chapter 211
The next morning, Damon was the first to wake up. As for James and Maggie, they were still enjoying the place. Being used to waking up at the crack of dawn, Damon had no idea what he was going to do at this hour, as he didn’t have his machine with him to work with. Elena, their benefactress, was still asleep and although he could have watched the news, she was lying on the remote control and he didn’t want to wake her up at all. It was really difficult. With her keen sense of hearing, Elena had heard noises coming from her kitchen. forgetting again that she had guests in the house, she had jumped off the sofa, taking her baseball bat with her – the first defensive weapon she’d found. when she arrived at the door ready to brandish her weapon, she saw a tall figure standing there sipping a cup. she huffed and dropped the bat, which alerted Damon.
-A snake in the house?” asked Damon, looking at her as if she’d just had a nightmare.
-You could have been that snake if I hadn’t taken the course to think before I acted, Mr Dixon, so you’re still alive and that’s the main thing, but since when have you been cooking, er… not really cooking, but you’ve been making a cup there, since when exactly?
Damon knew that whenever people saw him in a kitchen, they thought it was strange, but he didn’t see what was strange about it. He was a human being like everyone else, and before he was a powerful billionaire who could hire all the chefs in the world to do his cooking, it wasn’t making a cup of coffee that turned out to be such a complicated task. her mouth was open in astonishment.
-But it’s just a cup of coffee and besides, as you’re already awake, I think I could have your permission to touch your cutlery because right now, I’d like to make breakfast.
-Oh no, you want to impress me then? Well, not me, but… yesterday I told you that you’re here in my home and we’re going to assume that you’re on your honeymoon in a motel, so I’ll take care of everything, you see. After all, a man has to make amends every day, even for what he hasn’t done yet, until the day comes when he does that stupid thing.
Damon thought that women had a lot of chances, because it was up to his beautiful companion to make amends for the fear she had engendered in him, but it was still up to him to make amends. He wanted her to be relaxed when she woke up, but he’d never done anything like this before, he didn’t know how to prepare a bath for a woman apart from running water. He scratched the back of his neck as Elena passed him smiling.
-You’ll just have to find some massage oils, rose petals and perfume, jasmine will please her a lot I think.
-But I don’t think there are any stores near here, so how can I? You don’t happen to have all this stuff with you, since I think you’re really romantic, my dear Elena.
-Yes, I’m very romantic and I could have given a course in romance, but my uncle kept reminding me that medicine is a family heritage and that I shouldn’t know the difference. Here I am, stuck in this story and every day I’m melting even more.
Damon watched her leave and smiled. he was sure that if she was his companion, he was going to be very bored. already a woman who loved romance, he was far from being the kind of man who gives a woman chocolates. he had his own way of showing his love to his beautiful fiancee and fortunately she understood him perfectly, otherwise it would have been complicated for both of them. without delay, he saw her return with everything she had quoted and gave her instructions to follow, perfect as a teacher. He could have woken her up if she wasn’t pregnant, because he was really bored without her. He went into the bathroom and ran the water, lathering it up and scattering the rose petals on top. He returned to the room and stroked her face. She seemed soothed, and his anxiety dissipated a little.
Gradually opening her eyes, a small gasp escaped her lips as Damon’s gaze never left her. as faithful as ever to her morning beauty, she was even jealous at the mere thought of another woman having laid eyes on him before her. as if it had been a tradition with him since the moment she’d lived with him, Damon kissed her lips and then her temple.
-Did you sleep well, my angel?
-You seem to have been up for quite some time.
-You’re absolutely right, and I think you should get out of bed now. You need plenty of rest and nourishment, so we’ll start with a bath.
we? Olivia couldn’t afford to take a bath with him as she was at Elena’s and couldn’t see Damon’s body without asking for it and it couldn’t be right to moan under someone’s roof with three others across the room. Damon having understood what was going on in her head, didn’t give her time to think any more and carried her in his arms to the bathroom. Once in the bathroom, he placed her on the floor and began to remove her clothes. Olivia didn’t flinch and let him. Olivia was confused, not because she was afraid but because she hadn’t expected this beautiful morning at all.
-Damon…
-Just enjoy it, angel, because I don’t think I’d be able to do it for you every morning. Don’t you think I’m a good student, angel?
she wasn’t at all surprised to hear this, but she had to admit that he had assimilated the course very well, because he did it with such perfection that it almost baffled her. when he wanted to wash her hair, she didn’t have anything to dry it with, and she found the towel practice very slow.
-Let me do it Oli, I remind you that you didn’t ask me to do it, but I decided to do it, so sit back and watch my talents. I think I’ll end up opening a beauty salon.
-Where you’ll just wash women?
-Where I’ll just wash women, and sometimes it’ll even be free, my angel.
she knew he was joking, because if he was really serious, she’d put her hand on his cheek. she saw him smiling through the mirror. this man lost nothing by waiting. when everything was finished, he helped her out of the bathtub and wrapped her in a towel. he’d ordered clothes and, since it was him, even though it was still early, they’d been delivered. When she was dressed, he carried her in and sat her down in front of the dressing table. He plugged in the hairdryer Elena had lent him and began drying her hair.
-But what are you doing, Damon?
-I’m changing your hair, my angel, a little change will do you good.
She let him do it, and when it was all done, he helped her up and they left the room. When they got to Elena’s little kitchen, everyone was astonished, even James, because ever since he’d met Olivia, she’d always kept her haircut, and come to think of it, she hadn’t been to a hairdresser.
-You’re so beautiful my darling, and wait, you smell of jasmine there, can you tell me who gave you that excellent haircut, I’d love to meet your hairdresser, it suits you very well,” Maggie said.
Elena and cleared her throat as she took her seat. Damon definitely thought the little girl was naughty with her childish reactions. James, who had also understood Elena’s reaction, looked at her and Damon. He shrugged to let her know he wasn’t going to say anything, so his only hope was Elena.
-Well, Mr Dixon, we talked about the scented bath, not the hairdo.NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.
They all looked at Damon and fortunately, the ringing of his telephone pushed him out of the kitchen, as he had to answer. It was his detective who was in charge of finding Betty.
-Well, Betty managed to get away. The same day she broadcast the video, she flew to Russia, so she’s been there for two days.
-Maybe she’s got a family member over there because at one time she spent ten months there and didn’t give us a good excuse and then she came back, Olivia told them. But Damon, there’s something else, isn’t there?
-Yes, there is. You’d better eat breakfast because we’re going home. Rosario just called me, my mother had a cardiac arrest and she’s in a coma right now. we don’t know if it’s serious or not.
Olivia took her hand in his and squeezed it so tightly. She might have had problems with her, but she couldn’t wish her son dead because he needed her even if their relationship wasn’t the best, and besides, she’d wished for a grandchild and when that came true, she was on a hospital ward. breakfast went by very quickly and once it was time to say goodbye, Elena was so sad because her apartment had been warm with their presence.
-I’ll send you the invitation card when I get back from Texas,” Olivia told her.
They hugged one last time and drove off. The return journey had been very quiet, James having decided to take the wheel to avoid any traffic accidents should Damon drive.