CHAPTER 130: DARE TO LOVE ME I’m Sorry
Ashley
“Come on, I don’t have all night,” he said, walking towards my door.
Good grief!
“Nobody asked you to bring me,” I said irritably, and Will made an impatient gesture.
“Come on, man, you’re acting worse than a girl. I even think you’re too gay for my taste,” I
squinted at him.
“Let’s
go,
I’ll lend you some clothes and you can drink something hot,” he insisted, turning
around. I raised an eyebrow at him.
I got out of the car and felt a cold breeze. I took out my phone to call for one of the family
cars. There was no way I was letting him take me home. Just then, I started sneezing
repeatedly. “This couldn’t be more perfect!”
“There he is,” William crossed his arms at the building’s door and looked at me seriously. Who
did he think he was, my father?
“Fine,” I said, rolling my eyes, and with a nasal voice, I headed towards the elevator and got in.
I could feel him following me.
I went to the back of the elevator and watched as Will silently pressed the button for the top floor. I had a perfect view of his broad back in that white shirt. It seemed strange that he didn’t speak. My gaze remained fixed on him, so much so that I didn’t realize when we arrived at his
floor. He turned to look at me, and I had to look away, distractedly.
“Go ahead,” he gestured towards the exit, and I walked out.
I whistled when I saw the hallway; it looked like the apartment was the size of the entire floor.
“Go
up the stairs, you’ll only find one door–that’s my room,” he said as we entered the penthouse. I couldn’t deny he had very good taste.
“There are towels, clothes, everything you need to change,” he offered behind me, and I jumped
at how close he was.
“Go ahead, I’ll prepare a hot drink,” I took a few steps away and looked at him, surprised that he was going to make something for me. I thought he would have someone working for him.
He headed to the kitchen, and I went upstairs. I entered his room, and the scent of his cologne enveloped me. I observed the minimalism in every detail and how organized he was–another
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virtue to add to his list. I approached his dresser and noticed he had various personal care
items. I took his cologne and inhaled deeply, closing my eyes. It was the best perfume in the
universe. I searched through his clothes for something that might fit me and was relieved to
see Will’s oversized clothes in the walk–in closet. I grabbed some sweatpants, a cap, a hoodie,
and some soft, new slippers several sizes larger than mine. I inhaled his scent in his clothes,
just as I heard a noise nearby and hurried to the bathroom. Once there, I locked the door and
considered my options. I decided to take a quick shower. After drying off, I pressed my breasts
against the straps and proceeded to dry my hair before hiding it again. I looked for my
eyebrow makeup in my bag and made myself look as I had been lately. I sighed; sometimes it
was exhausting.
I finished adjusting some strands under the cap and left the room ready. On the first floor, I
saw William moving around the kitchen.
“I didn’t know what you preferred, so I made tea and cocoa with marshmallows,” he said,
putting some marshmallows in the hot chocolate.
“Chocolate is fine,” I said, and he placed the cup in front of me.
“Thanks, I didn’t think you were the type to make chocolate and tea drinks,” I said, taking a
small sip of the delicious beverage.
“I have a grandmother who taught me a few things,” he said calmly, and I remembered his adorable grandmother.
“That’s a lot of attention,” I looked at him over the rim of the cup.
“Do you want me to be honest?” he asked, looking at me, and I almost sighed. Instead, I just
nodded.
“You’ve awakened a protective instinct in me. I don’t know where it came from,” he rubbed his
forehead, looking conflicted.
“Well, compared to you, Nick, and other giants; Tino and I are small creatures. It must be
normal for that to happen,” I said, refusing to believe he could be interested in me as a guy.
Come on, William was all macho; it was impossible for his tastes to change. Though I could understand it, surely some of my femininity seeped out and triggered his instincts.
“It’s a possibility,” he said, looking confused and distracted by something in the kitchen.
“This is delicious. Can I have some more?” I pointed to the cup I’d quickly emptied, and he nodded distractedly..
I walked into the very organized kitchen and served myself a bit more while he looked at
something in the refrigerator.
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“Where did you put the marshmallows?” I asked, turning around, only to find myself right in front of him. His face was just a few inches from mine. Our eyes met, my heart started racing, and my lungs begged for air. I parted my lips slightly to take in more oxygen. William placed his hands on the kitchen counter, trapping me between it and him. My eyes roamed over him as he did the same. I felt the warmth of his chest against mine.
I noticed him swallow hard.
Did he want to kiss me? Was he going to kiss a guy? Was this happening?
I stood on tiptoe, anticipating the moment, and now I was the one swallowing hard.
William started to bring his lips closer to mine, and I could hear my heartbeat in my ears. I
didn’t know I wanted it so much.
His breath touched my lips, and I closed my eyes. I was more than ready. Just then, I stopped feeling his warmth and opened my eyes to see Will a step away from me, with a hand on his
temple.
“I’m sorry,” he said, shaking his head.
Confused, disappointed, and flustered, I blinked several times, not fully understanding his reasons. Then I touched my hair and felt the cap I used to look like a guy. That’s when I
started to understand William; he thought he was about to kiss a man.
I nodded, though he still didn’t look at me. Then I found myself having to accept it–William
liked me more than I wanted to admit. My heart fluttered every time I saw him. I wanted his
hands to join mine, to feel his skin on my skin, his lips kissing me with passion, love, and tenderness. He was the man I never would have noticed, but fate had strange ways of working,
and there I was, dying for a kiss I never thought I’d crave.
Then I started to gather my courage and decided to be honest, with what I hadn’t been able to
stop feeling and with him. How would it turn out? I had no idea. Would I have to explain?
Everything. But I was willing to do it.
“William…” I said, and he looked at me.
“I… I must…” I took the front of the cap with one hand and the back with the other. I wouldn’t seem crazy in my first appearance before him as a girl.
He furrowed his brow and watched me in silence.
William
And there I was, preparing a hot drink for a guy who baffled me in a thousand ways. At first, I
had only seen him as a skinny guy who spoke little and had something strange about him.
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Don’t ask me what it was because I still hadn’t figured it out. I only knew that since he had opened up to me and shown me a bit more of himself, he stirred emotions in me that I didn’t understand and preferred to keep hidden. I didn’t know if it was the fact that he moved like a girl when he wasn’t aware, or his sometimes feminine gestures. It was impossible to stop looking at him when he was close, to see how he laughed, how he moved his nose when he
talked.
“Damn,” I muttered under my breath, ruffling my hair and shaking my head. What the hell? I
couldn’t be attracted to another man.
He came down, and I caught his scent. I didn’t know how he made masculine products smell the way they did on him. We talked, and I decided to be honest about the protective instinct he awakened in me. Luckily, he didn’t ask questions. I sensed he didn’t like being questioned
either.
I watched him without him noticing while I prepared some snacks before the dinner I would
surely order for both of us.
Asher moved to get more cocoa, and I smiled, knowing he liked it. I felt him move behind me, and my body reacted in a way I couldn’t understand.
I turned around when he mentioned the marshmallows and found him very close to me. My body craved his closeness, his scent hit me harder, and his slightly parted lips invited me to take them. My will completely faded, and I moved closer. I swallowed hard before closing the small gap between us. I looked into his eyes and saw the cap–my cap.
“What the hell are you doing, William?” screamed my mind, and I pulled away from Asher, unable to believe what I was about to do. I apologized to him, and he remained silent. I rubbed
my face in desperation.
“You’re not gay, and it never crossed your mind to be!” I had to stay away from him and what
he made me feel, or I’d lose my mind.
Asher said my name, his voice softer than usual. I looked up at him and saw him move his
hands toward the cap.
“William,” we heard Jessie’s voice as she entered the apartment. “Didn’t I lock the door?” “The door was open,” she pointed to it and walked towards me, hugging me and giving me two kisses. I looked at Asher and noticed he had lowered his hands.
“I’m leaving. I think my car has arrived,” he pointed to the spot in the living room where his
phone was ringing.
“You ordered a car?” I asked, feeling a certain irritation inside.
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“Yes, it’s one of the house cars. I’ll go get my clothes,” he hurried up to the second floor.
Ashley
I went up to the room and heard Jessie’s annoying voice behind me.
I grabbed my clothes and packed them in one of Will’s sports bags. He had brought me here,
so he shouldn’t mind if I used it.
“You said I would be the perfect wife,” Jessie said as I left the room.
“I said it because it’s true, Jessie,” William affirmed, and she hugged him affectionately. I
made a face.
“I can’t wait for that moment to come, to be Mrs. Garnett,” she said with a huge smile on her
lips, not letting him go. I hurried down the stairs and spoke before they continued their
moment.
“Thanks for everything. You were very kind. I’ll return everything,” I said seriously.
“You can keep it,” Will said.
“Goodbye, Jessie,” I walked past them towards the door and closed it behind me. So, Jessie
had achieved her goal?
With the worst feeling, I took the elevator to the first floor and, for some foolish reason,
expected to find him at the door, ready to give me an explanation.
I was such a fool.
I got into the car and gave one last look at the building.