Chapter 176 - Good Days Coming To An End

Jake's eyes were fixed on Jade as she slowly approached him. He could feel his heart thump loudly with excitement. He couldn't take his eyes off her, she was looking beautiful. This girl never fails to entice him with her beauty. 

The pink A-line dress which she had one perfectly accentuated her curves. Her jet black hair flowing freely behind her shoulders.

He thought his heart stopped beating when she finally stopped right in front of him, and her full beauty came to light. 'God she looked alluring'.

"Hey" Jade greeted with small smile gracing her lips. 

"Hey" Jake greeted back in a soft tone.

"Came to ask a girl out today?" She arched a brow, a smile tugging on the side of her lip.

"No I came to ask this girl out" He winked, a boyish smile appearing on his face, making Jade blush lightly.

Jake couldn't help but notice how glossy Jade's lips were, something he hasn't noticed on her before. And from the way they glittered Jake wasn't sure if he could hold himself from kissing her. All his senses were telling him to slam his lips against hers, and he was trying so hard not succumb to that urge. He didn't want to move ahead of himself and ruin his chances of being with her by acting brashly nor did he want to offend her at this point in time. For Pete's sake he has just realized that he's in love with this woman, doing something as stupid as that would only make her mad. With that in mind, Jake decided to refrain his lustful thoughts.

Jade noticed Jake's awkward stare on her lips. He was staring at her like he was contemplating about something, maybe something serious. His stare made her conscious prompting her to purse her lips. She cleared her throat awkwardly and asked, "What are you thinking about?" 

Jake pursed his lips into a thin line due to embarrassment when he realized he has just been caught bashfully staring at her lips, he awkwardly scratched the back of his neck and replied.

"Business" What a lie! He scoffed. There was no way he was going to tell her that he's badly tempted to kiss her right now.

'Why was there so much gloss on her lips?' He cringed in his mind.

Jade didn't know if that was what she wanted to hear. For a moment there she thought he was attracted to her lips. She had noticed the way he stared at her lips just now and this wasn't the first time he was doing that.

Of course she wanted to believe that Jake was attracted to her, that was the only way she would be bold enough to tell him exactly how she feels about him, or maybe knowing he was attracted to her would boost her morale. But who stares at someone's lips when thinking about business? She shook her head and brushed those thoughts out of her mind.

Her lips thinned into a firm line and as she looked Jake over. He was looking handsome in his burgundy suit pant and white shirt which he tucked over it, the sleeve rolled to his elbows.

"You look good" She muttered softly, her eyes looking anywhere but his face. She felt a little shy saying that. 

"Thank you" Jake replied with a happy smile. This was the first time she was voluntarily giving him a compliment about his look. It made him happy.

"And you look stunning" He said, his eyes running over her making Jade blush slightly, but it wasn't visible for Jake to see or so she thought. Jake lips twitched when he saw Jade's reaction to his compliment. 

"I guess I should say thank you too" She smiled.

"Well if you want to" Jake shrugged, making Jade shoot her eyes up at him.

"What do you mean?" Wasn't she supposed to appreciate him for complimenting her.

Jake took a step closer to her, one of his hand buried in his trousers, his free hand slowly rising to Jade's face he tucked a stray strand of her behind her ears. "Because you'll get tired of saying thank you" because I want to spend each second reminding you of how beautiful you are....these were the words he didn't say, even though he so wanted to say them out loud.

Jade blinked at him in confusion, she didn't understand what he had just said. But what was muddling her brain right now was the sweet musky smell emanating from Jake. The soft smell from him was so alluring and she wondered if he always smelled this nice.

Jade stared at him silently and so did Jake. They were longingly and silently held each others gaze without saying a word. Similar thoughts searing through their mind which they were both oblivious about. 

Jake: [Should I tell her now? Should I reveal my feelings to her?]

[Why does she look so alluring tonight] His heart was thumping wildly against his rib cage. His heart rate was way above average. He badly wanted to confess his feelings to her and make her his woman. He wanted to possess her, kiss her and hug her tightly against himself. His thoughts and imaginations were running wide as she kept looking at him like she was doing right now with her enchanting blue eyes, which were as clear and beautiful as the ocean, completely drawing him into it's depths, and pulling the words in his heart to his lips. The words he so wanted to say.

He shook his head and discarded those thoughts. He wasn't going to be brash about it. Confessing his feelings to her requires careful planning, just like the ones he saw on the internet.

[A/N: Believe me you don't want to know the amount of things you can learn from the internet.]

He was going to make his confession beautiful and romantic, so much that she wouldn't have any reason to turn him down, but willingly accept him.

Yes! That was exactly what he was going to do. A beautiful confession of love for the woman who has stolen his heart. He has to show his sincerity towards dating her.

Same were the thoughts going through Jade's mind, but definitely not how to make a confession, but whether or not Jake liked her or if he would accept her. Given the circumstances at which they met she didn't know what he would think of her. Though he had treated her nicely and respected her, she also feared the view he held about her in his heart.

It wasn't her fault for thinking this way. It's said that the brain is a powerful tool, it's the faculty of cognitive reasoning. The imaginative power of the brain can sometimes be misleading.

Jade was both scared and anxious. Even if she wanted to tell him, this wasn't the time and place. 

"Errm" She awkwardly cleared her throat, putting an abrupt stop to the mindless staring and thinking. "So what are we doing today?" Jade asked peeling her gaze from Jake's eyes. 

Jake took a step back also, "Movies and food" He replied smilingly.

"Egg's Benedict?" Jade cocked brow with an excited glint in her eyes. Only God knew how much she wanted a repeat of those delicious eggs.

"Sorry Jadey bear, no eggs Benedict for you, but I promise to take your somewhere better" He assured her.

"Where?" Jade asked inquisitively.

"Let's see, how much do you like Italian food?" 

Jade looked at him intently before replying, "Above average, why" Jade asked.

"So how much would you like to go to a drive-in movie theatre and watch movies while we eat some Italian food from my favorite restaurant?" He asked.

Jade already loved the idea. "Very much" She replied with a happy smile.

"Okay, hop in" He said as he turned to open the door for her. He as been holding the door for her lately and Jade couldn't help but notice the gesture. It made her smile even more.

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Hillary's patio.

Hillary was sitted on a single chair at the patio with a bored look in her eyes. She plopped her head up with her hand as she kept gazing at nothing in particular. She sighed for the nth time. Nothing has been going according to plan for a while now, and she was sure her father In-law and his stupid grandsons must be having the time of their lives must especially that casanova, Jake.

They should have their fun for the time being. She'll coming after them soon and claim what rightfully belongs to her. All she needed was just one thing to fall into place, just one. The bored look on her face slowly began to change to a frustrated one. She has been patient for too long and she can't wait any longer.

Hillary was still lost in her reverie when Shirley came running in with a huge smile on her face, as she panted heavily.

"Hillary" She called out excitedly.

"What?" She hissed and asked in an annoyed tone.

"Everything is set" Shirley announced proudly.

Hillary snapped her head towards her, excitement slowly creeping into her eyes.

"Everything?" She asked with uncertainty. She didn't want to get overly excited for nothing.

"Yes"

"They agreed too?"

"Yes"

A smile creot on her face before she burst out into eering and sinister laugh. This was good. Finally the universe was in her favour.

"Tell Black to move to that island now!" She ordered.

"Yes ma" Shirley hurried out of the room to get to work.

Hillary's lolled back on her chair with a satisfied smile on her face.

"The Beaus good days are finally coming to an end" She muttered to herself before bellowing out another round of her wicked laugh.