In Love With My Rival

CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: why are you here

                “I’m so sorry, Ma’am. We have already inspected all the CCTV cameras around the area where it happened. We did not see anything suspicious there.” The police offer said. The sound of defeat lace her tone.

                Ava sighed and nodded her head in understanding. She understood that the culprit was smart enough to hide somewhere the cameras could not capture.

            They were in the police station as Zephyr promised. They wanted to follow up on the investigation about the shooting incident that happened last week. After lunch, they dropped her Mom to the salon and they went straight to the station.

            Zephyr was just so silent and Ava was curious as to why he was not saying anything. What was he thinking about?

            “I see.” She muttered.

            “We’ll call you when we find something.”

            Ava nodded. “I understand. Thank you.” She smiled at the same police officer she talked to last week, before deciding to leave the lobby.

            Zephyr followed her out. He opened the passenger seat door for her and Ava got in feeling so helpless. What could she do? Even the police were not able to find something.

            “Where to next?” Zephyr asked.

            “I want to go home.” She sounded tired. Well, she really was. Her feet hurt from all the standing and walking. The time in the car clock said it was already 3:16 in the afternoon. She suddenly wanted to take a long afternoon nap.

            “Alright.” Zephyr started the car and drove back to her place.

            The ride back to her place was just silent. It was a comfortable silence. It seemed like Ava finally got over Zephyr’s annoying teasing. He really got under her skin. She realized it somehow made them closer as friends and she just had to get used to it.

            “What are you thinking about?”

            She knew he would ask her that. That was what she had observed after a week of being together with him as her bodyguard. She knew he was going to ask her what was on her on mind every time she looked like she was in deep thoughts.

            “About how annoying you are.” She admitted. “You like getting under my skin.”

            “Oh. Is that bad?”

            “I don’t know.” She rolled her eyes at him, but she was smiling though. She just could not stop herself from smiling at him too. “Maybe.”

            I’m just… happy.

            “Yeah, maybe. You said I am boring when I am so serious so I thought I could tease you sometimes.”

            That made her turn her head to look at him. Her breath hitched and she thought her heart stopped breathing for a while.

            That sounds so… dramatic.

            But, it’s true.

            It moved her heart, hearing him say that.

            “I apologize if I was being too annoying earlier.” His eyes were on the road.

            “No. No, not at all. I mean, not really… Just… just a little.”

            Why am I stuttering?

            Ava cleared her throat and straightened herself on her seat. She started playing with the seatbelt.

            At her honesty, Zephyr smiled as he finally made a turn to the basement. They finally reached the building and once again, Zephyr stepped out of the ca to open the door for Ava. As he did so, his eyes were checking the surrounding just to make sure there was nothing odd. He helped her out of the car and they walked towards the elevator together.

            As the door closed, Zephyr buried his hands in his pockets and leaned against the wall.

            Ava took a deep breath, holding the handle of the think yellow paper bag of Louis Vuitton with both hands. She could feel something in the air. It was so thick, almost suffocating her but she was holding herself back. She was not sure if he could it too, but it was so thick with tension.

            No, No, No. Get it out of your head.

            Ava silently scolded her horny self as she closed her eyes. From her peripheral vision, she could feel Zephyr looking so casual while just keeping his eyes on the doors before them.

            How can he be so calm? This is so unfair.

            ‘Ding.’

            Before Ava could even take a step out of the elevator, Zephyr blocked her from doing so. She frowned and soon sighed when she realized what he was doing. He was making sure it was safe.

            “Come on,” Zephyr told her and a hand was extended out for her.

            Ava looked at his open palm before she hesitantly put her hand over his. She let out a deep breath when he clutched it and walked them out of the elevator and to her door. Zephyr input the code to open the door and when they were finally inside, he let of her hand only to pin both above her head against the door.

            They locked eyes shortly before Zephyr leaned down to claim her lip in a bruising kiss, making Ava swallow the words she wanted to breathe out like wanting to tell him how badly she wanted him. Breathless, she was. She was feeling hot all over, struggling to pull her hands from his hold because she wanted to touch him so badly but his grip on her wrists was tight that it might leave a mark on her wrists.

            Zephyr was not that naïve to ignore the tension since she was shopping at that lingerie store. They both knew what they were thinking about because both their minds were dirty. The tension was still present in the car and it just got thicker in the elevator. He might have acted nonchalant about it but he was dying to kiss her already.

            “Room.” Ava breathed out against his lips.

            “Gladly.” He whispered, pecking her lips before finally letting go of her wrists to lift her off the ground. 

            Ava took the freedom to wrap her legs around his hips and snaked her arms around his neck. They continued kissing, their lips moving in perfect sync as Zephyr walked them upstairs to her room. Ava twisted the doorknob behind her. Not so long after, she was already feeling the soft mattress of her bed. They were going to rock it any minute.

            Her face heated up at the thought. She sat on her bed watching her sexy bodyguard take his shirt off and discarded it somewhere on the floor. His six-pack came in the display, swallow the moisture that was left in her mouth.

            “Like what you see?” And he just had to sound so sexy coming off his mouth.

            Zephyr dropped on his knees, towering Ava. He helped her with her top, leaving her in her black strapless lace bra. He did not look down to stare at them. Not yet. He held her chin gently and leaned down to kiss her lips as he slowly laid her on the bed and making sure her head was on her pillow. She accepted it as a ritual, without words. It was slow and gentle. They were taking savoring each other, exchanging sensual moisture as his hand never forget to give attention to the bare mountains underneath his stony muscles, pinching the peaks and rolling it between his skillful fingers. He knew exactly how to please her.

            His mind was telling him to stop, but the desire he was feeling for her was already at its uncontrollable point and he knew he would be making another the same mistake when he pulled away to look into her blue orbs. He once again got lost in her depths, caging him mercilessly with her addictive potion.

            “Why did you stop?”

            Her voice was as airy and soft as the wind that blew through the windows. She did not shiver, nor did he. The black lace that was supposed to cover those soft mounds were now below her breasts, giving him a nice look of perfect she was.

            “I… I…” He breathed out, leaning his forehead against hers. “I so f*****g want you.” He rasped, leaning back to study her face. His mind was screaming it was wrong. But he could not hold himself but he would try to keep his pants on.

            Without taking her eyes off hi, she reached behind her and unhooked. It fell off her body and she discarded somewhere around the room.

            “This is all about you.” He whispered.       

            She nodded, a sign of approval.

            With the tempting sign, Zephyr leaned down to kiss her while working on her breasts, massaging them erotically. He rolled the bud between his fingers, making her moan out in his ear.

            “God, Zephyr.” She arched against him when he moved to her other breast. A finger worked inside her, a little uncomfortable but nothing she couldn’t handle.

            “You are so f*****g tight.” He rasped, biting on the ear lobe and moving to her lonely breast.

            Not so long as he kept his mouth on her, lavishing her breasts with attention. His thumb rubbed around a sweet spot and her eyes rolled back into her head. So close. The strength of what was building was staggering. Mind-blowing. Her body was going to be blown to dust, atoms with his strokes. She was so wet, shuddering on his fingers, begging for more.

            If he’d stop, I’d cry.

            “Please…” She begged.

            His fingers still moving rhythmically inside her, his thumb circling and pressing. His other hand scooped her hair off her head and held her head in place. His tongue mirrored the actions of his fingers, claiming her.

            Her legs began to stiffen as she pushed against his hand. He gentled his hand, so she was brought back from the brink. She came instantly, again and again, falling apart beneath him… then she was building again, climax anew, calling out his name. An awful cry was muffled by the hand over her mouth; she was shuddering so violently it seemed she all but lifted him on top of her.