Karen didn’t dare to argue with at work, and looked grumpy all afternoon.
After work, I drove off and right as I was leaving the office, I spotted a familiar blue BMW. Ariel just got out of the car. She was all dolled up, wearing a polka dot beret, looking young and trendy. Her attire matched well with the blue BMW
Why was she here if she had quit her job? I was puzzled, but didn’t give it much thought.
After I got back to my apartnt complex, I took the elevator up as usual. Just as the elevator doors were about to close, a hand shot in and stopped them The elevator door slowly opened again, and Damon walked in expressionlessly He glanced at once, and then the two of us never made eye contact again.
Damon was carrying so groceries. It was the first ti I saw him doing grocery shopping. He looked like a real family guy
A few seconds after the elevator doors closed, the elevator jolted abruptly, I grabbed onto the handrail to steady myself, my heart pounding.
"The elevator’s broken", Damon tried the open door button, but it didn’t respond.
"Seriously?" I was speechless. "Call the property managent"
Soon, we heard the property managent over the intercom, telling us not to panic. The elevator had a minor issue and they had already called a repairman.
Then there was silence in the elevator Damon and I had nothing to say. The silence was broken by the sound of my stomach. Usually, I would have started cooking by this ti. I felt extrely hungry
Damon glanced at and I awkwardly turned my head away
My stomach grumbled again.
"Hungry?" Damon bent down and opened the bag on the floor. Inside, besides so groceries, there were also a few apples and bread.
He handed a piece of bread, "Here, have a bite"
I nodded, took the bread and started eating. It was gone in two, three bites. The more I ate, the hungrier I got, and I couldn’t help but glance at the bag again I was extrely hungry, it was driving nuts
Damon seed surprised at my sudden appetite. I used to eat very little. He picked up the bag, opened it in front of . "There’s only a bit of bread and so apples left. Help yourself"
I didn’t hesitate, didn’t care if the apples were washed or not, and just started chowing down. By the ti I was full, there were only three apples left in the bag and all the bread was gone
"Have you ever had your stomach checked?" Damon didn’t seem to care about the few pieces of bread and apples. He looked at with a furrowed brow.
I wiped my mouth, "Yes, I did. Just a mild gastritis, nothing serious."
"Good," Damon’s brow relaxed a bit.
The repairman was taking his sweet ti. Half an hour had passed and we finally heard voices from above. The issue seed to be up there. But I didn’t understand how they were fixing it. Suddenly, the elevator jolted again and I lost my balance, heading straight for the wall.
"Watch out!" Damon caught accurately and swiftly. I ended up in his arms, the familiar scent of tobacco mixed with a faint fragrance entered my nostrils.
Because of my pregnancy, my sense of sll was sharper than before. Sotis certain slls would make nauseous, especially the sll of smoke. But the sll of tobacco from Damon’s clothes was faint, mixed with a hint of fragrance. I found it surprisingly comforting. I couldn’t help but wonder, had my baby already ford so sort of connection with him?
If I worked hard to raise her, but she ended up bonding with Damon, I would be furious.
"Thank you" I thanked him politely after I steadied myself.
"Sure," Damon let go of my hand, his face expressionless as usual.
There was a weak signal in the elevator, so I decided to sit down and play with my phone. That was when Damon’s phone rang. He glanced at and answered it.
Due to the noise of the repair work and people talking above us, Damon put the call on speaker. So, I could hear the voice on the other end.
"Mr. Coleman, Nicole and I made so food, and we invited Karen as well. Would you and Jones Nick like to join us?" Ariel’s voice was soft and sweet.
Just as I heard this, my stomach growled again, loudly. I helplessly rubbed my belly, thinking, "Baby, you can’t eat her food."
"I can’t make it today," Damon’s voice lacked the tenderness it used to have..
"Ahh? Alright then, Nicole and I will start without you. Don’t forget to have dinner, "Ariel sounded a bit disappointed, but she still reminded him gently
"I will," He replied.
After hanging up, I looked at Damon, "Damon, do you think once you have sothing, you don’t need to cherish it?"
Damon took off his jacket and said to , "Stand up."
I stood up without understanding why He laid his jacket where I was sitting and gestured for to sit down. Was this really Damon, being such a gentleman and considerate?
I never had it, how could I cherish it?" Damon answered my previous question after I sat down.
I was quite curious about how things had developed between Damon and Ariel. During my past life, I was in the dark about many things, a complete loser. If Jones hadn’t told so things, I would have died in the dark.
"Weren’t you with her?" I was surprised.
"No." Damon’s answer was firm.
I didn’t know how to respond. How could they not be together? I had seen him fall for Ariel at first sight, I had seen the texts he sent her, and I knew he had asked her to quit her job, to break up. All these things really happened.
After a while, I asked, "Why? Don’t you like her?"
Damon chuckled and he asked , "You seem pretty sure that I was the one who pursued her first?"
Wasn’t that the case? The last ti Jones and I talked, he told that Damon had pursued Ariel. I had seen it myself after I was reborn. I saw the ssages he sent to Ariel
"If I never slept with her, would you remarry ?" Damon asked before I could answer.
"No way" I answered almost imdiately, I didn’t care what happened between him and Ariel. All I knew was that the scenes I had witnessed had hurt deeply.
Damon gave a slight smirk, not saying another word. Just then, the elevator doors opened. I picked myself up off the floor, gave him back his coat, and walked out.
Damon and I turned our backs to each other, each heading our own ho.
The mont the door closed behind , my mind was a whirlwind. I couldn’t help but replay what Damon had just said. If he didn’t make the first move on Ariel, did she give him so kind of hint? Was Damon’s love–at–first–sight and relentless pursuit of her just a front?
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