Chapter 14: The outburst part 2
I settled for tea, as I already had alcohol in me, and getting waisted was not going to help things.
He was looking at my bookshelf when I came back from the kitchen with our drinks.
'I love your taste in books, I am a big fan of the classics.' he said to me whilst turning around to look at me. His eyes were like the colour of a calm lagoon at dawn, or something like that.
I kept staring into his eyes, and then I remembered I needed to reply.
'Well, um, yes, thank you.'
He came closer and I started moving back when his low chuckle made me shiver.
'Eh, Bella?'
'Yes?', I whispered.
'The beer?'
'Oh my, yes, the beer, here you go.' You idiot my inner Bella chastised .
I handed him the beer and our hands grazed. The shiver returned at full force.
He seemed at ease. Perfectly at ease. This started annoying me a bit, because I felt it was too choreographed, too perfect. But he did say he didn't do this ever, very emphatically. Edward interrupted my not so good train of thoughts.
'You never told me what you did. You said you came to the UK because you were offered a job?'
'I'm a graphic designer and I came here with a job offer from Amazon.'
'That's so interesting, is it a job that you like?'
'Umm, yes, very much so, it's like solving riddles with a lot of pixels as my task is to redesign the UK site'.
'That's a creative role.' He took a swig at his beer and I stared at his Adam's apple.
He kept his gaze fixed at mine. I looked at the floor, taking a very sudden insterest at my carpet. I took a sip of my tea.
Next time I look up he's so much closer I can feel his body warmth.
To be continued... Oh this chapter turned out massive and it got separated in 3. Will post part 2 & 3 in one go in case one of you accidentally combusts...