Chapter 182 - Kiss me

Ella stared at him, tongue tied.

She did not know what to say.

She had no idea how to tackle that. 

To top it all, Reuben's eyes carried a deep sincerity in it. 

His eyes looked so pleading and full of hope.

She couldn't believe that he could be so foolish to fall in love with her that day. 

Reuben continued staring into her eyes. He felt his throat dried up and the urge to seal her lips with his own, got stronger. 

"You know what? I really want to kiss you now, but I would hold the urge till you decide to give me a chance." Reuben said, raising his left hand, while continuing to support his weight on his right one, to maintain his towering above her. 

He pushed aside the hair that had covered a fair part of her face after toppling her over and softly ran his finger down her cheeks, before descending to rubbing it on her lower lip softly.

Ella's chest has started to heave and right now, she wanted the s.e.x. She wanted him now, not for the sake of chasing him away like she planned, but because her body had aroused like it used to, whenever a hot guy was around. 

"Do it." Ella said, closing her eyes and feeling his touch on her face and how his finger kept up with the teasing. She made him realize that she was enjoying it and wanted more. 

"Do what?" He asked, but already knew what she wanted. He won't give in though, because at the end of the day, she will chase him out after having her fun. 

He wanted her heart, not her body. 

"Kiss me." Ella said.

Reuben smiled at her request and stood up.

Her eyes followed the movement of his every action with her lips parted. 

Why did he stop, when it was obvious in his gaze that he wanted her as well? 

He pulled off the pullover hoodie he had on, leaving him with a simple white polo shirt that hugged his well built body and screaming hotness. 

He helped her sit up and she didn't resist and remained dazed. He raised her hand and slipped it in the sleeve of the pullover, did the same to the other one and zipped it up. 

"If you want me to do it, then consider my feelings." He said and placed a soft kiss to her forehead. 

"I will give you time to think about it. If it takes too long, I will be back. Let me try, please." After saying this, he began walking away. 

Ella watched him leave after placing a light kiss on her forehead and let out a gasp, as if she has been holding in her breath all along.

"Seriously?" She said to no one in particular, before rolling her eyes.

She laid flat on the couch and stared at the ceiling. 

******

It's closing hour and Callum was seen checking himself out in the mirror in the room inside his office. 

He combed his hair till it silk all the way back and looked so shiny. 

He couldn't wait to have her sitting in front of him and smiling so radiantly like she did earlier. He was totally mesmerized by everything about her. 

He got out of his office and walked towards the elevator. It's been a while that he rode the staff elevator, but he had to. 

He headed to the floor where their models gathered and had their shot. 

He wished to see her in the middle of shooting and enjoyed watching her pose. 

To his surprise, he couldn't find her. They all look ready to evacuate the premises, but she wasn't there like he hoped. 

Perhaps she went to prepared a better clothing? 

He thought, deluding himself when Clara had just stepped out, hoping to call Leo and request to meet up, whether he likes it or not. 

The director saw him and rushed over. 

"Welcome sir." He said. 

"Where is miss Welch?" Callum asked, after checking out his appearance, and hoping that she would realize how much of a catch he was. 

He had prepared well for the dinner meeting.

"She left after her shoot, a while ago." The man said and his eyes suddenly lit up. 

"President, how did it go? Did she agree?" The director asked, hoping to hear the good news from him. 

As always, the shoot from today was just epic. Her pose, her beauty, charisma which boosted the confidence of the products.

She's just so perfect and being a businessman, he knew that Clara should be kept. 

Callum was shocked by what he heard. Didn't she seem so eager and even asked if he would be buying?

'She really left?' Callum asked in his head and a smile danced on his lips.

"She is indeed very interesting. Let's see how far this goes." He said and stared into space, appearing to be half dazed. 

The director stares at him in confusion. "Interesting? Does that mean that she agrees?" He asked. 

He snapped back and looked at the man in the eyes, while the smile on his face couldn't be dropped, because he felt more into her. 

"Let her be. Don't force her to sign any contract." Callum said. If she becomes his woman, she wouldn't have to stress herself with modelling anyway. 

He would have her to himself and working wouldn't be an option, because she definitely worked to earn and he has lots of money to give her. 

"But sir.." The director trailed of his word, looking extremely surprised. "We've discussed this and you said you will take care of it." He said, not thinking it's a good idea not to keep Clara tied down with a contract. 

The woman seemed to love money, which means she could be poached if offered enough. 

Callum shrugged his shoulders. "I changed my mind, so let her do as she pleases." He said and left.

'Heh! What happened to, 'I will make her sign it?' The director thought, as he watched his tall figure leave the place.