Chapter 76
“Hey wait for me!” I heard Aiden yell after me but there was no way I was stopping. I kept running as fast as my legs could carry me until I ended up in his lawn. Thankfully the door wasn’t closed so I easily made my way into the house.
“Liv!” I heard him yelling behind me and I turned to face him, only to bump into something hard.
“Oh my goodness!” I heard Nana exclaim. I turned immediately to see a tray of cupcakes scattered all over the floor from me bumping into her.
Ouch.
“Oh goodness, I’m so sorry Nana” I said and bent down to pick them up.
“It’s okay dear, let it be” She said, trying to pull me off the floor.
“No it’s not, you really put hard work into this and I’ve ruined it” I said nervously and tucked back some loose strands of hair behind my ear as I picked up the remaining pieces back into the tray. They were smudged and ruined beyond expectation.
“It’s really okay sweetie. I was only taking them out to give the neighbors a sample of my new recipe. I still have plenty in the kitchen. I made a lot of them” She said much to my relief with a chuckle.
“Oh thank goodness” I heaved a sigh of relief.
“That’s what I was trying to tell you dear, you shouldn’t have bothered yourself” She simply said with a chuckle.
“I’ll just clean this up” I said immediately but she stopped me.
“It’s okay dear, I’ll do it” She assured me.
“No but….”
“Liv are you okay?” I heard Aiden ask behind, interrupting me.
“Yeah I’m fine, why didn’t you tell me Nana was in front of me?” I more of yelled at him.
“Well I was trying to tell you but it was too late. It’s not my fault that your eyes hang on the ceiling” Did he just call me blind? No he dare not!
Of course he just did.
“Are you trying to say that I’m blind?” I gasped.
“It depends” He smiled playfully.
“Depends on what?” I rolled my eyes.
“Depends on whether you’re gonna kill me or not” He laughed.
“So you did call me blind, you dimwit! “I placed the tray on a nearby stool. He took on his heels immediately, running upstairs with me chasing after him. I heard Nana chuckle and mutter something from behind us but I was too caught up with chasing Aiden to even comprehend what she was talking about.
“Hey!” I yelled as I chased Aiden but he was too fast and ran towards his bedroom. I should have known better than to chase a guy who isn’t my boyfriend into his room but all common sense had left me at that moment.
“Gotcha” He chuckled and encircled his arms around me tightly.
“Hey let go of me! I’m the one supposed to be doing that to you for calling me blind!” I squeaked as I hit his arms trying to free myself from his clutches but his arms were strong but firm around me.
“You know…. You have really become more beautiful. I must admit” He teased and brushed off a few loose strands of hair from my face which he tucked behind my ear.
“I could say the same about you, only that you’ve gotten so thin” I scowled.
“Is that supposed to be a compliment?” He rolled his eyes at me.
“Well…. It depends” I stole his line.
“Depends on what?” He smirked playfully as his breath fanned my face.
“Depends on this” I said and that seemed to distract him and buy me some time as I brought my face few inches closer to his and then when he wasn’t paying attention, I kicked him…. On his legs.
I’m not so heartless to kick his balls.
“Ouch” He groaned in pain and let go of me instantly. I burst out laughing at his expression. The look on his face was priceless.
“You little pussy!” He said playfully and chased ne around the room.
“Little dick!” I yelled back.
“What did you just say?” He gasped and halted.
“I said you are a little dick. What’re you gonna do about it” I dared him.
“Oh you didn’t just call me that!” He shot me an instant playful glare.
“Of course I just did, Mister” I called him the name I know he hated the most.
“Oh Liv, you’re so dead meat. Wait till that so called ‘Little dick’ fucks you raw!” He said with a nasty smirk and he began chasing me.
Whoever told me that running towards the bed was a good option had definitely deceived me because that’s the worst mistake I made.
“Gotcha” He said and he grabbed my waist, making us both tumble down with me on top of him. He rolled us over immediately and then I was beneath him in seconds. I could feel the intensity of his touch as his hands moved from around my waist, up to my hair. His hand trailed down to my lips and touched the soft skin gently. I could feel his hard crutch against me from his pants as he stared at me with unreadable emotions. His breath fanned my face as we stared at each other. I stood still and watched him take in my expression before bringing his face closer to mine, our lips, just a few inches apart.
Just as he was about to crash his lips against mine. I sneezed.
Definitely stupid of me but it’s all I could think of at that moment. I wasn’t ready to get romantic with Aiden or any guy for now.
“I’m so sorry” I lied, I wasn’t sorry.
“Uhm, it’s okay” He got off me immediately and wiped off the saliva droplets from his face.
If someone did that to me I’d murder them.
Man, I really am a bitch!.
“Uhm…. I should probably get going…. It’s uhm… getting late….” I said awkwardly
“Yeah, I guess” Thankfully he wasn’t stopping me. I can’t bear embarrassing myself any further.
“Yeah, bye” I said and walked away. More like ran out of the room nervously.
I ran as fast as my stupid legs could carry me. I ran down the stairs towards the door and pulled it open, slamming it shut behind me. Just as I was about reaching the steps, I was stopped on my tracks by Nana’s call.
“Livia” I froze on the spot and turned around to face the sweet old lady seated on the bench just by the door. I hadn’t even noticed her because I was too busy running away from my past. From Aiden, from the feelings that were buried deeply inside me.
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“Are you leaving already?” She asked with her charming smile.
“Yes, I have something to take care of” I lied. It wasn’t a complete lie because I do have something to take care of once I get home. My college application.
“Oh okay dear” She smiled and I nodded and turned around about to leave, only to be stopped again by her.
“My dear” She called and I stopped and faced her yet again. She stood up immediately and made her way towards me. She took her hands into mine and beamed at me.
“Thanks” She said with a smile.
“For what Nana?” I asked confusedly.
“For bringing my grandson back to me. My old Aiden. Thanks for giving him another chance. I know you both broke up before for reasons I know not of. Ever since you left, he changed so much. He started doing unthinkable things but now that you’re back. You restored my Aiden. You made him smile again. You made him come back to being his old self. I really do appreciate. I hope you both keep loving each other even more” She said with emotion filled eyes.
“Nana…. ”
“Please sweetie, just promise me that you’ll not leave him again. He needs you. He loves you, I can see it in his eyes. He hasn’t stopped talking about you even for one day. You’re all he talks about all these years till today. Please promise me that you won’t leave him again” I couldn’t help but surrender to this sweet old woman I’ve grown to love over the years as my own grandmother. I didn’t know how to tell her that she’s mistaken. That Aiden and I are not dating and I do not love him anymore. I don’t even know how to tell her. It’ll break her. I could see the twinkle in her eyes as she spoke to me. She really does love her grandson a lot.
“I promise” I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep that promise but I’ll try to stand by Aiden for as long as I can.
“Thank you dear” She smiled cheerfully.
“You have nothing to worry about Nana, I’m here for you” I smiled at her.
“Okay dear, have a good night” She chuckled.
“And you too Nana” I smiled at her.