Love Still Exists

I was shaken for the next few seconds, my nerves all over the place. But I quickly composed myself.

I picked up my phone from the ground and ended the call as fast as I could. And it was just in time because he had now reached me.

“I was…I was on a call with Ben,” I lied smoothly. Okay, not too smooth but still, it was believable.

“Oh,” he replied, nodding. “It’s cold out here, let’s go inside and have breakfast.” He placed his arm around my hips and planted a kiss on my cheek before leading me into the mansion.

When we were back in, the warmth of the house was not enough to ease my nerves. They were slowly getting eased but they were taking their sweet little time.

“Would you like your eggs scrambled?” Chris asked me while we were seated in the dining area, a huge and fancy chandelier hanging over our heads.

“I’m hungry, I would like them in any way,” I replied, humor lacing my voice.

He chuckled, grabbing the empty plate that sat in front of me and proceeding to put some eggs and ba