004|| a day with him

ARABELLA ARMANI

Arabella was deep in sleep the kind that makes you forget the world outside.The knocking on her bedroom door barely registered in her dreams about alessio, it wasn't until the door creaked open and a familiar voice called her name and she stirred around.

"Arabella,wake up and get ready we've got to leave in 45 minutes," Alessio's voice was gentle but insistent.

i woke up groggy but i sat up and rubbed my eyes "Alessio? what time is it?".

"it's 11:45, but did you forget your dad asked us to pick up a few things today," he replied leaning against the doorframe. I nodded throwing the covers off me and reached for my robe " just give me a few minutes to get ready." Alessio smiled his lingering on me for a moment longer than necessary,

"don't rush take your time,i'll be downstairs." he said as he left out my room and closed the door, as i was getting dressed my mind was racing. These past few days had been a whirlwind of emotions, my feelings for lesson were growing stronger with each passing day.

i looked in the mirror one last glance at the outfit i picked out it was to late to change anyways this will have to do.

Downstairs,James was waiting by the door with keys in his hand.

"Ready?"  he asked as she approached

i nodded, trying to steady myself my heart was racing really fast ,"Ready".

These drive was quite, the morning sun was casting a beautiful golden glow over the town so i pulled my phone out and snapped a quick picture. Our first stop was the hardware store. As we walked through the aisles, alessio hand occasionally kept brushing against mine,sending me shivers down my spine. My mind started to wonder if he felt the same electricity that i did.

At the checkout, the cashier made a comment about what a lovely couple we made. My face was most definitely red at this point, but alessio just chuckled his arm casually draping over my shoulders. " We're just running errands for her dad," he explained, but his touch lingered making my head skip a beat once again.

We got our bags and got in the car the next stop we had  was target . Once we got in the store we started looking for the snacks that dad said we  needed.

While we where in one of the isles a boy came up to me trying to strike a conversation he was cute and all don't get me wrong but he wasn't really my type he had curly blonde hair and hazel eyes. "Hey", he said i smiled politely but before i could reply alessio stepped in, his presence was quite intimidating

"Is there something you need?," he asked with his voice low and firm.The poor boy stammered he quickly apologized and walked away.

i looked back at alessio " you didn't have to scare him away alessio" i said softly.

Alessio's eyes softened as he looked down at me. "I just don't want anyone to bother you," he replied, his voice was much gentler now. "You're special, Arabella, you deserve to be treated with respect."

My cheeks flushed, and i looked away trying hide my now smile,we continued the rest of our errands

once we got to the final store which was the farmers market , we started looking for the fresh produce dad said to get ss we were getting everything Alessio's possessiveness resurfaced. When one of the vendors tried to flirt with me he stepped in, his hand tightening around mine. "We're good, thanks," he said firmly leading me away.

i looked up at him once again with my mind going through a mix of emotions. " You don't have to be so protective, you know ," i said.

He stopped and turned to face me. " i can't help it arabella. I care about you. More than i probably should."

my breath caught in my throat the unspoken feelings that had been simmering between us were slightly out in open. I didn't know what to say, but in that moment words seemed unnecessary.

once we left the market and got in the car the air felt different

But  also the air between us was charged with unspoken tension.Every touch, every glance seemed to carry a deeper meaning, by the time we returned home i was more confused than ever.

I knew i had to sort out my feelings,but for now i was accepting  Alessio's protectiveness, even if my dad reminded blissfully unaware of the growing connection between us.

ohhhlalala  yall things getting more serious how are we feeling so far ??