CHAPTER 44: The First Kiss

　　RUBY

　　"What do you mean?" I asked him, removing my head from his chest. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

　　I stared at him, waiting for him to answer me.

　　"I know I acted like a jerk that day because I was drugged. Gem, when I saw you after five years, I—" I interrupted him.

　　"Five years?" He twitched his lips and nodded. I further asked, "What do you mean that you saw me after five years? I mean, I met you for the first time at Pearly's wedding."

　　He sighed. "Gem, I saw you a long time back, which was five years ago, near the hills. That was where I first saw you. You were hiking, I assume. I went there for my five years training for the Mafia King," he started explaining. I was so into the story.

　　"I saw you helping the old man, playing with the kids—with your bubbly nature, I was attracted to you. When I shared my feelings with Kendrik, at first, he thought it was a crush so he didn't care. But I knew what I was feeling. It was—"