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( The Beauty Inside… )
CHAPTER 46&47
By, Naomi Cindy B.
★★★★
★(THE ki-ss)★
A RESTAURANT**
Juliet couldn’t hide her surprise when Justus stopped the car in front of NICE restaurant, she gasped with wide eyes and faced him.
“I heard it’s very ha-rd to make a reservation here” she said and he smiled.
“Of course, but their french cuisine is the best, you’ll keep asking for more, that’s why I did everything possible to get a reservation” he said.
“I’ve always wanted to come here and have a taste of their food, thanks Justus” she smiled.
“Shall we go in?” He asked, tendering an hand.
She looked at the hand before looking at him.
She shrugged slightly and she reluctantly placed her hand on his own.
He held it as they went in together.
“Mr Justus Spencer?, Your space is just over there sir” a server directed them.
They got to the space and sat, facing each other.
They were handed the menu and Julie’s eyes roamed it before it finally landed on chicken marsala.
“I’ll have this” she said, dropping the menu.
“Steak and the best wine here” Justus said and the server left to get their orders.
“You love marsala too?” Justus asked.
“Yes, my boss’s best food” she replied.
“You know about it” he said and she nodded.
“Seems you’re very close to Romeo” he said, looking at her.
“Maybe” she replied, imagining Romeo’s face in her head.
“Romeo’s pin” he said, looking at the hairpin she used.
“Yes, I just like it” she replied.
Justus smiled shortly, wishing it’s the one he bought for her.
Juliet made to get her phone but she couldn’t find it in her bag.
“I forgot it at home” she said.
“What?”
“My phone”
“Do you nee-d to make a call?, You can use mine” he replied.
“No, I’m not calling anyone” she quickly said.
Their orders arrived and she picked the fork gently.
“Enjoy” he said, watching as she started eating.
Her eyes wide-ned when she chewed on it.
“Perfect” she said.
“Really?” He smiled.
“Trust me, but they don’t cook as sweet as boss” she said and he dropped his fork.
“Romeo again?”
“Huh?”
“Romeo cooked for you?” He asked.
“Yes, once” she replied and he sighed.
“What?” She asked.
“Nothing, continue eating” he replied and she returned to her food.
He didn’t touch his steak, he just watched her eat throu-ghout.
“You still haven’t tou-ched your meal” she said after a while.
“I’m honestly ok” he replied.
She dropped her fork.
“I’m full” she said, drinking from the wine.
“Really?”
“Trust me I’m ok already”
“Then should we go somewhere?” He asked and she gave him a questioning look.
“Come” he stood and went for her hand.
Taking it, he left the restaurant with her and Juliet smiled when she saw the stars adorning the sky.
Strangely , she could picture Romeo’s face in the stars.
She looked away and blinked.
“What’s wrong with my eyes?” She said, looking at the stars again but Romeo’s face filled the sky this time around.
“The hell” she muttered.
“Are you ok?” Justus asked.
“I’m fine” she replied quickly.
He kept leading her on.
“By the way…where are we going?” She asked, noticing they’re going far from the restaurant.
“The overpas-s by the main road” he replied.
“Why?” She asked.
“You’ll find out soon” he replied.
Juliet decided not to look at the stars anymore, rather she just concentrated on the road till they got to overpas-s and stopped by the rails.
The view of the city from there is so beautiful that she gasped immediately, watching with wide mouth.
“Mexico is beautiful” she said and he chuckled.
“Are you just knowing?”
“No I mean…much beautiful from here” she replied, still staring in awe.
Fireworks shot up to the sky, making the view more beautiful.
“There’s a playground nearby, I think it’s coming from there” he said.
“I think” she replied, still not looking at him.
Justus gaze stood transfixed on her and the loud sounds coming from his heart almost made him lose it that minute.
Others might call her ugly but to him, she’s very pretty.
The first day he saw her in Romeo’s office, he wouldn’t deny noticing her instantly, she stood out, but when he met her later that day, he had to pretend like he didn’t, just to get closer.
He’s not the type to offer free rides but he even drove her home and got hit on the head which is still the funniest thing that has ever happened to him.
Her jovial mood, her free being, her cheerfulness and her smile, it kept mesmerizing him dee-perand dee-perinto her charms everyday.
She has been seducing him even without knowing and though it’s still early but, he has decided to let it out tonight before it’ll get out of hand.
He suddenly held her hand and that brou-ght her back from her fantasy.
She looked at him and his eyes turned affectionate than it was.
“I don’t know how to say this…” He said, scared for the pain of rejection.
“What?” She asked curiously.
“I seriously can’t handle the pain of rejection, I’ve watched many guys who got rejected in movies, they do cry their eyes out sometimes and those who don’t cry have the tendency to live in sadness for days or even weeks” he said.
“What are you trying to get at?” She asked in confusion.
“I don’t know what you did to me but I just found myself thinking about you everyday without stop” he said.
“Huh?’
“At my company, even my staffs noticed how I do stare into space, I…. Just couldn’t stop and….I…
“Justus” she said when she noticed his fear.
“I love you” he finally said and her eyes wide-ned.
“I love you I swear it, I just….I fell for you so fast and I…. I want you” he said in all sincerity.
Juliet’s eyes continued widening in their sockets as she stared at him.
“I love you Juliet, please don’t turn me down” he said pleadingly.
Juliet opened her mouth but nothing came out so she shut it and gulped down nothing.
It’s like a dream but at the same time, it felt so real.
Justus removed the charm Br@celet on his wrist and wore it on hers.
“Justus…
“I love you” he said again, looking at her in the eye.
She obviously looks shocked and he was expecting it since he threw a fast ball.
He ki-ssed the Br@celet on her wrist and started leaning in, looking at her li-ps.
He badly wants to taste the sweetness but he has been holding back himself.
Juliet stared at him as he continued bringing his face closer to hers but just as he was about to ki-ss her, she stepped back and he stood straight.
“I’m sorry” he said.
“I… don’t know what to say” she said, looking at him too.
“You can take your time, I won’t rush you, but please don’t keep me waiting” he said.
Juliet looked at the Br@celet and then at him.
“I’ve always wanted to give you that” he said.
When she kept looking at him without saying anything, he decided to take her home to avoid more awkwardness.
“I’ll drop you home” he said.
“Ok” she replied simply, walking beside him till they got to the car and he drove her home.
They got down from the car and she faced him.
“Good…. night” she said slowly.
“Sweet dreams” he replied.
She nodded and walked in
She got to the door and looked back to see that he’s still standing.
He waved and she went in.
The lights are off already so she squ-atted in the dark living room and covered her face with her palms.
“What just happened?, Justus Spencer….loves me?, Huh?” She whispered.
“It was real, he confessed to me, he did” she whispered to herself again and kept squ-atting till the lights came on suddenly.
Gina was standing by the wall, her hand was just leaving the switch.
“Are you ok?” She asked and Juliet quickly stood.
“Yes mum, goodnight” she said and rushed into her room.
Merritt is staking out again so she’s not home and she’s glad about it, if she’s home she’d pull words out of her mouth.
She dropped her bag with a loud sigh and walked to the mirror where she sat quietly.
She looked at her reflection in the mirror and tou-ched her face.
“Juliet, a guy just professed love to you, that’s the first time it’ll happen to me since my twenty five years of living” she said.
A part of her felt glad because she has always wanted it.
When she was in highschool with Merritt, Merritt gets love confessions from guys almost everyday whereas all she got was mockery and jeers.
She has always hoped that a day will come when she’ll feel special to hear confession from a guy too and that day finally came but another part of her is sad because her heart wasn’t racing when he was confessing.
“What do I do?” She asked herself, looking at the Br@celet on her wrist.
She made to remove it but….
“Please don’t turn me down” his voice sounds genuine both pathetic in her ears.
She stopped and rested her forehead on the table.
“Juliet, what to do” she asked herself.
Her phone buzzed and she stood.
She went for it and saw a message from Justus.
*I LOVE YOU A LOT*
“Gosh” she muttered and her eyes wide-ned and when she saw a missed call from Gras-shopper.
“Huh!, Boss called me?” She said and dialled his line but he’s not picking.
She dialled again but it’s still same.
She tried five times but he still won’t pick so she typed a message.
*PLEASE PICK MY CALL*
She erased it and typed another one.
*ARE YOU MAD AT ME?*
She erased that again and typed another one.
*I WASN’T WITH MY PHONE WHEN YOU CALLED, I’M SORRY*
She clic-ked send and waited for a reply but for one hour, he didn’t reply.
“What exactly is going on,why is he not answering!” She said worriedly.
She fell on her bed heavily.
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NEXT MORNING≈TREASURE CASTLE
Maria entered Reid’s room and was shocked to see his eyes wide opened.
“Ma cherrie!” She almost screamed, rushing to his bed.
She sat beside him and he moved his eyes to her.
His expression is blank just like she was expecting, it’s Fu-cking obvious that the injection worked.
He made to sit up but he Gr0-ned in pains so she helped him up quickly.
She ki-ssed his cheeks immediately.
“You’re finally back to me” she smiled.
“Who….are…you?” He asked.
“Your wife” she replied.
“My…wife?”
“Yes, we’re married”
“Who am I?’ he asked gently.
“Prince Reid, the prince of this castle, the riche-st castle in Mexico” she replied.
“I’m a prince?”
“Yes, and I’m your mother” Queen Lucy replied, coming in.
“Mother?”
“Yes, welcome back to us” Lucy smiled.
“What happened to me?”
“You had an accident and lost your memories” Maria replied and he looked at her.
“Accident?”
“Yes, a very fatal one, but luckily you’re alive” she said.
He started staring at her and she smiled.
He slowly tou-ched her face and her happiness knew no bounds.
He has never tou-ched her face before.
“My….wife?” He said.
“Yes, you love me so much” she replied and ki-ssed his li-ps lightly.
“I love you” she said and he closed his eyes before hu-gging her ti-ghtly.
“Stay, don’t leave” he said.
Queen Lucy smiled at what she’s seeing.
“I dare not leave, cherrie” Maria replied, hu-gging him as ti-ght as he hu-gged her.
“Prepare for a press conference, it’s time to reveal the face of my prince to the whole Mexico” queen Lucy ordered.
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A BUSY ROAD**
Agnes came out of her car with Sugar and they looked at each other.
“Do you think it’s gonna work?” She asked.
“You don’t believe me?, If you wanna keep seeing his face for the rest of today, you have to become a criminal, that’s how it works” Sugar replied with his lolli-pop in mouth.
Agnes sighed.
“Ok, let’s do this” she said
“You have to target a female, pretend as if you’ll hit her but don’t hit her, just make sure you come close enough to make her fall and get wounded, then if she asks for money for treatment, refuse to give her, she’ll surely arrest you and you’ll go to the station, then you can see your prince charming Kyle” Sugar said.
“Grabbed” she replied and entered the car.
Sugar stayed out and she smiled as she got a hold of the steering.
“I can become a criminal to see you, officer Kyle” she said and a lady showed up in front of the car, about to cross the road.
Agnes moved the car at once towards the lady and the lady screamed as she kept coming at her.
When she was supposed to stop, she didn’t, she missed the timing and really hit the lady.
The lady fell unconscious and her eyes wide-ned.
“No,no…no…did I kill her? Did I?”
She came out of the car and when she saw the unconscious lady on the ground, she got scared.
“Sugar!!!!” She screamed, looking around but Mr and Miss Sugar has disappeared.
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JEWELL BOOKS
Juliet got more worried when she got to work and heard that Romeo isn’t coming to work today.
She couldn’t even concentrate one bit on what she’s doing on her laptop.
His face kept appearing in multiples on the screen.
She tried his line again but just like last night, he’s not picking.
She picked her bag and stood
“Where are you going?” Lovelyn asked.
“I’ll be right back” she replied and rushed out.
Rhonda stood too with the intention of visiting the restroom.
“Rhonda cu-p” Lovelyn suddenly said and Rhonda looked her way.
“Were you talking to me?”
“No, I just thought cu-p fits perfectly as your surname, cu-p with a touch of poison” Lovelyn replied and left the office, walking past her.
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ROMEO’S ISLAND
Juliet rang the doorbell when she arrived and it was Romeo who opened the door.
He’s holding a dog in his arm.
He didn’t talk, he just stood, looking at her.
“I….was…was worried, you weren’t picking my calls and you didn’t reply my messages” she said.
“I decided not to” he replied curtly.
“Huh?, Why?”
He didn’t answer, rather he walked in, leaving the door open.
He dropped Venus on the couch.
“Are you fine?, You didn’t come to work either, Did I do something wrong?, You just decided not to pick my calls or reply my texts without a reason?” She asked.
He didn’t look at her before starting to climb the stairs .
She walked to him and held his hand, he stopped and looked at the contact.
He saw the Br@celet on her wrist and smi-rked.
He knows it’s the one that’s always on Justus wrist.
“Why are you suddenly like this?” She asked, looking at his face.
He took his hand from her.
“Leave” he said and resumed climbing the stairs.
Juliet didn’t move, she stood still, staring at him as he climbed.
Seeing him acting this way suddenly hurts.
He was never warm but the little warmness he shared made her hope a lot.
He suddenly stopped and stood for a minute before turning back.
He descended the five stairs back to her and she shifted back as he came closer than required.
He kept coming closer and she kept shifting till her back hit the rails.
His eyes are on hers, not changing position for a minute.
“Boss…ah!” She gasped when he grabbed her wai-st like he used to, but there’s something possessive about this particular hold.
Her che-st slammed on his own and the for-ce made the topmost bu-tton of her shirt break
The bu-tton fell and her Br@ came to view, showing off a little of her bo-obs.
“Mr Spencer” she whispered, her heart racing so loud.
“You’ll pay for almost driving me crazy…last night” he whispered and came straight for her small li-ps.
H eyes wide-ned when his li-ps smashed on hers crazily.
Her bag fell from her immediately.
He wasn’t gentle at all, he immediately parted her li-ps with his tongue and she opened up, holding unto him ti-ghtly as they rested on the rails.
Her eyes went shut slowly.
Her almost ate up her li-ps and at the same time, he su-cked on her tongue like pop.
She was unaware of when she started pulling him closer, wanting more of him.
“Uh… Mr Spencer” Juliet m-oaned softly into him.
Tbc