"Hey, is something wrong" davin said, instinctively pulling a strand of her hair covering a side of her face behind her beet red ear and slightly cupping her face with his right hand...
Hearing the concern in his voice, made her want to through the towel and jump into his arms and cry her eyes out...he was everything any Lady would want but he wasn't meant for her, she thought..
"Excuse me" she said , turned around and walked into the hallway that lead to the bathroom and closet.
"I will wait for you here" he wanted to say but she was already gone..
Getting to the walk-in closet she closed the door and sat on the floor with her heart pounding like an alarm in her chest...
Clutching her beating heart she prayed for strength to not give in, she had fallen for him, she knew this, reason why she doesn't want to involve him in her dangerous life.
After a while she stood up, removed her nighties, tied a short towel and left for the shower...
Few minutes later she was out of the closet and was suprised to see Davin still seated elegantly cross legged in one of the couch..
"I honestly thought you had already left" she said with a look of suprise visible on her face..
"I came to bring you to...."he trailed off as he looked at his wrist watch..
"That would be brunch then since its almost noon" he said smiling while stretching to his full length that towered over her.
"Oh"she said making a cute O shape with her mouth that made Davin smile unconscious..
"Why are you smiling, is something on my face?" She asked touching her face.
"No not at all, after you" he said gesticulating for her to pass,which she did and he followed behind.
The two walked in silence till they got into the elevator..
"You look beautiful in that dress" he said almost in a whisper but was loud enough for Kathryn, and just like before she wasn't expecting him to be so vocal with his feelings which always threatens to decimate her resolve.
She feigned ignorance at his words, pretending not hear what he said but Davin wasn't gonna give up yet till he gets a reaction from her.
"You could have said thanks you know, obviously you heard me the first time" he said as he slanted over and whispered into her ears causing wave of goosebumps down her spine..
She turned immediately to lash out but stopped when she realised how close their faces were. Their lips was just few inches away from each other..
It felt like the air in the elevator was snuffed out and time stopped for a minute as the two stared into the eyes of eachother.
"Your eyes are gorgeous, exquisite even" Davin said hypnotized by the beauty of the chromatic lenses.
Her cheeks and the tips of her ears turned bright red not just because of his incessant compliments but how he looked at her this moment, he was enchanted.
He came closer slowly while she moved back unconsciously, all of a sudden the huge elevator that could house twenty people seemed and felt small..
He reached out and gently pushed some strands of hair behind her ears exposing her beautiful cherry cheeks..
She looked expectant and anticipated what he would do next, her mind was screaming at her to resist his advances but her heart was beating so loudly that she couldn't hear anything her mind was telling her.
Strangely she was aroused and excited and woudlnt mind tasting his lips again...
"Your lips have been my undoing.... I couldn't sleep last night, do you know that?...I have been thinking about you and....I couldn't stop" he said ever so calmly,slowly and precisely as he cupped the side of her face and brushed his thumps against her lips that caused her to bite down on her lips to swallow a mourn that was about to slip through her mouth..
Her action aroused his carnal desires but he knew more than anyone to control it or least been seen as a pervert by someone he loved -yes love, he loved her, because until this morning ,this moment she had been everything he thought about,the very center of his existence, knowingly and unknowingly,she occupied 90% of his thought.
"Give me a chance to get to know you, lets be friends first, hmmm" he asked calmly still staring down on her gorgeous face..
"Promise me you will think about it please" he slightly begged when he didn't get an answer from her.
"Fine, I will think about it" she said passively but he wasn't gonna buy it.
"Say it this way 'I promise to think about it and give you an answer today' " he said pouting which caused kathryn to laugh out loud unknowingly, A reaction that suprised Davin who watched her in awe...
"So..." he waited and allowed her to laugh to her fill before continuing the conversation.
She thought about his massive influence in the country and abroad and how it will be more beneficial to be ally's than enemies so she weighed her pros and Con's and decided to play the long game, only if she thought that, that was the only reason she was giving the friendship a chance.
"Fine, I promise I will think about it" she finally said..
"Fair enough" he said
"Now can you leave my cheek please" she asked.
"Oh that, one more thing...." he trailed off before leaning over to kiss the sides of her lips..a kiss the lasted just few seconds but left a lingering warmth on her lips and heart.
She was still in daze when the the elevator bell dinged, indicating that they have reached the last floor..
"After you" he said breaking her out of her reverie..she turned toward the opened elevator door before walking out followed behind by Davin.
They strolled briefly before getting to the dinning area outside the house that looked like another garden but this overlooked the vast beach..
"Oh your parents house is so beautiful" she said admiring the richness of greenery in their beautiful environment.
"Well Thank you"he said smiling as he followed behind her with his hands in his pockets.
Just then the members of the family saw the two approaching and Madame Genevieve for the first since she's known her son never seen him look so relaxed and chill and that's thanks to Kathryn who at the moment might not know she was the reason behind the change.
"Do you want to eat some place else" Davin asked out of the blue..
"Why, is something wrong?" Kathryn asked looking up at him, and at that moment she couldn't see an atom of warmth in his eyes as he stared at the table filled with his relatives.
"Just some people I dont ever want to set my eyes on unfortunately" he said softly, a contrast to his stony face.
"Well let's go, they need to be running away from you, not the other round" she said giving her devious lopsided smile.
Her words though simple, warmed his heart, that he couldn't help smiling..
'See, we are perfect for each other' he thought
"Why are you smiling?" Kathryn asked not looking at him.
He was about to answer when someone jumped on him from behind.
Reader: who was it?
Author : You wouldn't even believe me if I told you...find out in the next chapter.