Chapter34 Even you?

I cleared my throat, "H... hi," I tried my best to remain calm and straight-faced, trying my best not to let the fragrance of his strong cologne affect me at any point.
I mumbled.
He raised his eyebrows and smirked. My breath stopped when he leaned towards me. All the noises around me seemed to have stopped at the moment right here.
"Sleep with me, I'm ready," he whispered sexily in my ear, making me gulp.
I quickly took some steps back.
Stupid Brielle, you should have thought before saying anything that has a double-meaning.
"I meant to sleep there," I corrected myself, biting my lower lip and looking down.
He again came near to me and put his hand over my lower chin, making me release my lower lips, which I was biting.
"Of course you can," he said as he kissed my cheek, causing me to freeze in place.
I looked at him wide-eyed. Did he just kiss me? Okay, I know it's a kiss on the cheek, but still a kiss is a kiss. Who cares if that was on lips or cheeks?
I shook my head and wiped that portion where he kissed me away over my cheeks, making him laugh so hard, he threw himself over his couch laughing looking at me. Even tears started coming out of his beautiful brown eyes.
"What..." I glared at him, and my glare was enough to make him stop laughing at me.
insensitive human being.
I quickly laid on his bed and he lay beside me. Still, there was a smile on his lips, which I don't know why, but gave me a strange satisfaction.
"You know, you're so cute." He looked at me, and I quickly looked at him when these words left his mouth.
"Me, cute?" I asked, raising my eyebrows, and he nodded.
I shook my head, but my eyes paused at the thing that I just saw.
I quickly sat up from the bed and went there. I quickly opened the door to the balcony and slowly stared at their yellow roses.
Oh my God, these are those same roses that I bought for him when I went to tell him "thank you," when he saved me from Lucas.
Even some petals were missing on those roses, because that day, I showed my anger at these innocent yet so beautiful creatures. I pouted and turned around only to find him staring at me intensely.
"You bring them here," I said, and he nodded and looked at them.
"They're so beautiful," he smiled at me.
His balcony was the size of a normal room, so big it was graced with several rare and expensive show plants around with some beautiful flower plants that I only saw on Discovery channel, and they're the most attractive thing here in his luxurious bedroom.
"Thank you again," I couldn't stop myself and wrapped my arms around him right there. He didn't even take a second before wrapping his arms around me too.
We stayed there in that same position for some time.
Zuriel POV
I was feeling a strange satisfaction when she placed her head over my chest. I caressed her hair, and rested my chin on her hair.
She suddenly pulled away from me and ran into my bedroom.
Oh, so this hug was a mistake for her. My heart squeezed at this, but I saw her coming back with a blanket and some cushions.
She quickly arranged them on the floor.
All I saw was a blanket on the ground along with some cushions.
"What am I supposed to do?" I eyed her skeptically.
"Jeez, someone is grumpy." She rolled her eyes sarcastically. "Lie down." She instructed me whilst she lowered down onto the blanket. She scooted over and motioned for me to do the same. Hesitantly, I followed. I did what she told me to do and waited for something to happen.
"Now what?" My tone was irritable.
With a tiny inward sigh, she answered. "Look up."
"Brielle, don't be stup..."
I looked up at the inky blackness of the night sky and inhaled. The night was deep and pristine, filled with faint yellows, a few dull reds, and thousands or maybe millions of perfect white diamonds.
It was a cool, windy night; the swaying of trees and rustling of leaves could be heard but not seen. For a brief moment, a dark, wispy cloud eclipsed the crescent moon. For a few shadowy moments, it looked like there was a halo around the cloud.
"It's amazing, isn't it?" She murmured.
"Jesus, how did you manage to find this?" I questioned her in wonder. It was an incredible sight.
"I just did." "You are so involved in the small circle of your everyday life that you often ignore these little things." Her voice was throaty.
"Oh yeah? Like what? " I tilted my head and asked her.
She thought hard about it before answering. She appeared hesitant and bit her lip. "Because you see, it's the balcony of your room, I managed to find this beautiful scene in the sky instead of you."
"I can't keep track of everything!" I rolled over, so my body was turned on its side. If she was startled by the proximity, she didn't express it.
"You don't even notice when a person cares for you." She declared, smiling sadly.If ice cubes were available, I would have sucked them down one by one. My accusation made a strange heat rise in my skin. Her tone was mild. Her smile seemed easy and genuine, but still bothered me. Was I really oblivious to things happening around me?
"Like who?" I leaned closer to her, intrigued.
"Your family, your parents, friends, even though you only have a few." She paused to chuckle. She gazed deeply into my eyes. Your house maids, heck even me...! " She answered fiercely.
"Even you?" My head shot up in surprise.
"Yeah, even me." She blinked in disbelief at her honesty. Her lips trembled as she bit out the words.