Chapter 514
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Somehow, that’s sexy.
“Adriana What a beautiful name. Atticus and Adriana. Bless your souls,” Mom whispers, smiling softly, silent tears streaming down het cheek. Her voice polls me from my trance.
“Mrs”
“Mom, please call me Mom, dear. I won’t have this formality.”
“M-mom…”
“Atticus, open that top drawer, there’s a locked box, and the key is beside it. Bring both to me,” Mom orders me. look down at our combined hands, reluctant to pull away, but Adriana removes hers, smiling smoothly at Mom. She’s a good actress
I get Mom the box and unlock it for her, instantly realising what she’s about to do when I see what’s inside.
Mom picks up the ring that she used to wear for as far back as I can remember, only removing it a little under a year ago. The ring Dad gave her…
“I want you to have this. I was always saving it for Atticus’s woman and that is you, my dear,” Mom says.
“Oh, I can’t!” Adriana’s heart is thundering as she looks at the diamond that mom is holding out to her. “I mean, we aren’t that serious that we should be giving diamonds-”
“Take it, please,” I say quietly.
“Yes, besides, even if it’s still early days at the moment, I know that you two are going to make it. I just know it. I can feel it in my bones.” Mom says softly, placing the ring into Adraina’s hand.
‘Please, just accept it.’ I say through the mind-link. Adriana doesn’t respond as she smiles at mom and curls her fingers around the ring.
“Thank you… Mom,” she says softly.
Mom smiles before she coughs lightly, and I know we need to go.
“Rest, Mom,” I murmur, kissing her forehead. She nods, smiling at both of us. I remove the box from her lap and Adriana plumps her pillows and pulls the duvet over her.
“Get some rest.” She says softly, planting a kiss on her cheek
Fuck, I feel even worse now…
We leave the room together, I notice how Adriana stays in step with me, that is until the door closes and her smile fades as
she grabs my hand and places the ring in it.
“Be ashamed of yourself,” she hisses venomously. “I would be.”
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With those words, she storms off
(END OF FLASHBACK)
“Thanks,” I say. I’m not going to pass up the chance to have her hands on me. I resist a smirk as she wets a towel and wipes my wounds. Her eyes keep flickering up to me as if checking if she’s hurting me.
1 lean back, resting my elbows on the counter behind me, propping one foot onto the bar stool and stretching my other leg which is aching, I think something cracked earlier.
She pauses, scoffing in disbelief.
“What are you trying to do? This isn’t a damn photoshoot that you need to pose sexily.”
I raise an eyebrow before I tilt my head and look into those gorgeous eyes. “I wasn’t posing… but what? Do I look sexy?”
Her heart races as she realises what she said, her cheeks flushing a pretty pink as she stares at me, and this time I’m unable to stop myself from checking her out. She looks damn sexy too in those sexy yoga pants and sports bra…
I sit forward, taking hold of her chin and tilting her head up as I look down at those pouty lips.
“I asked you a question, Adriana and I’m waiting for an answer.”