We're currently in Tasmania. I have to see the location for the new hotel. I'm still a bit distracted but work must not stop. Zander is supposed to meet us there and show us around.
The police are still investigating and I'm trying not to see my friends and family in case the stalker follows me to them. Johnathan said the stalker didn't seem to want to hurt me but that doesn't necessarily apply to people around me.
I'm hoping he wouldn't have followed me here. This was a last minute plan suggested by Zander and I took security measures. I changed the car twice and no one knows where I'm going.
We reach the site and Zander stands there at the entrance looking handsome as ever. We greet each other and I introduce him to the team handling this project.
"Let's go see the inside shall we?" We follow him inside.
Everyone pairs up and off they went looking around to see what equipment is needed and how much. Which meant only Zander and I were left in the lobby. I hadn't seen him since the Ben incident on the weekend. Â I start to walk off but he stops me.
"Delta please wait." He walks around me so he is standing in front of me.
"I'm not going to ask about the details, I just want to know how you're holding up." Stop being nice to me, it's hard to ignore you.
"I'm fine, don't I look fine?" The others didn't notice so I thought I looked normal.
"You can hide it from others but not me. I was there on the weekend, I've been in your position before. I know what it feels what it does to you inside." Yeah sure.
"You don't 'know' me Zander. You're a client and I'm just someone you've given your new project to. That's it." He walks towards me and I walk back until I feel a wall behind me. He puts both of his hands on the wall near my waist and leans close to me.
I gulp. His perfume scent wafts up my nose.
"That's it huh? You don't feel the butterflies at the pit of your stomach right now? Because I certainly do." I snap my eyes to him when he says that. My mouth slightly parted. I didn't know he felt that too.
"That reaction tells me you feel them. Come on Delta you can't tell me you don't like me. You think you can hide it well but trust me everyone knows. Your employees left so quickly because they wanted to leave the two of us alone." I frown. They are so dead.
"It's not their fault, I asked them to leave us alone."
"Why would you do that?"
"Isn't it obvious? I like you, ever since we met. You took my breathe away when I first saw you looking like an angry goddess." Goddess? Me? He likes me?
"I... don't know what to say." I'm surprised he admitted that to me. I haven't even admitted it to myself out loud yet.
"How? I mean we've only met a handful of times." He moved his hands and turned away.
"I'm a man who knows what he wants. I stopped running from things a while back. I want to get to know you more Delta." Okay maybe it's time I stopped running too. Plus I need a break especially since I know this probably won't last long why not. It's time to be mature about this.
"I-I would like to get to know you too Zander." He spins around and he looked sceptical.
"Go on a date with today then." We have work thou- no. Delta no excuses.
"Okay, I'd like that."
"Let's go then." Wait now?
"Now?"
"Yes, well this wasn't how I was going to ask you, but either way I was hoping you'd say yes." I laugh a little.
"Well, where are we going?"
"Let's keep that a surprise. Shall we?"
He told me he had the rest of the day planned. The only thing he told me was that we were having lunch and then dinner later.
After having lunch and lots of conversations. He told me he was taking me back to the hotel and that I should change into something comfortable. I told him I was comfortable in my dress, but he told me we would be walking around quite a bit and would be out till late and I wouldn't want mosquito bites. I change into some navy blue pants and a white half sleeve blouse with navy blue ballet flats.
I come out of the hotel and get into the car. He looks at me and asks, "Are you sure you're going to be comfortable in pants more than jeans?"
"I don't wear jeans so yes to your question."
"You look beautiful regardless of what you wear." That was cute.
"Thank you and I see you changed as well. Wouldn't you be more comfortable in jeans rather than pants?" I fire back at him since he was wearing pants too.
"Touché"
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He took me to a carnival. A carnival.
"Oh goodness, I haven't been a carnival in years." It's amazing.
"I knew you'd like it."
"Oh really? How? Did my carnival themed things I surround myself with give it away?"
"Yes, it's your cheery personality." Oh he's good.
"Touché."
"Seriously though you like it right?" I like that about him, he's confident maybe just borderline cocky but he gets nervous which shows that he cares.
"Yes. What are we waiting for let's go!" I'm excited but I probably won't go on the rides that are more than 2 meters off the ground. I'm afraid of heights.
I suggested we go to the haunted house first to get our adrenaline pumping.
Neither of us really got scared. We jumped once or twice but it wasn't too scary.
Okay so Zander convinced me to go on one of those death traps in the air, it swings and spins at the same time. I'll admit it wasn't THAT bad. Still though we got some food and we won each other things. He was shocked when I said I would win him something so both of us would have a reminder of this night.
"Come on, I won't take you onto the Ferris wheel" Usually that's how dates end right? At least the carnival dates. You go on the Ferris wheel and kiss at the top.
"We are going to go somewhere better. Not going to end this wonderful date with the cheesy ferris wheel." He takes my hand and leads me back to his car.
"Sooo, want to tell me where we're going?"
"Nope." Eh it was worth a try.
He drove us to a lighthouse. I've never seen one up close.
"Let's go." We get out and walk towards the lighthouse.
"Zander? Where are we going?" He doesn't answer. He simply grabs my hand and pulls me along. He picks the lock.
"Holy shit, you picked the lock. Why do you know how to pick a lock?" I've always wanted to learn that.
"I learnt it back in high school, my friends and I would break into classrooms and sometimes teacher's offices." I am so envious right now. Maybe someday I'll get him to teach me.
When we get to the top, I'm left breathless by the view. The waves crashing against the rocks sounds soothing. It's a little windy but not cold. It is a summer night after all. I can see the city lights from here.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" I nod.
"It's amazing, you don't get to see such a view back home."
"This is not the view you see from your offi-" I cut him off by pulling him to me and placing my lips on his. I didn't give it a second thought, if I had I wouldn't have done this.
He was a little shocked but he wrapped his arms around my waist and lifted me off the floor a little.
We pulled back abruptly when we heard someone yell.
"Hey you two! You aren't supposed to be here, trespassers!" Zander and I looked at each other.
Then he tells me run.
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A/N: Aww these little cutie patoties.
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