Arianell.
Again, it was an order rather than a question. Surprisingly, I was okay with that. It seemed like I was being agreeable all the time around Daniel.
"Ah, okay then…" I smiled a little and then I ate. Though there was another question, so I asked.
"And oh… why doesn't Detective G join us in discussing about the files tonight?" I might sound annoying but it was a question I had to ask to feed my thirsty nosiness.
He sighed a little and cocked his angels' wings eyebrow again but he smiled that looked like about to be swallowed,
"Detective G said that he had some urgent matters to work on. Besides, my lady, those are just a pile of paperwork and…" he saw the sudden expression on my face that he knew he took the matter too light which was very heavy and important for me. So it looked like he tried to paraphrase his way of explaining,
"… although I believe they have quite crucial info, I think I can handle all the questions asked by my lady to satisfy the hunger of inquisitiveness to put this matter to end. You would want to have a peaceful life and would want to reminisce about your dad in a very pleasant way without any bad memories tainted by the good ones. Don't you think?"
I couldn't agree more with him. Again, I seemed to be agreeable to Daniel tonight. It felt like he read my mind, or he was in control of my mind.
There were no more questions I had, we had dinner in silence. Everything felt calming. I had a few questions myself but I felt reluctant to ask. I felt like I wasn't myself at the moment.
Maybe because I just got back to a house where I spent my childhood and realizing dad wasn't around anymore made me shut myself. I just wanted to savor the exquisite meal I had on my plate.
When I took a look at Daniel, he also ate in silence but there was a lot I could see what was going on in his mind at that moment. I wished I could help, but I couldn't since I couldn't read his mind. Therefore, I cracked the silence,
"Would you like to tell me what happened in that mind of yours? I'm so sorry I can't be much of a help since I can't read your mind. Share to me, will you?" For I didn't know how many times, I couldn't believe my mouth because I sounded begging for him to share what in his mind was.
He looked at me with a soft gaze, a little bit of sigh like he was exhausted, and he smiled with a little bit of sadness,
"Nothing, my lady. It just works matters. There's nothing you need to worry about. I'm here to answer your questions, not to give you more burdens with what happened at work."
I tested the water,
"Well, I asked questions a while ago, right? Would you like to answer?" I smiled devilishly.
He grinned,
"Sometimes I forgot that Arianell Crane is a smart woman. Just like I read from the news…"
I beat that he made me become nosier about myself in the news,
"Oh really? What did they say about me?" I sounded like a spoiled girl who wanted to know about how people reacted to her first debut out in the public. I felt like what people said about me was very important which was wrong. It wasn't me. Daniel made me okay to be on the spot. I felt like a very different person when I was with him.
It was a completely different contrast when I compared myself to when I was around Akrem. I didn't have to pretend to be someone else. I felt comfortable in my skin. How amazing Akrem made me feel.
Even with a mature gentleman like Daniel, I still had Akrem in my mind. Maybe this was what Akrem referred to as mates bound by the moon. I had a hard time being in the present with Daniel now. Maybe because the purpose was purely professional and that I only needed to seek the truth for my dad's murder reasons. They would be some things that I would leave behind in the past.
That was just as far as I could get with Daniel, no more than that.
[Wait, why did I even think of acting more than this?]
I sometimes became weird when I was around Daniel. He was talking in front of me but it looked like he was talking in an inaudible state. I drowned in my thoughts until he realized,
"My lady, are you with me?" he startled me from my daydreaming in the night, and then he touched the back of my left hand idling on the dinner table. Another shiver I felt down to my spine then to the folds between my legs. There was something little felt dripping between them.
[Did I just get aroused?]
I frowned and didn't understand what had happened to my body. And when I looked at his face, he smiled evilly then said,
"You're done eating, right, my lady?" for thousand times it wasn't a question, it was an order. And I was okay with that. I was reluctant to answer so I nodded slowly. I felt full suddenly, though it was only half of the plate finished that I was sure I could finish them all.
"Shall we check on the pile of paperwork?" he smiled mischievously. I didn't understand what was so mischievous with checking on the paperwork about my dad's murder case. Again, instead of answering with my mouth, I slowly nodded.
"Right away, my lady." Daniel got up from his dining chair and walked to the box of a pile of paperwork. I wanted to say something but instead, I slightly opened my mouth and licked my lips like a whore seducing her customer…
-to be continued-