His Love, Sora

Chapter 12: In Which She Says Yes

Sora felt embarrassed and violated.

She was so enthusiastic about that date, she even sounded so fervent on the phone ranting to him about that me date she had with a famous writer. She felt like a complete i***t now, sitting in his car like a damsel not being able to stop the soft sobs no matter how hard she tried.

What she didn't know was that Ashton was just glad that she had called him and that she was safe now and that she was with him.

Her soft sobs were the only sound her in the car as he drove and it was unsettling to hear the usually chirpy girl letting out soft sobs and whimpers. It felt so wrong.

"Have you eaten?" He asked wanting to distract her mind and not knowing what else to actually say considering he was never really a people person and a crying girl was far from it.

She shook her head instead of answering verbally.

"Alright then, I haven't either, how does Italian sound" he asked and saw her shrug in response from his peripheral.

He just wanted to hear her soft voice so bad.

"I'll take that as a yes" he said turning the car and driving to an Italian restaurant he knew in the way.

The car soon came to a halt in front of a fancy looking Italian restaurant, the kind of place she had initially dressed for.

Ashton got out of the car as soon as he parked it and jogged to the other side where Sora had only just undid her seatbelt.

He opened her side of the door for her but instead of moving away and letting her out he stood there for a moment, looking at her tear stained face and the slight trail of mascara on her face.

"You're a bit of a mess pet" he said in a quiet voice and she flushed at his comment.

He leaned over her to the dashboard completely trapping her against him for a moment as he got the box of tissues.

He without another word for a few tissues out and wiped off the trail of mascara and under her eyes gently from her face as she reddened at the sweet gesture.

"Thank you" she said as he moved away when he was done.

"No problem, you look beautiful by the way" he was only being honest, she clearly put effort that the son of a b***h writer she went out with didn't deserve.

"Thank you" she said yet again.

He lightly chuckled.

"Come on, stop thanking me and let's get some food" he said helping her out the truck and closing the door behind.

Sora subconsciously held onto his arm as they walked toward the restaurant. He liked it.

Once inside, it seemed it was a busy night for the restaurant as there were people in waiting as well.

"Wait here I'll be right back" he said but before he could actually move Sora tightened her grip on his arm.

"No, I am coming with you" she said refusing to let go and stand alone at that moment.

He couldn't say no to that face. Not after what happened earlier.

He slightly nodded and continued to make his way towards the waiter with her on his arm.

"Sir there is a waiting li-" before he could finish Ashton cut him off mid sentence.

"Get us a private table quick and I'll leave you a generous tip as well" Ashton said as he discreetly slipped the waiter a hundred dollar bill.

The waiter looked up from the register and gulped at the intimidating sight that was Ashton.

He didn't dare refuse the money he was being offered as he quickly nodded at Ashton.

"Did you just bribe him for a table" Sora asked incredulously and discreetly as she looked up at him with when he pulled her aside with him.

"Yes, just not any table but a private booth with peace and quiet instead of the incessant chattering and clanking of forks" he answered.

"Okay" she didn't know what else to say.

Not long after, the waiter gestured them to come with him.

They left behind gaping families as they followed their waiter to the private booth he lead them to.

"I'll be back in five to take your order sir, ma'am" the waiter said politely before leaving them in that round secluded booth.

Sora got in first and he got in after. The booth was fairly small and there was only a small gap between them as they sat. Sora closed that gap as she moved right next to him and rested her head in his shoulder with a sigh.

He stiffened for a moment at the action then relaxed as he realized how nice it felt to have her this close.

"I didn't expect him to be such a jerk" she said out of the blue.

His jaw clenched at the thought of that moron writer again.

"I know pet, but you're safe now" he replied.

"Thank you for this, you're great you know that" she said looking up at him from the side.

Ashton felt the heat of her compliment creep up to his ears. He wasn't used to compliments like this.

He looked down to his right and was met with her big blue eyes staring straight up at him.

That's when he realized how close they were, their noses were almost touching and at that moment his gaze shifted to her slightly parted pink pillowy lips and he couldn't resist as he crashed his lips down on hers, catching her off guard for a moment before she relaxed and her fingers played with the hair on the nape of his neck as she returned his hungry kiss with her soft movements, she couldn't help the moan that escaped her mouth giving him a chance to slide into her mouth, deepening the kiss.

They only pulled apart when she started to her breathless.

They were both flushed, breathing un even as they looked at one another.

"Be with me Sora, be my girlfriend, stop going out with jerks like Edward who don't deserve you and neither do I but I would like it if you have me a chance" he said, words sprouting before he could stop them.

He knew he shouldn't have done that, his life was trouble, the kind of trouble he didn't want her tangled in but he couldn't help but be selfish with her, the thought of her slipping through his fingers only to end up with an asshole like Edward and angered him to no bounds.

Sora blinked at him, twice, thrice. His words baffled her, his kiss baffled her but it was not in a bad way, it actually felt good.

When she processed his words and actually thought about it, she loved the idea of being with him.

She originally thought he would never think of her in a romantic way, she thought he was way out of her league plus he didn't seem like a people person but he was the sweetest guy ever, at least to her, he hadn't been anything but kind, sure his job was unsettling but he himself was a good person considering he just cleaned up and not really murdered those people and she could live with that.

"Yes, I would love to be with you Ashton, you're the most considerate person I have ever met and you have been nothing but kind and hospitable to me so sure I would love to give this a chance" she replied.

That was all it took for him to bring her in for another kiss.