Chapter 21: Feels like Deja Vu
A wave of satisfaction washed over me as I watched the look on Stella’s face fall within a split second. It was almost as if I had just crushed her hopes and dreams with a snap of my fingers.
The corners of my lips curled upwards into a slight smirk as I looked between the both of them while Xavier’s arm snaked around my waist.
"If you don’t mind us, we shall be heading out for lunch too," I announced. "Enjoy your lunch though," I mocked, sarcasm dripping from the words that left my lips.
"Oh yeah? I will," Blake retorted sharply while Stella stood there with a blank look etched onto her face. She looked as though she was still registering the sudden pregnancy announcement I just dropped on her and struggling to accept the truth while Blake remained ignorant. He eyed me with disdain and full of spite swimming in his eyes.
I turned to leave and from the corner of my eye, I noticed Blake leaning in towards Stella puckering his lips, just mere inches away from the side of her head. But before I could see any further, Xavier spun me around, grabbed me by my face and pulled me towards him before pressing his lips against mine.
His sudden touch sent a tingling sensation right down my spine. My heart was sent into overdrive and it felt as though it was going to burst out of my chest at any given moment. My eyes widened as I stared at his face and the way his eyes fluttered shut naturally like this wasn’t the first time we have kissed. A sense of deja vu washed over me in an instant and I thought I was going crazy, but for some unknown reason, it felt as though we have done this before.
Everything felt as if it was in slow motion, feeling like it was an eternity when in reality, it was probably no more than a couple of seconds. Before my mind could even properly register the situation, he had pulled away with a smile on his face while Blake and Stella were no longer standing behind us.
I watched as Stella made her way towards the lift while Blake was walking back to the pantry where some of his colleagues started teasing him, laughing at the lunch box in his hands.
I turned back to meet Xavier’s eyes.