(a/n Before y'all read the chapter I wanna say that this book is a 'closed door romance' it has been mentioned many times in the starting and also on my Instagram. DON'T SAY YOU WERE ROBBED BECAUSE I ALREADY ANNOUNCED IT MANY TIMES!!)
The food is ready
The table is set
Everything is perfect, I hope
I take a step back and look at the table which I have been trying to set up for the last half an hour. I placed it near the table near the floor to the ceiling window, which gives us a nice view of the night view of Sydney.
I take a deep breath making a checklist in my mind to make sure everything is arranged. I have prepared some seafood dishes. Aunt Lia sent their recipes to help me. I have set the living room's lighting to dim and the air conditioner is making the room temperature cool and relaxed. As soon as she comes I will serve the food. Am I Missing something?
The dessert!
Oh NO-
How can I forget that!
I rush to the kitchen and open the fridge to look at what I have available. I sigh, realizing there's nothing useful. Maybe I could serve ice cream? But it's too simple, plus she ate ice cream yesterday too. Should I order something?
It should arrive by time
I hear the sound of the door opening, before I turn around I feel a pair of arms wrapping around my waist. Stella's figure hugging me from behind which makes me chuckle. I turn around, Stella loses her grip so I could move, I face her as she hugs me again. I smile, wrapping my arms around her, pulling her even closer.
"How was it?" I ask, resting my chin on her head. She sighs against my chest, but I could feel it wasn't a sad one, a relieved one instead. I rub her back gently. I knew Ethan would call Stella, I wasn't surprised but texting her at the time when she received the rejected email by NYX was a really concerning timing
Ethan has been helping me investigate what happened in the dorm, because of him I could stay a bit relaxed but after he revealed that his father has been behaving differently made me worry again. When I met him one thing I realized that even though his face matches his father, but his words and actions doesn't
"So many things happened, but I don't wanna talk about it right now" Stella mumbles. I nod understanding it and decide to give her time. "Sure, why don't we have dinner?" I ask, she looks at me and smiles. I take her hand and guide her to the table I arranged.
Her smile grows wider looking at the set up, she wraps her arms around me again, her grip tighter than before. That's new, Stella usually doesn't cling to me like this. I wrap my arms around her holding her tightly "talk to me" I whisper against her hair
She looks at me, with an expression which I couldn't understand "You know during everything in the midst of chaos I just realised how fast time is passing by and the small moments we spend together are becoming fragments of our memories. I was worrying about the future that I missed the part where I should be enjoying my present that will define my future" her voice comes out as a low whisper "my future with you Liam"
I slowly keep my palm on her cheek gently caressing her skin with my thumb. Her grip tightens at my shirt, she takes a deep breath as if she is gathering all her courage to speak
"I have fallen in love with you Liam Carter Williams" she confesses and my world stops. My hand falls down from her cheek processing if I heard it correctly, my heart beats increases.
She slowly smiles, tears forming in her eyes "and that's the best thing that has ever happened to me, falling in love with you. It's getting harder to even imagine my life without you being beside me. You helped me feel comfortable in myself that I hated the most, you gave me the strength and hope to keep going"
She keeps her pal on my cheek this time, I stand still listening to each of her words. Never in my life have I imagined I would be that desperate to hear her say those words to me.
"You always say that I am a star, but for me you are the light that guided me through the darkness I never knew I was surrounded with. You just didn't pull me out, you saved me from all of it without even making me aware of it" each of her words makes my breathing unstable, as if I am actually experiencing this or it's just my imagination.
"You have brought joy, laughter and love in my life in ways that I never imagined were possible. I love you Liam-" before she speaks further I press a soft kiss on her lips "hearing those words from you is like music to my ears" I whisper against her lips. She looks at me, her gaze softens and a small smile lingers on her lips.
My heart swells with just having her in my arms, her confession makes me realize how much i have been longing to hear her say those three words, they aren't just words. They are feelings, something so undesirable that only the one who experienced it will understand why
I grab the charm from my pocket and show it to her, she looks at it and then back at me confused. I gesture to her to take it, her fingers wrapping around it as she takes it in her hands. She slowly traces the star and the pink pearls looking at it properly.
"9th October 2021, I saw you for the first time" I reveal, she looks at me shocked remembering the day of the anniversary party. She might have forgotten me but she didn't forget the day.
"I was present at the party, Jeff took me there. I noticed you, or I would say you grabbed my attention by just being present there. Damn- I thought we would never meet again but almost two years later, I met you again" I chuckle
She looks at the pearls feeling their shape "it was you, you helped me that night?" she looks at me,her eyes showing her emotions "I am sorry I couldn't remember, I just-"
I hushed her, "I know you couldn't remember and that's alright. Maybe because of that we were able to meet again in different circumstances?"
A soft smile forms on her lips, her face relaxing "Call it fate, destiny or God's plan Stella, but for me? We were always meant to be together" I say, and it will always be like this
"I couldn't agree more," she replies, smiling at the charm.
I sigh softly caressing her cheek "There are not enough words in the word to express the depth of my love for you" I press my forehead against hers "but know that my love for you is infinite, eternal. You are my world, my life, my everything" I whisper
She chuckles softly, her eyes filled with affection and admiration "I could never compete with you in terms of words" she whispers back. My hand rubbing her back, I lean closer to her lips, kissing them. My one hand holding her waist and the other holding her neck to keep her in place
Her fingers tenderly tracing along my cheek, her soft lips moving with mine. She tastes so sweet and heavenly that I could just dwell in her. I grip her waist tighter and push her backwards, she stumbles but I keep holding her until her hips touch the edge of the table
I pull away, giving her a moment to breathe, she gasps as my lips leave her. Without giving her any moment to speak I lift her and make her sit on the table, her eyes widened and she holds my shoulders for support. She looks at me with surprised expressions
"You drive me insane" I pull her into another kiss, this time more desperately. My tongue invading her mouth makes her grip on my shoulder. My hand on her waist keeps her in place as I continue to kiss her, actually devouring her. I pull away, her face flustered and breathing shallow and quick.
I hold her tights spreading them as I stand between her legs, I pull her body closer to mine until there's no space between us.
I think I have already lost my control
"May I take this further?" I whisper, pressing a trail of kisses down her neck. My hand holding her thighs in a gentle grip. She gasps softly and tilts her head giving me more access to her neck "Y-yes" her voice barely comes out as a whisper. But her one word is enough for me to finally take her.
My tongue laps at her sensitive skin making her whimper "Weren't we supposed to eat? You put so much effort into making the dinner" I chuckle gripping her thigh "That could wait, I just need you right now" I whisper against her neck. Goosebumps spread across her skin showing how much it affected her.
I nibble on her neck making her gasp, her muscles tense up as she grips on my t-shirt. " You like that, huh?" I tease continuing to bite her soft skin making sure not to hurt her. Her cheeks turn red as she looks away to hide it, I smirk and hold her chin turning her face back to me "look at me" I order
She keeps her eyes on me, I could feel her heart racing against my chest. I take a step back and pull my t-shirt over my head dropping it on the floor. Stella keeps her gaze on me before she notices it. Her eyes flicker at me and my chest
"Liam!" She gasp, her eyes widened with shock. I chuckle wrapping my arms around her waist. She gulps and slowly traces her fingers across my tattoo.
'Mine' with a small star inked right above my heart
The day she wrote 'mine' on my shirt, I thought why not make it come true?
"You are crazy!" She comments, but it's more of an expression instead of an insult. "Crazy for you? Yes, definitely I am" I say, brushing my lips against hers. She looks at me still in shock "Why would you?" She questions, pressing her palm on my heart feeling it's beat
"I already told you that I belong to you, so why not make it permanent?" I say taking her hand and bring it closer to my mouth as I press a kiss against her palm and keep it on my cheek. She sighs softly "you are unbelievable"
"Maybe" I mumble before kissing her again, she wraps her arms around my neck kissing me back "do you know how tempting you look right now?" I mutter between the kiss tugging her lower lip lightly
"I don't know, you tell me" she says back. I chuckle pulling away and pressing my face in the crook of her neck "I would rather show you" I whisper, keeping my voice low and seductive. I feel a shiver runs down her spine
Her scent is so addictive
I continue to nibble on her skin, her fingers tangles in my hair. A small moan escapes her lips making my breath hitched "Every shiver, every gasp, every moan you make. The way your body burns under my touch, the way you react every time I hold you, drives me to madness you are all I see, hear and feel" I mumble, my fingers running through her hair
"You describe me as I am a Goddess or something" She whispers looking at me, her eyes half closed and her breathing unable.
I chuckle "Oh you are so much more"
I slowly slide the hem of her dress upwards revealing her thigh, she presses her palm against my bare chest. I smirk and grab her legging wrapping them around my waist, I trace random patterns across her inner thighs with my thumb while she looks at me with a flustered face unable to speak.
My other hand goes behind her fidgeting with the zipper of her dress. I would have yanked it off way sooner, but I wanna take it slow and enjoy this moment with her.
My gaze flickers at her face asking for permission, she gives me a small nod. Getting the approval I need, I slowly slide down the zipper, my fingers tracing the exposed skin of her back. I take a deep breath before slipping it down her shoulders
I gulp looking at her, my breath hitches admiring every inch of her. I lean closer to her pressing soft kisses down her throat and chest "liam are you gonna-" I cut her off
"I am not gonna fuck you nor I am gonna make love to you, I am gonna worship you Stella. Worship you the way, you deserve"
A few days later
"Okay Jasmine's gift is done" I say looking inside the shopping bag making sure everything is fine. Liam walks beside me, carrying five shopping bags. He tried to take this one too but I quickly stepped away before he could. "Okay seriously, you are already carrying too much" I comment and continue walking
He sighs and continues to follow me around the mall. Christmas is just around the corner, that means it's the gifting season. Today we are on a shopping spree to buy gifts for our family and friends. I have brought gifts for almost everyone.
Liam's gift? Well I had to order it to keep it a surprise
Seems like he is doing the same
"Is there something else left? What about you? Aren't you buying something?" Liam asks, making me realize I do need to get some stuff. I nod and take him to another store, for makeup.
"A new shade for my dress" I say walking inside the store towards the lipstick section while he follows me with a frown. I pick out a lipstick and try it on the back of my hand judging it "do you think it matches?" I ask Liam showing him my hand
He scoffs and narrows his gaze at me "You haven't even shown me the dress! How will I know?" He huffs looking away. I Chuckle at his behavior.
Liam's mom is holding a huge Christmas celebration party and I brought a red dress for it and made some changes to make it look more pleasing. But I haven't shown it to Liam yet, I told him that he will see it when I wear it but nope-
As soon as I said that I did some changes on it he was eager to see it. When I strictly said no, he started to sulk about it. Not every time but whenever I mention anything related to the dress.
"Fine, I will see for myself" I shrug my shoulders and continue to test different lipsticks on my hand. But none of them seem to feel the perfect match, I am gonna meet his whole family for the first time and I want to look perfect. Hence I need to find the shade.
In a few minutes I realize that most of the skin on my hand is covered. I glance at Liam who is standing there silently, I smirk and grab his hand and try another shade at his skin.
He stays still with any protest, grabbing the opportunity to test a few more shades. He raises his eyebrow "am I your canvas?" He says in a teasing tone.
I look at him with a sly grin "well I gotta know which shade will look good on my canvas right?" I pull him closer and tip toe on my shoe to reach his ear "after all I will be covering you up in this soon enough" I whisper, keeping my voice low and seductive
He looks at me and smirks "Oh I love that idea" he groans in satisfaction. I chuckle "so can I continue?" He nods. I smile and continue to select the shades I need.
The past few days have been extraordinary. Spending time with him, showering each other with all the love and care within us. I feel more blessed having him beside me holding my hand in every situation no matter how tough it is.
I have decided to cut off my ties with my father, I am not in the proper mental state to confront him about everything. My brothers are somehow handling him, my mother knows what happened and she supports me.
Liam didn't know that my own father bribed NYX'S board members so they would reject my design. When I revealed it to Liam he was furious about it, and decided to look into the matter by himself.
I couldn't hide the fact that Liam has been overly affectionate now, not even a day without him conveying his feelings for me making me fall for him even more
Not to mention the fact that anything we do would somehow lead into him fucking my brains out.
Again not complaining
The benefits of it? I could just ask him to re-create any of my favorite scenes from the books and he would just agree to it saying "I could do better" and does it
Once Liam said that I would enjoy it more if I experienced my books. He was right, I do enjoy experiencing it especially with him
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Author's Note
This is all I could serve in a closed door romance ð . But I hope I made y'all giggle and scream at least ð. I feel like I have poured everything in their confession and i have nothing left ððð»
And if anyone thinks that Ethan was gaslighting Stella, then let me assure you. No, he is telling the truth
Btw I think there are 5-6 chapters left for Scent of Love to finish ð
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