You Adore Me

•Hold Me Like Your Heaven•

"You love me?" I whimpered, before he span me around, bending his knees so that he was standing at my height. He held my cheeks, my bottom lip quivering, nodding as we kept our gaze. "Why?" Was the only word that I could utter in my hysteric state, he shook his head with a smile.

"Baby, there's nothing that I don't love about you. You're amazing, you're beautiful- even if I do have to remind you every fucking five minutes, I don't care about your thoughts on your appearance -  I care about mine, and I'd love to tell you that I adore you every single day, Jacob. I love you." He said again, kissing my forehead, I wrapped my arms around his waist. He smoothed out my hair, holding me as tightly as he could. I sniffled into his stomach, as he rocked me from side to side. It was so relieving to have somebody by my side, somebody that I felt genuinely loved and understood me. However cold Thaddeus was towards me at the start of everything, I knew that he was trying his hardest to break me, so that he could show me true love. After a lot of sobbing, I pulled myself away from him, he smiled brightly. I weakly copied his, as we sat on the couch. He moved damp strands of hair out of my face so that he could maintain eye contact, I rubbed my eyes with balled fists. "Are you still adamant about going to work on the front desk, or would you like to go for a drive?" He asked, pouting, squishing my cheek. I turned to him, giving him a "deadly" stare, as he began to giggle like a schoolgirl. "I'll take you somewhere special." He said, leaning in, pressing his lips against mine.

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He held my hand, as we waited for the elevator to make an appearance. He had given me another one of his shirts- it was saturated with his cologne- I couldn't wear my shirt from the night before. I hadn't remembered how it had happened, but there was a huge beer stain down the front. My mother would go insane- if I made it home any time soon.
Stepping into the lift, he wrapped his arm around me, holding me close. I couldn't help but feel like he cared about me, nobody really had before. "You know, the media is going to go nuts when they see me outside." He said with a sigh, waving his free hand sarcastically.

"What do you mean?" I asked, my voice still somewhat hoarse from sobbing so hard.

"Thaddeus rarely leaves the hotel. Thaddeus rarely has a reason to leave, as people always come to find him. And, every time he puts one foot out of the damn door he has a camera up his arse." He said, smiling like an idiot at his monotone voice. I couldn't help but copy him, admiring the way that the light reflected off his chiselled features. As the door to the lift opened, Penelope's golden head snapped towards us. She looked smug, I had no idea why.

Thaddeus linked my arm, leading me towards a door that I could've sworn that I had never seen before. "Looking a little pale, Thaddeus." She said slyly, which was followed by a witch-like cackle.

"Fuck off Penny or you'll lose your fucking job." Thaddeus hissed through his barred teeth, stopping us in our tracks. I wasn't surprised at his harsh tone, as it was something that I personally had grown used to. Penelope was quiet as he led me through the door, and down a long corridor. It was somewhat identical to the corridor leading to his suite; old hotels always trick you into thinking in a certain way. He pushed open the door, allowing the cool air to wash over the both of us. I welcomed it with a deep breath in, as he led me over to an old mustang. It was a charming old car, I had to say, its owner was even more so when he opened the passenger door for me. Sinking down into the seat, my head was swarmed with the scent of mahogany. It was enchanting, calming. He got into the driver's seat, slamming his door. He let out a sigh, turning to me, handing me his coat.

 "Isn't it a little to cold to be without a coat?" I asked, squinting at him.

"I can't drive with a coat on. I like to move my arms freely." He said with a pout, as I covered my body with his warm coat. His hand grabbed the back of my seat, his torso twisting as he put the car into reverse.

We had been on the road for what felt like days, but in reality it had only been half an hour. One of his hands wandered freely from the steering wheel, looking for mine to wrap its fingers around. I smiled, embracing the warmth of his skin, holding it in my lap with both of my hands. "Am I allowed to have any clues as to where you're taking me?" I asked, watching him shake his head. I chuckled, pressing his hand on my cheek.

"It'll ruin it. I haven't been here in a while, so I'm hoping that it hasn't been destroyed. Otherwise it'll be a shitty first date, won't it?" He laughed, I raised an eyebrow.

"Date?" I asked, mildly astonished.

"Of course. It may not be an amazing one, but it'll be private. Like I said Jacob, whenever I do decide to leave my hotel I get swarmed by people asking questions that they don't need the answers to." He said quietly. I frowned. In that respect, I felt sorry for him. He deserved a private life, and the ability to go to and from his own hotel without behind harassed by curious members of the general public.

"Can you not just tell them to leave?" I asked, my question feeling more and more dumb the more time passed by.

"I always adopt the 'threaten them' approach. It makes me look like a lunatic, I understand that, but I can't argue with it. It seems to work for me." He smiled, fiddling with various things in the car, taking the key from the engine. I hadn't noticed that the full hum of the car had ceased, I was too busy giving all of my attention to him. He grabbed my cheek, turning my head away from him. He was directing my attention to the huge, weeping willow tree in front of me. The late summer sunlight shone through the tiny gaps, making me feel like I was in a fairy-tale.

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Song Of The Chapter- Indigo Puff by Sundara Karma

A.N
Bit of a filler chapter, but everything's about to ramp up soon. Like seriously, things are gonna get hectic <3

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