Ideal | ni-ki

Chapter 24 • Stunner

Chapter TWENTY-FOUR

"How is warm strawberries delicious for you? It's almost melting like...it's weird." We have now finished dinner and Ni-ki is on his dessert now.

"Shhh, don't judge. I like 'em warm." He said before taking a bite on the bread and acting like it's the most delicious thing in the world.

I chuckled and shook my head. I stood up and took all our finished plates to wash them.

"I'm doing the dishes, you need to take a rest." Ni-ki said as he approached me in the kitchen.

"Rest for what? I barely moved." I said while washing the dishes already.

Ni-ki just stood beside me while leaning on the kitchen counter, "You wash dishes and you still look pretty."

I raised my eyebrow and looked at him, "Are you blind?"

"No. Btw, I'm sleeping on the couch tonight."

"Still on that? I told you I'm--"

"I know, but just for tonight please? I like to watch tv until I fall asleep."

"Fine. But just for tonight." I scolded.

"Yes, mademoiselle."

I scoffed and shook my head. Time to shoot the question. "So who was that?"

"Huh?"

"That girl you were talking to earlier at the grocery." I asked casually.

"Girl?" Did he get amnesia or what?

"Yeah, is she a friend or somethin'?" I cleared my throat while I wiped my hands on the dry cloth.

It took more seconds for him to realize who I was just referring to, "Oh that girl? Yeah she's a friend. I was about to introduce her to you but that scene happened. We bumped into each other and had a short catch up. Why?"

I felt a small relief on my chest, "Nothing. Just curious."

"Jealous?" He smirked.

"Why would I be?" I threw the dry cloth at his face as a joke before walking to the door of my room.

I was about to open the knob when a hand suddenly pressed against right side of the wall, locking me in. I immediately turned to face Ni-ki whose face is now near mine.

"What?" My voice was barely audible, swallowing a lump on my throat.

He leaned in and before I could react, his lips was already firmly pressed on my cheek near my lips. He slowly pulled away and said, "Goodnight pretty."

"Goodnight Ni-ki..." I almost whispered before finally entering my room.

It's been days and our routine has not changed. We eat breakfast together, we cook, we clean, we watch movies and such. Gladly Ni-ki has not yet been called in by his boss.

I'm just doing my nails when Ni-ki got out of his room with a wet hair and a phone on his hand.

"Boss called. We're having an auction party tomorrow night." He said, plopping on the couch.

"Okay. You goin'?" I asked.

"Yeah and you're coming too."

My eyes widened, "No way. You go alone, I'll wait for you to come home."

"The boss wants to meet you, I told him I'm bringing someone."