EPOV
So we were doing good.
It had been a week since we had decided to go back to our earlier arrangement, and well, it was going okay.
We had two lunch and dinner together in the last week. Bella was going to transition slowly for one of the projects at Cullen Inc., so we discussed about that during the work hours. Apart from that, we didn't discuss anything at all because we didn't want to cross the boundaries we had defined earlier.
I had asked her how was she finding going back to the old arrangement, and she said she liked it! Well, I guess something was wrong with me then. I was finding it extremely difficult not to talk to her normally! Like, I had to remind myself consciously that I shouldn't ask certain questions or shouldn't share any details from my side because that might be considered as 'crossing the boundary' as per our previous norm.
I wanted to kiss her so badly yesterday, but there was something really awkward between us now, but I couldn't point out what exactly was that! We had been trying to avoid any kind of physical proximity because... well, something was awkward.
Something was definitely wrong with me because for some reason I wasn't liking the arrangement that were defined with my own approval!
What the hell?
I saw Bella standing at the kitchen island with her laptop, wearing a super sexy, super short dress!
Didn't she say she was planning to go to some 'girls night out' tonight?
"Aren't you going to some night out thing tonight?" I asked.
"Yes, I am." she said without taking her eyes off the laptop, "I'm trying to send two e-mails before that."
What?
I was confused. The last time she went for something like this, she was wearing a pajama because they had a pajama party. Why was she wearing such a sexy dress then?
"So are there like, different types of girls night out? Last time you had a pajama party I think..." I said, "I'm asking just for my... general knowledge."
That was smooth!
She looked up at me and chuckled, "I don't think there's any specific definition for that as such. We're just going to the club, and we're going to just chill and hangout." she said.
"I see." I said.
Damn! Look at those sexy legs!
"I'm kind of tired today." she said as she rubbed her neck with her hand.
Damn it! I wanted to kiss that neck so badly!
"Is there any problem?" she asked as she might have caught me staring.
"Hmmm?" I said, "Ummm... I was kind of trying to draft the presentation I need to get ready over the weekend."
Again, that was smooth!
"Oh I see." she said, "You might want to start noting down your thoughts if that helps."
"Yeah." I said.
Then she took out the lipstick from her handbag, applied it and puckered her lips. Damn, I had seen her doing that before, but it's like a torture right now! I wanted to kiss her so badly!
Should I just take her right now, right here on this kitchen island? Because I wanted her badly! But well, she wasn't going to appreciate if she had to cancel her plans because of that!
I groaned loudly.
"I'm telling you! You should start writing down your thoughts, or may be you can just take a break tonight and start working on that tomorrow if it's not too urgent."
"Yeah." I said.
"Just a minute..." she said as she answered the call, "Hey Jess... Oh okay... Oh so Sam is going to pick me up? Cool! Yeah, I'll be ready in fifteen minutes."
What the hell?
I thought this was a 'girls night out'? So why was the Sam joining them and why the hell was he picking her up? I hoped Sam was just a chauffer!
"Sam? So are some of the guys also going to join you?" I asked after she disconnected the call.
She stared at me. I was pretty sure I had crossed the limit!
"I mean, I'm just asking for my..."
"General knowledge." she said.
Okay, I guess I wasn't so smooth after all!
"Yeah." I said.
"Samantha." she said.
Oh... Sam as in Samantha?
"Aah, I see." I said. I needed to go to my room before I embarrassed myself further.
"Anyway, I want to complete these e-mails asap so I can leave." she said.
Okay, so she was politely ask me to shut my mouth and leave her alone I guess.
"Cool!" I said, "See you later."
"Yeah." she said.