Manual of The Forbidden ➡ Irwin

Chapter 13.

"Mmm.. No." I felt the blush creeping on my cheeks when I got discovered analysing his imperfectly perfect features.

After an awkward silence, and making my head clear I could finally make up some coordinated thoughts, I connected my tongue and brain again, and what came out was:

"So... You said that Luke accepted, when we would be going out?"

"Tomorrow if you please," he said excited.

"But what if Sharon gets the job," we had forgotten that little detail.

"Then we would have to do it on Sunday," he commented.

"Yep, it's not to far." I remembered today was Friday.

The waiter brought us our plates, and the smell of grilled cheese made my stomach go wild, making Ashton's smile appear widely in his face.

While we were eating I took some pictures of the restaurant, but as had happened before his face was "accidentally" captured again.

I didn't know why every-time he spoke he left me breathless, either why every-time I saw him he made my stomach move awkwardly, nor why he made me so confused just by saying my name, but thinking all of these made me think of Sharon making me feel guilty.

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All my efforts for trying to pay the bill were useless and he simply said: "I'm a gentleman"

He took me back to Sharon's, and the little Shrew inside of me wanted to make our time together a little bit longer and stop it, but what scared me the most was that I also wanted it.

"I really hope she had got the job," I said, tiredly moving my feet upstairs.

"I know she's been dreaming with this for a while," he agreed.

"And it's awesome to work in something you love so..."

I opened the door and I got inside, I was about to say goodbye to Ashton when I realised he

had also walked inside, a mixture of awkwardness and excitement grew inside of me.

"It's 3:48 she obviously got the job," he said looking at the clock on the back of the room.

He we to the kitchen grabbing an apple "Do you mind if I stay with you while I wait for her." he said playing with the apple instead of eating it.

The shrew started jumping excited to know that the time with Ashton had grown longer, until Sharon came, that last part the little shrew didn't like it that much.

***

The day flew by, Sharon came past 5:30 announcing she had got the job and three hours later Ashton left to his house, and now I was here laying in my bed, looking at the ceiling, bringing back every memory of the day just like the night before.

***

I flicked through the pages of the old directory in Sharon's apartment looking for a photo studio where I could print the pictures I took yesterday.

I muttered to myself in frustration, how the hell was I supposed to found the photo studio when I didn't even understand a single word in that damn book?, I definitely needed to learn Italian, that thought made me think of Ashton which made me laugh dumbly, making me frown instantly asking me a little word "Why?"

However I wasn't that stupid not to understand a thing in the directory, I managed to found a decent photo studio by the pictures in the book, I picked a memo writing down the address.

I left the apartment, thankful that without even knowing a bit of Italian I managed to found a place.

I was stuffing my camera in the dark green purse I was carrying with me when my body ran into someone else's.

"Sorry." we said unison.

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