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“Where are you?”
I chuckled as I spun in a small circle and was completely surrounded by towering, evergreen bushes. “Hard to answer that. This is a maze if you hadn’t noticed.” I smiled as I heard him chuckle lowly.
“Are you alright? After that,” his tone was serious, laced with genuine concern.
“Yeah. Why wouldn’t I be?” I quizzed. It wasn’t me that was hurt by that situation. I felt nothing towards Giovanni. He could fuck every employee in the house and I wouldn’t bat an eyelid.
“You just took off quickly and looked upset.”
I smiled and bit my bottom lip. He came after me because he was worried. That's so cute. “I was just playing my role. Like you said,” I replied as I started walking forwards, hoping to try and find him.
“You’re a convincing actress.”
His voice felt more distant as I followed the curve of the hedge and I frowned.
“You were pretty convincing yourself,” I shouted over my shoulder, knowing he was somewhere in that direction. I kept walking until I came to a fork in the maze. I waited to hear his voice before I decided which path to take.
“What do you mean?”
Left.
“They are not just fucking, are they? Are they in love?” I paused again at another crossroads.
“Maybe. I don’t really know. Giovanni doesn’t really open up about his emotions.”
Left again.
The nerves started to build as I thought about taking this topic in a riskier direction. Would I be shot down? But if I don’t try, I will never know. It is easier to talk to him now, knowing we can’t see each other.
“What about you? Do you open up about your emotions?”
There was a pause as I slowed my steps.
“Who says I have emotions?”
I smirked. “I know you do. I’ve seen them.”
Another pause. “What emotions have you seen?”
I stopped for a moment to really decide if I was going to do this. Was I really about to make it obvious that I liked him? I inhaled deeply. “You worry about me. You were angry when I told you how people have treated me. You seem happy when we are spending time together. And…I see passion and desire when I look into your eyes.”
I covered my face with both my hands as soon as I finished. Oh my god, I had never done anything so bold in all my life. There was a long silence and I started to walk slowly forwards as my nerves were skyrocketing through my body.
“So, it appears I am human after all,” his voice was a few tones deeper and it made my heart flutter. He sounded closer now. “But that doesn’t make it right.”
My heart was pounding now. Was he admitting that he had feelings for me? “Why not?” I breathed so quietly; I was sure he wouldn’t be able to hear me. I already knew the answer but that didn’t stop the butterflies in my stomach fluttering wildly.
“Because you are not mine.”
My feet stood rooted to the ground. He was right there. On the other side of that bush. I would just have to walk to the end and turn right and he would be there in front of me. His muscular, tattooed body ripped to shreds, his long brown hair tied back and those green eyes. A rugged, handsome Adonis.
“I wish I was.” It came out before I could stop myself. Within seconds, he came striding around the corner and stopped a few feet in front of me. Holy shit. His chest was rising and falling steadily but with shallow breaths, lips parted and eyes burning into mine with intense need. It was a split second, but everything melted away and it was only us. I needed to kiss this man. I needed to know how it would feel to be kissed and held by someone who saw me for who I am and not just as an object. Someone who I wanted just as much.
I raced at him, barefoot in my flimsy sundress and he stepped forwards, arms open ready to grab me. The moment I felt those strong arms wrap around my body tightly and our mouths crashed into each other, my world was set on fire. His tongue teased its way into my mouth, and I moaned at the heavenly sensation of our breath mixing as one. The kiss was frantic, full of passion and desire as his hands roamed my body and mine grabbed at his dark green T-shirt, trying to feel every hard muscle of his torso and shoulders. When we were breathless with need, I pulled away and looked into his hooded eyes as we panted together. Fuck we should not have done that.
“At least I got to do that just once,” I whispered as I pushed his strong chest to break free from his embrace.
He grabbed my wrist as I tried to turn away and pulled me straight back into him.
