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Currently in my living room there were three of us: me, Noah and Tanya, yet my mind played tricks. Even though Tanya was present in the room, she wasn't. Her presence was blurry in my eyes once I held eyes with Noah.

Noah began to stand from the sofa, his eyes never leaving my body. Even though I was caught in the moment I didn't miss the fact that he was clenching his jaw in a slow rhythm. It was clear that he was distracting me with his silent actions. It was sexily satisfying to watch.

I licked my lips as I looked at him from head to toe. He had changed from what he was wearing earlier at the office. He now wore black pants with a clean, crisp, white shirt; the top two buttons undone. No blazer.

His shoulders looked broader, his biceps clearly defined by the fitted shirt. You could faintly see the shape of his biceps like he had worked out recently. Tanya shuffled so that she was now stood beside me. She wrapped an arm around my shoulder, bringing her lips to my ear.

She spoke through gritted teeth, her words leaving her lips as if I was the one embarrassing her. Her words broke the silence that was trapped in the air,

"Stop staring. You're making it bait that your checking him out"

I blinked rapidly and took in a deep breath before looking away. I turn my upper body to face her seeing her give me a pained smile. We didn't look at each other for long because, like always, she was unreadable. She looked away and faced Noah. She spoke, making me cringe,

"Noah, it was nice meeting you out of business hours"

Noah chuckles making me look at him from the corner of my eye. I didn't miss the playful, hidden sarcasm dripping in his words

"You make it sound like you're meeting me for the first time Tanya"

She pouts before answering him,

"But it's true though. I am meeting you for the first time. The first time as Noah and not Mr. King"

Without even looking at him, I could already picture him regretting asking that question. Instead Noah merely shakes his head before meeting my eyes. He gives me a breathless smile, his eyes glistering,

"You ready to go?"

Not being able to answer a simple question with a simple answer I merely nod. He gives me a soft smile yet his eyes were dark, full of passion and question. He extends his hands and I take lead, walking past him. I hear him suck in a deep breath as I passed him.

I walk, hearing his footsteps behind me. Behind us two, Tanya acts like she's in her zone. She hums, making me roll my eyes. Once I reach the door, I step to the side and wear my oversized light brown jacket. Meanwhile, Noah uses this chance to open the door and stands outside.

I grab my clutch and also step outside, sanding besides him. Tanya leans the door and looks at us both. Since I was stood by Noah he used the chance to wrap a hand around my waist. Tanya fumbles over her jeans and pulls out her phone and faces it towards us,

"I have to take a picture of you both. You both look so sexy together, my god"

At her words, Noah chuckles and I whine at her for acting like this. She disregards my whines and continues taking pictures. She had this look in her eye that made me not want to argue any further.

Next thing you know, her phone is back in her pocket and she grabs a smokey grey polaroid from behind the door. I squint my eyes as I take in the polariod... more specifically... my polariod. This time I speak, both confusion and wonder in my words,

"Do I want to know where the hell you got my polariod from?"

She lines the polariod with her eye and speaks like it was nothing,

"Oh come, don't tell me you don't want one with your other half. Now... 1... 2..."

I pull another confused face before facing Noah who equally looked down at me and before we both knew it a flash went off. The camera makes a whirring noise and the picture comes out. Tanya removes it carefully before pulling the polariod back to her eye,

"Make another pose! Quick! 3! 2! 1!"

"What do you say? One for the gram?"

Noah says as he snakes his arm around my wait underneath the oversized jacket. He speaks in a low voice, loud enough for me to hear,

"Hold on tightly"

I don't have any chance to question him as he uses his energy and dips me. My hand flies out, grasping onto his neck. Our faces were close, our lips parted as we both give out small puffs of air. I hear another click and a flash goes off.

We don't stay in the position for long. He lifts me back up, a breathless gasp leaving my mouth. I look at Tanya as she smiles wider than she possibly could. She takes out the picture and faces us,

"You'll find these when you come back home kay? Oh and thank you for the 200 pictures. I will be sure to send them later on"

Noah simply chuckles before shaking his head. He tightens his grip on my waist as he questions,

"Can I take Lily away for like I planned?"

She places the polariod down as she replies,

"Ok I guess it's time to get the warning that every girl needs before she goes off,"

"Daisy wha-"

I was given no time to question her,

"Break her heart or make her cry I will personally rip off your balls and make you eat them thinking its spaghetti bolognese. I will also personally attain the right to burn down your company... more specifically your floor"

My mouth drops wide open, not believing the words as they leave her lips. She had become confident in front of Noah now that we were outside of work. She crosses her hands over her chest as she stands tall. Confidence radiating. This is why I defined her as unpredictable.

There was no regret. No going back on her words. Noah doesn't say anything but rather lean towards me more as he rubs circles on my hip making my heart fasten even after what Tanya stated. I look up, seeing his clean, shaved jawline.

Even from looking at his side profile I saw the slight glint in his eyes. By know, I grasped a clear picture of his personality and right now I knew him. He was not the one for backing down. He pouts his lips playfully before responding back,

"Be my guest, but on one condition"

"I'm listening,"

He turns to look down at me making me breathless for the endless time. He smirks playfully as his eyes fall on my lips. He licks his lips making me stare at his as he speaks an octave lower,

"I get to help burn it down"

Forcing myself to look away from him, I turn to Tanya who holds a proud smile on her face. She nods her head once before using her hands to shoo us away,

"Go before I take Lily back for myself"

With no seconds wasted I'm spun around and walking away from a giggling Tanya. I look behind my shoulder seeing her give me two thumbs up. I smile at her random dorky side. She doesn't wait to close the door and I find myself walking into the elevator.

We stand side by side as we wait in silence. Noah breaks it first as he speaks,

"I never knew Tanya had that side to her"

I face him as I chuckle, feeling myself a little bit more now that there was no Tanya,

"Trust me, I've known her long enough but not that long to experience that back there"

"How do you even deal with her. I was with her for like 5 minutes yet it felt like a good 2 hours"

"Hey, she's not that bad"

He gives me a look as he raised his eyebrow. He removed his hand from my hip and faces me fully. I mirrored his actions, taking a step back while doing so; creating a small distance. I guess my actions were in his favour as he only took a step forward, closing the distance I created.

We did this until my back touched the wall. I let a small gasp realising where we were. He places a hand above my head and bent down a little to hold my eye. His other hand still tucked in his pocket. He tilts his head to the side, his eyes hooded. He speaks breaking the silence,

"Make sure you cover up once we leave this elevator"

I scrunch my eyebrows together. The corner of his lip tug upwards as he uses index finger and runs it down the side of my face. A tingling feeling was left behind that left me shivering. His index finger stops under my chin. He lifts his thumb to my bottom lip, making it part slightly,

"Everything about you... from your eyes... lips... to your waist... is... simply mine only. No one should dare to even bat an eyelash your way except me"

Snatched. Frozen. Breathless. That's the effect his words did to me. He leans forward, in a teasing manner until I'm feeling his breaths fan my face softly before the doors open. I swallow the dryness before running out of the elevator, a nervous laugh leaving my lips.

I turn back around to see Noah stand tall with a hand still in his pocket. I give him a smile as I extend my hand out,

"Come on, I'm getting hungry"

He scratches his forehead before giving me a smile that reached his eyes. He walked out the elevator confidently until he was stood in front of me. He looks at my hand before taking his occupied hand out of his pocket.

He reaches out and holds onto me, making my small hands disappear in his. He then readjust his hand so that his fingers were entwined with mine. He gives a little squeeze making me look up to him. He gives me a single kiss on my forehead as he speaks,

"Come on, I can't let you starve can I?"

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We made it to Noah's place in no time and here we were, in the kitchen; me sat down and him chopping food. He had rolled up his sleeves and worked effortlessly with the ingredients. He was facing away from me as he worked, his back muscles flexing underneath the thin material.

I groaned as I leaned forward on the table, the hunger consuming me. Noah turns his upper half as he looks at me. He doesn't say anything other than turn back around and shake his head as a quiet chuckle leaves his lips.

I pout as I get up from my seat and walk over towards him. I lean against the counter as I face him. He now looks to the side and gives me a peck on my lips. I pout once more, this time making him question,

"What's wrong kitten?"

I let out an exaggerated sigh as I whine,

"You seriously can't be cooking now can you? You were the one who invited me over for dinner. The whole point of dinner is to enjoy food that has already been cooked beforehand"

He gives me an amused look as he puts the knife down and faces me, a smile fighting on his face,

"If you told me that you were going to be cooking as soon as we got here I would've at least ate a snack before leaving my place. Now I'm gonna die in starvation"

He folds his hands as he gives me a look like he's in deep thought. He nods in places sympathetically, like he knew were he went wrong. He picked up a slice of cucumber and pops it into my mouth, shutting me up.

He then moves to stand right in front of me, toes touching. He placed his hands on either side of my hips, he looks down at me adoringly before he spoke,

"Wait for me in the living room okay? Dinner will be done sooner than you can imagine"

I give him a suspicious look before I eyed the food on the chopping board,

"Can I have another slice?"

He looked at the cucumber before grabbing another two and feeding me,

"Anything for you kitten"

He removes himself from me and I take as a cue to leave. I wonder around the hallway as I take in the interior before taking a step inside the spacious living room. I walk against the wall as I look at the aesthetically pleasing room from a distance.

I turn on the TV and was about to take a seat before Noah called me to eat. My mouth drops open as I place the remote down and walk back into the kitchen; this time smelling the aroma from the food.

I stand in front of the door seeing Noah set up the table. My mouth drops open as I see the table set elegantly. He pours two glasses with red wine. He looks up and smirks proudly. I walk in ready to protest

"That's not fair, you had all this food ready and you made me starve!"

He places the wine bottle down and walks towards me. He cups my face in his hands and whispers,

"I'm sorry but hey you can't blame me, you looked ever so sexy all frustrated about not eating"

Taken back from his words I give him an annoyed look. He wrapped his arms around my body, hugging me as a laugh vibrated against my body. My hands wrap about his frame, relaxing into his touch.

He pulls back, he grabbed onto my hand and entwined his fingers with mine. He led me back to the table and sat me down like a true gentleman. He walked to the other end of the table and took a seat. I looked down in front of me, eyeing the food.

I was served a plate full of carabona. My eyebrows were raised as I looked up to him. He was slightly leaning on his folded arms, waiting for me to say something but the only thing I was able to say was,

"How?"

"I've noticed your love for pasta"

I nod my head, not wanting to ask but, a single question roamed my thoughts,

"What about the cucumber then?"

"Oh that was to distract you"

I pout as I pick up my fork. I mumbled just before I ate the food,

"Since when did you get so playful and cheeky?"

Noah also moves to pick up his fork. He takes a bite of the food as he replies,

"Since when? Well that's easy"

I also take a bite, the flavour bursting all at once. I closed my eyes in delight, trying my hardest not to moan in happiness from the mouthwatering taste. I open my eyes to see Noah no longer holding onto his fork. He stared at me intensely, his words hidden with lust,

"Since I met you"