Unlikely To Fall In Love

by Esmeralda, Debie

He led me towards the balcony located at the back of the building. The cold fall wind gently blew on my skin and played with my hair. I captured a handful of my hair inside my fist and swept it to the side of my shoulder. I looked straight ahead out into the horizon, took in the beauty of the city and the dark night sky. Little stars twinkled like little lights or fireflies.

  The night, they were not like the ones I used to have. I hated the nights the most, knowing that I had to put on my clothes and has to wait on the streets for a guy to spent some of his cash for the pleasure I could give him.

  But the day Damon came into my life, everything changed.

  Now I was looking forward for the nights to come, to spend the night not in a hotel room but in a bed where Damon would be holding my hands as we drifted together. And knowing that when I opened my eyes the next day, it was not only the sunshine and a painful reminder of last night’s actions would be waiting for me to wake up. Damon would be there, smiling down at me. Waking me up with a soft kiss on my forehead and all the love, he has for me.

  Damon wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me into his chest. I felt his firm muscular chest unto my back and I couldn’t help but lean towards him. His body warmed me up, I love being this close to him. Feeling his body next to mine, inhaling the fragrance of his cologne and the scent that was only unique to him.

  Just being with him.

  Not caring what the world would think.

  He leaned into my neck and kissed the side of my throat. I love the feeling of his soft lips against my skin. It sent shivers down my spine.

  I wriggled out of his hold and turned around to face him. I held his face in between my hands and kissed him on the lips.

  He responded to my kiss, he even accelerated the tempo of it. I let him took over my lips and my senses, shutting the outside world and focused only on the two of us. How I wanted this to never end. But because we were humans we needed to pull away to caught up on our breathing.

  When we recovered, he pulled me into him and kissed me again. But this time, it was different. He kissed me in a slow gentle way that made my head spinning much more than the other kiss he gave me. He pulled away and pressed his forehead against mine.

  Our noses were close, tip to tip, and our breaths were touching each other’s face. I was still holding his face in between my hands and he was clinging on the curve of my waist. Then he removed one hand to fish something inside his pants pocket. I let go of his face and clasped my hand in front of my chest as I watched what he was doing.

  The moment his hands were out of the side pockets, he clasped it together tightly, now letting me have an idea what was inside his fist. He opened it in front of me, just right at the level of my chest. In his palm rested, a velvet square box and I could tell you, my tears were threatening to make a show. He removed his other hand on my waist and opened the box. In the center nestled was the most beautiful piece of jewelry I have ever seen. It was a perfect round cut diamond set in a platinum band with a full circle of smaller diamonds. The diamond in the center probably was about two carats, I was not sure, but it looked quite expensive for my ring finger.

  Why was he showing me a ring?

  “Amanda, I know we’ve known each other for a short time.” He started.

  Oh my.

  “And we’ve met in the most bizarre situation. I was in an accident, you helped me and I was an ass for trying to pay you for the help you gave me rather than be thankful about it.” He said.

  Yeah, I remembered that.

  “But you know, the moment I opened my eyes during that accident, I have never seen such beautiful green eyes in my life before. It took me in, talked to my soul and made me fall. I know in that instant that I have found the one that I want and need in my life. I was just too stubborn to admit that I needed anyone, until you walked out of my life and made me realize that, I couldn’t live a single minute or second knowing I didn’t have you with me.” Damon cupped my cheek and looked into my eyes. His eyes were blue, clear and full of raw emotions. I love his eyes, they spoke to me, to my soul in a level no one would understood.

  “I don’t care who you are, what you are, what kind of work you have.” He leaned forward and kissed the tip of my nose, then stared into my eyes again. “I don’t care what people will say about us. I don’t care about the rest of the world as long as you are with me throughout my journey. I wanted to be with you every waking moment, kiss you good morning, be your future.”

  I reached up to cup his cheek again and he leaned into my hand to kiss the center of my palm. I smiled at him, all the love I felt for him was evident in my eyes. My love for this man and his love for me was unexplainable. He loves me for who I was. Tears started rolling down my cheeks as I stared at his face, his eyes.

  I love him so much.

  “Amanda, will you share your everyday with me and do me the honor of being my wife for the rest of our lives. Be mine forever?” Damon asked, his own voice croaked because of the emotions he was obviously feeling as of the moment.

  I love this man so much that I would not want to spend the rest of my future if it was not with him. I didn’t want to be anybody’s wife. I wanted to be Damon Rhodes’ wife, the man who loved me for who I was. The only man who saw through me no matter what I was wearing, who loved me as much as I loved him.

  I leaned forward and planted a soft gentle kiss on his lips. He looked at me anxiously and I couldn’t help but smile against his soft lips, I love his so much. “Yes.” I murmured as the tear fell down my face.

  He let out a breath of relief and smiled at me. Then he kissed my lips gently, taking his time to tell with his kiss that he was happy with my answer and that he was in love with me as well. “Can you say it again?” He demanded. He was always bossy even when proposing, but I love him no matter what.

  “Yes.” I smiled as he planted another kiss on my lips. “I will marry you, Damon Rhodes.”

  He took the ring from the box and slipped it into my left finger. We look at it together with smiles on our faces as the light played with the diamond. The moment it touched the rock, the light splayed like the northern lights. It was so beautiful.

  He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me into his chest. I love the feel of his chest against my body and I would be able to feel it for the rest of my life.

  He leaned into my ear and whispered, “Thank you.”

  I turned my head slightly to look at him and smiled. “Thank you for loving me.” I murmured.

  And he smiled at me before planting a kiss on my cheek. “This is the best gift ever.” He murmured again.

  The best gift, for what?

  I looked at him as if I couldn’t understand a word he was saying and he just gave me a lazy smile. Then I frowned, bliss completely forgotten.

  “It’s my twenty fourth birthday today.” He clarified before kissing the spot behind my earlobe.

  “Is that why we are having a party? Why we are in a party?” I asked. Why didn’t he even bother to tell me it was his birthday today? I should have bought him a gift or something.

  “Yeah.” He simply answered before nipping at my earlobe. He was making it hard to think straight when he did that.

  “I should have bought you a gift.” I said breathlessly.

  “No need. You, agreeing to be my wife, was the best gift I had ever receive.” He continued his delicious torture to me.

  “Better than a car?” I said. Okay, I was losing my wits. He was making me lose it.

  “Better than anything in this world. I love you.” He said, before he kissed my cheek.

  I smiled as I felt the light touch of his lips, loved the touch of it on my skin. “Happy birthday.” I said with a wide grin. Then turned around to face him, wrapped my arms around his neck, pressed my forehead against his and stared into his clear blue eyes. “And Damon, I love you too.”

  ~End of Book One~

  Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

  - Emily Bront�
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  Acknowledgement

  I would like to thank first of all, God Almighty for giving me this ability to whip up stories and the courage to show it to the world.

  Then next, my family for always supporting me in everything I wanted to do, especially to my mother, my mama, who believed that I could write even though I was not that good. She even read the first draft, which was crap, but she still told me that she loved it. She even said that she wanted the same kitchen as Damon’s.

  To my Aunt Josie and her son Lawrence, to always trust in God and never forget that whatever happened I will always be there for them.

  I would also like to thank these three lovely beta-readers who made me realize the error of my ways. To Miss Janett Gomez, Miss Sarah Oxford and Miss Danielle B from Goodreads for the honest critique they gave me. Without it, I would not push myself to try to fix the book for a better reading.

  To my friend, Jam Macabantad for reading every material I sent her.

  And last but not the least, my two best friends, my lovely girls Alexis and Aryni Fernandez. Thanks ;)

  BOOK COVER courtesy of Freedigitalphotos.net/photostock

  About the Author

  Debie Esmeralda was an avid reader turned author. Educated in the field of Nursing, but have found her love and niche in being a storyteller. A firm believer of romance and happily-ever-afters. A self-confessed shoeholic, animal lover who does not eat vegetables and a kitkat chocolate bar addict.

  Get to know more about her at debieesmeralda.wordpress.com

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