Stay with Me by Awesomekristii (jenna bush book club .TXT) 📖

DELILAH

WHAT!

My head snapped up at him so fast that for a second I thought I would break my spine. Good God, what was he speaking.

He must have sensed my surprise, because the next minute he was standing beside me wrapping an arm around my shoulders. “What are you-“

“I’m sorry, baby. I didn’t tell you about Grams arrival. I just got carried away too much by the work load.” He looked straight back at his grandma, while I stood there actually clueless.

Baby? What in hell was he doing?

I saw his grandma walked closer to us, her eyebrows furrowed, a frown on her face. “Why does it smell something not right?” She looked at Damien at the last part of her sentence while he just gave her a shrug.

“This is true, we are in a relationship.”

He looked so serious that for a second I thought that’s true. His eyes steel cold, and his arms wrapped firmly around me. His grandma eyed us both for a while, then let out a sigh.

“Okay. I will try to believe this, and it’s your,” she looked at Damien before turning around and walking away, “duty to make me believe them. Because knowing you, you can just ask her to do a part time job in this.”

A cough formed in my throat at her words, and I pressed my palm over my mouth trying to suppress it. His grandma knows him too well.

Except I didn’t even know about this part-time job of mine.

“Grams you’re overthinking.” He passed me a glass of water, “Why would I do that?”

How could he be not nervous saying all these? He looked so cool regarding this.

“Because I wanted you to have a better half.” She narrowed her eyes at him, peeking over her glasses, her silvered hair up in a bun but I could hardly get any resemblance between them.

“I got one.” He took the wristwatch from the table and began to wear it. I could sense she wasn’t believing him much, but she looked over at me, and I saw her face softened.

“Hmm… I think so. She looks too innocent to be a part time actress.” My eyes widened a little at that, and I felt my palms sweating.

What in hell has he gotten me into.

“You believe her, and not your grandson?” He raised his right eyebrow at her.

“Maybe…” She adjusted her glasses up, “since he is far from being innocent.”

Looking at the frown on his face, it made a laugh bubble inside me. But I bit my lips trying to gulp it down.

“Whatever.” He walked up towards the stairs, before turning around at me. “Can you find my tie, Lilah?”

He rarely ever wear tie, where would I get him one.

I nodded and began to move towards him, but before that it felt necessary to greet his grandma since I haven’t done that.

I turned towards her, and smiled. “I'm Delilah, and it’s great to meet you.” She eyed me for a while until a little smile escaped her lips.

“Same here.”

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“Can you be my fake girlfriend till Grams is here?”

I was totally sure, he has lost it. Why on earth would he ask me to do that? I couldn’t say him no, considering how generous he had been to me but playing a part as someone where I may lost my heart, I couldn’t help but contemplate.

“She has been on my back with this since a year now, and if I don’t get her to meet one she will surely stop meeting me.” I sensed his voice getting a little heavy at the end.

My heart saddened at his words. Having someone to care this much about you was a blessing, and seeing her leave surely devastate him.

“Okay.” I said, fidgeting with my fingers. My heart raced thousand miles per second and I couldn’t even continue imagine what havoc this may bring.

I pictured his grandma and guilt consumed me. She has put her trust on me, and here I was planning a façade. But this was needed to help Damien.

Lord! In such dilemma I am!

“Thank you, Lilah.” I saw his lips tilting up in a smile before a full smile grazed his lips. Air threatened to whoosh out my body at how breath-taking he looks.

Why he doesn’t smile more often? I wanted to compliment the smile grazing his lips but I couldn’t. I don’t know looked say that to him.

Would it make me creepy?

But it’s a real beauty. The dimples forming on his face, amid the little stubble he has grown on his face made him look even hotter. He had kept the first few buttons of his shirt open, making his Adam's apple more prominent. I couldn’t help but admire every feature of his.

“I apologise to drag you in this.” My head craned up a little meeting his dark eyes. He was so tall.

“No, it’s ok. I owe you.” I smiled at him. Softness crossed his eyes for a while, before he was back to his self again. No smile. No emotion.

He turned and began to walk out from the door. When something crossed my mind. “What story I’m gonna tell her if she asks about us?”

He stopped in his place, turning towards me. Silence descended as we began to make up anything to make this as believable as possible. “How about you visited a coffee shop, I spilled the coffee, you got mad and then it bloomed from there.” I saw his lips tilted up a little at the corners.

“You are reading too many books from the library right?” Heat flushed my face and I ducked my head low. “That’s of Lily's of course. She buy all of those.” I didn’t know how to respond to that, when he spoke again. Amusement clearly visible in his voice.

“You made a good story. Let’s stick to that.” With that he began to walk out when be stopped and said. “You need to transfer your everything to my room. Otherwise she may suspect.” With that he was gone.

And I stood there baffled.

Living with him in the same room! That’s nothing but a disaster in itself for me and my heart.

Good heavens, where was I stuck into!

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Things getting spicier!! 

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