I LIKE IT

Celine Bianchi has always loved beautiful things.

Flowers in full bloom.
Sunlight spilling through windows.
Jewelry that catches the light.
City streets glowing after dark.
Anything bright, pretty, and impossible not to notice.

She never understood why people pretended not to like beautiful things.

If she liked something, she simply said so.

Then she met Sebastian Hayes.

He was handsome without trying, came from a family with more money than he ever talked about, and somehow preferred simple things over everything expensive his family could offer.

He was quiet where she was expressive.

Grounded where she was dreamy.

And, unfortunately for Celine, very, very beautiful.

At first, she thought she simply liked looking at him.

Then she started liking his smile.

His laugh.

The way he remembered little things.

The way he made ordinary days feel brighter.

And somewhere between coffee dates, late-night conversations, stolen kisses, and university hallways, Celine realizes there is one beautiful thing she doesn't just admire anymore.

She wants to keep him.

Because sometimes, the thing you like isn't just something beautiful.

Sometimes, it's a person.

And Celine Bianchi?

She really, really likes Sebastian Hayes.