Dareen

16# Casablanca

Music: Casablanca- Richard Clayderman.
Dareen
The past days were kind of- I don't know how to explain it.
Different? Sure.
Exciting? Hell, yeah!
Crazy? I've never felt more free to act crazy.
I don't know if you got the idea, but all I can tell you is that I feel so special and loved.
Elliot and I have been together for over a month, now, but this past month was my lifetime dream.
It's a strange feeling- like you're so happy yet scared of what might come after. It's not like something happened, but that's me- my happiness have never been complete (till now).
"Good morning, baby." He mumbled hugging me from behind.
"Good morning." I squealed as his breath fanned over my neck making him chuckle.
"Elliot, leave me, now. I'll burn the bacons!" I giggled running away from him.
"Give me my kiss, then." He pursed his lips to pass his message quicker.
"You've got your morning breath!" I teased making him fake a gasp.
"Not me, ma'am."
"You're perfect, but just let me finish this." I giggled flipping the bacons.
"You'll get your final grades, today?"
"Yeah," I nodded turning to him with a smile.
"Don't worry. You'll be perfect." He smiled pecking my cheek.
"I can't break the scholar ship. That's my whole concern."
"You won't, I promise." He smiled as I wrapped him in a hug.
"I love you."
"I love you more." He whispered.
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"Yeah, and when went to play golf you kept distracting me!" He rolled his eyes playfully.
"You get distracted quickly. I was just playing!" I shrugged teasingly.
"Yeah, sure. I kept on telling you: Baby, don't bend that much, but you never listen."
"Why were you even looking at me? Huh?" I rolled my eyes.
"I couldn't help it!" He chuckled pulling me on his lap as we ate the fruits.
"Elliot, we should get up and go to work." I sighed.
"Hmm." He nodded not moving one milli from his place.
"I am going to change." I got up.
"Staay," He whined holding my arm.
"We're going to be late, sir. Get your ass up." I giggled pulling him up with me.
"I have to go home to change and check that everything is okay."
"Okay, baby." I nodded pecking his cheek before walking into the bathroom and locking the door.
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"It's not like that, Christina. I mean, the first thing Harry did to show you that he's not just fooling around with you is that he took you to see Aunt Anna."
"Yeah, but Aunt Anna passed away after that." She shrugged.
"But Elliot's mother is still alive. If he's taking this relationship seriously, he should've taken me to meet her."
"I agree with you." Rose nodded.
"I don't want you to jump to conclusions. Maybe there are problems between them at home?" Christina shook her head.
"I don't know, but it's really stressing me out!" I sighed.
"I think you should talk to him, like, point it out, and if there's a problem, he'll tell you what's wrong." Rose suggested.
"I agree, but be calm. Don't make him feel like you're seeking a fight." Christkna nodded.
"Okay. I'll leave cause I don't want to be late to work." I sighed getting up.
"Okay, see you tonight." She called after me, and I just nodded as my phone started ringing.
"Yes, Elliot?"
"Baby, where are you?"
"I'm coming over, now."
"Should I send a car for you?"
"Nah, it's fine." I shook my head.
"Are you okay?" Concern was lacing his tone making me feel bad.
"Yeah, baby. Let's talk when I come over."
"Okay."
Looking up from my phone, I found that boy- Ethan- right in front of me.
"Uh- Hey." He said awkwardly, and I just moved to the side to walk past him.
"Hey, I just said hey for God's sake." He yelled after me.
"You really have no shame!" I shook my head before turning around and walking to the parking lot where my car was waiting for me.
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Elliot
"Okay, do that. I'll talk to sir Adam about it." I told Patricia as Dareen stepped in the reception. "Is there anything else?"
"No, sir. Thank you, sir." She smiled at me.
"Good afternoon." Dareen smiled at us.
"Good afternoon." We smiled back.
"What did you do?" I asked her.
"Let's talk in our office." She smiled at Patricia.
"Okay. Excuse us, Patricia." I told her before pulling Dareen away by her hand.
"You're worrying me." I glared at her.
"Elliot, don't start. I'm already really tired." She frowned.
"Here we are in our office! Now tell me." I closed the door walking closer to her.
"Three point six." She smiled as I pulled her in hug.
"Congratulations, baby." I whispered.
"We're going to party tonight, and no excuses." She said sternly as I pulled away.
"Anything for my girl." I smiled kissing her forehead.
"You make me feel like I'm your daughter." She giggled.
"You are." I hummed openning the first drawer of my desk. Taking out a bar of chocolate, I handed it to her.
"Elliot," She giggled.
"I got one for you, one for Linda and another for Alice." I smiled as she opened it.
"We can share, you know." She shrugged moving a chair next to mine, and we ate the chocolate.
It'd be a scandal if someone stepped in and saw us eating this bar as if we didn't eat chocolate before.
"We may eat those, and I'll get them a box on my way home." I chuckled. "It feels like heaven."
"Mhmm." She giggled.
The look on her face is hilarious. She's really a kid.
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Dareen
"Get us a bottle of red wine, please." Harry told the waiter.
"Anything else?" He asked us.
"No, thank you." Elliot replied politely. "I don't understand why didn't Rose come." I told Christina.
"She went to her home town cause her mother was sick."
"Oh- we should call to check on her."
"Yeah, but let's wait till tomorrow."
"Okay." I nodded.
"It's a lovely night." Elliot smiled putting his arm around my shoulder.
"Yeah." We all agreed as I placed me head on his chest.
"I love your ring." Christina exclaimed.
"Elliot got it for me today."
"I wanted to encourage her." He chuckled.
"I like your choice." She smiled admiring it.
"Thank you." He smiled proudly.
I love him. I really do, and I'm really happy, but deep down, I feel confused. If he loves me that much, why is he keeping me a secret?!
"Let's dance?" He whispered to me, and I nodded getting up with him.