𝓘𝓶𝓹𝓮𝓽𝓾𝓸𝓾𝓼

CHAPTER 5

"-Look the devil in his eyes."

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She swollowed deeply, releasing a shaky breath. She had hardly known this man. Felt so intimated by him. So scared. Like every ounce of her confidence was being sucked into him, while he gained sturdier with words.

"Doll face, let me give you some advice. Always listen to me. I find it rather helps ease situations. It's so easy to fall into my own bad habits when people make no effort to listen."

She knew her face was a tinted bright Scarlett red.

"-look at me."

She didn't.
She was afraid.
Scared.
Reluctant.

"No? Okay then. I'll make you."

The fiddling stopped as she swallowed harshly. Shifting uncomfortably in her seat.

"Don't worry I won't touch you. At least not yet. It seems as though my meeting is coming close so I'm afraid we will have to pause this little introduction. Farewell my dove."

With that she heard shuffling a couple seats in front of her.

"Father, are you off to the meeting? Will you be back for dinner?"

"Yes. I look forward to it." He replied.

She could feel his eyes burn into her head.
Until they weren't.

Scorpius put his hand on her thigh.

"This morning was fun. You seemed so willing."

His fingers laced inside the crease of either thigh.

She pushed his hand off. Looking up.

"I'm not very hungry. I think I'll go see James today. If you'll excuse me-"

"Of course. I could go with you. You said we needed to work on the friendship more right?"

"I mean- I guess. Sure." Athena softly smiled.

"Alright I'll go ahead and get ready. Coming?"

He asked as he started off his seat. She took his outreached hand.

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Scorpius wore a grey tux with his hair in a gelled mess.

Athena playfully rolled her eyes.
"Come here." She said as the words rolled off her tongue. She hopped onto the dark stone counter to his bathroom. It smelled of citrus axe. Ghastly combination if you had asked her.

He slowly made his way over to her fiddling with his wrists clothing. He maneuvered his body between her thighs.

"What on earth do you want?" He asked sarcastically.

"Your not wearing a mess of hair to my brothers house."

"What on earth do you mean. I think this mess is utterly handsome. What do you think?"
He said looking at himself in the mirror. She gave a small giggle at his way of moving his eyebrows.

"I think you look ridiculous." She said with a smirk.

"I wasn't talking to you. I only talk to hot people. Get it right Athena."

I slapped his torso.

"So rude. Now come here."