The Best Friend's Contract novel Chapter 66

Our eyes are glued to one another, letting me drown in the beautiful orbs of brownness, even though there's a part of me is currently begging me to look away but there's just something different about his current gaze.

''What did I do?'' My voice almost sounded like a whisper but clear enough in his ears.

''Nothing—absolutely nothing. I just want you to know that I care about you as my friend, you tend to make mistakes and I'm looking out for you. One day when this contract ends, you're free to be with whoever you want and I want to make sure that you'll be with the right one.'' He replies before smiling at me, patting onto my back and slowly rubbing it in soothing circles.

''And I was jealous because I don't want you to replace me with someone else. I've been working hard to keep this position, you can't throw me away.'' The ends of his lips curve into a grin as he chuckles, leaving me to smile back at him.

We both just stare at an old couple in front of us without uttering a single word, letting the moment pass. There's just something about old couples that won't stop to impress me—knowing that they have been through thick and thin for so long, it has always managed to make me smile with hope.

''I love you,'' I blink a few times before turning to look at Aidan, seeing him staring back at me; for some unknown reason . . . it feels as if he has been staring at me all along.

Just like that, I begin to grab his hand as I entwine our fingers together as a smile creeps up on my face, ''I love you, too. You're my one and only best friend—apart from Dimitri and no one can replace you,'' I chuckle at the end while he smiles, gripping harder onto my hand.

''Right . . . you're my one and only best friend, too.'' He mutters under his breath.

''I want to give you something,'' I turn to look at him again, seeing him taking something from beside him, something I didn't notice before as he places it on my lap—causing my eyes to widen. ''You needed a new phone anyway and I just happen to get you one.'' He adds.

I stare at a box of the newest iPhone on my lap.

''Aidan—'' He cuts me off, immediately.

''—it was laying around in one of my drawers at my office. I thought it'd be best if I give it to you than just letting it remain unused,'' He says. ''One of my clients gave it to me when they got the project, uh, actually they gave it to all of the boards with other Apple technologies, too.'' He adds without meeting my eyes.

I raise an eyebrow, ''They happen to give you one in rose gold?''

''They ran out of stock,'' He clears his throat before grinning at me. ''Open it. I want to see if it suits you,'' His shoulder bumps against mine as he assures me to open it which causes me to nod and laugh, slowly unwrapping the box.

My fingers run across the new phone before smiling to myself, liking how glossy the screen appears compare to my old—slightly cracked here and there from lack of caring. People are always right when they say about getting a new phone, we take care of it like a newborn baby but as soon as we get used to it, we simply don't care.

At first, we'd be placing it nicely on tables during dinner but as time passes, we'd simply throw it on our couches just as we grab some food.

I grab the phone in my hand before posing it near my face, ''What do you think? Does it screams 'Kenna' with the colour?'' I ask and he smiles, something glistering in his eyes but only for a short couple of seconds before it disappears.

''Glad you like it,'' He says.

''Thank you, Aidan. You're the best,'' I immediately wrap my arms around his body, slowly not wanting to hurt his left arm—which surprises him slightly as he slowly place his arm around my waist.

He laughs, ''You're welcome, b—Kenna.'' He clears his throat at the end while I close my eyes, liking how his warmth is soothingly calming as it mixes with my own body temperature.

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