We are sitting in the car, looking everywhere except each other. I sigh as I see her trying to say something and then just give up on it. Its already a middle December. The words escape my mouth and cuts the air like a knife.
-I made every possible plan. I did not want you to be in that hell. So I did everything... But I was not able to kill Johan... He was killed by him...
I let out a shaky breath and made a deep breath in and out. My fingers started to tremble at the flash of the memories.
-Johan was trying to kill me and...
My voice broke as I remembered how he killed Johan at my eyes and the blood splashed on my face. I felt a warmth and then realized that Sapha was hugging me. I hugged her back tightly.
-I thought you will never believe me... I thought you will hate me Saphy...
-You are always overthinking everything. You are my big sister.. You saved me from that hell... How could I hate you after what you did for me...
After hugging and laughing at each other, the driver told us that we were at hypermarket. We started to go every store Sapha wanted and thought that it was necessary. I was waiting outside of the store as Sapha saw that dress she wanted. I was looking around, when my attention was caught by the dress in the vitrine. I imagined myself in that dress with him.
- What are you smiling at?
She looked at the direction I was looking. She gasped and took my arm as she ran through people. I smiled at her action. She ran to the consultant and mentioned at the dress in the vitrine. Then she dragged me in the changing room with a dress. I laughed again as I heard her talking at the bodyguard that I will look stunning in this dress. As I finished and looked myself in the mirror, I was shocked at the reflection of me. It was so beautiful. It was an emerald satin dress. It had a cut in the left leg and my whole back was visible, also it was set with emerald fragments at the line of the chest and back. It was showing of my figure so well. It was my style - elegant and simple.
-Alisa show me the dress already I am dying of waiting.
I went out and she gasped. She was in shock for a moment.
-He will lose his mind. It matches your eyes and your style as well. It's your dress.
I smiled at the thought of him losing his mind at me. He already lost his mind.
We returned at home. Everyone was at living room. Noah looked at me in a surprise as he saw Sapha smiling at me.
-I am sorry but I will go to my room. I am tired.
I slightly smiled as I looked him and after a nod, I went upstairs. I think I had a flu. I coughed a few times.
-Are you okay?
I jumped at the unexpected voice and looked at his direction. I wanted to say that I was okay, but I sneezed and was not able to say a word. He went into the bathroom looking for first aid. He gave me a thermometer. He was like a mum worrying about her daughter catching a flu. I smiled at the thought.
-Why are you smiling?
-You are like a mum worrying about her daughter catching a flu.
I smiled again, so did he. Then took the thermometer and furrowed his eyebrows. I smiled again, now smile not leaving my mouth.
-Now I really look like a mum worrying about you. You don't have a high temperature. Why haven't you told me that you were feeling unwell?
-I will be okay, now stop negging me. Give me pills and hug me. I don't need the first one, but you will argue and because of this I will take it.
-Look at her giving a boss of powerful gang commands. What I have become?!
-Don't over dramatize and do as I say.
-As you wish my lady.
I smiled at his irony and spread my arms waiting for him hugging me. He did as I said and as a bonus he sang for me a lullaby. Only I know and was able to see this side of him and it made me so happy.
-The ball is in three days. Could you show me what dress you bought?
-You will see it at the ball. But I can give you a hint. It's like an emerald.
-It's so big hint.
-Yes. Sapha's is like a sapphire.
-So you are an emerald, Sapha - a sapphire, Jayson - a pearl.
-What? Why is he a pearl?
-So what am I?
-Oh.. You are a ruby.
-Could you explain why?
-It was my cat's name.
He was quiet for a moment. I was holding myself not to burst in laughter. But I could not help myself.
-Why the hell am I associated with a cat?
I burst in tears already at his red face. And as my breath was stabile.
-You are cute, calming, sometimes aggressive but never leaving my in my hard times. You are the most expensive I have ever had.
I said calmly with a smile. He looked at me in my eyes as if he was checking was I lying or not. Then he hugged me tightly saying a thank you for being by his side.
-So why is Jayden a pearl?
-Never say that to him. He will torn my handsome body apart if he knows what I said.
-Why? There is a backstory, is not there?
-Yes there is. It happened when we were in high school. Jayden had a girlfriend named Cherry, she loved jewelery. So one day Jay asked her what she wanted for her birthday. As you guess she said that she wanted a pearls. Jayden had not got nor money, neither nerves for her. He wanted to broke with her after her birthday. That day was very hard for us for some reasons, as a result he was not able to buy her a present. I told him to buy a Pomeranian. We bought it and left her at Cherry's doors at midnight. It had a note, which said that say hi to Pearl. She broke up with him next day leaving a dog at our flat.
-He told me that he have to see his dog and I couldn't believe him that he was telling me the truth. So his dog is a Pearl.
I laughed at the thought of them. He turned over smiling and made me promise him not to make fun of Jayden about it. After talking about their funny stories, we fell asleep.