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10. Lemon Toppings.

                                             ______

     There'll always be a jack, there'll always be a rose and a Heart that'll go on and on.
        
                                                                       Aditya Bisth
                                        ____________

                                                ♟

The curtains were wide open when Desire eyes fluttered open. She groaned, rubbed her eyes while she sat up, her eyes tried to adjust to the light coming through the windows. She inhaled tiredly and got struck with the strong smell of freshly cut lemons. Her hands reached for her hair which had been carefully braided, she was also in a shirt that wasn't hers and the bed was empty although creases were still visible signifying that kye got up not to long ago.

She remembered sleeping with Kye hoping she would wake up early, realizing she didn't, she cursed and laid back loving the feel of his sheets on her skin. Squinting, she looked around Kye's room her eyes landed on the enormous flat screen tv at the other end of the room. His sheets were a mixture of red and green.

There were many pictures hanging everywhere plus four additional paintings. Finally pushing herself off the bed loving the feel of the rug underneath her feet, she strode through each picture hung up on the walls. The first one was Kye carrying two little kids in his both arms; second had kye, kiara, two other men and an elder woman who would probably be their mother. She cringed internally. The last photo was framed in a heart shape, a blonde girl in a cheerleading uniform with kye who was wearing glasses obviously nervous but the girl had a bright smile on her face with her arms wrapped around his neck. The blonde girl could be his cousin anyways there was no reason to feel this pang of jealousy she felt.

Opening the third door, in the gigantic room, she found the bathroom she had been desperately looking for. Splashing water on her face, she admired herself in Kye's huge red shirt, the way it swallowed her made her turn bright pink. She brought it closer to her nose and sniffed it. Lemons. Once again.

It took only a few minutes for her to view the whole house. First she saw his game room equipped with a pool table, mini golf court and a vending machine then his enormous swimming pool plus a fully stocked bar filled with brands of alcohol she didn't know even existed.

She paused before entering the kitchen where kye was sitting in one of the stools, reading the newspaper while he drank coffee.

"Morning" Desire says

Kye eyes met hers and a smile spreads across his face.
"Morning to you too. How was the tour?" He asked her.

"You braided my hair?" She blushes taking a sip from the cup of coffee in front of kye.

Kye went numb with shock. No one had ever drank from his mug except himself, he was furious, appalled.

Desire walked up to him after seeing his sudden stiffness, wrapped her arms around him and placed a kiss on his cheeks.

"Thank you" She said removing herself from kye and proceeded to fry eggs.

Kye couldn't believe himself. Few seconds ago he was mad now he was devouring the eggs and toast placed in front of him by the same perosn he was supposedly mad at. After breakfast they both laid on the couch, Desire's eyes glued to the Television.

"How are you spending your holidays? " Kye asked, running his fingers through his curly hair.

"I'd buy a tree i guess or a go on a pilgrimage or something" Desire replied not taking her eyes off the television.