Chapter 119 - A Flash

Adam took deep breaths as he tried to recover from his ecstasy and calm himself down.

He grabbed her face in between his palms and placed a lingering kiss over her lips. 

"You are going to be the death of me." He spoke after breaking the kiss as he gazed at her blushing face with a loving expression.

"Don't spout nonsense." Stella smacked his chest as her face contoured in displeasure. The word death and him in one sentence, wasn't settling well with her, even if he was just joking. 

"I am not spouting nonsense Stella. For you, I could even lay down my life as long as you are safe and sound." He spoke as his fingers drew circle on her back.

Stella was getting teary-eyed. 

"I am gonna go take a shower. If my guess is right then the last room must be the bathroom." Stella shifted the topic.

Sensing the change in her mood, Adam did not speak any further on the topic and nodded his head.

"I will ask the staff to change the sheets. You go and freshen up sweetheart. There are some clothes suitable for the weather here, already set in the closet. And yes, they will fit you, Katherine helped me with them." Adam gave him a soft smile. 

Stella nodded and headed towards the third room. She crossed the rope bridge and entered the bathroom. It was the biggest one of the three rooms.

After closing the door, she looked around and found a built in closet in one corner. She made her way towards it and opened. There were a bunch of casual clothes along with some suitable for a beach, all in her size. She also saw some clothes for man hanging in there with her clothes.

"Let's freshen up Stella." She muttered under her breath as she closed the closet after picking out her clothes.

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Adam was sitting on the mattress when Stella came back. 

"I am gonna go take a shower. The staff will be here in a while with our dinner." Adam spoke up, looking at her face. He could tell that she was still upset. 

"Sure." She replied as she turned on the hair dryer. 

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Adam entered the room, he was dressed in a black bermuda shorts and a maroon half-sleeved t-shirt which hugged his toned body. 

He deliberately chose these two colors because Stella was wearing a pair of black shorts and a maroon crop top. 

Stella was sitting on the mattress, scrolling through her phone when she felt his presence in the room. 

She looked up at him and then narrowed her eyes at him before looking back at her clothes. 

She rolled her eyes inwardly and decided to feign ignorance for now. 

"The food just arrived five minutes ago. I was waiting for you." She spoke up, pointing at the folding table that was placed on the mattress before her. There were a number of dishes placed on it, covered by lids.

Adam pouted before joining her on the bed.

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"I am sorry." Adam stopped in his tracks and grabbed her hand. 

Stella didn't reply to him back and kept looking ahead.

They were having a walk by the shore after their dinner. Since it was close to midnight, there weren't many people and it was quiet.

"Stella? I am sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I didn't know that I mean that much to you." Adam added. 

Stella turned around and looked at him.

"What did you just say?" Stella spoke up, narrowing her eyes at him. 

Adam saw the enraged look on her face and gulped. 'I shouldn't have said that either.' He scolded himself internally.

"You said that because you didn't know how much you mean to me?" Stella raised an eyebrow.

"I-I-I….." Adam stammered with his words for the first time in his life.

"How can you not know how much you mean to me?" She spoke up again, taking a step closer to him.

"I am just scared to loose you." Adam finally spoke up under her scrutinizing gaze, telling her about his deepest fear.

"After Dad, I didn't have anyone else with me. Uncle Liam and Blake were there, but they have their own lives to deal with." He took a pause before continuing. 

"I have you now, and you mean the world to me baby. It scares the living shit out of me to even think about that you might leave me. I…." 

Stella placed a finger over his lips, making him stop. 

"You mean the same to me you idiot. I was upset because you didn't give importance to your life over mine. Have you ever thought about what might happen to me if anything happens to you? I can't imagine my life without you." Stella hugged him, wrapping her arms tightly around his broad back. 

"And I love you too." She added meekly. She had finally replied to his confession.

Adam was stunned for a while before coming back to the present. 

"What did you say?" Adam asked her, as her raised her face so that he could properly look at her.

"I love you." Stella replied, gazing into his grey orbs. 

"I love you too baby." Adam replied and captured her lips, kissing her like never before. 

Their tongues danced together as they poured all of their emotions in the kiss. 

A camera flashed in the distance, but the two people it was pointed at, were too busy kissing each other to even notice it.