Temptation (BWWM)

Chapter 5

After ending the phone call with Tony , I sat in my chair , confused and distort.
Tony had this power over me that I was yet to understand. I felt drawn to him , compelled by his every word but it was getting overwhelming.

As much as I liked Tony , I had gone out that night looking for a one night stand not a .. fling. I wasn't ready to have a stable relationship of any sort with someone.
As fun as it had been to be with Tony , it needed to end.

I got out my phone and blocked Tony from all my social media accounts that I had him on. I didn't think I owed him an explanation. We barely knew each other. We had some good times over the weekend but that was it.
That was enough .
At least that is what I wanted to believe.

I mindless went through the rest of my day. I had lunch with Lauren and of course she thought I crazy for not giving Tony a chance. But I didn't want to hear it. I had made up my mind.

It was finally time to go home.
I packed up my belongings and walked out of the building.
As I approached my car , I was shocked to see that Tony was leaning against it. He was focusing on his phone , so he wasn't aware of my presence.
The panic began to settle in and I considered running back into the office but just as I was about to turn around , he looked up.
He didn't look happy.
He's face stayed blank , void of any emotion.
I slowly approached him , unsure of what to say.

"You blocked me" He said.
Breaking the silence and staring intensely into my eyes.
My heart was racing. I wasn't good with confrontation.
"Are you not gonna say anything ?" He questioned , crossing his arms.
I took a deep breathe before finally responding.
"I'm scared" I said
"Of what?" He questioned , sounding unamused.
"Of you!"
He seemed taken back by my response , he's stoic face dropped and was replaced by a look of concern.
"What have I done to make you scared ?" He asked softly.
I took another breathe and slowly felt the tears welling up in my eyes. Now was not the time to cry. It wasn't that deep.
Before the tears could even roll down my face , Tony gently pulled me into his arms and held me.
I couldn't help but bawl my eyes out. I was overcome by a wave of emotions that hit me out of nowhere.
I eventually pulled back and found the courage to tell him where my head was at.
"This fling or whatever it is will only end one way , and that is with me getting hurt. I don't want to get hurt again." I whispered staring down at my feet.
Tony put hits fingers underneath my chin and lift my chin up so I could look up at him.
"I don't want this to be a fling" he said
"You want to know the last time was,  that I took someone out on a date ?"
I nodded my head.
"Five years ago and that was only because my mom forced me to." He said offering me a small smile.
"I don't want this to be a fling" he repeated and ran his hands up and down my bare arms in a comforting way.
"So what do you want?" I asked feeling nervous for what his response would be.
"You." He said. Staring into my eyes.
"I want to get to know you. I want to spend every moment I have with you. And frankly,  it's crazy to feel this way about you when we have just met but in that short time you have made me your slave.My everything thought is about you." He said now holding my face gently in his hands. Rubbing his thumbs against my cheeks.
"What if it's all too fast?" I asked
"Then we'll slow down , okay?"he said pressing a kiss on my forehead.
"Okay." I said leaning into his touch.
We stood like that for what felt like eternity before we pull apart , smiling at each other.
He had managed to calm me down and reassure me that whatever was happening here wouldn't hurt me.
All I could do was trust him.
"Spend the night with me?" He asked , pressing another kiss on my forehead.
I couldn't help but feel the butterflies that erupted in my stomach at the thought of being with him tonight.
"Okay."
We got in our separate cars and I drove behind him to his place.
The drive gave me time to calm down even more and really understand what I was feeling. I had closed myself off from falling in love for such a long time that I had forgotten how amazing it feels when someone gives you butterflies and actually wants to spend time with you.

We eventually arrived at his place and parked next to each other  before making our way to his apartment.
He took this time to ask about my day and make sure that I was feeling okay.

He held my hand the whole way up.

We got to his apartment and the first thing I did was throw off my high heels. I took the time to look around his apartment since the last time I was here I wasn't focused on such.
It was spacious with modern decor that was simple and clean.
"Should I order some pizza ?" He asked
"That would be amazing, I wouldn't mind some Hawaiian pizza" I said sitting onto the coach and getting comfortable only to look up and find Tony with a look of disgust on his face as he sat down next to me.
"You like pineapple on your pizza?" He asked
I couldn't help but laughed at how dramatic he was.
"Yes I do ! It's amazing ."I said gently slapping his arm , making him smile.
"Fine I'll order some Hawaiian pizza but only  because you're so cute" he said.

Tony ordered the pizza which arrived 30 minutes later. We sat , cuddled up on the couch watching the bachelor (my choice of course) which Tony surprisingly didn't complain about. He regularly asked questions seeming quite eager  to understand the dynamics of the show. He ended up eating most of the pizza but wouldn't admit to liking the pineapple on pizza.

I was exhausted and as soon as  the show ended so we made our way to his bedroom.
He found me a T-shirt and shorts to sleep in which we're way more comfortable than I thought they would be.
I climbed into bed and watched as Tony got ready for bed and shuffled around the room.
When he finally got to bed , I was struggling to keep my eyes open.
I felt the bed dip due to his body weight before I felt his arms wrap around my body , pulling my body on top of his.
I fall asleep with my head against his chest listening to his soothing heartbeat as he gently rubbed my back as I fall asleep.

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A/N
Thank you so much for all the love and support !
This book is so close to 400 now which is craaazy! I never expected it !
Hope you enjoy this new chapter !
(2018/03/29)