Akilah

Chapter 7

Akilah's eyes grew wide as saucers; she couldn't believe what was happening. When she finally came back to her senses she kissed him back with the same passion, and when they had to break apart to get a breath of air she stared at him waiting for him to say something.

"Akilah I have been having strange thoughts and feelings towards you, ever since that encounter at my office on your first day I started harbouring these feelings towards you and I finally acted on them. What I'm trying to say is that I like you and since you kissed me back I'm assuming you feel the same way." Ian said with a sly smirk while slightly panting from the kiss, Akilah just rolled her eyes then smiled "Ian are you asking me out on a date?" she said with a raised brow but still that smile that she usually wore plastered onto her face. "Miss Worthington, you know me very well. Yes I'm asking you out on a date, so what will the answer be?"

"Hmmm..... alright then you can choose the day and time." "How about Saturday? I'll pick you up at 8:00 pm" "Sounds good to me" she said then gave him a quick peck on the lips before dragging him back to the party. She made Ian apologize to the poor man he had just hit and she apologized herself before promising the shaken man whom still remained unnamed the he needn't worry and that no harm will be done to him in the future.

The next day when Akilah came back from work she called Ivory and Alex to her apartment and they had a sleepover, they also helped her pick an outfit for her date with Ian! Of course they both screamed their heads off when they heard that they were finally together saying something along the lines of 'knowing that it was bound to happen soon' and that they made 'a really cute couple'

The next morning after breakfast the girls left and Akilah got some work done then started thinking of what hairstyle and make up she should do, but after much thought she decided on doing it simple because she wanted the main focus to be on the dress. She played with Marshmallow for a little bit then had a light lunch.

After a chill afternoon of not doing much Akilah thought it was time for her to start getting ready; she pinned half of her hair to the back and left the rest open, she did a simple natural look as far as her makeup went and didn't wear any accessories. Her dress was a beautiful, flowy and purple made from a satin material, it had a cinched waist with a small belt on it and in the middle of it a small clasp made of diamonds. It was off the shoulder and it had beautiful flowers that looked as if they were attached to her skin. She looked like she came out of a fairytale; yes she was that beautiful.

By the time she got ready Ian had just arrived, of course he couldn't stop gawking and complimenting her on how radiant and beautiful she looked. Ian had chosen a top steak restaurant, for starters they had the breadsticks and butter and for the main meal he ordered a big piece of steak that came with creamy mashed potatoes on the side and some gravy and as for Akilah she ordered think steak pieces that came with a side of steamed vegetables. They both enjoyed their evening and Ian was immediately reminded of when he took Akilah to the Indian restaurant, but the difference back then was that they went as friends now however they are going out as a couple on a date which made him show off a proud smile.

The fact that he could get the girl he wanted for quite some time now is definitely an achievement. They spoke about a variety of things and before they knew it it was already time to order dessert, Ian learned that Akilah loved macaroons so he ordered gelato of different flavours which had macaroons on the top. It was so beautiful Akilah almost drooled, and it was so Instagram worthy she was so tempted to take a picture but stopped herself from doing so. After all, she was on a date and that would be quite rude to suddenly whip out her phone and start taking pictures. Instead she focused on what Ian was saying and soon after she forgot completely about the social media app and became mesmerized with Ian's beautiful eyes. When the evening came to an end and Ian was dropping Akilah off at her apartment, he leaned in to give her a kiss but they were interrupted by Akilah's phone. She looked at the phone for a minute before closing the call and kissing Ian in a slow sweet romantic way. He of course was surprised in the beginning but it didn't take him long to respond.

After Akilah got ready for bed she couldn't help but sigh at the wonderful evening she had just spent with her boss/ boyfriend? She didn't know if she was his girlfriend or not, he didn't really ask her properly so she wasn't sure where they stood together and she made a mental note to ask him as soon as possible.

She went to sleep with beautiful dreams of her Ian but not before responding to the sweet goodnight text he had sent her.