Aeris' POV:
I didn't really understand what he said but I went with the flow and ate fast. After I was full, he led me outside. My eyes immediately widened when I saw what was outside; a giant air balloon decorated with love shaped balloons around the basket and the envelope was so colourful it could brighten the night.
"What is that?" I asked in awe.
"What does it look like?" He said coquettishly.
"I mean what's it doing here? It wasn't here before." I asked.
"You said you wanted to go on a ride in a hot air balloon with your dream man" He said emphasising on the dream man part.
"What!!!" I exclaimed. I immediately covered my mouth when I realised that if I don't play along he will doubt I wrote it and become suspicious.
"I mean I did write that but now that I think about it, it's a bit extreme. I won't mind if you skip this one." I said.
"Like I said, I'm not skipping any. I'll fulfill each one of them." He said smiling like he've already won.
I sighed and said "Fine. Let's go."
I was so looking forward to seeing Lina now. I'm gonna kick the heck out of her. How could she go that far? Like seriously, I was here on a mission not to have fun.
"Okay let's go." He replied looking at me intently. I realised that I must have spaced out again.
"Sorry. But you know what, you couldn't fulfill all the wishes. One said you must hold my hand every time we're together?" I said.
"I didn't realise you're numb too." He said smirking.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked confused.
"I've been literally holding your hand since breakfast ."
That's when I realise that he had indeed been holding my hand the whole time and now he was even holding my waist in another hand . I felt embarrassed.
"Could it be that you are already used to it?" He said pulling me closer to me.
I quickly pushed him away and headed to the Hot air balloon. I heard him laughing and I blushed from shame. I realise that it was high and there was no way I could climb up to the basket. Then, suddenly, I couldn't feel my legs on the ground because someone had pick me up.I tilted my head and saw that it was him.
His velvet fragrance filled my nose once more and the sense of familiarity dawned on me again. His chest was so warm and inviting that I didn't even struggle. I even went as far as putting one hand around his neck,putting the other on his chest and leaning my head on his shoulder. He was simply irresistible.
He put me on a large cushion in the basket and sat on another facing me.
"Are you afraid of heights?" He asked out of the blue.
"Yeah,why do you ask?" I asked suspiciously. That was the one thing I was afraid of. I only climbed into the hot air balloon because the ground wasn't visible from the basket and somehow, I felt safe around him.
"But you mentioned many things that people who fear height can't do. Something like an amusement park ride. But don't worry, you won't need to fear anything as long as I'm there." He said sounding confident.
I was shocked to the core. Lina knew better than anyone that I feared heights more than anything else. She and I both knew about my past experiences.
Some thugs once barged into my former apartment because I had their mafia boss arrested for his crimes. They had rented the highest apartment on the 10th floor storey building.
They brought me to the balcony and threatened to throw me down. But standing there and looking down was more than enough. I immediately blacked out. God knows what they would've done to me if Chris hadn't arrive for his usual visit.
I stayed at the agency's private apartment with high security and of course on the lowest floor since then. If I happened to have to jump from a high building urgently, I remember the words of someone I couldn't remember.
He always held my face like it was the most fragile thing in the world and said "Look in my eyes baby girl. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. You have nothing to be afraid of." And with that , I jump.
Sometimes I wish I could remember that someone. But I always get a headache when I try to. I ask myself, he said he was not going anywhere,then where is he because I don't see him beside me .
Or is it just in my head. Maybe he was non existent and I just imagined it to boost me to overcome my fear of heights.
And he called me baby girl ; the same name Clyde likes to call me. I guess that's why I told him to stop because it felt weird. I know that sometimes people say I'm as stubborn as a baby but they never called me that except those two people.
"To earth Lily!" Clyde said loudly shaking my shoulder. I realised I must have spaced out again.
"You know,this is the longest you've spaced out. I'm starting to think that it's not healthy." He said seriously.
"You know what, you can always send me away. I'm not begging to stay." I said sarcastically. I know I must stay if I want to find more clues on how to bring him down. Bu I wanted to challenge him so he doesn't get the wrong idea that since I want to stay that means I like him or something.
"Of course I won't send this beauty away. I will be staring at ugly things all over again." He said and bit his lower lip.
I couldn't help but blush. This man had a thing with words. Maybe that's how he win over all the other girls he set his eyes on . But I was gonna need more than just mere words to even look at him.
"So you've got a sweet mouth huh. It's gonna have to be sweeter to get this candy package." I said smirking.
"I'll work on it baby girl." He said grinning.
"Wait, what did you just call me?" I asked seriously when I realised he called me baby girl again.
"I'm sorry okay. It's just that Lily is boring and Baby girl describes and suits you better. And I never promised I won't call you that again. I said I'll try not to call you that. So on second thought, I've done nothing wrong." He said looking at me with this look that said I'm stating facts. Nothing he was saying was wrong though.
I grunted and said "Fine you got me. You can call me that stupid name but not every time."
"I can do that. We're here by the way. Honestly we were already here a long time ago."He said.
"How long?" I asked.
"During the time you were spacing out I guess." He replied.
Really? I spaced out that long? It can't be true. But maybe it really is since I didn't even feel the hot air balloon landing.
He helped me down. I looked around and saw that it was an amusement park. But no one else was there. Did he really rent the whole place just to fulfill some stupid wish? I guess he has nothing to do with his money than spending money uselessly.
So I asked " You rented this place?"
"Of course not. I know I'm rich but I believe money is not to be wasted. I learnt that from someone important to me. It belongs to my Mom's father. I ask the manager to close it down whenever I come here because I don't want ladies' drooling over me. I'm not stingy though. I'll buy whatever you want if it makes you happy." He said.
Wow this man was not what I thought he was.But it still doesn't change the fact that he's a mafia boss and a dangerous one too.
"Uhhm so what are we doing here?" I asked out of nowhere.
"You should know why we're here since you wrote those wishes." He said.
"I don't really have a photographic memory so I think I forgot about them." I said trying to cover up.
"Well that's good cause in that case, I can always surprise you."He said smirking.
This man was a tough nut to crack.
"Buckle up baby girl . You can call this day a day in heaven on earth." He said smiling like an idiot.