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Chapter 43: Fake

I heard a phone ringing. I groaned and pulled the blanket over my face. It continued ringing.

Who is calling at this ungodly hour?

"Damien!" He didn't respond. I turned to face him. He was on his stomach, his face tilted towards my direction. "Damien!" I smacked his back and he jolted up.

"What?" He groaned.

"It's not my phone!" I smacked him again.

"Ow! I'm getting it. God!" I felt his weight leave the bed as he answered the call and walked out of the room. I snuggled back under the blanket.

A few minutes later, Damien came back.

"Come on. Get up!" I could feel his presence at the end of the bed.

"No. It's too early." I complained.

He chuckled. "It's 9 am, darling."

"Your point?"

"Fine. I guess we're gonna have to do this the hard way." I knew he was smirking.

"No. Pleaseee," I yelled at him.

"Too late."

Before I could do anything, he pulled the blanket off me and grabbed my legs, and pulled me down the bed. "Damiennnn!" I whined. I opened my eyes and saw him standing over me. "I don't love you."

"I know you love me, Belle." He grabbed my hands and lifted me up. "We're going out today."

Instantly, my face lit up. "Really?"

He nodded. "We'll spend the whole day together."

I hugged him. "I love you, again."

***

30 minutes later, both of us were ready. I decided on a simple light green romper with flowers, while Damien sported a light orange tee and jeans.

As we were getting into the car, Damien spoke up. "First, we need to stop by at the cage because there's some paperwork I need to fill out." 

I nodded.

We made it to the cage in 10 minutes and both of us got out.

While Damien went into his office, I sat at one of the tables, scrolling through TikTok videos. There were a few other people hanging around as well.

I felt a tap on my shoulder, and I turned around.

Zoe.

"Hi, Naya." She faked a smile.

"Hi, Zoe." I did the same.

"Can I sit?" She pointed to the seat across from me.

No.

"Sure." I smiled.

"So, how are you?" Why is she asking? Damien said no one other than the inner circle knew what happened to me. Probably just a general question.

"I'm fine. How are you?" Like I care.

"I'm doing great." She grinned. "I just wanted to officially welcome you to the gang."

"Thank you," I mumbled.

"I heard you and Damien are together. I'm happy for you guys." She smiled wide. I would love to slap that fake smile off her face. She leaned in and whispered. "And I'm sure you know how good he is in bed." Zoe leaned back in her seat, smirking.

I sat there in shock."I-uh."

"Oh, have you guys not done it yet?" She pouted. "Wow. I'm impressed. It's really surprising for a guy like Damien to go that long without sex. It must be killing him."

I looked at her, unable to speak.

"Naya, let's go." I heard Damien yell from behind me. I stood up and Zoe was still smirking at me. I slowly walked over to Damien, who put his arm around my waist. "Why were you talking to Zoe?"

I couldn't look at his face. "Uh. It was nothing." I left Damien's hold and quickly sat in the car.

How did I not even think about it? I've been so selfish. I just automatically assumed he was fine with waiting for me.

Damien got into the driver's seat. "Are you ok?"

I nodded, looking down at my lap. "Mhmm."

"Belle." He grabbed my chin and turned my face to him. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I'm fine." I tried to turn away from him, but he kept his hold on me.

"Did Zoe say something?"

I shook my head. "No."

"Ok. If there is anything, just tell me." He leaned in and kissed my forehead.

I looked out the window.

Don't let Zoe get to your head.  

***

Currently, we were at Target. We needed groceries, and I also told Damien we should bake cupcakes when we get home, even though doing anything in the kitchen was not my strong suit. He didn't want to, but I convinced him by saying I would sleep in the other room.

"Babe. Can you get that?" I stood on my tippy toes, trying to reach the flour at the top of the shelf.

Damien came over and reached for the bag of flour, but stopped and looked down at me.

"What?" I looked up at him.

"Nothing." He smiled. "You just never called me that."

I blushed and looked down. "Whatever." I tried to walk to the cart, but Damien grabbed my wrist and spun me, and pushed me against the shelf. "Damien. What are you doing? We're in the store." I whisper shouted at him.

"What? I can't kiss my girlfriend whenever I want?" He looked at me innocently.

"We're literally in the middle of the aisle." I still whisper shouted.

"Relax, darling. No one is going to see us." He inched his lips closer to mine. I could feel his warm, minty breath against my face. I bit my lip, but Damien brought his thumb up and pulled my lip out. "You know you can't do that, Belle."

I was sure he could hear my heart beating. Heck! The whole Target could probably hear it.

I pushed his chest away from me and walked to the cart. "Let's go." I waved for him to follow, but he just stood there. "What?"

Damien crossed his arms in front of his chest and pouted. "One kiss." I shook my head no. "Pleaseee" He whined.

"Fine." I walked up to him and planted a quick kiss on his lips. I backed down, but Damien grabbed my waist and pulled me back in, placing a deep kiss on my lips. I pulled away. "Happy now?"

He nodded like a little child. "Mhmm."

I rolled my eyes.

***

Can Zoe shut the fuck up? Please. Longer chapter tomorrow!

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