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CHAPTER 8 - Date Night

SATURDAY is Lucian and Malena’s date night. Even if they are in a fight or a break they will make time to meet every Saturday whether to have dinner at a restaurant or watch a movie in a hotel.

He drove to her house wearing a dark blue tux, paired with diamond cufflinks and a black bowtie and he was holding a bouquet of red roses.

He rang the doorbell and a stunning woman opened the door. She was wearing a white strapless dress with a slit on the left side, she was holding a silver Balenciaga bag, and wearing a nude jimmy choo stiletto.

She’s also wearing a set of diamond necklaces, earrings, and a bracelet given by Lucian on their first anniversary.

Her long blonde wavy hair is arranged in a messy bun, she wears light makeup that gives her a natural look. Anyone that looks at her will say she could be a model, her silky smooth skin and long legs make her glow like an angel.

He stares at her stunning beauty, and it feels like falling in love all over again. He can forget every quarrel that happens between them in a heartbeat just by looking at those tantalizing green eyes.

She smiles and walks towards him. He then gives her the flowers, he tries to kiss her on the lips but she moves so that his lips will fall on her cheek.

There’s a hint of disappointment in his eyes but he hides it and helps her to get inside the car.

AT THE RESTAURANT

They ordered the usual meal they had, Foie gras, white truffle pasta paired with an expensive bottle of Champagne, and a chocolate pudding made from the highest grade of chocolate.

They chatted reminiscing the old memories they had, the trips, the gifts he gave to her.

All of their topics are subjects of the past, he reaches for her hand but she moves her hand away from him.

He brushes it all off, stares at her, and reminisces the first time he laid eyes on her.

It was six years ago, he was a graduate student, she was in her third year and she was working as a student assistant for the librarian as part of her scholarship. He bumps into her while she is arranging the books left by students on the tables.

He was holding a cup of iced coffee and the coffee landed on her head. She was soaked but she was considerably furious to see the books were also drenched in coffee. She then yells that drinks are prohibited inside, and he retorts in a low voice that shouting is also prohibited.

Every time he goes to the library they argue and from those arguments, their fondness grows, then after her college graduation and he gets his master’s degree they become a couple.

At first, she was working in a design company as a fashion designer after a year she resigned and said the work was too stressful for her and would try freelance designing which she still does but she’s not consistent in taking up the clients that’s the reason why it’s hard for her to get the clients to stay.

She’s now staying with her friend Charmel who’s also lending her money from time to time. He, on the other hand, already helped her in getting the clients and her task is to work hard to keep them.

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He drove her, and the whole journey was filled with silence. He tried to hold her hand but she kept her hand away from him. He knows she’s not mad, it’s just the way she is. It frustrates him but he loves her so much that he's willing to brush everything off.

They reached the destination, he wanted to lean for a kiss but he was already rejected multiple times and wanted to keep some self-respect.

He let her out of the car and watched her enter the house before he drove away. He was happy to see her and at ease that they were not fighting anymore but he was not satisfied to end the night like that.

He is the type of man who needs to physically feel love, and this feeling frustrates him so much. He wants to touch, hug, and kiss her but she refuses every time.

It was 1:30 a.m. and he was relentless, he was tossing and turning on the bed. He wants to feel the warmth of skin-to-skin contact. He then took his phone out and wondered if Sieve was still awake, after careful consideration he texted the number with the name Stress Reliever;

1:40:10am Hey! Are you awake?

He then closes his eyes while waiting for her response, he also tries to sleep whichever comes first will be better than what he feels right now.

On the other end of the line;

Sieve is awake and just finished analyzing some data for work. She heard her 2nd phone’s text notification and she’s thinking if she’ll respond to him.

—-- In the end, she did.

1:45:55 am Yes, why?

He saw her response and texted;

1:46:20am Highmoon motel 2:30am?

Highmoon Motel is located midway between the City and the Tavern.

He sure replied fast, she thought to herself.

1:47:59 am Sure, but I might be a bit late.

1:48:10am See you!

He arrived at Highmoon within 20 minutes, he booked a room and texted her the room #. He’s no longer wearing the tux instead he's wearing a black shirt and denim pants.

2:09:29 am I’m in room #206