A MAN TO HEAL

chapter nine

POV Suki

Me and Lorraine have been walking around the whole museum for half an hour now, admiring the exposed piece of arts while chatting with some good champagne

The atmosphere is great, the dim light of the entire museum is giving fancy and expensive

I met many personalities that I've worked with already and we exchanged friendly

But I can't help seeing him in a corner of my eye

It feels like my eyes are always looking for him no matter where he is in the room or even if he's not in the room at all

I notice him chatting with an old lady, he has his charming smile on his face as always

This smile...

Ahh

I don't know, there is something about him smiling that makes him look dangerous

Not dangerous like scary, but dangerous like...

Well...I can't find the right word

And it's crazy cause it seems like it's just how he naturally smiles

And tonight, the whole way he presented himself was also as dangerous as the smile on his face

He is wearing all black, his black trousers fit impeccably, his blazer doesn't have buttons but is wrapped with kind of ribbons that just put his manly perfect silhouette under the spotlight

But as if all that wasn't enough, he didn't wear a shirt under the blazer, so its shape gave free access to his collarbone and the top of his chest

I mean...why?

Why did he have to do all that?

I know I shouldn't be thinking about his collarbone, his chest or anything...but I can't help it when it's right before my eyes

And why the light is dim?

Why there is champagne available?

Like...there is too much in this place to make me lose my sanity

And I wonder why I can't see miss Marshall with him or anywhere here

Not that I actually want to see her for personal matters but somehow I feel like I need her to be here

To remind my stupid self that she is the owner of this man

Like I need to know my limit

Cause it's so stupid of me to still feel that way about him tonight even though I know he is getting married

Even though I've witnessed how devoted he is to her

And how much they love each other

I'm such a shameful creature to still be thinking about this man's collarbone after all and shamelessly blushing at the sight of his bare skin under the blazer

I take a deep breath, I need to get myself together

" Can you wait for me for a moment? I've noticed a long time friend I'm going to have a quick talk " says Lorraine as she walks away

I nod with a smile

I'm panicking inside for no reason, it feels like my chaperone just leaves me by myself and now anything bad can happen

I walk a bit, trying to act cool

Come on now, you're a big girl Suki, you don't need a chaperone to keep an eye on you

You can deal with that hotness walking around the museum with a smile as tempting as the forbidden fruit in the Eden garden

I already dealt with him in our first meetings in the Cafe and also in my office