Chapter 32

I looked at him, he looked genuinely happy to see me

I placed my order, waited for him to bring it and took it to my chair myself.

I was a ball of a blushing mess.

I took my time, analysing him as he worked. He was tall, taller than average. I tapped the trousers. It was the same I wore the previous day.

The gloves were there folded in my pocket. I finished what I had ordered but made no move to leave, I didn’t want to leave just yet.

“Hi” Tobias said, coming to clear my table.

“Hey” I said, blushing like an idiot..

“is there anything you need? Anything else I can get you?” I didn’t notice it before, but I could hear the deep and velvety sound of his voice. It was something that could easily make one vibrate, because that was exactly what his voice did to me.

“Um, coffee?” I looked at him with a smile.

“it’s afternoon, we don’t sell that in the afternoons, strictly mornings.

“Ahh” I nodded my head. “what do you suggest then?”

He smiled, giving me a light nod. “I’ll get you something”

He went back to the counter and came back with a cup of espresso placed it on my table and made a shushing gesture.

I nodded smiling at his antics

I lifted the cup and saw that there was a paper, folded into two.

I picked it up, looking to see if he was looking at me from where he was or maybe it might have been a mistake.

He was working definitely not looking at me.

I unfolded the paper ♡♡ you seem pretty when you smile, call me?♡♡

His number followed right after that. I looked up from the paper to where he stood a moment before I opened it

It was like he disappeared into thin air. Was I dreaming? I blinked a couple times and

I looked at the paper over and over again. My heart skipping a beat.

No one had given me a compliment like that before, it was so out of the blue and unnecessary but he did, he gave me a compliment

I scolded myself immediately the thought came to mind.

I didn’t need such thoughts! I was completely happy in my relationship even though at the moment, we were facing some challenges.

I stood up, dusted the non existent dust and left. Not forgetting the note he had left me.

The comment on the paper kept going on and on in my head. I had copied the number along the way, afraid that I was going to loose the paper somewhere.

I walked into the house, it was quiet as ever, like no one lived here

I knew it was a trap though. The trick was to get comfortable and then from no where Emily would come with my claws and dig deep into my skin and then act like a Saint in front of Ben.

I dropped my bag on the kitchen counter and poured my self a cup of hot tea to warm myself from the outside snow.

No one was truly home, they went to the therapy session together.

I pushed down the stinging jealousy I felt. I somehow made a friend at the café and I had a great feeling knowing that, I truly did not want to dampen that light feeling I had.

I walked Into my room. This was the only time to take a shower now that she wasn’t around.

In my own home, I felt like a stranger. Well, it wasn’t my home technically I came back to the bedroom, taking the most comfortable clothes I could fund, a sweat shirt and sweat pants and then went out. Elias looked like he just entered the house. Immediately he saw me, his face twisted to one of disgust.

I looked at him I stared hard, apart from the night of the event, I had never seen him, so I never knew why he hated me so much.

“Why do you hate me?” he looked at me, he was shocked that I talked to him. I never initiated any conversations between us. I always avoided him the best I could.

“Elais, I’m talking to you”

He heaved a sigh

“I’ve never done anything to you, so why do you hate me” he moved to say something but I cut him off .

“Let me guess, my scars are too disgusting, I don’t fit his standard or what, I’m a gold digger?” that seemed to shut him up real quick. “You know just because my body is a bit disgusting for you doesn’t mean I don’t have feelings” I choked back the tears that threatened to fall. “do you know how it feels every time you treat me that way?”

He looked sober, like he was genuinely sorry for what he had done. I didn’t buy it, not one bit. Not after what he said this morning, or what he said when drunk heck! Not even the first time we met and how he spoke about me.

“Allison” he said in a broken breath but I was not hearing it, there was nothing he was going to say that I had not heard before

It was always the same.

“you’re sorry, you didn’t mean it, you don’t know what came over you” I read the look on his face the truth was, I had heard it all before l. It didn’t even phase him this time. “Just stop” I nodded my head not even ready to hear what he had to say “I’m begging you Elias. My life is already difficult with Emily here please don’t add to it anymore, especially when I don’t even know what I did wrong to you.” I left him there, going back into the bedroom to get a grip on myself.

I had just meant to ask why he hated me so much, I didn’t mean to talk this much.