Chapter 6 One Step Closer

• It was past 7 in the evening. Celeste cooked some food for herself as Tracy couldn't come to cook dinner. She had called in the evening saying her husband was sick so she might not come. Celeste told her not to worry and gave her leave. She informed her to come when her husband recovered. Tracy agreed and was grateful as she didn't have anyone else to take care of her husband.
• She was finished with cooking pasta and her favorite chicken Alfredo when she heard the front door opened. She was a bit confused at who could be here at this moment. She got her answer when she came out of the kitchen.
• Standing before her was her long lost husband. She shook her head at the dramatic thought of hers.
• "You are back early?" She asked while moving towards him at a slow pace. He looked tired but his tiredness couldn't hide his handsomeness. He was dressed in a grey business suit looking like a male model came straight out of the magazine.
• "Yeah. My meeting finished off early so I took the next flight available." He said while massaging his temples.
• "Oh. You go get freshened up. I will serve dinner." She informed me with a smile. He nodded and moved towards their bedroom.
• Celeste hurriedly tried to fix her looks a bit. She knew she looked like a bird came straight out of her nest with the messy bun and baggy sweaters with shorts.
• She returned back to the kitchen and finished garnishing those dishes before placing it on the dining table. After almost 30 mins Liam came down and joined the dinner. She took him in properly. She's showing him after two weeks. Though they kept talking once a day over the phone and texted a few times but seeing him in real life was much better than that. It relieved her loneliness a bit.
• "I made some chicken pasta, chicken Alfredo and roasted potatoes. I hope you don't mind." She said while helping him in serving the food for himself. Liam nodded with a smile with his cute dimple showing. It made Celeste's heart skip a beat. She never knew someone could look so handsome while sitting casually in just a simple tee shirt and sweatpants.
• "No it's okay. How have you been? Did you face any problem?" He asked casually while taking a bite of his food. He paused for a moment taking the amazing taste of her handmade food sink in him.
• "Everything is okay. I visited mom and dad a few times and Arianna also came over to keep me in company. How did your meeting go?" She asked while eating. Sharon was Liam's cousin from his father's side. She had met her a few days before her wedding and they instantly clicked. Sharon was an outgoing adventure lover girl. Over the few weeks they became really good friends. Sharon was two years younger than Celeste and in her last year of college though.
• "Good. We will start the hotel construction there soon. You make really good food btw." He complimented her cooking making her smile shyly.
• "Thank you." She mumbled in a soft voice while finishing her food.
• "Have you decided which company you will join?" Liam asked after a while while wiping her hands with a napkin.
• "Yes. I thought of joining the Sayers corporation." She informed him with a smile. She picked up the dirty dishes and moved to the kitchen to keep them in the sink.
• "Hmm. Good choice. Tell me if you need any help." He said while looking at her petite figure moving around the fridge. She was beautiful. There was no denying in that but with it she was also very smart. He had run a bio-data check on her which impressed him a lot. He had offered her to join his company but she refused saying she wanted to do it on her own. He didn't argue any further and let her do what she wanted.
• "Okay." She simply replied while wiping her hands with a napkin after washing the dishes.
• "I have some work. I will be in my study for a while." He informed her before moving forward to the direction of his study. Celeste sighed and moved towards their bed room. She felt kind of sticky after cooking so she decided to take a quick shower to get rid of this
• She reached her room and went directly to the bathroom after picking up a simple nightie to wear. After a quick relaxing shower she came out wearing the nightie which had a thin strap and reached till her knee. She was used to wearing these from before. She was wiping her wet hair while coming out when her eyes landed on Liam who was lying down on the bed with his back relaxed on the headboard. He had his laptop placed on his stomach doing something.
• She was a bit nervous as it would be their second time sharing a room. The first time was on their wedding night but they didn't do the deed. Her face burned red thinking of the indecent thing. She moved towards her dresser and blow dried her hair after keeping the damp towel aside. She could feel his eyes on her. It made her heart beat like crazy. After she was done blow drying her hair she moved towards the bed. It was almost 10 o'clock. She got in the bed silently while pulling the comforter on before lying down.
• "Good night." Turning towards him she mumbled softly before giving him her back view again.
• "Good night." Liam replied while still staring at her back. He could see a portion of her golden skinned back. It looked so alluring. From the moment she came out of the washroom he stole glances of her. He didn't deny the fact that he was attracted to his beautiful wife. Seeing him so close to him while her lavender scent reached his nostrils. It made him feel excited yet uncomfortable. Sighing, he closed his laptop and put it aside before turning the lights off. The doom wasn't completely dark though. The dim light was still on in the distance . Liam slipped under the comforter and laid down beside her before closing his eyes. His front was facing her alluring back.
• After a while when Celeste noticed his breathing was even she turned around unconsciously which was a bad move. As soon as she turned around her face almost touched his face while her legs tangled with her. She didn't realise he was that close to her. Her eyes went wide when she noticed he was staring at her with those deep stormy grey eyes. His face was so close to her that she could feel his hot breath on her face making goosebumps arise in her whole body. He was looking at her so intensely with those dark eyes that it made her shiver. She bit her lips unconsciously not knowing how to react. After a while Liam slowly leaned his face towards her and before she could react his lips touched her in a heartbeat.