6:Hi'gh Doggie Selfie
Still leaping on the chair, tears already hovering around my eyes.
Just great, I was crying over a dog!
I turn to Zach, he was concentrated on his phone, fingers still clutch around his briefcase. I lowered my head, in shame. I was imagining myself as his real wife.
"Welcome home, honey," I said, pecking his cheek before collecting his briefcase. He grabs my arm before I could move away, pulling me......
I smack my head at the imagination muttering "stupid, stupid, stupid."
I look up to see Zach smiling at me, I got confused.
'Why was I standing on top of a sofa again?'
"The Dog"
"Right!" I snap two of my fingers together. But wait a minute! I didn't say dog! Of course, Zach smile had been replaced with a smug look.
"Having thoughts about me, Daniels! You clearly can't remember things when you're focused on me?" He questioned, before crouching down to pick up the mutt.
I just then, I realized it 'I had voiced my thoughts aloud!'.
Darn it!
"Arthur doesn't wanna eat you, he is my dog. He stays in my room most of the time."
I held back my giggles when he mentioned the dog's name, "Arthur! Who on earth names their dog after a person," I ask before picking up my pacing again.
"Obviously he is named him after a famous movie character," he said, dropping his briefcase to pay close attention to the dog in his arms.
At that moment, I shouldn't have been little- miss-know-it-all but, I couldn't help myself.
"Oh really! What movie?" I said, proudly raising an eyebrow at him.
He looked confusedly at me like I was supposed to know the name of the movie.
"Merlin, obviously," he said looking at me, weirdly. I had no problem when Penny had given me the same look two days ago. But his made me feel a little embarrassed.
Who am I kidding? I was feeling like a child who got the first letters of the alphabet wrong for the fourth time.
The look also said, what's wrong with you?
"Am from Green Bank." I blurted out.
What the hell is wrong with me?
"Sure," he said with uncertainty before continuing "anyways, Arthur likes you, see his tail. He wags it carelessly when he likes someone," Zach said, shuffling Arthur a little around in his arms to show me.
I stopped pacing for a minute to take a look, when suddenly. Arthur got free from Zach's grasp and was running towards me.
As I opened my mouth to scream, Arthur leaped to the sofa. Making me fall flat on my back and Arthur, was licking my face, barking loudly. I shuffled his hair as I regained my sitting position on the chair.
I let out a rich laugh as he crawled to my lap, barking lowly.
Turning to the door, I see Zach still standing in the same spot, looking at us.
"I told you didn't I? He likes you," he almost whispered that I couldn't catch it.
Once again I was lost, in his eyes. I noticed a fleck of blue in them. For a moment, his eyes got darker as if he was piercing into my soul. This time, he breaks the eye contact, walking fully inside the penthouse. His action brings me back to Arthur, whimpering on my lap.
"Watching a movie, I see?" I remember the movie playing on the TV.
"Yup," I say, popping the 'p'. I hope you don't mind. I just turned it on and some Netflix showed up, it's not my fault so please don't be mad at me. Why won't you be mad, it's your house anyway. I...
"Ruby," he called, snapping me out of my rambling, "shut up! And am not mad about the TV, you can use it anytime you like. For the next two weeks anyway, what's mine is yours, if you would excuse me, am going to take a shower and clearly you need one too," he said, picking up his briefcase before moving towards his room.
I remembered I was still on my long gown, due to my three long hours chat with my mother.
I was so lost in thought that I didn't notice Zach had moved towards me. He was standing so close to me, my breath caught in my throat as I stared at his face in front of me.
"Or perhaps, you were waiting for me, to get your clothes off," he said, catching a strand of my hair. The tight bun I had tied it to earlier was already loosened.
I suck in a breath as his hands gently brushed my skin to tuck the strand behind my ear.
"Zach. What are you doing," I placed my hands on his hard chest to push him away but, I just couldn't. My voice came out in a hoarse whisper.
I was afraid to meet his face, afraid of what I could do if that happened.
Zach groaned, bending his head low "look at me Ruby!" He whispered into my ear. I take all the power in the world not to look up at his face.
I take my chances and shoved him, hard away from me. He loses his balance and falls into one of the sofas.
I turn away as quickly as possible, ready to walk out when his voice stopped me.
"What do you want for dinner Ruby?"
'You'
I turn around to see him, smirking. I quickly cover my mouth with both palms.
'Oh my God, Ruby! What's wrong with you? You're saying your thoughts aloud now. So what would you be doing tomorrow? Begging him to sleep with you?'
"Don't worry, you didn't say anything aloud, but from your expression. It looks like you were thinking about me."
"Chinesesoundsgreat," I say at once before grabbing my phone and sprinting towards my room.
★★★★★★★
Twenty minutes later, I walk back into the living room. Refreshed, I ditched the long gown for an oversized gray hoodie and a pair of sweatpants.
I let out a low gasp when I sight Zach in the kitchen, his back to me. He was picking up something from a drawer and good Lord! He was shirtless, his dark hair was wetly slicked back, indicating he had just been in the shower, his arm muscles flexed every time he moved.
I swallowed, hard.
As he turned around, I looked around for an escape root. I couldn't turn around, running because he would know, I had been watching him. I quickly put my phone to my ear, pretending to make a phone call.
"Hey baby, how are you? I just miss you so much, Johnny! I wish you were here with me right now."
I follow Zach closely behind to the living room, making my voice loud as possible. I didn't know why I was doing it but, I was enjoying the side glances Zach was given me.
"So you want to take me to the__" I was saying when I hit Zach's back. He turned to me with a raised eyebrow before glancing at the phone lying on the silk, soft carpet.
"Would you watch where you're going? You disrupted my phone call," I yell at him, raising my hands in a mocking surrender.
"Ooh really! Then why is the phone switched off?
'Crap!'
"Clearly if you were on a call, wouldn't your phone have lightened up by now? Daniels! You just hate your boyfriend, don't you? Bringing him in the mist of your attraction towards me," he says, staring intently at my face. Blush slowly made their way to my cheeks.
"Zach you clearly need to see a doctor, you are definitely not thinking straight. I mean, why would I be attracted to you? Your obviously daydreaming," I scoff, folding my hands to myself.
"Yeah. Keep telling yourself that," he says as the doorbell rings. He goes and comes back with our dinner.
He takes a seat at the rear end of the center sofa, expecting me to take the seat next to him. Instead, I do the opposite. I took a seat on one of the love seats which was closer to the TV. He doesn't say anything about my actions.
He exits the movie which was playing, it had ended a few minutes ago and was rolling the movie credits.
He tunes to the show before passing me my food.
I clear my throat before speaking, his bare back was too tempting. "So, aren't you going to... you know! Cover up?"
"Am I too distracting for you, Daniels?" I was glad when he was still focused on the TV when he talked.
We ate in silence before the show started. "You know this episode is really going to be fun," he says, facing me with a half smile on his face, I couldn't help but smile too.
I suddenly remembered, turning to him "oh! Zach, we didn't take a selfie."
I was getting a closer look at his face from where I was seated, his face shifted into a thoughtful one before given a dismissing wave" don't worry am sure Ray would totally forget about it."
Just then, Ray appears. "Welcome to What's the Big Idea, am your host Ray Judy. Before we begin our live stream with Joan Martinez, the TV show host of the Celebrity life at the Hamptons. Let's check on our own show's married couple Zachary and Ruby Reynolds!" The crowd cheered as I and Zach looked at each other.
I was panicking while Zach was smiling widely at me.
'What did he do?'
My question was answered when I appeared on the TV screen.
I was standing on top of the sofa, squealing. The writing on the picture said:
She is cutely afraid of Arthur and me, her knight in shining armor is here to save her. #couplegoals#RubyReynolds#
The crowd awww-ed at the picture.
I almost choke out my dinner, before carefully taking my time to chew the contents in my mouth. I walked to his refrigerator, drinking up a whole bottle of water.
I sit on the kitchen island for a few minutes for my stomach to settle before launching at him.
He saw me coming alright, but he was too late to do anything about it. I push him to the floor before climbing on top of him.
"You idiot, am going to kill you!"
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