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Jevan's POV 🎊
Few minutes after preparing dinner, I quickly set the table for three, knowing very well that Lillian would be late from work today. Aside preparing our meal, I made Lillian's favorite coleslaw and chicken spaghetti afterwards placed it in the fridge. Then, made a mental note to preheat it for her once she gets back.
After I was done with it, I received a call from my pilot telling me of the necessary arrangements put in place for my flight tomorrow then texted Greg from the restaurant of my sudden departure to New Jersey tomorrow. I always put him in charge of every management at the hotel when I'm not around since he's my PA .
I quickly washed my hands and tugged the apron around my waist away heading upstairs to my nephew's room.
The more I got closer to the door,the more I could hear squeals and giggles coming from inside and I wondered why it was so.
I couldn't believe what I saw once I opened the door but I kept my neutral expression. On the inside, I was really stunned by the mess.
Nate was busily enjoying splashing more water and bubbles on Valeria whiles he giggles and laughs loudly. Valeria on the other hand was doing same but kept on squealing , laughing and begging for Nate to "stop" but she seemed to be enjoying the moment neither of them realizing the mess they were creating around them.
Woah! The bubble on her nose is pretty huge making her look funny , or I should say she looks like a clown.
Valeria's POV 🎉
Oh God I've never done such a thing like bathing a kid before. It's such an amazing experience and heartwarming to bath an adorable kid like him!
I thought as I hand showered him. At first, I didn't know how to begin this with but Nate being the smartest kid I've ever met gave me some directions and told me a lot about what his uncle used to do whenever he bathes him. I was grateful for him teaching me how to bath him. At least,I know he isn't like his jerk of an uncle.
That jerk ! I hate it when he's being bossy!
Before I realized, Nate had secretly dropped a bubble on my nose.
"Damn you Nate! Why did you do that?", I said giving him a dirty look .
"You look funny Apple",he said as he giggled hard at me . I quickly wiped it away from my nose, fetched a bigger bubble from the surface of the water and dropped it on his little nose ending a squeal from him as he giggled through,then wiping it off quickly.
"Gotcha!", I said with a smirk ,then nodded my head in victory .
"Mm that's not fair Apple". "I see how you are afraid to get wet! I'm up for a challenge!! Let's play!..",he said giggling whiles scooping both bubbles and water in large amount ready to splash...
"Don't you dare blue!", I said in a more serious warning tone but he still seemed unfathomed giving me a devilish look.
I really hate it when I'm wet especially with clothes on, makes me feel kinda weird and dirty.
"Don't! Don't.....", before I could continue my statement,there came a huge splash on my face followed by another on my shirt making it wet, clinging to my skin. I gasped loudly , wiping my face with my hand then looked down at my ruined clothes . I looked back at him shaking my head and gritting my teeth. Nate only kept on laughing saying that I looked sort of funny.
"Ahhh..!! You ruined my clothes Nate!! Ugh!!", I exclaimed feeling the wetness as my white tank top clinged on to my skin.
God, my bra is wet!! Ugh!
I looked at him through my lashes then frustratedly wiped off the water from my face with with my spare face tissue.
"Heyy Uncle come join the fun!", Nate exclaimed signaling with his hand.
That's when I realized that his uncle is back. He cleared his throat to make himself known.
I know you are here jerk!
I didn't bother to look back at him .
I touched my hair to see if it's wet . True to my words, it was wet and dump.
Jevan quickly rushed to my side and I could feel him looking at me from the side of my face . I frustratedly cleaned the front of my tank top with a tissue starting from my cleavage with a huff .
"I'm really sorry about this", I heard him say but I only huffed and sighed audibly still engrossed in cleaning as I dropped the hand shower after turning it off.
Jevan quickly took care of Nate, cleaning him dry and dressing him up in his pyjamas. Standing up on my feet was a bit difficult because the floor was so slippery due to the bubbles and the splashes of water on it. It was there and then that I realized the huge mess we've created.
Damnit! I hope he doesn't tell me to wipe out all this mess!
"Blue?, would you please get to your room and wait whiles I clean this mess?", Jevan said as Nate nodded cutely in his blue dotted white pjamas and looked at me.
Nate once told me he loved the colour blue that's why Jevan always calls him blue.
"Uncle look! Apple is wet"." Jev please help clean her up",Nate said pointing at me innocently not having any idea what he was saying.
I sort of felt a little bit embarrassed and dirty as I stood with wet clothes from top to bottom. I felt self conscious as Jevan looked at me with his gut moving up and down, then averted his gaze. He opened the door for little Nate to get out then he swiftly closed the door behind him .
"I'm sorry you helped him create this mess", Jevan suddenly said motioning to the mess then grinned.
I squinted my eyes up at him.
What?Is he teasing me? Me?
" Hm,you think this is funny?". "For your information, I wasn't helping him,he started it first", I said, rolled my eyes as I folded my arms on my chest.
" Then you encouraged him to".
" I can see a huge bubble on your hair, nose and eyebrows,Ria", Jevan said with amusement , shaking his head in the process as he took a mop nearby and started mopping the area.
"Uggh that little boy of your nephew! Gah!
I quickly wiped it off frustratedly, glaring hard at me. He seems to find this very amusing,but to me ,it was such an embarrassment to me wet from head to toe.
"What? He's a kid. "He could've done worse". "You should be glad that I came on time to save you from him". "From what I saw ,both of you were enjoying the mess you were creating so I decided to stand over there to watch you,not to interrupt". "Don't worry I'm just a good guy", Jevan said as he shrugged then proceeded to mop around while I stood there fuming in rage then feeling dirty.
"You jerk.„ Lemme warn you that this isn't over yet! Ugh! Only God knows how much I hate you", I said as pinched the bridge of nose.
" The feeling is mutual my dear", I heard him say which got me more annoyed that if I had an object nearer to me, I won't hesitate to throw it straight to his head!
At that moment, I was too furious to watch my step,I wanted to angrily brush past him and leave him to this mess. I was rather stomping on my feet carelessly,not paying attention to my steps. Unfortunately, I slipped, forgotten completely that I'm on very slippery floors here in the bathroom ,as a result of the bubbles and water. Yes, the mess Nate did! The mess we both created. I admit that but won't admit it in front of "Mr Annoying".
I squealed loudly as I slipped waiting for the impact of my body to hit the floor, ready to endure it's consequences. I was waiting for my embarrassment to happen, something that I had never encountered in my life. Falling down flat to the ground. That's a complete disgrace to me . I'd rather eat like a glutton than to slip and fall for people to see, most especially my enemies .
I closed my eyes thinking of falling,but the impact never came, I was shocked when arms wrapped around my waist as I forcefully grabbed him on the neck with both of my arms wrapped tightly on his neck still with my eyes closed and heart beating faster than it's normal pace.
"Steady,I've got you", Jevan said in a low,comforting yet calm tone as he met eyes with mine ,his dark ocean blue orbs searching in my brown ones.
I quickly broke off eye contact shrugging his hands off my body.
"Get your hands off me, I can manage", I said it as fast as I can , pushing him back by his chest and not looking at him.
I was about to move a step again carelessly,was about to slip as arms caught me in their hold again.
Damnit what's up with me and embarrassment today.
I held on his broad shoulders too tightly to the extent that I didn't know what triggered the fall. By the time we realized,both of us were on the floor covered in water and bubbles. I was surprised when I opened my eyes to find him underneath me while I was on top of him , encaged in each other's embrace. Then I gasped loudly when I realized the position we were in. I looked down at him to find him grunting in pain ,then hissing in agony whiles he held the back of his head, scrunching up his nose.
My eyes widened when I saw traces of blood on his fingers after he withdrew it from his head.
"Dang it!",he swore then hissed again. I looked at him with my eyes wide open with panic.
He saved you from falling Val, my subconscious mind told me instantly.
"Are you ok?", I connected eyes with him seeming confused at his question.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not the one hurt here. Why the hell is he asking me that sort of question.
I looked into his deep blue orbs in confusion but nodded. I struggled to get off but something kept on holding me down. It was then that I realized that his left arm is still wrapped tightly around my waist. I turned my head back to him so that he could see my discomfort but he was engrossed in his pain to realize it.
"You have to let go of me first", I said to him. He now seemed to realize the position we are into,then quickly loosened his hold on me. He grunted in pain as he held the back of his head then closed his eyes for a second.
I quickly got on my feet , then helped him get on his as he got himself seated on a chair nearby the mirror in the bathroom , holding his back head in the process with eyes closed. I quickly looked around in search of a first aid kit but couldn't know where it was. My heart was beating at a faster pace that I was afraid that it'll explode.
"It's on the downwards left of the closet", I heard Jevan say. Upon finding it,I took it and attended to him.
Damn! I've never treated a wound before,how am I going to deal with this. On top of that, I hate seeing blood. It brings me back bad memories. I face palmed myself in my head , then pursed my lips.
I took a cotton wool, dubbed it in methyl then proceeded to cleaning the blood on his wound as I stood beside him.
It wasn't a wound actually but a small cut gushing out some amount of blood.
Cringy Cringy.
"Ah Ria! Please take your time,it hurts!",he said grunting .
"Be quiet young man".
I scolded him and proceeded to work my magic. I was surprised he didn't talk again. He was quiet enduring the pain during the whole procedure. After I'm done, I placed a small plaster to the size of his cut on it. After I was done, I started to feel nauseous but kept it in.
I felt like I was been watched all these while as I put the first aid kit back to where it was.
"Thank you", Jevan said looking at me from where I stood.
I was looking anywhere but him then nodded.
"Well ... Thank you too for you know ....", I looked at him not knowing the right words to choose.
He grinned raising a brow as he was waiting for my statement to be complete,but it never came.
"Saving you from falling? What kind of man would I be if I didn't do that?.
"Whatever!", I said as I turned around to leave but he grabbed hold of my hand . I stiffened as the sudden action brought an unknown feeling through me. It felt like electric waves passing through my veins to all the cells in my body. I slowly turned to face him,then looked at our cojoint hands, my small ones in his strong large ones.
I found him already staring at me as I connected eyes with him. Then,quickly tried to pull away my wrist from his hold but he tighten his hold on me.
"Are you ok?",he asked.
I frowned and gave him a questioning look.
"Why do you keep on asking?
"I can tell by expression if someone isn't feeling good", he said softly looking into my eyes like he's searching for something but I broke eye contact off him and pulled away my wrist from his hold.
"Oh so now you're a doctor too? . "Hilarious", I said folding my arms on my chest.
He looked away and chuckled lowly.
"I'm no doctor whatsoever,but can do a work of a doctor". "My dad was a doctor and that trait cuts across.
"Ugh! Whatever but I'm not sick Mr Doctor", I said as I rolled my eyes ,completely annoyed with his arrogance.
"He stood up , coming closer to where I was,hovering over my 5.4 feet frame with his 6.1 inches frame ,a smirk plastered on his face.
I looked up at him afraid I'll break my neck in the process while I put a distance between us.
I gulped hard while glaring at him when we went into a staring competition. He looked me in the eye with a soft expression.
I flinched when he touched me on the cheek and quickly pried off his hand in a swift which left him surprised and sort of confusion.
"Don't you ever touch me like that again!, I said glaring at him then turned to open the door leaving him at the spot .
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