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

C H A P T E R 31

DAMIEN

I have never cared about the abrupt arrival of Stefan before as I was doing now.

 

The grinning face of the said guy poked inside the office room as I abruptly left my hands from Lilah’s thigh, and immediately my skin could feel the loss of contact with the soft, delicate flesh. Why did the hell does he has to arrive now?

 

I stood up from beside Lilah as he entered inside. “I would say I was surprised to find, Lilah here, but guess I’m not.”

 

“Delilah.”

 

“What?”

 

“Her name is Delilah.” He nodded as if he had solved some mystery and shit before a smirk took over his face. If I am honest, he was irritating as fuck. He took the place beside her, where formerly I was sitting, before his interruption. I kept my gaze on the computer screen but I couldn’t help my ears from straining to hear their exchanges. Fuck! Now I have come down to eavesdropping. 

 

“ I met Ash outside the cabin with the food, so I get it from him.” I looked at the food he kept on the table beside the couch and Lilah mumbled thanks to him. Gone was my idea to have lunch with her alone in the office.

 

 I didn’t even know what in hell had gotten inside me for all the weird behaviors I was doing around her. But something changed after the kiss we shared that evening. Surely, it was for comforting her after seeing her like that but, after the incident inside the bathroom, I couldn’t get anything out of my damn head.

 

I heard Lilah chuckling at something he said and my eyes directed at her joyful features. Her honey-brown hair was kept open today and I love that thing so much on her. I could see her brushing some of the tiny hair away from her face, giving me more access to stare at her.

 

Everything about her screams so much of innocence despite the suffering she had been in. I had asked David to dig more about her, but he couldn’t get anything much. It was the first time that he couldn’t, he was one of the best detectives I know.

 

The only information he had gathered was that she had spent the last five years of her life in Rhinestone. That place did ring a bell in my head but I couldn’t remember where. It felt so familiar yet so unknown.

 

 He also found out she had lived in an orphanage before going to Rhinestone but couldn’t find the name of the place. I had asked him to dig more into Rhinestone and her living details for the last five years.

 

Stefan opened the food on the table while Lilah helped him. I stood up to help them. Food was placed while we took our places. Lilah sat across me, and Stefan at my left side.

 

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“For real?”

 

“Yes.” I saw Lilah nodding at him, a smile playing on her lips. He turned to me and before I could remove my eyes from them, Stefan was quick to catch me. Shit! The smirk on his face was irritating as hell. “Did you know Lilah can play guitar?”

 

Surprised I looked over at her and saw how her cheeks had turned scarlet again. She blushes a lot and I had never liked those girls who blushes at everything until I met her. Her rosy cheeks were one of her best features and I love them more on her. Fuck!

 

“Not like an expert but I have learned some basics, that’s all.” Stefan turned at her, looking excited.

 

“I can teach you that. I can play guitar and piano.” How could I forget that? Stefan could play I didn’t know how many of his instruments. Lilah’s big forest green eyes lit up at his words and I could already see the excitement shining in them. Fuck I should have learned to play any instrument in my life.

 

I tried getting some work done but guess what my mind would always wander to her and her conversation. “How about I come over this weekend to teach you playing that?” I looked at him sideways, and couldn’t help feeling the unknown feeling inside. I wouldn’t be overtiming this weekend.

 

“Okay, thanks a lot.” I could feel his gaze on me but I didn’t look at him again. He would already be teasing me too much on this.

 

Didn’t he have any operation today? And as if on cue, his phone rang, and never in my damn life did I love any phone call more.

 

He spoke something on the phone and I saw him rising, my fingers typing on the keyboard.  “I should get going. I have some scheduled meetings with patients.” I knew he was saying that to her, considering I was the least interested in his business.

 

I peeked at him, as he bent a little by his waist till her level and I saw him, placing a kiss on her cheeks. My hand gripped the papers I was holding, feeling the anguish burning inside. He should better keep those lips to himself.

 

 He came next to me, that irritating smirk on and I was already mad at his behavior. He bent to reach my ears and spoke. “She is yours. Don’t worry, I look at her just as I look at Zena.” Zena, his sister. I didn’t reply and I didn’t think he expected one. He walked back, smiling at Lilah before waving goodbye and walking out.  

 

Mine.

 

She wasn’t. But the notion felt too beautiful to not hope for.

 

Lilah was sitting in her place, quiet and it made me feel so guilty to have brought her here and drowning in my work. I closed the laptop and gathered everything aside. I stood up from the swivel chair and grabbed my jacket. Lilah also stood up looking surprised. “Work done?”

 

I shook my head. “No, but I am done.”

 

Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion and being honest that looked cute on her. I didn’t even know I could even call someone that. Girls were always hot or sexy for me, yet here I was calling her cute and noticing every fucking detail of her and just not her familiar pussy.

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