Sitting on a coach spreading his long legs, in one of his bars, Noah was holding lighted cigarette in between his index and middle finger with a glass of whiskey in the same hand and other hand's thumb was busy in scrolling through his phone, searching for the best restaurant in the city.
He was not acquainted of surrounding going on but came out of his search he was at, when heard Leo's voice "So finally you are asking the girl out?"
"I wish I could invite her to my bed directly, skipping the formalities." Leo rolled his eyes hearing Noah's statement thinking 'This bastard is not on any occasion going to change.'
"I can suggest you some off the romantic places." After giving a thought Leo spoke again "Actually, we can have a kind of double date? You, Sophia, I and Rosie."
"What wrong have I done? I can also bring one of my girlfriends." Dexter complained and hearing him Noah let out a chuckle and replied "Dexter baby, say 'I can also bring one of mine whore." "
"Unlike you I don't consider them just as some stress reliever. Although I have many but I do respect them and consider them human."
Dexter replied and hearing him, Noah shot his death stares at him. If not for Noah's anger issue or if in place of him there would have been anyone else he would have slapped him hard over cheeks.
Leo observing the atmosphere getting dense and nerve-racking changed the topic by turning in direction of Dexter to say "Okay enough, is cheating a good thing Dexter?"
Dexter remained silent and Leo added further "You may also join but you'll have to choose with whom you want to go. Over and above that, this plan will remain hanging in air if Sophia rejects his furtherance."
And with this Leo and Dexter started to laugh out loudly and Noah gave them a black look from his smoke-gray sharp, hawk like eyes.
"No one will go with the exception of me and Sophia." Noah announced again becoming busy in his phone.
"Why we want to meet her." Dexter tried his luck for the second time.
"No need." This time Noah replied in a stern voice, leaving no room for further discussion.
"Why not? We want to savvy the girl who had enraptured you around her fingers." Leo spoke with a laugh.
"Yeah she has, but she is too prepossessing to be seen by you guys."
"So? You don't love her, you will leave her after sometimes, and so what are you afraid of? Let her to be seen by us?" Dexter try to reason out "And if she is that beautiful to hold my heart, once you will leave her I will ask her out and I might marry her. Who doesn't want a pure, innocent, angelic wife?" He further added, indulged in wool gathering.
Noah shot a menacingly look to Dexter who was making Noah's hackles rise and was about to get up to beat crap out of him when Leo held his hand and he tried his best to control himself and growled.
"Keep your fucking mouth shut or I will break it apart and keep these filthy eyes of yours away from her. Your crap mouth always sprouting bric-a-brac like sentences don't deserve to take her name out of them. She is so pure angel not meant to be seen by these shit eyes of yours."
"And deserves a devil like you to levitate over her?" Hearing Leo's words, Noah stopped with his swearing and looked at his direction when Leo spoke again "At least unlike you, Dexter is not planning on ruining her life or will play with her feelings. You don't love her then why to care if she marries anyone after you leave her? It's her choice."
Dexter let out a chuckle hearing Leo's talk.
Noah kept on staring at Leo's eyes and hearing his words his eyes twitched, he opened his thin lips to say in a low heavy voice "Make one thing clear in your brain Leo, bullshit like love doesn't exist in this world, specially mine and even if she is pure, if ever she falls for me she is going to fall for my money rather than fall for a devil like me. So, I am not playing with any of her feelings, she is getting what she is craving for that is money and I will get what I have hunger for, her body under mine."
After saying so Noah got up from coach and started to button up his shirt which was almost half open and when something came up in his mind he come to standstill at his action and turned to Dexter who observed him doing so gulped down that this time he is definitely going to beat him but Noah didn't do any such things instead he kept on glunching at him and after giving him a good stare Noah spoke almost like a roar in
a low voice "And even when I leave her I am going to make sure that she never gets involve with a scoundrel like you."
With that he walked out of the bar thumping his feet.
After he was gone Dexter said "Is he crazy?"
Hearing him Leo let out a laugh thinking 'No he is possessed by the mighty ghost of love and lust at the same time.'
Coming out Noah called his chauffeur and when arrived asked him to get out as he will be the one to drive. When in the car first thing he did was spray a whole bottle of perfume and smoked a cigarette so as to cover up the miasma of stale alcohol that hung around him, although he just had a glass of whiskey but he don't want to take any chance, not at this stage where finally she had started to take him into consideration.
He checked his wrist watch and it was already 9 o'clock. And he is currently at a bar near Holt, which is seven to ten minutes of distance to Artisan Coopers Tea Room, North Norfolk, determined by traffic. Smirking he pushed the button on of Rolls-Royce and it started the engine causing it to roar. Stepping on accelerator, his car started to run in its full speed and in five minutes he was in front of the café and he caught the glimpse of Sophia, who was still in, packing her belongings to take her leave to retire home.
'Finally, after a long day caught you butterfly, but wait for the right moment I'll clutch you in my very own paws.'
Coming out of car he leaned over it and was lightening cigarette when he took cognizance of Sophia staring at him with her beautiful hazel eyes wide open.
Throwing his lighter back in his pocket and letting out a big gulp of smoke out of his mouth he walked in direction of Sophia and this resulted her to take few steps back. Frowning he looked at her in a questioning look.
"I am allergic to cigarette's effluvium, sir."
Smiling he threw the cigarette and crushed it under his feet thinking 'anything for you darling.' And smoothly corrected her, "Noah."
Sophia didn't replied rather whatever Lisa and Samuel had taught her circulated in her mind and one thing caught her interest that is this man is famous for his debauchery and never have been in a relationship, does he likes a simple girl like her, based on what indications he is giving her or is it all just a show, but again why? She doesn't have anything valuable left with her.
She was busy in her thoughts not conversant with the fact that she herself is the most valuable thing in his' eyes.
"What brought you here?" Without giving a second thought Sophia asked Noah and only after saying so she realized that she expressed herself in a discourteous way.
Chuckling Noah said "Of course, you."
His brave confession enlarged her eyes and her cheeks stared to turn blush red color and warm, in embarrassment leading her to hang her head down.
Seeing her reaction, amused Noah to the extent where he wanted to make her his then and there but retraining himself he spoke again "Are you really not mindful of the reason behind mine advancement towards you or are you pretending to do so?"
Sophia still remained unforthcoming and Noah on not receiving his answer cleared his throat and in a deep voice asked her again "Sophia?"
And this time around it sounded compelling like a magnet to Sophia and raising her head she locked her beautiful hazel eyes with his silvery pearls and after a pause of two to three seconds she spoke, this time maintaining eye contact between her shallow expressive one's and his cavernous mysterious one's "No I don't know." Noah at that particular moment of time felt like drowning in her beauty and without thinking he spoke "Because I like you."
Hearing his confession Sophia's heartbeat increased many fold and her palm stared sweat. She removed her longing gaze that he was holding for sometimes now and as for Noah was beyond happy to share this small moment with her. Their moment. But when he came out of his muse, he was dumbfounded of what he had said to the girl but again without anticipating what it might result to, he spoke.
"We are not in hurry, you may take your sweet time but don't make me wait too long. I am not good at being patient."
Sophia again raised her lids to look at him but then again dropped them to ground. "Come, let me escort you."
"No, thank you sir, it's walking distance from here."
"No need to shy. Come." Saying so, Noah stared walking towards his car but became suspended on hearing her voice.
"Sir please. This is all is new for me." Sophia spoke again when he turned back to face her. I have never trusted anyone other than two friends I have, so please sir try to understand."
And Noah got both his answers; she will not ride his car or will proceed with any kind of relationship unless he gains her trust. This got on his nerves, was all this he is doing for her is not enough and he was about to burst his anger on her, thinking what's wrong with this girl, what he doesn't have money, fame, looks, girl die to get his attention and to be fucked by him, but again he thought this is not the correct time. "May I walk you home?" Like a shameless man he again tried his luck and Sophia thought for long time before nodding her head softly, thinking that it would be safe as she have strong feeling of being tailed by someone, not familiar with the fact that today she is going to walk home alongside her hunter.
Smiling he indicated her "After you."
While walking he caught her, how Sophia kept on looking back to see if someone is following them, smiling he thought 'Indeed I have a left a deep impression on you, darling.'
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They both walked for some distance in tranquility when suddenly Sophia asked Noah "Sir, aren't you cold?"
Cold wind current was flowing as it was near to the November end and Noah was only
in his white shirt which made Sophia curious.
"Are you worried for me?"
"No, it's not like that." Sophia tried to explain herself.
"So it's okay if I die in cold?" Noah was delighted how even their normal conversation was entertaining to him when he is not driven by lust.
Shaking her head Sophia again tried to answer "No sir-" But stopped in mid-way not knowing what to answer.
Laughing loudly Noah answered "It's alright. I am not cold at the moment." Hearing him Sophia gently nodded her head when Noah spoke again "You speak not so much? Is it just case with me or with everyone?"
Sophia looked at his eyes and didn't know what to answer, shall she tell him that she is afraid of him? And afraid of what his looks that he gave weeks ago? She did not understand what kind of question it is. Letting out a sigh she spoke "Sir, we have reached." and Noah looked at the building in front of him and pretended to see it for the first time in his life.
"So this is where you live?"
"Yes sir, thank you for accompanying me. Have a good night and drive safely."
Putting her best smile she replied him.
Letting his fingers run through his uncombed dark hairs and he spoke "See you again.
Giving him a awkward smile Sophia spoke "good bye sir."
When she started to walk in the direction of her building, she heard from behind.
"Won't you invite me in?"