88 Nervous? (1/2)
”Yea, yea, I see I'm not needed around here,” Julian huffed.
”Of course you are love, who told you you weren't needed?” Gradis smiled, reassuring Julian, ”you know I like it best when you're smiling so why would I do something that does otherwise?”
”Sure,” Julian puffed.
Gradis turned back to the watch on her wrist and looked up at Julian, ”What are you doing here?”
”Just came to pick you up,” Julian grinned, adjusting his tie.
”Came to pick me up? It's still hours before the meeting though,” Gradis muttered, checking the time on her desktop to make sure she wasn't behind or ahead, ”you don't need to pick me up.”
”That's exactly the reason why I'm here,” Julian grinned, walking up to Gradis and placing his hands on her shoulders, bending down to lock eyes with her on eye-level, ”let's get a headstart shall we?”
”Wha-” Gradis began, before Julian's grip on her shoulder tightened and he pulled her up, ”what do you mean-”
”I want to stay with you,” Julian smiled, pulling Gradis into a hug and squiching poor Matheio in the middle, ”I want to be with you at the beginning to the end of this so I can remain unscratched.”
”AISH!” Gradis groaned, a blush spreading on her face as she pushed Julian away, ”did you eat something sweet today? you make it sound so sugarcoated, my teeth hurt just from hearing you. Also, don't stifle Matty.”
”It's true I can't live without you though,” Julian pouted, pulling Gradis closer by the waist.
”H-have you lost your mind?” Gradis stuttered, hitting Julian on the head, ”I have one kid here, I don't need another.”
Julian patted his head in the same spot Gradis hit, putting on a fake frown for a second before grinning. ”For now…” he teased.
Gradis blinked for a second and then blushed immensely. She turned him around and started pushing his towards the door, ”That's it, out the door you go. Matehio can stay.”
”Excuse-” Julian yelped as Gradis shoved him out of her office and into the hallway.
”Goodbye,” Gradis smiled, mockingly, Matheio sharing the same cheeky grin.
”Wow...” Julian sighed, slamming his hand on the door as Gradis closed it. He looked up at Gradis and a low growl could be heard at the pits of his voice, ”how disrespectful.”
”Ah…” Gradis flinched, taking a step back.
”Run mommy!!!” Matheio screamed, hitting Gradis's arm repeatedly, pure glee dancing on his face.
”Eeeeeeeek!” Gradis turned sound and ran into the room, giggling with Matheio as they ran with Julian in close pursuit.
They circled the room twice before Julian had her pinned on her sofa. Luckily, Matheio had already escaped before she was trapped.
”Got you now,” Julian whispers with a smug smirk on his face as he leaned into her ear, ”still going to push me away?”
”J-julian…” Gradis muttered, her voice trembling slightly, ”get off me.”
��Not in front of Matheio!” she scolded, twisting her wrist to get out of Julian's hold and then pushing Julian away.