A Broken Forever(87)

That was when I knew I had to tear my eyes away, letting the soft sounds of Stefan's XM radio saturate the silence. For just a few moments Stefan shut his eyes and bobbed his head to the music. I would never understand why everything this man did could put me into a trance. Yet, I would always have a constant draw to him. For all time I knew there would be this reaction whenever he was near.

When his eyelids fluttered open immediately his piercing sapphire eyes found me and an infectious grin flourished.

"I'm glad we're here." He said, breaking the silence.

My smile mimicked his as I nodded. "So am I."

That compelling look upon his face made his spectacular ever-changing eyes shine, as he looked towards the roof of the car. It was such a simple action but there was something so remarkably beautiful about it. My memories were composed of hundreds of little bits just like this one. There was so much to the depths of Stefan's soul. I had always and would forever believe those few fleeting moments of a smile, a twinkle, or a private smirk were my private glimpse into it. It sounded strange, never the less, I added that smile to my collection to remember forevermore.

I needed to take the focus in my mind off of all that made him the man I fell in love with.

"You said these were delivered to you? Last time I checked, they didn't offer a delivery service." Stefan glanced my way with a sly smirk increasing.

"It was, and no, they don't."

"Did you have someone pick it up for you?"

Looking down at his food he let out a laugh. "I suppose that would have made sense, but no." 

I eyed him skeptically, trying to hide my amusement at his extravagant tactics. "Care to enlighten me on how we are eating these now then?"

"Originally, I planned to pick them up on my own. As soon I stepped into the goddamn doors of the building this morning I was swarmed. New business meetings were set up without my knowledge and no one else takes the new client meetings. I personally want to be responsible for selling my security plans to the large businesses. At one point I stepped away for a minute, called them up and asked if they would deliver to me. They arrived just as I was ready to get away."

"Something tells me it takes a little more than just asking nicely to get them to deliver."

A wickedly charming grin lit up those impeccable features. "Maybe just a bit more. Of course, it is only polite if I introduce myself."

I nodded. "Using that name to get your way, is that it, Mr. Harrison?"

He chewed another bite that did a poor job of hiding his enjoyment. "Quite possibly. Oh, and money always helps sweeten the deal."

My head shook with a laugh. "Just as I suspected. Your money may have helped but it was that Stefan charm that sealed the deal."

"Do you think I'm charming, Greyson Rose?" The sweetly ignorant expression on his face made me roll my eyes and give a swift slap on his arm.

"Hardly." I lied, feeling the weight of his intensifying gaze. "I can see past all that money, Stefan."

"Trust me, pretty girl, I know. When we met you knew about my family's money and you never once asked for anything. You happily stayed by my side spending all our time together. You were more focused on me than what I could do for you."

My amusement slipped away as my heart softened. Stefan used to hate the restrictions and responsibility that came with a family that had money. He had spent a majority of his life running away from everything that came with that lifestyle. When we found each other, I never cared about that. All I wanted was him to be with me. Besides, his love made me happier than any amount of money ever could.

Gently my hand reached over, trailing my fingertips along the side of his cheek, our eyes never faltered from the other.

"Of course I did. You weren't in my life because of what was in your bank. You became a part of my heart because of what was in yours."

He shook his head slowly as I pulled my fingers away. "I have never met anyone else like you, Greyson Rose. You will always be the only person who knows the real me."

My heart twisted. I quickly averted my eyes from his as the moment heated the air around us. "It's only because you haven't let anyone else in, Stef."

From the corner of my eye his head shook. "No, because no one else has ever cared to see more than you did. You have been the only person to bring out every truth of who I am. The good, the bad, you saw it all. It's like I can't find myself until you are near. There's a light in you that makes me see the man I want to be."

"Do." I whispered, feeling myself shift fractionally closer.

"Do, what?" He asked, moving in a little more.

I gulped back my nerves. "Well, you said, no one else cares to see more than I did. Present tense, I do care, Stefan."