Chapter 30- In His Arms
Adrian glanced at his watch and patiently waited on the side of tarmac for his small private jet to land. Logan had told him what had happened and as much as he wanted to fly over there and knock some sense into her father himself, he decided to not do anything just yet.
He had told Logan to bring her back home immediately as knew she wasn’t in a good state. It wasn’t long before he saw the jet appear from the low clouds above him and descent towards the runaway.
Aria felt her heart skip a beat the moment she followed Logan out of the small plane and saw Adrian waiting for her at the bottom, looking as serious and sexy as ever. Adrian walked towards her and quickly pulled her into his arms before she even reached the last step. Aria felt her vision blur once again as she buried her face deep into his warm hard chest, thinking as much as she wanted to push him away, she couldn’t.
“You, ok?” Adrian asked her quietly as he carried her to his awaiting car and kissed her on the top of her head softly, thinking no one had the right to hurt her and get away with it.
Logan watched him quietly as he climbed in the back and made Aria sit in his lap sideways. He closed the door after him and got in from the front, hoping he didn’t fire him for not doing a good job of making his girl feel better. Aria wiped the corner of her wet eyes from under the dark sunglasses she was wearing and looked up at Adrian,
“I should have never gone” she said before she looked away. Adrian took hold of her chin and made her look at him, thinking he hated seeing her cry.
“What’s happened has happened, don’t think about it too much” he said quietly, thinking she looked tired and broken.
Aria rested her head on his shoulder and hugged him tightly, finding comfort in his arms. She closed her eyes and let the tears flow, thinking how could her dad throw her out like that, like she meant nothing to him at all.
“We’ll talk about it at a better time” Adrian told her quietly before he kissed her on the top of her head softly and held her close against his body.
He had one arm wrapped around her shoulders and the other one around her waist. Aria closed her eyes and hugged him tightly, thinking in his arms she felt the safest.
“I’m sorry for speaking to you the way I did earlier” she said quietly as she remembered their tense conversation.
Adrian took of the dark sunglasses she was wearing and looked down at her pretty face with a serious look,
“I don’t like hearing you apologise, instead of saying you’re sorry why not show me you are another way, just like I do” he said quietly, making her stomach flutter. Aria looked up into his dark eyes deeply,
“That’s because I don’t like your way” she said quietly, although she loved it. Adrian looked at her questioningly,
“We could test that out right now if you want” he said before he kissed her on both of her cheeks softly, thinking she was the only person he never expected an apology from ever.
She could ruin everything he owned, and he would still see her the same as he did in that in very moment. Aria looked at him and smiled slightly,
“Maybe another day” she said before she buried her face in his nice warm chest and avoided his dark sexy eyes completely. Adrian was glad to see a small smile on the corner of her pretty lips,
“I’ll be waiting” he said before he leaned down slightly and kissed her on the lips, thinking till this day he still didn’t understand women and their emotions, but for her he was willing to learn.
Aria kissed him back softly and it wasn’t long before they reached his luxurious apartment and Adrian carried her inside effortlessly.
“Lunch is ready sir, should I serve it?” his personal chef Raj asked politely. Adrian gave him a small nod before he carried Aria to his bedroom and asked her if she wanted to freshen up a little.
“I’m glad you asked” Aria said the moment he put her down on his huge bed and watched her take the bobble out of her little messy hair.
Adrian kissed her on the forehead softly before he left her to get ready, hoping she told him everything herself as he didn’t want to ask her and make her more upset. He undid a few buttons of his shirt and made his way back downstairs, where Raj wet setting up the dining table.
He had handpicked him himself whilst on a trip abroad, and till this day hadn’t regretted his decision as he was and excellent cook who knew how make a variety of different cuisines.
“Take the evening off and spend it with your family” Adrian said to him with a serious look. Raj looked at him,
“Thank you, sir, if there’s anything else you want me do before I leave, please do let me know” he said with a small smile, thinking he was a good boss even though he was always serious and kept to himself.
Adrian gave him a small nod before he walked to the main lounge and waited for Aria patiently. It wasn’t long before he heard her light footsteps and looked up towards the spiral staircase.
She was wearing black satin pyjamas and had left all of her long-wet hair opened. Aria followed Adrian to the dining area and watched him pull out a chair for her,
“Thank you” she said quietly before she sat down and looked at all of the food in front of her, thinking everything looked and smelt amazing. Adrian sat down on the chair next to her and looked at her with a serious look,
“You look beautiful” he said quietly as he put a hand to her face and caressed her bare cheek gently, thinking even though she wasn’t wearing any makeup she still looked stunning.
Aria felt her heart skip a beat as she looked up into his dark eyes,
“I don’t feel beautiful though” she said quietly as she remembered the moment her dad dragged her down the stairs and threw her out the house, like she was trash. Adrian took hold of her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze,
“We’ll talk about what happened after dinner” he said before he leaned down and kissed her on the lips softly, thinking she looked tired.
Adrian waited for her to start eating first before he put some food into his own plate. Raj had made them both a few different things and even lighted up a few candles. Aria didn’t realise how hungry she actually was until she started eating.
“Thank you for everything” she said to Adrian quietly as she picked up her glass of water from the table. Adrian rested his free hand on her leg from under the table and looked at her,
“You don’t have to thank me for anything” he said before he ate some more of his food.
Aria placed her hand on top of his and looked up at him, thinking if it wasn’t for him, she may have never moved from her parents’ house and return back to New-York.
“Mom was so happy to see me, but the moment didn’t last very long” she explained quietly. Adrian wrapped his fingers around hers and looked down at her,
“You will see her again, take my word for it” he said quietly yet clearly. Aria looked up at him,
“Dad will never allow it, I wanted to apologise to him for everything I put him through, but he didn’t give me a chance to explain myself” she said quietly as she felt her eyes fill up with tears once again.
Adrian put down his fork and knife and wrapped both of his arms around her tightly, thinking he hated seeing her cry, as it made him feel powerless and very guilty, although he wasn’t the reason for her tears this time.
“Everything will fall in to place one day beautiful, maybe not right now but it definitely will, I’ll make sure of it” he said before he kissed her on the top of her head softly and held her close.
Aria wiped the corner of her eyes and listened to him quietly, finding comfort in his arms and in his words. She rested her head on his shoulder and looked up at him,
“I really hope so” she said before she closed her eyes and hugged him tightly. Adrian hugged her back and gently stroked her back, thinking when the time was right, he’ll have a word with her dad himself.
He knew it wouldn’t be a very pleasant conversation, but it needed to be done, as no one could hurt his woman and get away with it. Logan had told him everything that happened and in was in that very moment that he decided that he will pay him a very unexpected visit one day.
“I don’t make promises I cant keep beautiful” he said quietly as he held her close. Aria moved back from him slowly and looked up at him with a small smile,
“You don’t know how glad I am to have you in my life” she said softly. Adrian kissed her on the forehead softly,
“I could say the same about you, now eat your food before it gets cold” he said as he slipped a few strands of her slightly wet hair behind her ears.
It was a while later and Adrian had just returned back to his apartment, after attending to something important, regarding work. He took of his jacket and walked down his very quiet hallway, wondering what Aria was doing.
He made his way upstairs and found her sleeping on his bed. She was lying on her side with all of her long hair scattered behind her sexily. Adrian felt something deep inside as he watched her sleeping, thinking she looked stunning. She had one hand under the side of her face and the other one tucked between her closed legs.
He quietly closed the door after himself and took off his shirt and shoes before he lay next to her and gently pulled her into his arms. Adrian was about to pull the duvet over them both when his eyes fell on her bare stomach that looked more rounder then normal. He slowly pulled her top down over it and hugged her tightly, liking the feel of her body pressed against his, not giving any thought to what appeared to look like a very small baby bump.