Amy's blue eyes fluttered open. She was buried under the warm sheets of the King sized bed. Her hair was sprawled out on the pillow and different directions. She let out a contented sigh upon taking in the sight before her.
Zach was seated on the bed with his computer resting on his lap. He was wearing a jersey whose sleeves he had rolled up to his elbow and matched it with slim fit jeans. The same clothes he had worn in the morning when Victoria called them in for breakfast.
It was just his chiseled side profile that got her attention. He was wearing eyeglasses with a concentrative expression peeled on the laptop.
'Gosh! He's so hot!' she mentally squealed as she bit her bottom lip.
He suddenly looked at her, immediately, she averted her gaze and opened her mouth forcing out a yawn. She sat up and stretched her arms when there was nothing to stretch. When she looked back at him, he was smirking. Yes, he knew she had been checking him out. Her brows furrowed in displeasure though her face was blushing as she smacked him his arm.
"Why? What did I do?" He caught her hand and kissed the back of it causing the butterflies in her stomach to do summersaults.
"You know what you did", she whined as he helped her to move into his arms.
Zach chuckled as he watched her settle beside him with her head on his chest. He patted her head once she fell comfortable in his arms.
"I'm sorry", he said with a smile.
"You should be", she answered back like a pampered kid before she felt him kiss the top of her head.
It just felt right, being with him. Why had she deprived herself of this in the first place? Pushing away the annoying thought, she glanced at his laptop screen and took note of the time. It was a little after three. She had slept for two good hours after lunch. Zach's hand movement caught her attention as his one free hand moved on the keyboard.
"Busy?" She asked as she tried to move away.
"No", he stopped her. "It's a little something George sent me to look at."
"It seems important..?"
"Not really..... Actually, we could do something else right now. What do you want to do?"
She looked up at him and he looked at her right away. She could never get used to the intense blues of his especially when he gave her such a gentle gaze. Actually, he always looked at her like that. It made her heart to misbehave.
"How about a tour of the house?" She suggested.
"No. No strenuous exercises for you. We can do that another time", he said in a firm voice.
"We'll take breaks in between", she pleaded.
"Amy."
"Please", she whined and cutely pouted her lip and blinked her big blues eyes.
Zach's brows furrowed. He could die from her cuteness! As if that was not enough, she started tracing a finger on his chest. It felt ticklish but was electrifying at the same time.
"Zachery", she pleaded.
She was at her wits end. Her last resolve would be to seduce him into it, dangerous, but she would. With him around, she had been confined to the bed for too long. Coupled with the fact that she had not exercised for a while, she felt stuffy from just sitting around. She needed this walk and plus she needed to know her way around the place.
"Fine", he grumbled. He could not handle any more of her cuteness.
"Yes!!!!" She swung her arms around his neck and giggled. Zach shook his head as he smiled, she got excited over the silliest things.
Forty five minutes, six rooms, five baths, cinema, game room, sauna, and two living rooms later; in just the East wing, all the excitement on her face had vanished.They had sat down on a sofa in one lounge of the mansion.
Edmund was quick to bring two bottles of water to Zach who unscrewed one and gave it to her before unscrewing his. Amy gratefully took it and gulped down a mouthful.
"Is this a hotel? Why do you have so many rooms?" She asked while catching her breath from drinking water.
"I plan on having a big family", he spoke before taking a sip of his.
"Excuse me?" She shielded her crotch with her hands as she stared at him in horror.
Zach was about to take another sip when he broke out into laughter after seeing her reaction. The maids passing by heard the unfamiliar sound and soon saw a rare sight. Their master was laughing. This was the first time they were seeing their mistress.
How did two good looking people get together? Life was unfair to some of them. Edmund shooed them away with a hand signal before a serene expression settled on his face. He had never seen his master like this and wished it would be so in the future as well. He didn't have much of an opinion on Amy except that she was his new boss. The man knew to mind his business.
Amy was glaring at her man. They were yet to explore the West wing and who knows how many more rooms there were yet the man was talking about having a big family? Zach was about to speak when his phone rung. He excused himself and answered it without leaving her side.
"Yes?..... I'll call you back", he said before hanging up. Amy's brows went up in question when he had responded while looking at her. "That was mom. How do you feel about a family dinner?"
"Sounds good."
"Xavier will officially be introducing his girlfriend tonight", Zach explained.
So he was asking if she was comfortable with dining with a stranger since they had decided to lay low. But if this was Xavier's girl and he knew what the situation was, then it was fine.
"That's okay, too", she smiled.
He nodded before informing his mother. He was brief and straight to the point before he hang up.
"Edmund, you'll receive a call from my mother", he informed.
"Alright, sir", he answered from the door of the lounge area.
Zach watched as Amy took another sip absentmindedly. She was lost in thought as she stared into space. What could be going on in that pretty little head of hers? She suddenly turned to him with curious eyes.
"So he's really going for her?" She whispered.
He chuckled, "Amy. Be good."
"Fine", she pouted and looked away. Zach sighed when he extinguished her inner gossiper. Well, it won't kill anyone if he fed it a little.
"You won't believe how they met."
"How?" She had turned back to him. Zach recounted their story and her mouth fell open before she gave him a skeptical look. "You're just making this up, aren't you?"
He shook his head no.
"Wow. That's.... crazy", she shook her head. He smiled when he saw this. Amy was quiet most times but Stella had spoiled her into becoming a low-key gossiper. She wasn't too much which is what Zach liked. Something registered in her mind. "Wait, the dinner is taking place here?"
"Mm, mom doesn't want you moving around. Besides, you have your checkup tomorrow", he took her now empty bottle and gave her his to finish.
Amy nodded as she took a sip. A blush crept on her cheeks as she felt giddy pressing her lips on the same spot Zach's lips did. Her brows rose in confusion.
"Checkup? As in with Suzy?"
"Mm. She's meeting us tomorrow."
Amy nodded. Nervousness suddenly washed over her form and she suppressed it by drinking the water. She could not help but wonder, what preparations had Zach made for the next day's checkup?
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