Leap OF Fate novel Chapter 46

It’s rush hour. Most employees from the Central Business District get off work around this time thus, the influx of vehicles on the street. They barely left Rain International when they joined the queue of vehicles trying to get out of the CBD.

Justin tapped his fingers, holding the steering wheel in rhythm to the music. Serene closed her eyes and rested her head on the window.

“What were the two of you talking about?” she heard him say after a while. Serene inwardly rolled her eyes at his question. She thought that he’s finally over his jealousy, but she’s wrong.

“I was getting the same errors when we tried to post data even after I made the corrections. So I asked Rich if he can show me your ERP. He was showing me where the posted data should go,” she explained, trying so hard not to sound irritated or amused.

“Hmm,” he said as he weighed her words. “Then why was he so close to you? He practically hugged you.”

The corner of Serene’s mouth twitched slightly from his question. She felt an imminent headache forming. “Is he freaking serious? Almost hugging? Rich was very much aware of her personal space as he moved quite a distance from her,” she thought inwardly.

“Rich was very professional. He made sure that he did not infringe on my personal space. Perhaps it just looked that way from where you were standing earlier,” she tried to pick her words well.

Looking at him, his expression was unreadable as he fixed his eyes on the traffic ahead of them. She was not sure if he heard what she said at all.

Serene leaned closer and wrapped his biceps with her arms, rubbing her face against the fabric of his shirt. She looked like the nickname he gave her, a kitty cat.

“Honey…” she called him softly and looked up to him through her eyelashes.

Her display of affection took him by surprise. Although she openly expressed her feelings through her actions, she seldom called him affectionately. She would always call her by his name. This was the first time she called him something endearing. His muscles stiffened when he heard the endearment, his lips curving involuntarily to a smile. This kitty cat knows her tricks, he thought.

“Say it again,” although it was a command, his voice sounded tender. Serene knew at that moment that she had won the round.

“Honey” she smiled up at him.

Justin looked at the line of vehicles in front of him. It’s unlikely that they’d move forward anytime soon.

He faced her and lifted her chin with his forefinger. His mouth immediately claimed her pouty lips. He originally planned to just give her a quick peck, but she flicked her tongue on his lips. Her initiative goaded him. Now both were wrapping their tongues with each other.

Serene’s hands have found their way to his hair, removing the clasp that neatly secured them. She ran her fingers through his hair while her tongue wrestled with his.

The loud honking of the cars behind them jolted Justin. He reluctantly untangled himself from her and moved his car forward.

They weaved out of the CBD traffic in almost an hour. After freeing themselves from the traffic jam, their car smoothly travelled the road to Magnolia Crescent.

“Let’s drop by the supermarket. We need to buy some ingredients,” she looked at him as he focused on his driving. He looked calmer now.

“En,” he answered with a nod.

They parked the car by the supermarket’s entrance. Since this supermarket was just a block away from Magnolia Crescent, they did their grocery shopping here.

She got off the car first and grabbed a trolley by the entrance. He followed shortly after and took the trolley from her. One hand pushed the cart while his other held hers.