Chapter 8

I got to the office a bit early today and since then I can say I was done with 90% of my work that was pilled up for me. Its been a week since Chris and I met, we've been bonding a lot and today he's coming to pick me up from work, I have no idea where we're going since he said its a surprise.

It was already time for lunch break so I asked Skyler to brief me on my remaining schedule for the day. I have a board meeting in an hour and I also have to supervise the on going project we took up last week.

After clearing my desk, mailed my report to the board, I decided to arrange my things waiting for Chris.

He called a few minutes later saying he was outside my office. I hurried down and saw him standing by the receptionist's desk with a hand in his pocket and the other typing something in his phone. When he noticed my presence, he looked up and a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Hi" He immediately tucked the phone in his pocket and started walking towards me.

"You ready?"He held out his hand for me to hold onto, I nodded and held his upper arm as we walked out together.

The drive was long mostly because I was anxious of whatever he wanted to show me.

We got to a park, I honestly was confused what we we're doing at a park until he lead me through a gate between a grass wall. It was a garden, a really beautiful one and since the sun began to set, the lighted candles lead the path to a dinner table. He took my hand in his and led me to the table. By this time my heart was already beating in a rhythm I thought it could never produce again. I just couldn't stop smiling at this handsome man beside me. The view was beautiful, I liked the private table for two in the whole garden alone, he really out did himself and now I'm feeling so under dressed since I came directly from work. He held my chair out for me before taking his own seat and gave me a nervous smile.

"I know you must be starving so I guess we should go through with the food first"

"Damn right" We both giggled.

He signaled for a waiter who was standing by the side, immediately servers came and assembled a few dishes on the table with a bottle of champagne and left. We ate quietly. He finished his food before mine and took up a glass of champagne and downed it. He kept on staring at me and I couldn't help but feel nervous. I finished my food after and downed my own glass of wine before he refilled them again. He kept on staring and I had to look back at him and smile.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Like what?" He gave me a guilty smirk.

"You know what I mean, is there something on my face?" I started using my hand to clean my face.

"No no, its just that uh..have I ever told you how beautiful you are?" Cue the blush, I was smiling stupidly and even biting my lips to lessen my smile but it was no use.

"You mean that?"

He stood up and came beside me, took my hand in his and lifted me to my feet. He looked straight into my eyes and smiled. There goes that strange feeling that I haven't felt in a while.

He heaved a long sigh of nervousness.

"You're the most beautiful girl I've ever set my eyes on. The first day I saw you, I couldn't take my eyes off you, you literally took my breath away."

"I know its only been a week but I've honestly tried to keep my feelings to myself but just can't, anytime I set my eyes on you, every emotion I try to hide just resurfaces. I'm falling in love with you Christina Starstone, it scares me so much that you wont feel the same but, I'm willing to try, if you give me the chance."

I was a crying mess before he even finished. It was so overwhelming because I never thought someone could actually love me again, I saw it coming but not this soon.

"Gosh Chris, you can't love me" I slowly withdrew my hands from his and moved a step backwards from him.

"Why not?" He moved closer to me.

"You just can't Chris, I'm not good for you, I can't love you the way you want me to" I said looking away so I won't see the hurt in his eyes.

"Don't you think I've thought of all this? I don't care. I'll wait for you, whenever you're ready I won't force you. Ever." I held onto his shirt and hid my face in his chest.

"I honestly don't deserve you,you're too good for me" he lifted my face up to look at him and started to wipe my tears.

He gave me a bright smile .

"Exactly" we both giggled before he got serious again and started staring at me

"There's something I've been wanting to do since the first day I met you"

He used his index finger to lift my chin up, his eyes began to drift from my eyes to my lips momentarily. He slowly leaned in and surprisingly I started leaning in to, I wanted this too but I just didn't know it yet. My eyes automatically went shut. When our lips we're inches apart, he paused. My eyes shot open again.

"You sure about this?"

My tongue wouldn't let me say it out so I eagerly nodded. He smiled before claiming my lips with his, it was slow and passionate, he placed his hands on my waist and drew me closer and I responded by circling my hands around his neck. It was obvious he didn't want to rush it and I appreciated that. His hand around my waist started stroking my back and I gasped at the contact because the top of my back was opened, he took it as an opportunity and deepened the kiss.

I couldn't breath anymore, I couldn't feel my legs and my heart was beating at a very abnormal pace but I didn't want to stop, I was already getting addicted to his lips with just a kiss.

After the kiss, he held me in his arms as we watched the stars for the rest of the night with a wish in each person's heart for the other.