The CHEF from Burhan & Sons

Chapter 4 - Amaryllis

I should be excited that my plan worked, but am not. I'm very nervous. I've tried to focus on training but all I can think about is Liam. What's he going to say or where's he going to take me but since I like control, I settled with my comfort zone. Yes, I'm going to invite him to my house that way I can control the outcome of the date. Perfect.

I found him waiting for me at the front already in his car. He got out the moment our eyes met and opened the passenger door for me. A good start. I got in and he helped me put on my seatbelt. "Liam, is it ok if we go to my place? I will make dinner for us", I said the moment he switched on the car. "Sure, it's been a while since someone cooked for me", he said with a smile. He looked excited making me nervous.

I just offered to cook for someone who does the same for a living, what a genius you are Amaryllis. I wanted to slap myself in the face. He didn't ask for my address; he just drove comfortably like it was something he was used to. I liked the view.

"Welcome to my home. You can have a sit, I'll just go change quick and get started on dinner", I said avoiding his eyes. I changed into hot pants and a loose top. When I got back, I found him sitting at the same spot looking tense. "I have beers, cranberry juice, and water what do you feel like drinking?", I asked looking in a fridge.

I turned to see why he was so quiet and the next thing I knew the fridge had been closed and his lips were on mine. I was not about to pass on the offer so I kissed him back. His tongue entered my mouth, it was warm and minty, and it made me kiss him harder. I felt his hands under my top and that was all I needed to push back. We both had skeletons in our closets and I intended to come clean before anything and hope that he would too.

"Liam, I uh... I'm hungry and I think we both know if we give in to our desires, we will not be having dinner tonight or at least not an ordinary one", my last words made him smile as his eyes went darker. He moved back until he was sitting on the kitchen stool watching me. I gave him a glass of cranberry juice since he was unable to talk.

"There you have it French fries and grilled cheese, fancy huh? I bet you've never had food like this before... D-Licious", I praised myself making him chuckle he took a bite and hummed and chewed in record time then took a second bite. "That's nice. I like it very much. No restaurant can beat that", he said with a huge smile then went back to eating. He was done in seconds. When I finished, I cleaned the plates and we took our juices to the living room.

"You have a very nice house Amy", he said sitting too close to me making me smile. The pull between us was hard to ignore even for me, I just had different priorities.

"Amaryllis Dwyer, I was named after a flower", I said then took out my phone and showed him the flower. "Beautiful", he said looking closer. "It's your turn", I said hoping he would get a hint. "My turn to do what?", he asked running his fingers on my thigh. "Tell me about yourself", I said raising a brow. "Well, my name is Liam Reviello, I'm a Chef at Burhan and Sons", he finished then kissed my now exposed shoulder. "Do you have a girlfriend?", I asked making him look at me in surprise. "No", he said shortly. "But the other day... when we kissed, it looked like you thought I was someone else", I said hoping that I didn't push too hard.

"Well, not that it matters but, I had feelings for someone once but she did not feel the same way", he said looking nervous. "But you still have feelings for her", I said because I could still see it in his eyes. He was hurting.

Who was this woman? Does she know some people would kill to have such power over a man's heart? "Yes, but I also have feelings for you. I want you. I know this might sound selfish but I promise to work on the feelings I have for her. She is married and has kids so there is no way I would ever betray you or anything... fuck! I should stop talking", he said moving to the furthest side of the couch.

"No, you shouldn't. Look, I've also had past relationships, and by calling them that I mean they were friends with benefits. I had a rough start, I was mentally abused because of my weight but once I realised that there was nothing wrong with how I looked, I started getting attention from men and it kinda went overboard.

I had one that became a bit possessive and it got ugly. All I'm saying is that I'm ready to ignore the past and start a fresh with you", I said feeling a lot better. He wasn't looking at me like I was a hooker. He just seemed normal, with no judgment.

"Can I kiss you now?", he asked making me smile. Instead of answering him, I straddled him. I started kissing his lower lip slowly then his upper lip and finally gave him control of the kiss. We were so lost in the make-out session that we ignored my phone that was ringing. It was the middle of the night, whoever it was, they could wait.

I was about to remove his shirt when his phone started ringing. He pulled back making me whimper. He looked at his phone and then back at me and I knew he had to leave. "I have to go", he said with a smile. His lips were swollen and his hair was all over the place, I'm guilty of that but I didn't care. "Sure", I said shortly.

"Thank you for dinner", he said while he was saving his number on my phone then texted himself. "You're always welcome", I said going on my toes then kissed him for the last time. I walked him to the door and closed it after giving him another kiss for good luck. After locking my door, I jumped for joy finally deciding to check who was calling me and I wished I hadn't. I guess I still have one Ex to deal with.