34- Beautiful

"That rain was beautiful… at least for me…" We were in the rain. I was looking out of the window while hugging my knees, hoping to pass time while someone else was busy playing the greatest game of all time. Note the sarcasm. I was frowning deeply, trying to close my eyes and shift my mind elsewhere, hearing the raining sound to get lost in it and divert my mind to anything but food. But, I failed, all I could think of was food. Anything would be fine at this point. My frown deepened as I hid my face in my knees. Holding myself tightly, biting the inside of my cheek when the sound of his game reached my ears, frustrating me. Sweet! Tasty! Argh. Shut up. The sound of it was pissing me off. I was praying that he loses whatever level he was playing and his lives runs out so he had to wait twenty minutes for another. I remained like this and heard him sighing finally. Puffing, I looked up and saw him cursing under his breath, "Dammit." Great thing you lost. He put his phone in his pocket and turned to me, "Eileen." His stern voice came, jerking my body at his sudden attention. "What?" I mumbled, hugging myself closer, curling my lips downwards. "Take off your dress." He commanded, stiffening my bones. My heart skipped a beat, astounding me at his unforeseen order. "W-Why?" I stuttered, curling my toes, not having enough strength to share intimacy, especially in the car. "I said take off your dress." He ordered, unbuttoning his coat, not in the mood to hear resistance. Now I think him playing Candy Crush was far better. Gulping, I bit my cheek when he took off his coat, left only in his waistcoat and perfectly matching black shirt, making his broad muscles prominent. I was hesitant while pulling down my zipper slowly, not lifting my eyes, feeling uncomfortable, undressing in a car. My heart was pounding abnormally, disturbed, starving and disobedience was deadly at the moment. "Faster, dammit." Growling, he pulled down my zipper roughly, helping me to take off my dress, damaging the expensive dress in the process as I was left in my petticoat. "Sebastian, I-" I was about to tell him that I can't do anything here, I don't have enough strength but he moved closer and put his coat over my head, bewildering me. "Keep my phone and wallet in your purse." He said coldly, putting his phone in my purse before giving it back. I was confused at his action but taking a long inhale he grabbed his keys and got out of the car and came to my side, opening my door. "Sebastian? What are you doing?" I asked, taken aback when I felt a cold breeze from the wind, forming goosebumps over my skin. "Hold on tight, keep the purse and put the coat over your head." He told me nonchalantly. I slid the chain of my purse over my shoulder, opening my mouth to ask him why but to no avail. Before my mind could register, he wrapped his hands around me and lifted me from the seat, holding me like bridal style. "W-What are you doing?" I gasped at his actions, wrapping my arms instinctively around his neck, holding his coat with my other hand to save myself from this hitting rain. "There is an inn nearby. No one could come for the next twenty four hours. The fuel is ending too, we have to leave." He explained what was happening. I understood why he made me take off the dress. It was velvet and would be extremely heavy if he picked me up. That's why he made me take it off but saying why he did this would be too much effort so he used his damn dominance. "I-I can walk." I stammered, holding his neck tightly, definitely not wanting to walk with those high heels. "Shut up." He muttered, kicking the door close, pulling me higher, shifting me to hide my face in his chest. I sensed him walking under that heavy rain while holding me. Taking me to the nearby inn. I was holding his shirt with my one hand and his coat with the other. I was shivering but he moved me to his chest to help me hide myself. It wasn't the first time he held me like yet it gave me an unwanted sensation. My heart was pounding, my body felt light, it wasn't the usual intimidation or fear but something else I was ignorant of. He increased my sensations, numbed my body but in a strange manner by holding me like this in this rain. Looking up slowly, I saw him drenched, water rolling down, hairs falling on his face making him glisten with an arrest I had never noticed before. The rain made him beautiful. His features curled into a wince he failed to conceal. It was hard for him to walk in his harsh rain while holding me but he didn't put me down or complained. The water dripping on his features made him exquisite. Gulping, I moved my hand upward to his neck and shifted the jacket a little more so it could cover both of us from the rain before soaking. He stopped in his tracks, leading his onyx eyes to mine intensely. I timidly looked back. By the power of his eyes lingering on my tense face, I couldn't maintain eye contact. "I am hungry…" I whispered, looking at his chest, nibbling on my bottom lip, abashed. "I know." He sighed, almost breathless as if he was freezing, I could feel him trembling but he wouldn't tell. "That's why I was searching for a place for us to stay with the help of the bare signals left." He explained, continuing his walk again. But, instead of thanking him for considering my hunger and taking me there. I curled my lips downwards, muttering what I shouldn't have. "By playing Candy Crush?" I said, earning an amused arched brow from him. Indulging in my puff but I didn't dare to stare back into his eyes. "No signals." He hummed, not thinking much about it and continued walking. I looked up at him slowly again, realizing he got out of the car in this weather, carrying me in his arms, taking me there because I was starving… all for me. When this thought came to my mind, I quivered. My eyes were connected to his stoic features with parted lips and enhanced heartbeats. Was he always this attractive? He was. But, right now, it is not that type of attractive but… another type of which I was not sure how to put into words or perhaps- I was not ready. I was unable to look away, I wanted him to protect me. To hold me like he did when I broke down. To tell me that he could hear no one but me. "You're so exquisite, you know…." I whispered, drowning in his inscrutable eyes, wanting to know what led us to this point. 'Why am I in his arms yet so far from him?' Keeping his jacket over our heads yet some drops managed to hit our skin, causing my body to quiver at the harsh wind, waiting for his reaction and reply. "Eileen." He called me huskily after a brief silence, not looking back into my keen eyes affixed on his aesthetic features. "Hmm?" I hummed innocently, breathing heavily. With his mysterious eyes fixed on the ground, I shifted closer, his heart rates were immense, I could feel it thumping. I guess it was the cold weather. "Don't. Just, don't." He breathed out after a prolonged silence. A glint of something darkly beautiful flashed in his eyes but he didn't let me understand the depth of it. Did it… hurt him? "What?" I whispered, unable to comprehend what I did this time that he wanted me to stop. He swallowed the lump in his throat and gradually met my eyes, stopping. "Don't look at me like this. Don't say anything." He whispered breathlessly, bringing his face dangerously closer to mine. My heart skipped a beat, I was heaving loud sighs, tightening my grip on his jacket. 'Like how? What did I say? Do you resent my voice?" I asked, refusing to part my eyes from his profound ones, licking my lips. Wanting to know what my eyes and words were capable of doing. 'Don't look at me." He growled, turning his grip on me firm, jaw clenching but not by anger but with hesitation- of what?- I don't know. "Why?" I asked sorrowfully, not wanting to look away while he wanted me to. "Because, they are driving me insane. I want them-" He was about to let out his feelings in a spur of fury but someone's voice came, breaking the rhythm I created with extreme difficulty. 'Come on, Mate! Don't stand in the rain!" Someone came, rushing to us with an umbrella. I was cursing him in my eyes but didn't say anything. We both awkwardly broke our strangely attractive eye contact and turned away. Blushing about what just happened, I unintentionally held him rigidly. How did I look at him in the first place? Clearing my throat, I turned my gaze away finally, coming back to my senses also. 'Put me down, I can walk." I whispered, shifting the jacket, taking the umbrella from the man. "Thank you." I said, taking the umbrella as he almost grabbed my hand while leering at me. My eyes widened in appall at his action. Not because he tried- dared to touch me but by Sebastian lethal glare. "S-Sebastian…" I called. Humming, Sebastian didn't ask or refuse, he simply put me down as well and turned me away from the man. Taking off his waistcoat, taking the umbrella from me, he gave it to me. I could feel his scowl under my fingernails. 'Wear it. Your petticoat is see through." He said, looking away, definitely resenting the way that man was scanning me from top to bottom. Oh, he was going to regret it. I could see the rage in Sebastian's eyes for daring to look at his prey with a licentious manner. I wore his waistcoat, closing the buttons to cover myself. Though it was wet and made me shiver, but, I wore it nonetheless as we went inside.