Chapter 57 - Everyone Is Looking At You

When we walked in, everyone turned around to stare at us, probably due to the noise of the bells hanging from the door.

Cameron with his hand still set on my back leaned closer to my ear, his gaze met mine and he whispered. 

"Everyone is looking at you."

Were they? I squeezed his hand and darted my gaze in the cafe, they all were looking at us.

An old woman smiled from afar, and when we went to sit on the table nearby to hers she looked at me to say: "you're a very good couple."

My heart filled in happiness even if we weren't a couple at all, I felt pathetic to be so happy for a blessing of a woman I had never met before.

Cameron didn't hear her but as soon as he saw me smiling he did the same. 

The waiter came to our table so we ordered two coffees.

"By the way, I may have found the son of an old client of mine who could give your friend cooking classes."

Cameron took off his jacket and elegantly put it on the chair's back.

"I realized I didn't have to take that decision for her, she didn't seem willing to apply for any chef job." I shrugged still demoralized, I saw how happy cooking made her feel and I thought it may be a good idea to combine job and passion.

"Glad you figured it out," he said smiling proudly. 

The waiter got our coffees on the table.

I put some sugar in mine and sipped from the coffee, "You're very good at your job and you've great marketing ideas. Where did you study?" I asked as I rested my hands on the hot cup to warm me up a bit.

"I studied at Harvard University, but my experience is what lead me here. My grandfather had a business and when he died I had to take care of it when I was only 17 years old. I studied and worked at the same time. I guess my sacrifices had been paid off."

That explained how good he was at his job and why his whole world revolved around it. 

He probably never had the chance to live his life as a normal guy, enjoying every phase of it. That was surely something we had in common, I also started to work at a very young age as well and since then I never stopped.

"Your grandfather must have trusted you a lot," I commented, wondering why his grandfather didn't trust his father in that but a young teenager instead.

"He didn't have many other choices, my parents weren't in a good place and couldn't be trusted. He knew I needed a way out and he knew how passionate I was in companies and statics. We worked together for a brief time and when I learned the basis I continued on my own."

He took some sips of his coffee and then looked down at the table.

"If it wasn't for him I don't know where I'd be right now. So I can say my grandfather was a guardian angel for me." He smiled in grief and sadness but his eyes filled with commotion.

"I had a special relationship with my grandfather too," I said, only the memory of him being gone and not being able to see him again made me feel so sad and miserable that my voice got stuck in my throat.

"But I don't want to talk about it. I am happy you understand me in so many different ways." I commented, smiling at him. 

"What is your deepest wish, Lily?" He inquired puzzling me, I wasn't expecting that question and I wondered what that had to do with our current conversation.

"Something you always dreamed to have as a kid?" He added, I thought of a potential answer but nothing came to my mind.

When I was a kid I only had unachievable dreams.

"That's a hard question," I said as I mentally pictured what my dream could be.

"If there's something I would like is living in a castle, the kind of castle where only Royal people live in, in a middle of a wood just like a real fairytale." I nodded, that was my dream as a kid.

I always wanted to feel like a princess even if that sounded just as crazy and impossible.

"A castle in a wood." He repeated my answer and I laughed, hearing it from him made it sound weird but that was my dream even if it was probably the most simple dream in the entire world.

"What's yours?" I asked to soften up the embarrassment I was feeling at that moment but he shrugged and hinted at a smile.

"There's nothing material I don't have already." 

His answer penetrated in me and I realized I was talking to a famous billionaire and he probably had all the castles in the world. 

What could you possibly give to someone that wealthy that he doesn't have?

"I can't even imagine having everything I have in my life. What do you dream of before you fall asleep?" I asked as a joke but his face turned serious and he truly thought about my question.

"There are many things I would love to change in my life. if I could give my money back just to change or live again certain things, I'd do it undoubtedly."

His voice now sounded sadder, hiding so many weaknesses behind the surface.

Then a smile appeared on his face, "but I am happy anyways with what I have now."

He was a successful famous handsome CEO, how could he even think of changing what he had and what he was?

"Have you ever wanted to quit your job and do something else, less stressing?" I asked curiously, wondering if the reason for his uncompleted happiness was the stress his position lead to him.

"No, I love my job, even when It was tiring and people around me were interested in only my money. I never wanted to stop doing what I do, not even for a second."

After drinking our coffees we came back to my office to make a few calls and rent the place. I was quite surprised when I saw that walking by Simon's assistant she didn't talk to Cameron nor flattered him.

Nobody bothered us so we had an amazing day at work just the two of us without distractions at all.

We rented the place for the next week so we finished the last projects and then got out of work earlier than usual.

"See you tomorrow." He said after walking me to my car.

I walked into my car and started the car when I heard an odd noise, I turned around and saw Cameron tapping on the car's window.

I turned it down and he peeked, "I heard today will be an amazing night and the sky will be filled with shooting stars. I don't want you to miss it by spending your evening alone."

I smiled, "I appreciate your concern."

"Follow me." He said before walking back to his car.

He got on his porch and started to drive to a side of the city I never drove in.

The area he accessed was special, rented by the wealthiest people in the city. I always compared that area to a private exclusive party of the popular teenagers of the college, where only the privileged people could get there. 

However, we got in the middle of his garden entering from a side entrance.

His garden was filled with flowers, plants, and vegetables. I could barely see the house due to its vastness.

The garden had three parks in the middle of the garden and I found it so oddly amazing.

Why did he need to add some space for the car in the middle of a garden?

I parked behind him and as soon as I walked down he stopped the car and got out before closing the door.

"Why did you put parks on a garden?" I asked giggling in disbelief.

I didn't know if that was more genial or more silly.

I reached him admiring the garden. I could feel the smell of the plants and the flowers.

He took my hands and made me swirl around as we both giggled like young teenagers.

"Isn't it romantic?" He said, but I wrinkled my nose in uncertainty.

I liked to tease him a lot.

He tilted his head to the side and took one step forward me.

I unconsciously took a step behind and I found my back slamming against my car.

He smiled when he took one more step halving the distance between us.

My heart reacted to the closeness by starting to race in my chest.

His hands secured on my hips, pushing his body against mine as he leaned forward my neck.

He didn't even kiss it that my breath already shortened, he blew on my neck causing goosebumps to form on my skin.

His hands squeezed my hips and then effortlessly lifted me and pinned me down on the hood of his car. 

In a quick jump, he climbed there with me, the car bounced down at the impact of our weights on it.. I held my breath in anticipation waiting for his next movements as my body was already heated up by his touch.