Chapter 15

Ava’s POV

“Let me take you out,”

I first gave Damien a surprised stare, as he whispered that while hugging me from behind. We had just finished bathing, and both were now wearing clothes.

“Like on a date?” I could not help but ask, wanting clarity. I was still wanting to know if we were now just in a sexual relationship or did he also want me. To have a relationship with me.

“Yes, Ava, a date. I want you in every way possible. Including having you as my girlfriend,” he replied turning me around and staring right into my eyes. Both hands holding my face.

I was at first speechless. Not having expected that from him.

The last time I had a boyfriend, I had been cheated on. Was I ready to be a girlfriend again?

“You don't have to answer now, come let's go.” Damien quickly added having noticed the vulnerable look on my face.

I gave him a small smile and followed him. My eyes widened as he led us into his garage, it was filled with expensive cars of all types.

Lamborghinis, Bentleys, and all kinds, he really was obsessed with cars.

I then gave him a shocked look as he threw me the car keys, “You wanna drive?” He asked,

“Heck yeah!” I replied looking excited! I had my license in my purse but had never driven such an expensive car before.

Holding the keys in my hand I quickly rushed to the driver's seat of the Lamborghini and started the car once we were both in with our seat belts secured.

“Where are we going?” I could not help but ask.

“Just drive to anywhere you want first,” He replied, making himself comfortable in his seat.

I quickly set the GPS and first revved the car, excitedly. I was a bit shaky at first, not used to the speed, and almost hit one of Damien’s other cars, “Sorry,” I whispered in embarrassment, but Damien seemed amused instead and motioned for me to continue driving.

I immediately felt a rush of adrenaline as I started speeding through the road. My hair was flying through the wind with Damien staring at my delight-filled face through his sunglasses.

The touch of his hand tingling against my thigh.

A carefree look on his face.

We finally arrived at our destination and I was forced to stop driving and park the car.

“An amusement park?” Damien asked me with an amused look as he got out of the car too.

And was now staring at where we were.

“Yes! I was planning to attend one when I heard they were in the city,” I replied as he walked over to me and took my hand into his.

I was glad that he was willing to do this with me. Being a billionaire, I was sure that he rarely had time for silly things like this.

Usually attending his gala parties or hanging out in yachts with his rich friends.

We first headed for the game booths and my eyes widened as Damien played. Taking the ball and easily hitting the bull's eye to win me this cute and cuddly teddy bear that he had seen me having my eye on.

“Thanks,” I replied now holding the giant thing in my hands. Its soft fur tickling my skin.

“Anything for you,” he replied as I gave him a sweet kiss on the cheek.

We then also tried the rides. The scary ones, I was holding Damien’s hand the whole way.

We even entered a haunted house, and both seemed to be having the time of our lives.

It felt nice to just stop thinking about work and life, to just take a break and do the silly things.

It was then that Damien left me for a short moment to go buy some cotton candy for me. After I pestered him for it.

But my joyous self immediately dimmed for a bit as I spotted someone I greatly disliked.

That blonde-haired cheater.

And no surprise he had some new girl in his arms. But as soon as he spotted me, he quickly whispered something into her to get rid of her for a moment. Then he walked over my way.

I could not believe out of all the people in the world I had to cross path with him even while being far away from my hometown, “Ava, babe, fancy meeting you here,” he spoke in greeting, acting as if we were still close.

“Greg, what are you doing here,” I instead bluntly asked with a glare, knowing he now had the courage to approach me again because Susan was not here.

“I came to New York to join my father’s company of course,” he replied boastfully.

“And you being here all alone. Still single and a virgin, I see? Have you not been able to get over me? Well, I did miss you.” My eyes quickly widened as he said that while taking a step to come closer to me, I quickly pushed him away and backed away too, so that there would be space between us.

“I will never date a cheating bastard like you again! And I do not even miss you not one bit,” I replied, while also not even bothering to tell him that I was no longer a virgin and how I had lost it to someone better than him.

Damien, the man who had saved my life when I had been about to be hit by a car on that fateful day. All because of him, the cheating bastard Greg who had hurt me.

“Oh please, as if you could find anyone better than me. You know you loved it dating me, Greg Jones.”

The audacity! I was now this close to slapping him!

But as soon as I felt his hand wrapping around my waist, I immediately calmed down, “Here, the pink one which you asked for,” Damien spoke handing me my cotton candy.

“You...you are Damien of the billionaire dollar Payne Enterprise.” I almost rolled my eyes as Greg spoke, now staring at Damien in wonder.

“And you are,” Damien asked, looking unimpressed.

No one, I almost wanted to say and answer.

“I am Greg, Greg Jones, future CEO of Jones Enterprise. I remember you from one of the business parties. And you have no idea how big it would be for us if you would do business with us.” Greg’s tone and demeanor immediately changed to a salesman one as he tried to impress Damien. So that he could have his father’s small company associated with Payne enterprise.

I could already see big dollar signs shining in his eyes as he groveled up to Damien.

“Oh, Jones enterprise. Tell your father that I will never do business with him.” Damien replied bluntly, “What why?” Greg asked looking baffled, “I already know how your company is drowning in debt and busy selling fake products to your customers. I do not get associated with trash companies,” Damien replied, leaving Greg spluttering speechlessly and red-faced at having been called out.

And oh, how sweet my cotton candy was now tasting as I watched all this smugly.

“Come on love, let's go. There is somewhere special that I want to take you to,” Damien then spoke his full attention now on me as he ignored Greg. The same Greg who was now looking at us with his jaw open as he realized that we were together.

I gave him a smug look, at how he had said that I could never date better than him.

And it was not all about money, Damien was much more caring and good looking than him too.

“Sure, let's go,” I replied, and we walked away with me in his arms.