All Tallulah needed was a place to stay, until she could figure some things out. It's not like she was in trouble or anything. If anything she was probably the most well-off girl in the world. However when things of her past start to haunt her, she'...
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If there's one thing you should know about me it's that I am avid foodie.
Don't get me wrong, I wanted to hightail out of Chay's office as soon as I could but for one, I haven't eaten anything all day and second, when I saw the sandwiches were from Sapling Tree, I caved. Sapling Tree was a bistro that Chay would always rave about and send me pictures. It looked so delicious, so I wasn't gonna pass up the opportunity to eat one.
And I was right to cave in because this sandwich was divine.
"You must really like the sandwich" the person to my left giggles, which reminds me I'm not alone.
I nod my head as I turn to the person. He was really cute, he had these soft brown curls and freckles that made his eyes stand out. When I looked at him I got a sense of comfort and warmth. It was similar to Kingston but more gentle.
"I really do. I really love food, and I was always jealous when Chay would send me pictures of these sandwiches from Sapling Tree." I say softly to the man.
He smiles at me gently, "Than I'm glad we decided to get an extra today."
I needed to have a talk with my face because I can't stop blushing at what these men keep saying to me.
I don't know where I found it but I muster up the courage to lift my head up and look at the other men, and was surprised to see they were already looking at me. *cue the blushing*
"So um, what are your guys names?" I ask.
"Oh that's right you didn't know about the rest of us" the same boy from my left said, "Well you already know Kingston, my name is Lachlan, this is Elio" he gestures to the person on the right side of him, "the man who is standing is Maven, and that over there" he points to last man sitting by myself, "is Roman."
I meet the eyes of Roman, and his gaze was intense. I felt vulnerable under his gaze but in a good way.
Than Lachlan shocks me by saying, "Roman is actually the one who's own the house and the room you stay in."
My eyes widen as I look at Lachlan then back to Roman, "I see..." was all I could muster out.
The way Roman kept looking at me, made me want to squirm, but I tried my best to stay still and hold his gaze. We continued to stare, and I became very aware that everyone else was silent, mostly likely watch whatever was happening between Roman and I. I wanted to avert my gaze but for some reason I couldn't, his eyes did a subtle but quick glance up and down of me. Then a very small smirk came upon his face, like he knew what I was thinking and was enjoying my inner turmoil. This time I actually did squirm and finally convinced myself to look away.
I looked at the clock and saw it was approaching 1pm, "u-u-umm, well it was nice to meet you all but I have get going now, thank you for lunch." I start wrapping what was left of my sandwich and gathering my purse.
"Ahhh really, but we just got to know you" Lachlan pouts.
I hear Elio giggle, "Well how bout this, Tallulah would you like to have dinner with us tonight?"
Dinner, tonight, with them. It was a guaranteed disaster for a stuttering mess like me.
"W-well.." and as I look up, I was met with yet again Roman's gaze which seemed to be saying don't you dare.
And before I could think the words fell out of my mouth, "Dinner sounds lovely."
"Perfect" Lachlan smiles in glee.
I put my wrapped sandwich in my bag and head towards the door.
Without looking at any of them, I give a slight head nod, "Thank you for lunch again."
As soon as I closed the doors, I bolted to the elevator and down the building. It wasn't till I got in my car did I allow myself to breathe.
