CHAPTER 61
Blair turned off the gas cooker and looked straight into his eyes. She had already finished cooking so she had all the time in the world for a fight.
“Make me.” She folded her arms defensively.
He looked at her from head to toe and smirked.
Dylan thought she looked pretty cute and sexy in the dress, he didn’t notice it before.
He recognized it immediately as one of the dresses he bought for her on one of his trips.
“Nice dress. It will be fun taking you right here on this very counter.” He answered, darkly.
Blair’s eyes widened.
“You think I won’t?” He walked slowly towards her.
Blair stood where she was, she wasn’t scared because she wanted him to do it.
When he got close enough, they both stared into each other’s eyes.
“You’re not going to run?” He whispered in her ear.
His voice sent shivers down her spine.
“Why should I?” She whispered back.
There was suddenly a sexual tension in their midst. The breeze from the kitchen window did not make it easier as it gave her goosebumps.
She shivered. Blair quickly registered that she shouldn’t let Dylan get away with what he was trying to do.
So she smirked and raised her chin to look at him properly. Her heart was beating very fast but she maintained confidence.
“Confident huh?” His voice turned raspy.
“You should shower or else your food will get cold.”
She turned her back on him and deliberately pressed her ass onto his cock.
She had to bite her lips so that she wouldn’t moan, Dylan on the other hand groaned in pleasure.
He even held her waist in place but unfortunately for him, she moved to the other side of the kitchen.
Her job was complete, she left him feeling needy.
“What was that? A tease?” He smirked.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” She said as she stirred the vegetables in the sauce.
“Well done, Blair. Just know that you’re in trouble later.” He smirked.
“I can’t wait.” She smirked back.
“I will rip this dress off of you and buy you a hundred more and then rip them off every time you wear them.” He whispered before he left.
Blair smirked and held her lower lip between her teeth.
“Damn you, Dylan.” She muttered.
She left the food in the pot and saucepan so that it wouldn’t get cold.
Everything looked scrumptious.
“I see that you are done now?” Donna came back into the kitchen.
Blair’s face immediately turned pink, she completely forgot that Donna was supposed to be in the kitchen with her.
She must have left when Dylan started acting crazy, she thought.
“Yes, Donna. I’m done, I’m just waiting for Dylan to come back downstairs.” She turned on the tap and rinsed her hand with the cold water, then she splashed some on her face.
“Is everything okay?” Donna asked.
Blair quickly turned to face her.
“Yeah, um, everything is okay.”
Blair hoped that Donna did not experience the heat in the kitchen a few minutes ago.
She would die of embarrassment.
“Okay then, if you say so. I’d better go check on Aaliyah and Clara, see what they’re up to.”
“Alright, I barely saw them today.”
“Yeah, they were busy. I’ll check on them now.”
“Alright,” Blair answered, and then she left.
She left.
Blair went back to the living room. She picked up her phone and scrolled through it. She realized that she had lots of messages on IG.
Blair barely used her phone, she mostly read books and just received calls on it.
She replied to some of the messages and left some. And the ones which she replied to were the ones related to business.
Blair had a plan to start a business but she wanted everything that was happening to blow away.
She didn’t want anything or anyone to distract her. And she also didn’t want people to think that she was only spending Dylan’s money and not trying to earn it.
“I’m back. What are you doing?” Dylan asked her.
He jumped on the arm of the chair beside her.
“I’m just checking messages.”
“You barely use your phone these days. It’s still looking so new.” He commented.
“Yeah, I don’t know. I just y’know don’t use it too much.” She laughed.
“You don’t have any other friends aside from Samantha either. Don’t you think you should try to make some friends?”
“I don’t know Dylan. You know I have trust issues. It wasn’t easy for Samantha to become my friend either. And now that she betrayed me, I don’t know how I’m going to trust another outsider.” She explained.
“Yeah, I know. I understand but you need to know that one day you’re gonna need a friend. There are some things that you might not be able to tell me or do with me. Like playing dress-up for instance or painting nails and all that girly stuff. Don’t you think you’ll need a friend?”
“When the time comes, I’ll find one.”
“Alright, sure. Anyways, can I have my dinner now?”
He asked, holding his stomach.
“Sure you can. I’ll serve you, just wait at the table.”
“Alright.”
Blair went into the kitchen and served his portion of food.
She made the dish look pretty before taking it to him.
He was using his phone when she got to the table.
“You might want to keep your phone.” She dropped the food in front of him and went back into the kitchen.
She got water and an apple juice jar for him.
“Thank you. You’re not having dinner?”
“Uh, no. I’m not, I’m going to bed. I’m tired.”
Dylan looked surprised. They were joking around just minutes ago and then all of a sudden she switched.
“What? Why? All of a sudden?”
He wondered why and how she was tired all of a sudden, after being so energetic.
“Nothing. Just y’know, tired.”
She pretended to yawn.
“I’ll be upstairs.”
“So you’ll leave me all alone here?”
“Sorry, Dylan. Okay, should I just stay for a while?” She asked him.
“No, it’s fine. You should rest.”
“I’ll see you upstairs.”
“Okay.”
Dylan picked up his cutlery and started eating.
The sudden attitude that Blair exhibited bothered him a bit. She switched sometimes but it wasn’t so surprising.
He thought she might have been upset because he thought about her making new friends but he wasn’t sure that it was the reason for her switch.
While he ate, his phone vibrated on the table, making him jump.
He checked it and saw that it was a call and the caller ID read an international number.
Dylan contemplated on if he should pick the call or not. The phone stopped vibrating and Dylan picked it up to check the number.
As he was about to unlock his phone, the call came in again. He checked the first three digits and realized that it was the code from Spain. So he picked it.
“Hello?”
“Hello, Mr Lancaster?”
Dylan quickly recognized the voice as Ernesto’s. The man he got jewelry from on his way back from Spain.
And he also remembered that he did not give his wife her bracelet.
“Shit.” He muttered.
“Hello? Is this Mr Lancaster’s phone?” The man on the other end asked.
“Hello, Ernesto. I didn’t know that this was your number.”
“Ah, yes it is, sir. I have prepared the rings and I have shipped them out too. You should get it in 5 days.”
“Thank you so much, Ernesto.”
“My pleasure, sir. I just wanted to inform you in case you were wondering when it would be delivered.” The man explained.
“Thank you again. I will call you when I have received it.”
“Alright sir, bye.”
“Bye.” Dylan dropped the call.
He ruffled his hair and gave a long sigh. He had forgotten to give Blair the bracelet that he got for her on his way back.
He quickly ate his food so that he could go find it and present it to her.
Donna walked in while he rushed his food, she had an amused smile on her.
“Mr Lancaster? Why are you in such a hurry? The food might get stuck in your chest.” She moved closer to him and poured him a glass of water.
“Thank you, Donna. I think I’m okay with it. It is truly delicious but I have to go upstairs. I just hope Blair isn’t asleep.”
“Oh uh, your wife made it sir, you should tell her you enjoyed it. And she isn’t asleep yet, I just left her room.” Donna told him.
“Alright, thank you.”
Dylan gulped the last of the water in the glass before he ran up the stairs.
The moonlight shone from the windows, giving the hallways and the stairway an eerie feel.
Dylan practically sprinted to their bedroom but stopped abruptly when he got to the door. He wanted to catch his breath.
When he was sure that he was okay, he entered the room and shut the door behind him.
Blair was seated on the bed, her back rested on the headboard, a book in her hand.
She had her night reading glasses on. Blair was engrossed in the book that she didn’t notice that he was inside the room too.
Dylan walked into their closet and straight to his jewelry case-like drawer. He picked up the small jewelry packet that contained the bracelet.
He sighed a deep breath and closed his eyes. He hoped that she wouldn’t ignore him, so he left the closet and walked to where she sat.
“Blair?” He called.
She looked up from the book she was reading.
Blair had already taken her bath and done her night skincare routine. She looked fresh and clean and cute with her reading glasses on.
Dylan was mesmerized for a minute.
“Yes? Do you need something?” She asked.
“Uh no. I wanted to give you something.” He said nervously.
“Oh, what?” She asked.
“Here.” He gave her the packet and she took it.
She had a surprised look on her face.
“What is this, Dylan?” She asked him.
“Open it.”
Blair gave him a weird look before loosening the ribbon.
She opened the small cute box and saw the bracelet.
“Dylan-” Blair opened her mouth to protest but Dylan stopped her.
“I know you might protest, but can you not? I was supposed to give you the day I returned but it slipped my mind.” He confessed.
“Oh? Uhm, it is a pretty charm bracelet and it’s to my taste.” She analyzed it.
Dylan watched her and saw how her face was slowly turning bright, a smile made its way to her lips.
“You like it?” He asked her.
“Yeah, I do. It is beautiful, thank you.” She grinned.
Dylan smiled back and gave a silent sigh of relief.
“Let me put it on for you?”
“Okay, thanks.” Blair gave him the bracelet and stretched out her arms.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
Dylan took the bracelet and put it on her wrist. It fit her perfectly and looked good on her wrist.
He held her hand and kissed her palm and the back of her hand.
Blair smiled.
“Thank you for the bracelet, Dylan.”
“You’re welcome. Do you mind telling me why you didn’t want to have dinner?” He asked.
“I’m not hungry, Dylan.” Her voice became hard again.
“Is everything okay? You’re acting weird. Did I do something?” He asked.
“Yeah, everything is okay. You didn’t do anything.” She took off the bracelet and put it back in its box then put it on her bedside lamp table.
“Are you sure?” He asked.
“Yeah.” She smiled but it was fake.
“Okay then.”
“Yeah. I’ll just go back to my book, thank you again. I appreciate your gifts.”
She had a neutral look on her face while speaking.
“You’re welcome.” He answered and left her side of the bed.
Dylan left the room and walked downstairs to his office.