Damien's POV ♣️
Kimia was out of the car the moment it stopped. I helped the driver offload our bags before joining her to take in the scenery.
To say the villa was 'pretty' would be an understatement. It was masterpiece. It's was a beautiful architectural structure that was made mostly of glass giving it a pristine and modern look. The fact that it was built off the coast only added to it's already high appeal.
Kimia turned towards me and wrapped her arms around my neck and I froze.
" She's not buying it." She said. I discreetly looked at the villa again and noticed a woman standing on the porch.
" How can you tell?"
" Excuse me, I'm a psychologist!" She pointed out and I smirked.
" But you can't really see her that well."
" There's something called body language. I expected you to know that seeing that you're an agent and all." She retorted and I rolled my eyes.
" So what do we do?"
" Well first, you have to relax. Your shoulders are so tensed." She said massaging my shoulders a little and I felt my body relax.
" Good, and would it kill you to show some affection?!"
" Like this?" I asked wrapping an arm around her waist. It wasn't until both arms were around her that I realised how small she was in comparison with me. She always had a way of making it seem like the height difference between us was in her favour.
" Yes. She's buying it but, she's 'okay' with us." She said laying emphasis on okay.
" What's wrong with 'okay' ?" I asked and she rolled her eyes mumbling something that sounded a lot like,
' Men'.
" Why settle for 'okay' when we can make her love us." She said smirking.
" And how are we going to do that?" I asked.
" Well I have an idea but I'm not sure you're gonna like it."
" Well as long as you don't get hurt and the mission is not jeopardised, I'm fine with it." I said squeezing her waist a little and she smiled.
Then she pulled me closer and crashed her lips on mine.
It took me a while to realise what was going on but I finally snapped out of my haze and responded. Her lips were soft and they tasted like cranberries which was probably from the lipstick she was wearing.
She smelt like lemons and whatever perfume she was wearing and it was driving me crazy.
We eventually pulled away when we ran out of breath and she gave me an impish smile before walking towards the villa. I got our bags and followed her.
I got there as she introduced me to the lady whose hands I shook.
" Ian Smith."
" Nina Perez."
" You have such a beautiful home Mrs Perez."
" Thank you, and please just call me Nina. Come in."
Kimia wanted to grab the bags but I swatted her hands away.
" I got it."
" You sure?" She asked and I nodded.
***
" So how did you two meet?" Nina asked.
I looked over at Kimia but she was already looking at me. We hadn't really thought about a back story for the mission.
" It's a long story." Kimia said smiling.
" Well I have time."
" Okay. I work at a cafe in New York as a waitress and one day this guy comes in brooding and he's looking very down. So I went to take his order. He didn't even say anything he just pointed to what he wanted on the menu! Which to me was very rude." Kimia said and I was impressed with how fast she could come up with a story.
" I wanted to give him a piece of my mind but I held myself back because he looked very sad and I felt bad for the poor guy so I slipped a note to him while I gave him his order. You can just imagine how mad I was when I saw the note while I was taking out the trash."
" So he came the next day sitting at the same table ordering the same thing but he still didn't speak. Being the stubborn girl I am, I put another note with his order. But I still found it in the trash.
So I kept slipping him notes and eventually, he stopped throwing them away and he started taking them with him. " Kimia said smiling softly.
" You can imagine how shocked she was the day I finally spoke." I chipped in chuckling.
" I thought you didn't talk because you couldn't!" She exclaimed smacking my chest little and I chuckled again.
" He'd come there every day and he wouldn't let any other waitress take his order."
" That's cause I only had eyes for one waitress." I said squeezing her hand gently.
" So he was mysteriously always free when I was on my break and we'd go for walks and we'd talk and we became very good friends."
" And one day I finally got the courage to ask her out. And we've been together ever since." I said stroking her hair.
" Your story is so romantic!!" Nina gushed.
" If you think that's romantic wait till you hear about the proposal. This guy is a huge softie but he doesn't like people knowing that." Kimia said leaning her head on my shoulder and I pulled her closer.
" Well it kinda ruins the whole cold hearted billionaire vibe." I said and Nina laughed.
" It's obvious that you two are in love." Nina said smiling softly.
' Are we that good?'
***
It wasn't until after we had lunch that the jet lag kicked in. My eyes were threatening to close and I was trying my best to keep them open. I felt a soft hand stroke my face and I opened my eyes to see Kimia smiling softly.
" You should get some sleep."
" I'm fine."
" Damien." She said in a warning tone and I sighed.
" I can't leave you alone out here, what about Nina and the mission?"
" Everything will be fine."
" Besides if anything happens, I can take her." She said sizing up Nina who was on a phone call and completely oblivious to what we were saying.
" You sure?"
" Yes, now go." She said giving me a small kiss on my lips. I pulled her closer and deepened the kiss then eventually pulled away when we ran out of breath.
I went to the room that I had earlier dropped our bags in and laid on the bed. Thoughts about Kimia and the kisses we had shared clouding my mind as I fell asleep.
***
I felt a hand stroke my face and I gripped the hand my eyes shooting open immediately. I saw Kimia sitting next to me with an amused smile on her face and I realised it was her hand that I was holding.
" Sorry." I mumbled.
" You don't have to apologize, it's kinda my fault for sneaking up on an agent." She said as I groggily rubbed my eyes. She stood up from the bed but I pulled her back down and I sat up.
She had gotten rid of the camo jacket and was wearing just the tee and the shorts. I couldn't help but stare at her shapely legs.
" Nina said to come get you for dinner."
" Okay."
" So, I have something that might help us with Nina."
" I'm listening. " I said and she proceeded in telling me her plan.
" I thought we already did that!, the whole kissing thing."
" No, we made her love us now she has to trust us."
" Mia, I don't know-"
" While you were sleeping, Nina and I spoke and she told me about her dreams of being a marriage counselor. What better way to earn her trust than allowing her to fix our crumbling relationship!!"
" That's the problem you had with your other missions, You were too perfect!! And that just made it unbelievable. If we let her do this she'll definitely trust us cause she knows we've had issues and she has helped us through them."
" Fine!, We'll follow your plan but if this doesn't work out then we're doing things my way." I said and she grinned trying to ruffle my hair.
Keyword: Trying.
I held her hand as it was about to touch my hair and pulled her in for a kiss and she didn't pull back. Instead she put her free hand on my chest and reduced the distance between us kissing me with equal fervour.
There was a knock on the door and I pulled away.
" Yeah?" I answered breathless.
" I just wanted to remind you to that dinner's ready."
" Thank you, we'll be down in a minute." I replied and looked at Kimia who had an annoyed look on her face.
' It's good to know that I'm not the only one that enjoys our kisses.'
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