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“Summer!” Damon called, following me as I hurried my pace. “Summer, wait!”
I turned around, all of a sudden angry at him. “What do you want?”
He looked around at the employees that were in the building and held my hand, dragging me to his private elevator. He pressed the button for the highest floor and asked, “Why did you run away?”
I pulled away and stood as far as I could from him. “I didn’t know you could lie so well in front of the camera.”
He clenched his jaw. “Don’t change the subject. Tell me why you ran away.”
“How could you lie about all this?” I asked, hating how inaudible my voice was. “I get it. It’s a fake relationship, but—”
He stopped me and held my shoulders. “What if I told you that I wasn’t lying?” he asked, his voice soft. “What if I told you that whatever I said was the truth?”
My eyes widened and lips parted. “W-what?” I shook my head as I stared at him. “It couldn’t be. You’re just teasing me, right?”
Damon swallowed as he shook his head. “It’s the truth, love,” he whispered. “I’m yours as long as you’ll have me.”
I took a sharp intake of breath hearing his words. My heart was pounding in my ears as the doors of the car opened and he pressed the button for the basement.
“But how?” I asked, confused and surprised and angry. “You have the emotional stability of a rock!”
He deadpanned. “Thanks.”
I shook my head and paced around the tiny elevator. “I don’t understand. What’s happening?”
“I broke a rule, Summer.”
“What?” I snapped at him. “What rule?”
“I told you not to fall in love with me, but I broke it.” He stepped close, and I had nowhere to escape. “I’m sorry for breaking a rule and falling in love with you.”
My eyes glistened and vision blurred. I clenched my hands in fists as I asked him, “A-are you sure? You’re not pranking me for dying your hair blue, right? Cause if you are, you’re the biggest jerk—”
“I’m not, Summer,” he said with a firm voice. “And it’s okay. I didn’t say it because I want to hear you say it back. I just… want you to know how I feel.”
I bit my lip, my stomach fluttering with butterflies. I stared up at his gray eyes that were lighter than ever. “You can’t take it back,” I warned him.
His arms wrapped around my waist. “I won’t.”
I tipped on my toes and kissed him. He pulled me closer, cupping my cheek and giving me a proper French kiss before pulling away.
“I don’t know how to say it yet but…,” I said the truth and continued, “I like you. A lot. And I’ll get there soon.”
He chuckled, and it felt like home. “It’s okay, Summer. Lucky for you, I’m not going anywhere.”
I smiled and kissed him again. “So, no contract?” I asked him, pulling away mid-kiss.
“Fuck the contract,” he growled before kissing me again.
“Damon.” I pulled away again and said, “You used pencil eyeliner on my brows instead of eyebrow pencil.”
He frowned and stepped back to look at my brows. “Wait really? They all look the same.”
I giggled and nodded. I didn’t want him to lose the Boyfriend Does My Makeup Challenge.
Someone cleared their throat, and we both turned to look at Rahul. “Someone else uses this elevator too, you know?” he asked, pushing glasses over his nose.
“Take a different elevator,” Damon said, pressing a button. “Give us a break.”
