soft neutral walls, furniture that somehow looked both expensive and lived in. There were plants tucked into corners, books already stacked on shelves, a throw draped casually over the back of the sofa.

My gaze moved slowly across the room. “What is this?”

“Your new library.” He replied, making my hand snap in his direction.

“What?” I squealed.

“The interior designer wouldn’t let me build you one in complete secret—she’s a big reader too. So she made me ask you if you approved of the shelves before they built it.”

I blinked. “Are you crazy? Why are you doing this?”

“Because I love you?” He laughed. “And, No. I’m not asking you to move in—yet. I know you and Samyra have been roommates for so long that I could never push you to abandon her like that. But I want you to slowly build this with me, so when the day comes when you are ready to move in, this is here. Plus, the interior designer is building my gaming room next to this one, so it’ll be both of our space.”

“I love you.”

He grinned before kissing the tip of my nose. “Okay. Lie down in the middle of the room.”

“What?”

“Just do it.”

I frowned, following his instructions, completely unbothered by the dusty floor that would absolutely ruin my dress. I was mostly sure it’d be coming off any second, anyway.

When Rihaan came and laid next to me, all I could do was stare at in question.

“Look up.”

I did, and I noticed him pressing a button on his remote before two door glided across the ceiling. “It’s a sky light. It may not be Edinburgh, but you can still have your raining days like this.”

“You’re ridiculous,” I whispered.

“I know.”

I turned towards him.

“When did you have time to do this?”

“I had to keep myself busy the two months we didn’t see each other.”