I looked over at Kenric with amusement, he drove stiffly, both hands on the wheel like driving was something foreign as well to him. I thought back to the day I was kidnapped and realized that it was probably foreign to him. Kenric was used to being driven to whatever destination he went to. He was the type of man that had security somewhere in the shadows watching his every move.
“You okay?” I asked timidly.
His side profile was carved in stone; when he took his eyes off the road to stare at me, I saw the storm in them. He shifted his eyes back to the road and squeezed the wheel tightly.
“I don’t know how to do this.” He stated lowly.
“Do what?” I asked.
“Be gentle, less robotic and more vulnerable. These past couple of weeks have been hard. Every instinct in me wants to protect you. But only in the way I know how to protect—” He glanced at me; a small glimpse of pain shined in his dark eyes.
“I think my way will upset you…I learned that I want you to accept me and no despise me.” He glanced at me again.
I swallowed down hard and reached for one of his hand that was now on the middle console. He flinched at contact but didn’t pull away. My fingers slowly curled around his knuckles;I brought his hand up to my lips and pecked the back of it to soothe him.
“I think we are on the right path. You took time away from Grand Corp to spend my birthday with me means a lot. I never do anything on my birthday besides spend time with my mom at the cemetery Kenric. I appreciate this so much. I feel sexy and good getting ready to go out to dinner with you tonight. It’s a first time for the both of us.” I smiled at him.
“What else would make you happy today?” He asked.
“If you spend the night with me tonight, at my house.” I sucked in a deep breath and held it.
“Stay the night out…at your house.”
He repeated my question stopping at a red light, he shifted his dark gaze to me. He stared at me deeply; his hand stiffened under mind. I released the breath that I was holding and nodded my head.
“I went furniture shopping and thought about you. I got a king size bed, maybe you can take time off from Grand Corp and just spend the weekend with me.” I suggested.
Baby steps…
I kept my eyes on him as the light turned green not wanting to rush his answer. I licked my lips as my eyes took in his perfect handsome features. Kenric looked like sin and elegance all in one. He moved his hand from being underneath mine and placed his hand on top of mine and squeezed. I watched his jaw work; his gaze shifted from the road to the dashboard then back at me like he was calculating something in his mind.
Ease his worries, Mira…He’s not used to none of this.
“I want to wake up to you, all weekend Kenric. I won’t lie; I’ve been mad at you. In a twisted crazy way… I thought you was going to come after me and punish me,” I swallowed down as my body heated up.
“Maybe this can be something new until we figure out what will become of us. You spend days at my house, and I spend some days at Grand Corp in your world.” I continued.
His answer was silence, but it didn’t feel cold or odd. He made a slow right turn, and I could feel a shift, his energy changing. I just prayed that he wasn’t withdrawing already from the idea so out of nervousness I bit into my bottom lip and continued to press forward.
“I would like to cook for you, watch movies… go out somewhere on one of those days and just be close to you.” I added softly.
That made him turn his head completely.
“You want to spend time with me?” He asked in pure shock.
I felt emotional seeing the surprised look on his face. Had he never felt special enough to anybody? I knew now that what I had with Darius was fake, that he plotted on me for his own gain. But I experienced at one point Darius wanting to spend a lot of time with me. The way that Grand looked at me in disbelief made my heart bleed for him.
“Yes, I missed you. I’m willing to compromise, that’s what people do when they truly like someone.” I smiled at him.
“And you truly like me?” His dark eyes locked on mine like they were searching for a lie.
“I do, Kenric…I discovered that I have feelings for you as well.” I stated confidently. My gaze didn’t falter.
“So, you really want me in your space all weekend?” He asked quietly.
Kenric pulled right up to valet at the front of the restaurant and held his hand up to stop the short bulky man from opening my door.
“I do, Kenric.”
