I am getting really close to Rafael these days and I like it but after how he behaved yesterday, I am not sure if he wants me close to himself. Maybe he doesn't like me the way I do. Maybe he's just trying to be a good friend to Simon.

I don't know who Olivia is, but from the letter last time I fond in Rafael's study, one thing was clear that she likes him and after yesterday I think he does too.

But yeah I shouldn't just make assumptions.

"Hazel." Rafael called me while I was lost in my thoughts... in his thoughts to be exact.

"Yeah." I answered.

Since last night, after he kissed me things between us has been really awkward... like really awkward.

"Would you like to go out?" He asked.

"Where?"

"Somewhere I can take you. I am sure you're gonna love it."

I nodded excitedly, he smiled. "Get ready."

Getting up from the bed, I made my way towards the closet. I chose a simple lavender top and shorts. Rafael was waiting for me downstairs, when I went to him he got up from the couch leading me towards the car.

"Where are we going exactly?" I asked again.

This is the fourth time I asked him this question and this is the fourth time he replied "Be patient, babygirl."

I rolled my eyes. Crossing my arms over my chest I pouted "I hate surprises." All he did was to give me a light smile.

The car stopped at some place all I could hear from the car was the sound of... water?

I looked at Rafael in confusion "Where are we?"

All he did was again a smile.

And Oh Sweet Jesus! I love his smile.

Getting out of the car, he held my hand pulling me with him. After walking few distance the site came in my view was breathtakingly beautiful.

A waterfall.

"Oh Sweet Jesus! This is so amazing!" I exclaimed.

Rafael's hold on my hand tightened, as he took us near the edge I peeped down it looked beautiful.

"Can we go down?" I asked all excited looking down at the force the water was flowing.

"Yeah." Saying that he again pulled me with him, I held his arm tightly so I don't fall down.

"Rafael I won't fall, right?" I asked halfway as we were moving down. It was really scary I could even feel my heart beating rapidly.

"I won't let you fall, trust me."

With both my hands I grabbed his arm as we reached down, I stopped admiring the view. I started playing with the water with my legs, kicking it. It seemed fun though childish but fun.

While playing suddenly I lost my balance and was about to fall when Rafael held my arm preventing me from slipping and getting inside the water.

"Careful Hazel!"

Recovering from the shock I nodded my head.

"Wanna go in the water?" He asked.

"Really, we can go?"

He smiled then took off his shirt and rested it on one of the rocks. He interwined our hands again and made his way towards the water.

He has been holding my hand all the time, he is being really careful about me. It's like if he lets go of my hand I would fall. Well I wouldn't complain, I am clumsy.

As we were finally inside the water I played a lot, well not playing exactly but sometimes losing my balance drowning inside then again Rafael pulling me out keeping me in position.

"You are behaving like a complete kid, you know that?" He complaint holding my waist.

"Not everytime I experience this fun." Again I moved away from him and swam towards the waterfall, he followed me. I extended both my arms and closed my eyes, the way water hit my face... I thought would feel good but it didn't, instead my face hurt as the large drops landed on my face making me move away instantly.

I rubbed my face pouting.

He sighed "You are crazy."

Ignoring him I tried backstroke but failed miserably losing balance again I went in the water just to being pulled up by him again.

Not that I don't know swimming, but it has been years I last found myself in the water.

About one thing I was sure that I won't drown, he won't let that happen. I trust him.

"This is so much fun. Jesus!" I exclaimed in happiness.

All Rafael did was to stare at me with a smile on his lips. We were in the water for almost 45 minutes I guess, after that Rafael pulled me out scolding me like a five year old, well I can't blame him I was acting like a kid.

But when we were out that's when I looked down at my drenched self and realised.

Oh Sweet Jesus! Now how will I go home. I don't have any clothes and I am all wet.

I was so excited to go inside the water that I didn't realize I haven't brought any spare clothes.

I bit my lips looking down, Rafael was rubbing his hands over his hair but stopped when he looked at me.

"What?"

Looking up I started "I don't have any spare clothes and now I am all wet."

"You should've thought about that before jumping into the water."

Is he scolding me now?

"Excuse me, you are seriously scolding me for that? It was all your fault. If you would've straight away told me where we were going, I would've carried some spare clothes."

He sighed and shook his head. Picking up his white shirt he handed it to me. "Soon we'll reach the penthouse till then I think you can adjust in this."

Nodding I took his shirt, he turned back giving me the time to change. One thing was a relief that there were no one around.

After dressing myself into his shirt, we made our way back to the car. The whole time Rafael held my hand tightly for me not to fall till now I guess he surely have guessed I am clumsy af. As we reached the car, the driver first looked at a very shirtless Rafael then at me. It was a bit uncomfortable as I was only wearing a shirt, I could feel his eyes scanning my body. I hid myself behind Rafael.

Rafael understood and said to the driver "Stop staring and get inside the car."

Nodding his head, the driver got inside then I adjusted myself in the car beside me was Rafael sitting extremely close, he pushed me at the edge of the seat with his hand holding mine which rested on my lap.

He is being too possessive not that I am complaining, but I am not used to someone being possessive about me.

I couldn't help but stare at him, I feel special. I think I shouldn't feel this way but I do feel special, the way he is taking care of me is so new. No one has ever done this before.

The pervert driver was continuously trying to look through the mirror at me which I don't think Rafael noticed but I was feeling really uncomfortable.

As we reached the penthouse, I got off the car with Rafael. I was making my way inside when I heard Rafael talking to the driver "Get yourself a new job."

"S-Sir?"

"You're fired."

"But Sir I didn't do anything wrong?"

"I want people to respect my wife as they do me but you were busy scanning her body and I for sure didn't like it. So just get out of my sight."

"But sir-"

"If you want, I can call the security to show you out and trust me it won't be a respectful one."

The driver nodded his head and made his way out. Rafael was making his way back inside the penthouse when I ran upstairs to my room not wanting him to see me eavesdropping in here. On reaching my room I sat on the bed blankly, few minutes later Rafael made his way inside looking at me he asked "What happened?"

I shook my head.

I don't know after what he did now, I can't stop myself from liking him more. Everytime I try to stop myself he does something which makes me like him more.

Getting up from the bed I wrapped my arms around his waist resting my head on his chest, I can feel him getting stiffened.

"Hazel?" He called in a soft voice.

"Stop being nice to me." I said in a complaining tone.

"I am not being nice to you."

"Yeah, you're not." That was my sarcastic tone.

"You planning on giving back my shirt?"

And here I was trying to get emotional.

I shook my head pulling away from the hug.

"Go and change or you'll get sick."

"You really act like my Dad sometimes." I pouted.

He chuckled "I would prefer Daddy."

I rolled my eyes "Not again." Making my way towards the closet, I took out something to wear while he made his way towards the washroom.

After changing my clothes, I made my way upstairs to the terrace but there again Rafael seated having drinks. Yeah, there's a bar kind of thing in the terrace. Not wanting to disturb him I decided to head back to my room but as I was about to leave, he spoke "I wouldn't mind having a drink with you."

Oh so he knew I was standing here.

"It's fine if you want to be alone, I can go downstairs."

"Hazel I said you can join me."

Sighing I made my way towards him and took a seat beside him. He handed me a glass of wine. Taking a sip of his drink he asked "Did you speak to Simon?"

I shook my head "It's been long since I last spoke to him."

"Tell me something about yourself." He asked.

I took another sip from my glass smiling "Don't you already know too much about me?"

He chuckled "An investigator is incapable of telling me your exact feelings."

Finishing the drink I extended my glass signalling for more, he poured the drink I continued "My life is boring. At the age of 14 I lost my Mom-Dad, it was Simon who took care of me after that. Then I became a writer. And now here I am married to you, not seen my brother for almost a year now."

"Why did you choose being a writer?"

"I loved writing stories and also reading so thought why not making it my profession."

He smiled listening to me pouring another drink from the bottle on his glass, I too extended my glass asking him to pour on mine too.

"Do you miss him?" I asked not sure if I should really ask him that or not.

"Who?"

"Simon."

He was about to take a sip from his wine but stopped halfway on hearing that name.

"I hate him. You know he was really close to me but he didn't listen to me when I asked him to give up on that mafia thing. I am not capable of seeing people I love dying and the job Simon does one day or the other that might happen. I have already lost enough in my life I can't lose anymore."

Shrugging off those thoughts he spoke again "Anyways, I want to know about you. I am not here to tell you about my feelings."

Another drink.

"I don't have friends."

"I know that."

I pouted "I wonder if I am that bad. I must be really unlucky, I had Connor but he too betrayed me."

He remained quiet.

"You know people are so bad to me. All people do is to ditch me in the end and that hurts like bitch." Again, I pouted and was about to pick up the bottle of wine but before I could do that Rafael picked it up keeping it away from my reach.

"You have had enough of that."

I shook my head "I want more."

"No."

"I want more. I am sad. So sad." I pouted.

Oh Sweet Jesus! I think I am already drunk.

Rafael poured another drink for himself. I pointed my finger at him "You too are bad. You are not giving me what I want."

"You have a low alcohol resistance." It was like he was talking to himself.

"I do not." I argued.

He sighed pouring another drink but this time I snatched the bottle from him "Let me finish this atleast Daddy."

Oh Sweet Jesus! I am being really naughty.

He smiled "You're wasted." With that he took the bottle from my hand and drank the whole drink from the bottle. "Drink finished now go to sleep."

"Meanie! That was mine." I said annoyingly getting up from my seat but lost my balance and ended up on his lap.

We stared at each other for a moment he then held me closely to himself. A light smile played on his me "You are so beautiful babygirl."

"Me, beautiful?" I asked innocently. He nodded. "Finally you accepted the truth."

"You're cute too." He said again making me blush.

"Why do I feel like we both are wasted?"

"Are we?"

I nodded pouting.

He adjusted me properly on his lap, I wrapped my arms around his neck "It's so hard to resist you."

"Stop being nice to me all the time. I am falling for you. No one has ever been this possessive about me." I complained.

"When was I being possessive?"

"When that perverty driver was looking at me, I heard it. You fired him."

Looking straight in my eyes he said "I didn't like the way he was staring at you."

I bit my lips "And how was he staring at me?"

Leaning towards me he replied "Like he wanted to fuck you. I won't allow anyone seeing my wife in such a way. You are mine and fucking you is mine and only mine to do."

For the first time I felt it... I felt that I belong to him.

I am his.

I smiled and pecked his lips "I love you."

With one hand he cupped my right cheek and connected our lips. I closed my eyes kissing him back.

Maybe this is all wrong, maybe we shouldn't be doing this, maybe we would regret it tomorrow but we both are wasted and it's now too late to stop.