Damian's rose novel Chapter 44

Authors pov

"Come fast okay?"

Damian pecked her lips and let her get out of his hold. she gave him a nod.

"I still don't want to use your card for shopping..."

She tried to speak, her voice was filled with hesitation.

He cocked his head aside and bit his inner cheeks.

"See, I gave you two options... First take it and do the shopping as per your liking, otherwise I'll order everything here as per my choice and let me tell you I have wild fantasies about seeing you in different kind of clothes..."

He stated giving her an arrogant smirk.

"So choice is yours, baby..."

Rose looked at him blankly making him chuckle, he knew she only looks at him blankly when she wants to give some sassy reply but she controlled herself. She never talks back to him like she does with others and he couldn't understand why.

She thought for a moment and scratched her neck, her second habit she scratches her neck whenever she becomes nervous. These are the things he noticed so far.

"So it's the first one I guess..."

She gave him a tight smile.

"Smart..."

He winked smirking.

"I don't think so..."

She mumbled and left his office.

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"Look, this one..."

Lilly showed her a black coloured dress, and Rose nodded in approval.

"Try it..."

Lilly handed her the dress.

"I am tired Lilly, I feel like this is the millionth time I am changing..."

Rose whined, she looked at their shopping bags and sat on the sofa.

"Come on Rose, this is the last one..."

Lilly made her stand up and pushed her inside the changing room.

'girls die for things like this and look at this girl... Why is she so different...'

Lilly mumbled behind her.

Rose came out of the changing and handed Lilly the dress.

"It's perfect..."

"Good..."

Lilly picked up half of the bags and Rose picked the remaining.

When Lilly was paying for it Rose's face turned into disapproval.

"Come on Rose, you don't have to think about it so much. He just wants to take good care of you."

Lilly said exiting the shop and Rose followed her.

"I know, but still it doesn't feel right..."

Lilly shook her head chuckling.

"Keep your ethics and morals aside Rose. Money is nothing for boss, the money you have spent right now is like you are taking few drops of water away from the ocean..."

Rose gave her a nod and finished the conversation.

"Okay, last but not the least..."

Lilly's naughty tone grabbed Rose's attention and she saw her entering Victoria secret.

Rose was about to follow her behind but her phone rang...

"Lilly I have to attend this..."

Lilly nodded at her.

"Tell me your size I'll buy it for you..."

Rose told Lilly her size. Lilly's choice was good so she had no problem in Lilly buying her that.

Rose received the call and stood outside the shop while Lilly was doing lingerie shopping for her. She choose all kinds of sexy, too revealing and kinky type of sets. She mentally thanked God that Rose got busy with the phone call otherwise she wouldn't have allowed her to buy this.

She quickly paid for it and got out of the store before Rose came in.

"You done..."

Lilly said giving her an innocent smile, Rose disconnected the call and turned towards her.

"You were quite quick, what did you buy?"

Rose asked curiously and tried to take the bags from her hands but Lilly pulled away.

"You can see it at home, I am damn hungry let's go eat something..."

Lilly hurriedly walked towards the exit and Rose followed her behind not paying much attention to her weird behaviour.

They kept all their bags in the car and made their way to a diner.

"Hey Rose isn't that the same boy, you met at the club..."

Lilly asked pointing towards the blonde boy with whom Rose danced in the club.

Rose followed the direction of her eyes and saw Mike sitting on another table with his friends.

"Yeah, Mike... Poor boy almost got killed because of that stupid dare..."

Rose said making Lilly look at him in pity.

Their food arrived and both of them digged in quickly.

"Hey, Mike... Isn't that the same girl who asked you for the dance last night..."

Mike's friend said looking at Rose.

Mike looked at her and a big smile appeared on his face.

"Yeah, she is... Damn she looks so beautiful even without makeup..."

"Why don't you ask her out..."

Another friend suggested.

"What no man, last night I was on gun point... I don't know who was he but he was really scary..."

Mike shivered at the memory.

"What, you are such a looser Mike, instead of defending that girl you ran away, stupid... That's why you are single and look at her she is so hot anyone could kill for her, even I..."

His friend checked her up and down with a smirk on his face.

"Should I ask her again..."

Mike asked his friends and all of them gave him a thumbs up and encouraged him.

Rose and Lilly finished their food and walked outside, it was almost evening and the sun has already started to set down.

Rose turned around when she heard someone calling her name.

It was Mike.

"Hey, Rose..."

He said shyly.

"Hello Mike..."

Rose replied with a small smile.

"Are you ok, I mean last night whatever happened. I shouldn't have left you like that I am sorry. He didn't do anything to you right ?..."

Rose raised her eyebrows at his concerned voice and shook her head negatively.

"No he didn't..."

"Well actually I wanted to ask you out, I mean I wanted to do that last night too but I couldn't...

So do I still have any chances..."

He asked nervously scratching the back of his neck.

Lilly's eyes widened at his words...

'why is he digging his own grave, stupid boy. Boss will skin him alive...'

"See Mike, I am really sorry I can't... Last night I approached you because I got a dare that's it. And you should stay away from me for your own sake... I don't want to get you in any trouble..."

Rose replied straightforward in her usual cold tone breaking Mike's heart.

"Ohh, I see... I thought you were interested in me..."

He gave her a sad smile.

"Still we can be a friends, right... I hope you don't mind, actually my friends already consider me as a looser, you know I am kind of..."

He just trailed off.

Rose and Lilly looked at each other.

"Poor guy, he is so cute..."

Lilly said, Rose thought for a moment and exchanged her number with him.

Thinking it's nothing big just a number, Mike almost jumped in excitement when he got her number.

Rose observed his behavior and understood that he is just a teenager more like a immature kid.

All of them walked towards the parking lot and Mike introduced his friends with rose and Lilly.

"Hey can we get your number too, baby..."

Rose turned towards the source of cheesy comment and saw 5 men standing in front of them. By their clothes and appearance it was clear that they are bad news.

"No..."

Rose replied in her cold tone.

"Looks like i need to take it by myself..."

One of them said flashing his yellow teeth.

"Hey, leave the girls alone..."

Mike stood in front of Rose making her look at him amusingly.

"Fuck off kid..."

That man took out a knife and pointed towards Mike. Mike gulped hard and stepped back. Rose shook her head.

"Mike go and stand in the corner along with your friends. Lilly you too..."