His Queen

Chapter Thirty-One

Sebastian  stiffened as his mother hugged him.

"Mother, let's have a seat and talk about what happened with Arielle." Sebastian urged as he loosened his mother's grip.

He had always been one to be uncomfortable with skin ship and people touching him, even his own mother.

It was only until Arielle that he let himself fully relax in her arms.

It took him a lot to be vulnerable around her but somehow she made it almost second nature to him.

More than anything, he missed her touch right now.

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Sebastian looked at the girl he had somehow managed to find himself coming back to.

It was something about the way she carried herself that made him so attracted to her.

Her stunning beauty and figure that made him speechless was just a plus.

She was effortlessly classy and goofy at the same time.

Somehow, just looking at her was a refreshing breath of fresh air for him: someone who only seemed to attract women who loved money more than anything.

The thought of him dating never crossed his mind; he was completely content staying a bachelor for the rest of his life.

Yet, here he was smiling at the girl to was running towards him and he leaned on his car, waiting to pick her up.

"Sebastian!" She smiled as she finally stopped herself in front of him, "I missed you."

He grinned at her bluntness, "Would you look at that? I even dressed up to meet you."

Something about her dressed in sweats and a simple fitted black crop top with her brown hair let down in loose waved was utterly captivating to him.

Arielle rolled her eyes, "Aren't we going to your house today? A suit to come pick me up is a bit much for the audience waiting outside the front of my apartment."

Sebastian chuckled at her sarcasm, "Oh, you're so very funny Ari."

Arielle let out a big grin as she raised her eyebrow, "Oh? Ari? Are we on a nickname basis now Seb?"

With that, Sebastian's face turned serious.

It was foreign and confusing to hear someone even dare call him a nickname, but somehow he never seemed to instill fear into her. Not that he'd ever want to of course.

"Oh brighten up." Arielle smiled and she pushed the corners of his mouth up, "Seb is a cute nickname and you're cute. Plus, now you'd know I'm mad at you if I use your full name, like in the books."

"Oh? Mad at me?" He asked, intrigued as he lightly pulled down both of her wrists and walked over to the passenger seat with her hand in his.

"Yes, what if you like I don't know, fall asleep during a movie date again?" Arielle joked, "What company doesn't give you time to sleep."

Sebastian opened the door and put his hand against the top of the car to prevent her from hitting her head, "The company gives plenty of time for the employees to sleep at the expense of the guy running it of course."

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Arielle watched as Sebastian turned on his large wall sized screen and handed her the remote, "So Miss. Arielle, what are we watching today?"