The breakfast he made for her was mouth-wateringly delicious and Aselia ate like a starved woman. She had missed his cooking.

"This was yummy, I wish I could eat it all day," Aselia breathed out, patting her full tummy.

"And I will cook for you all day long," he humbly replied but his beautiful smile was missing.

Xiran was quiet throughout the breakfast so Aselia nudged him with her elbow.

"Why so glum dum?"

"Was just thinking that you would be leaving soon," he was playing with his food instead of eating it.

"Why don’t we make the most of it while I am here?" She gently rubbed his arm. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Alright, what would you like to do today?"

Aselia thought for a few seconds before answering:

"I want you to take me out for a movie, then I want to fly with you. Need to see those magnificent wings of yours."

"For sure, I will take you to watch Paul’s latest movie," she stared at him in a dazed state, her ears refusing to believe what he had just said.

"You don’t have to be noble. I know you detest the man. We will watch something else because I will be gawking at him and you won’t like that one bit. We already had a serious fight because of him and I don’t want another one," she answered with finality.

Xiran slightly shook his head at her and clasped her hand in his large one, he brought it to his lips before affectionately kissing it.

"Leia! Do you have any idea how insecure I was at that time? I thought I was in love with a girl who didn’t share the same sentiment. Every second was agonising because I thought I would lose you or would never see you again. And the way you spoke about him, it made me feel incomplete and lacking. I know now that your heart only belongs to me so it doesn’t matter anymore. You are allowed to have a crush on him. As you said, I even slept with mine."

They stared at each other for a few seconds before Aselia teasingly asked:

"Does that mean I can sleep with him too if I want?"

Xiran’s eyes widened in astonishment at her question and then he threw his head back and chuckled so loudly.

"Haha, good joke my little elf. You can’t even bring yourself to sleep with me. Not in a billion years will you be able to do it with someone else," Aselia’s shoulders sagged at his answer and she rolled her eyes at him making him cackle with laughter even more.

"I am that obvious, huh," she clicked her tongue in annoyance.

"Yes you are but whenever he is in town for the promotion of his movie or a party, I will take you to meet him," Aselia’s brows cocked in surprise and pupils dilated, her mouth flew open in shock.

"You will?"

"Yes, I want you to meet him at least once. So you can be disappointed seeing what a flirt and playboy he is."

"Xiran! You are a true asshole. And here I thought you were doing it out of the goodwill of your heart. You just want to ruin his image in my eyes," she playfully slapped him on his shoulder with a scowl and he was rolling in laughter. When he didn’t stop, Aselia picked up the glass of orange and poured it over him, drenching him. The juice dripped down his silky hair which was turning yellowish orange now, down his red shirt. He was frozen like a statue for a few seconds, not believing what she had done.

"Leia! You are so dead," his laughter was gone and was replaced by pure mischief descending in his darkened eyes as he straightened up.

Aselia had gotten up and ran outside, trying to evade him.

"You are going to be sorry when I find you," he shouted and followed her like a panther.

Aselia had run into the garden and went for the water hose, as soon as he stepped out she turned it on full throttle and sprayed it on him, drenching him from head to toe. His clothes clung to him like a second skin and his ripped muscles showed underneath.

Aselia clutched her stomach and laughed at him while he stood there wiping away the water from his face, shaking his head at her with a devilish smile that Aselia knew far too well.

"Are you done?" He shifted at a blinding speed and caught her before she could run again and snatched away the water hose and turned it off.

"Cheater, you are not supposed to use your vampiric speed and no I am not done yet. I want to tease you more," she struggled to get herself free but his steel grip held her prisoner in his muscled arms. His lips traced her ears and he menacingly whispered:

"You started this and I will finish it."

He lifted her and hauled her over his shoulder and carried her inside.

"Noooo put me down," she banged at his chest but he paid her no heed. Xiran carried her straight to the bathroom and perched her near the washbasin and towered over her.

"You made quite a mess my sweet girl. You are going to clean it up now. Remove my clothes and wash me," he huskily ordered, his index finger slowly moving down her nose to her lips and Aselia’s heart somersaulted, fastening its beats.

"Not going to happen," she challenged, clicking her tongue.

"Hmm, and here I had a special meat dish in mind, I thought I would prepare for you, seems like you could do with Irlana’s cooking from now on," he nonchalantly added, blinking his eyes at her.

"You won’t dare," Aselia glowered at him.

"Yes, I will. Unless you clean me up," Xiran pointed to his wet clothes and she sighed.

"Ok, fine. I will do it," Aselia’s shoulders slumped and her hands landed on his t-shirt. A victorious smile he gave her.

"Raise your arms," she instructed and he obeyed. She removed his shirt and then she went on her knees and removed his sweatpants, leaving him only in his underwear, revealing his gorgeous body to be feasted upon by her eyes. And now she wondered if she should pull down his underwear too.