His hiraeth, my 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒃𝒐𝒘

Tea?

Chapter 20

"I might as well just drop out" I sighed as I crossed my legs and sat down on the floor in front of Isabella.
"You came so far and now you want to quit" she asked
I laid back on the cold floor and took deep breaths as I got up again and shuffled through my notes. I started reading onto the copyright law, frustrated I moved myself to the balcony and sat there reading each and every word. It's always easy to concentrate just today I was losing focus on it. I've been trying to study for the past week but something feels heavy, disturbing inside me.
"Maybe you're starting your period?" Belle asked and I looked at her
"I don't think so"
"You're grumpy when it's the time of the month"
"I'm not grumpy I'm just tired"
"Lazy, tired, exhausted, annoyed, wanting to chop my head off with that killer look. All symptoms of p-
"NO" I cried as I put a piece of baguette in her mouth
"Go to sleep grumpy pants" she punched my arm and moved aside as I looked her dead in the eye.

Over three hours later I finally got through one page and that to my understanding made no sense. "WHY CANT I CONCENTRATE?" I screamed as I laid on the bed and heard the door open.
"You're awfully loud for a small person" I heard someone talk from behind me. I was ready to throw hands when I realized who has the keys to the apartment.
"Ian?"
"Are you okay?" He asked while sliding beside me. I nodded while he placed my hair behind my ear and kissed my cheek.
"Are you sure?" I nodded and mouthed him a 'no' while he hugged me tightly.
"What's wrong?"
"I can't concentrate" he laughed as I pouted
"Don't give me that look" he smiled and I gave him puppy eyes
"I'll make you feel better. I have someplace to show you" he smiled while taking my hand and walking out the door
"Wait" I pulled him back with force and kissed him. I felt him melt under my touch as he let his shoulders relax and I smiled through the kiss
"Or we could just stay here" he smirked and I dragged him out the door

We stood in front of a luxurious building. When I say luxurious I mean huge tapered walls, crystals everywhere. Long corridors with fancy outlets.
"Did you buy a 5 star hotel?" I asked
"Apartment baby" he said and ran inside with me. We walked into a well lit hallway with black glass walls and that led to the stairs with a blue fireplace by the end of the stairs. I could live here forever.
We got into the elevator while he pushed the button to the fifth floor. "This place has 18 floors?" I asked and he nodded
"With a pool" he smiled
"You got it for the pool" I teased him and he pushed me back a little still holding onto my hand.

"Wow" I breathed in the scent as I walked in an all black apartment. It had huge windows with the entire view of Times Square outside. There were beautiful portraits on the wall that shone with led lighting. It looked like the perfect apartment, the living room was white interiored with a chimney by the side.
"It's beautiful, honestly it's more of a penthouse"
"Wait till you see the bedroom" he smiled as we took a tour of his apartment.
It was a spacious room that's faced the outside city closing behind black and white curtains. "The views my favourite" I smiled as I watched the cars go by. "Me too" I felt his hands drape around my waist while he placed his chin on my shoulder. I turned to see him as he looked at me and smiled. I felt my cheeks heat up by the way he looked at me. "Stop looking at me like that" I said as I placed a hand on his eyes. I watched his smiled as I pecked his lips and he moved my hands. "What way?"
"That way. With your eyes all deep and like you know"
"I don't know tell me" he smirked as his hug got tighter
"Stop" I whined as I blushed and he kissed my neck
He moved his hands down to my lower waist and traced his fingers on the outlines of my sides. I loved my head back onto him and nuzzled into his neck. He twirled me around and lifted up my chin. I locked eyes with him and matched his motions as well as the huge smile plastered on his face.
"Are you happy?" I asked him and he nodded
"Of course"
"Are you happy with me?" I asked him
"I'm the happiest with you" he smiled lifting me off my feet and twirling me around. I shrieked as I wiggled in his arms and he put me down. He tilted his head while placing a hand on my cheek. "What's wrong?" I asked him concerned and he kissed my forehead "I'm very happy"

"Tell me what you can't concentrate at?" He asked and I whined again falling on the floor
"Get up Delilah" he said in a very serious tone
"Who is Delilah?" I pouted as he dragged my hand up and sat me down
"You"
"I'm your baby" I pouted
"Yes you are but you don't listen"
"I always listen"
"No you don't"
"YES I DO" I whined as I rested my head on his chest
"See you don't listen" he lifted my head up
"When do you start uni?"
"Very very soon" he smiled as I remembered his start over plan
"Tell me"
"Copyright law. I mean I understand it but I don't at the same time"
"Is something bothering you?" He asked and I denied
"Have a day off today, you need to relax" he said as he dragged me off my feet
"Let's make tea" he said

"Who uses a spoon to stir their tea?" He asked as I stirred it
"Me" I said and he slapped my ass
"This is your favourite tea let me do my thing" I said as he put me aside while watching the tea.
"I'll teach you"
"You? I can cook I'm a way better cook. What'd u even cook for me?" I asked
"I'll bake you" he smirked and I slapped his arm washing the dishes in the sink. I picked up the box of pizza and placed it aside. I watched the milk come to a boil dripping onto the stove as I looked at him "you can cook?"
"I picked it up before it poured out it's not my fault" he fought back as I handed him the tea bags and cleaned the milk from the side.
I watched the milk boil again and he put the stove on low. "Is the tea done?" I teased him as he gave me a cheeky smile
"No, it still needs that one last boil" he said and I laughed at him
I set aside the cups as after his one last boil he poured it into the cup while looking at me like he was confident in what he was doing.
"Did I put sugar in it?" I asked and picked up the sugar pot asking him "How many spoons would you like?"
"Two" I watched him eye me as I put half a spoon more into it and handed him the tea
I picked up the box of pizza which was now cold. He placed it into a plate and heated half it up. "Get another plate and heat it up"
"No just heat this one up, put it back in the box, heat up the rest" I said
"Smart"
"Duh" I said slapping his ass
I tried running from him but he grabbed me from my neck and slapped my ass twice. I grabbed his hair and pulled onto it while he kneed me softly in my leg. I picked up myself and kept slapping his ass while he tried kneeing me to drop me to the ground. "WHY PULL MY HAIR?" He screamed as I pulled onto it again and he dropped me on the floor while I dragged him on with me. I slapped his ass one more time before he pinned me down on the ground and looked at me breathing heavily. I resisted his hands as he held tightly onto me. "I win" he said as he smirked at me and I let out an angry huff. It turned into a smile as I watched his soft hair drop onto his forehead, his eyes turned soft, he touch grew lighter and his body draped onto me, moving his chest onto me while he took a breather. I smiled as he leaned in for a kiss. We heard the oven beep as he got up running towards the pizza. I got up slowly and walked towards him and whined. "Did I get too harsh? Did I hurt you? Are you okay?" He asked as I hugged him from the side
"No. I can't wait to fight you again" I smiled and he gave me a concerned look
"Are you sure? I'm sorry" he looked concerned like he has been through it before. But the moment was more of a best friend feeling. Something I would want to experience over and over with him. It felt like I was his whole, his friend, his girl, his laugh at the end of the day.
"You could never hurt me"

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-Menahil