Do You Still Love Me When We Meet Again? (Aubrey and Damon) novel Chapter 19

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Chapter 19

The first day of cohabitation was, inevitably, a bit awkward and uncomfortable.

Aubrey holed herself up in her room, working on cases and watching Madison across the way,

Later that evening, she saw Madison bring a middle–aged man home.

They embraced and kissed right there in the living room, before pulling the curtains shut.

Aubrey froze, utterly stunned.

Madison, a woman her age… just how many men had she been with?

Didn’t she care if Caleb walked in on her?

“Knock knock“”

A sharp knock jolted Aubrey from her thoughts. She hastily dropped the binoculars into her drawer, then turned to face the door.“Yes?

“I made too much dinner. Want to eat together?”

Aubrey glanced at her phone.

She was often so engrossed in her cases that she forgot to eat. Six o’clock already.

“Okay.”

Aubrey emerged from her room, phone still in hand, and took a seat at the dining table, across from Damon

Three dishes and a soup were laid out on the table.

Scrambled eggs with beef, steamed sea bass, stir–fried lettuce, winter melon and pork rib soup, and two steaming bowls of white rice, already served.

It felt like five years since she’d caten such authentic and nourishing home–cooked food. The last time had been during a typhoon, also at Damon’s place.

Her eyes welled up, and she lowered her gaze, exhaling softly.

Damon picked up his fork, selected a piece of beef, and placed it in her bawl.

Aubrey flinched. I can get it myself.”

Damon didn’t say anything just served himself and continued to eat

Aubrey hesitated to pick up her fork. “How much was this meal? We should split it.”

Damon paused mid bite, froze for a few seconds, then continued eating calmly.“About thirty bucks”

“I had to be more than that, right?” Aubrey thought. Even if she hadn’t stepped foot in

not in a grocery store in ages, she knew beef, fish, and tiba weren‘ dep

So, how much do you think it should be?” Damon asked, his voice deliberately casual.

Audrey shook her head “I don’t know I’ll give you thirty bucks, and I’ll wash the dishes after we’re done”

“No end. There’s

Aubery transferred the money, then put down her plane. “Then I’ll shear the dubs and wipe down the table”

kam”

“Mam” Dumon hummed, his plane biglang up on the table as he supted her transfer

Paying om back, grafic weight lifted from Auberry’s che

They finished their

As long

After dinner, Aubrey cleared the dishes and wiped the table qu

She was a firm believer in saving money whenever possible, fut jou two people, the few dishes hardly warrant tunning the dish when, which guzzled water and electricity, not to mention the comly detergent poda

So she washed them by hand

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Once the dishes were done, she decided to take out the trash.

Het gare fell on the living room trash can, where a pack of cigarettes and a lighter lay discarded. She paused, a flicker of surprise crossing her face

The house rules clearly stipulated no smoking in the common areas they alured

He could have easily gone out to the stairwell to smoke

Both the cigarettes and lighter were in the trash. Was this his way of quirting!

Aubrey froze for a beat, then grabbed the trash bag and headed out.

As soon as she stepped out of the apartment building, a biting wind mixed with damp, cold air assailed her, piercing through her hoodie and seeping into her skin, making her shiver uncontrollably.

She hadn’t expected a late autumn night to be this cold.

Aubrey tossed the trash into the neighborhood’s recycling bin, couldn’t help but rub her stiff, frozen hands together, blowing warm air into her palms.

She pulled up her

er hoodie, hunched her shoulders, and turned around.

Without warning, she bumped into a solid chest.

Startled, she stumbled back a step. A jacket was suddenly draped around her, setting on her shoulders.

She froze, her gaze lifting to the man standing before her.

It was Damon.

The warm yellow glow of the streetlamp fell upon him. He was backlit, his sharply defined features handsome and chiseled, and the towering shadow of his body enveloped her.

Her heart hammered in her chest, her body slowly warming inside the oversized jacket.

She had always loved him. For five years, her feelings hadn’t lessened, hadn’t changed.

When Damon wasn’t around, she could still keep her emotions in check.

But now, how was she supposed to suppress this love!

Damon lowered his gaze, his hands gently pulling up the jacket’s zipper. “It started getting chilly yesterday,” he said, his tone unhurried. “Didn’t you know.

“I knew,” Aubrey replied, a warmth spreading through her chest..

“And knowing it was getting cold, you didn’t think to wear something warmer when you came out?” His magnetic voice was

ice was surprisingly

Aubrey’s eyes stung with unshed tears. It suddenly hit her: moving in with him had been a mistake, a terrible idea from the start

A normal man, one whose ex–girlfriend had betrayed him, would never be this damn kind

Was that this unnatural gentleness from Damun a calculated move? Was he just waiting for the perfect moment to get his revenge!

Was he trying to reel her in, just to brutally discard her and get his revenge for how she’d played hunt

“Thanks” Aubrey said, than walked around him, hurrying toward theft apartment

Damon turned following behind her.

They walked though, the complex, one beland the other

Once inside the elevator, Aultry pressed lærself into a commer, creating as much dutator ai pouble between them. Spally ran out of the aleaton, burst into the apartment, tossed her coat onto the sofa and dappeared in her room, kocking the dose behind

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Damon entered the apartment, closed the door behind him, and placed Aubrey’s din arded shows early in the show cabinet.

He straightened up, paring at Aulatry’s tightly closed door. A flicker of loneliness, no sebile it was alessi imperceptibile, vresand his eyes.

He slowly walked into the living room and nakon the sofa bending forward to bury his face in his hands, bin eyin tightly shui

An immener wei seemed to press down on his broad shoulders, making it impossible

That night, Aubrey never emerged from her room again.

Chapter 10

The next day was Monday.

Aubrey wake early, grabbing a pastry and a coffee on her way out before taking the subway to work.

Her job was always demanding, and overtime was the norm.

That evening, she received a text from Damon.

“Are you coming home for dinner?”

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