Whitney's POV
Ashley and I watched as Casio and Andy walked into the house. Casio raised one eyebrow, as if he knew we were going to ask a bunch of questions. Andy wrapped his arm around Ashley and me, "Let's continue, shall we?"
Ashley climbed out from under his arm and crossed her arms over her chest, "Spill, mister." She said with a stern voice.
"It was only work. There was an issue that they needed our insight on. There is nothing to be worried about." Andy stepped towards her and placed his hands on her shoulders. "I promise. We just talked, and now they can continue with work." Her eyes narrowed, giving him some sort of death glare.
I shook my head and headed outside; Casio followed me shortly after. "It's best to leave them to talk alone. Ash can be a bit overdramatic when she wants to be." I took a sip of my drink, "So, if I may ask, why couldn't this issue have waited until tomorrow?"
Casio glanced at me and he smiled slightly, "Unfortunately, in our line of work, issues can't wait until the next day. It has to be dealt with immediately. And some things can't be discussed with people outside of the organization. Hope you understand that there are a few things I'm unable to tell you." He met my gaze; his eyes were filled with concern.
Smiling at him, "I get it. But sometimes I don't think Ash does." I looked through the glass door and saw Ashley fuming with rage at the moment. "I should probably go and save Andy before he gets killed." I laughed nervously and made my way into the living room. "Ash." She looked at me with a glare that might kill me, "Let's get a drink and leave the men to prepare the meat?" I said hesitantly, then she gave Andy one more glare. She took a big breath and gave me a smile.
Damn, this woman was scary at times. If her looks could kill, then most of the people I knew would have been dead by now. We entered the kitchen, and she popped open and bottle of wine. "Sweetie, are you okay?" I asked her, my voice soft and soothing.
She slammed the bottle opener onto the table, "No!" Then a sigh escaped, "Why can't he tell me what is going on? I'm going to be his wife in less than two months. Doesn't he trust me?"
I tilted my head and smiled weakly. I placed my hand on her shoulder, "Sweetie, sometimes there are just some things you can talk about your work and some things that you can't. Take my job, for example, I can say which procedure I did, but I can't tell you the person's name. I just think it's better to leave some things a mystery."
She stared into my eyes for a while, then smiled, "Maybe you're right. Shit, I must have seemed like a crazy person." She chuckled.
"Just a little bit. But let's not ruin the rest of the evening. Okay?"
"You're right. Can you please call Andy for me? I need to apologize."
I nodded and made my way outside; I gestured for Andy that he should go inside. He gave us a smile, "Wish me luck." He disappeared into the house.
I let out a sigh of relief and rubbed the back of my neck, "So, I'm assuming your talk went well?" Casio asked, and he stepped towards me.
"You can say something like that. She realized she was overreacting. So, yeah, night saved." Casio stepped closer, and I met his gaze. His beautiful brown eyes were stunning when the light caught them just right. He tugged a strand of hair behind my ear, and his hand lingered longer than planned. My heart started to race, and I could feel my cheeks burning up.
His thumb rubbed my cheek as a smirk appeared on his face. He leaned closer and his lips hovered over mine, "Do I make you nervous, Little Daisy?" His eyes were fixed on my lips. Then his eyes met mine, "Mm?" He tilted his head slightly to the left.
"I… Um…" I stuttered. The fuck was wrong with me? I have never been so flustered by a man's touch. I wanted to say something, but the words didn't want to form. Then someone cleared their throat and made Casio casually stand straight. I looked back to see both Ash and Andy standing there. Ashley had a massive smile on her face, and that made me blush even more.
Casio leaned in and whispered in my ear in a soft growl, "I'll be driving you home, and we can finish our discussion then." He stood straight and gave me a grin, and walked over to Andy. I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding. Ashley stood next to me and shoved me with her elbow; I looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"So?" She smiled brightly.
"Nothing. We're just two people getting to know each other. That's all." I sat at the table and took a sip of my drink. "Anyway, I was wondering do you maybe have extra curtains lying around?"
"Why? You hate using curtains."
I went into my messages on my phone and handed Ash the phone, "Because of that. And to top it off, after the last message, he was standing on the other building's fire escape. Looking straight into my room. So, it might be time to put up some curtains."
Andy stepped closer, "What are you two talking about?"
"Whit here has a stalker." Ashley blared out.
"Dude! Seriously? Tell the entire neighborhood why don't you?" I snapped, grabbing my phone from her.
Casio stepped closer, "A stalker? Have they threatened you in any way?" He held out his hand, silently asking to see the messages.
I handed him my phone, "No, they started messaging me this morning. Then the creep stood on the other side of the building, across from my fire escape, and looked at me. So, I'm just going to put up some curtains and pretend nothing happened." Casio narrowed his eyes at me, "What?" I looked at him with concern.
"You can't take things like this lightly. Send me the number, then I'll have a look. See what I can find. Because he knows where you live, and he has your number. There is no telling what he is capable of doing. It could be nothing, but just to be sure." He hands me back my phone. I nodded and sent him the number. He leaned in closer to me and spoke softly, "Don't worry. I won't let anything or anyone harm you, Little Daisy."
As the night went on, we laughed and told jokes. Just enjoying the night together. Ashley handed me an extra pair of curtains she had lying around. Casio took the bag from me, and we greeted Andy and Ashley, then walked over to his car. My eyes widened. "Fuck me…" I said softly, and I could hear Casio chuckle. "Is this your car?"
"Yip." He threw the bag onto the backseat and opened the passenger door for me.
"This car costs millions. How…" I was stunned by the car I was about to get into. Climbing in the seats were so soft, as if it was made exactly for my butt cheeks. And it still had that new car smell. Casio closed the door and climbed into the driver's side, and gave me a smile. "Oh, my word, Casio. This car is amazing."
A smirk played on his face as he started the engine. The sound echoed through the street. Everything about this man was mysterious but thrilling in a way. My mind flooded with questions, then I thought, save it for another day. Then I felt a hand on my face, and it turned my head to face Casio. His eyes were dark now, almost black. "Little Daisy," he said softly, making my heart race. The way he calls me that makes me want him, "Back to my one question, do I make you nervous?"
I froze for a moment before I spoke softly, "I wouldn't call it nervous." My eyes fixed on his. "More in the line of… Excitement."
A grin played on his face, then he leaned in, and our lips met. The kiss was passionate; his tongue danced with mine. My heart pounded in my chest as if it was ready to escape. He broke the kiss and stared into my eyes, "Good." He said softly.