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His voice was deep and husky and pure poison to the senses.
Goosebumps spread all over her body as she absorbed its full effect, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, almost as if she was savoring the timber of his voice—committing it into her auditory memory.
"Are you ok?" he asked, almost absentmindedly.
She nodded, more split than ever. On the one hand, she wanted him to never leave, while on the other, she couldn't wait for him to disappear faster so he wouldn't find out who she was.
He gave her a small smile, inclining his head before going over to the woman at the counter, leaning in and whispering something in her ear.
They were deep in conversation for a few moments, time that it took Noelle to realize how similar they looked and that she was likely his mother.
"Rafaelo! How could you?" the woman yelled, glaring at her son.
Noelle's eyes widened just as her mouth moved, tasting his name on her lips.
Rafaelo.
It fit, she thought as she continued to stare. It was almost like being caught in a trance as she took in every little detail, from his body and impressive height to his expressive features and those beautiful, beautiful eyes.
Blue. Rafaelo. The most beautiful thing Noelle had ever seen.
"Rafaelo," she whispered as she continued to look at him. "You will be mine. And I will be yours."
She didn't know how she would do it, but there was a conviction deep in her bones that Rafaelo was meant to be hers and hers alone. And she wouldn't let anyone stand in the way.
"Noelle?" Yuyu's voice barely registered as she reached her side. "You're watching the drama, huh?" she chuckled as she pointed towards the register.
"I was curious," she shrugged.
"It seems they solved it somehow, and I don't think it was to the benefit of the customer," Yuyu laughed.
"I think her son solved it," Noelle added, still zoning in on Rafaelo. "He was the one mediating the situation."
"Good for him. I'm surprised anyone could nudge that crazy woman," she shook her head in disapproval.
"Yeah, me too," Noelle said absentmindedly, still focused on Rafaelo.
How beautiful he is…
"Let's go get you a watch. It's the shop across."
Noelle reluctantly let herself be led to the other shop, absentmindedly picking a watch while her mind was still replaying the encounter from before.
If only she weren't so young… If she knew for sure that Blue wouldn't turn from her, she would have introduced herself at once—only to see his reaction at meeting her in the flesh.
What did he think of her?
Did he like her? Find her appealing? The short encounter had not been enough to ascertain either, as he'd been wholly focused on his mother, not on her.
While for Noelle the entire world had come to a stop the moment she'd recognized who he was, for him it had been just another mundane occurrence—nothing out of the ordinary.
Somehow the idea that what constituted a monumental moment in time for her had been nothing more than a fluke for him irked her. It made her seethe and it made her want to yell at the world and the injustice of it all.
He couldn't be more than a few years older than her, maybe five or six. But because she was underage, she knew he would promptly cut contact. Because that was the thing. SheknewBlue, and she knew how he would react in such a situation. He was too much of a good guy to do anything but that. Just as he was too much of a gentleman to ever make their conversations uncomfortable when they discussed sexual themes.
Her Blue was the perfect man. Of that, Noelle was sure. The only question remained…how could she make him the perfect man forher?
"There's a café a couple of blocks from here. Why don't we go grab a bite before we leave? I've already arranged to have all of our purchases brought to the car."
