You typed away on your computer as the two screens glared back at you. You had a simple job and it paid okay, but it was the same thing day in and day out. You'd take calls and then assign a designer to the company and make sure they were happy, if they weren't you'd swap them over.

You were a bit bored due to a lack of calls and one of your male colleagues were trying to get you to go out for drinks tonight. You put on your headset when you saw a call coming through to you. You gave a fake smile to the man before answering the call.

You said your usual welcome for the company and sighed "how can I help?"

Levi was surprised by your sweet voice. He was shocked a bit and felt a bit mesmerised. He heard you say hello because he didn't respond quick enough. He blushed hard as he answered. "H-Hello, sorry for not answering f-fast."

You hummed a laugh. "It's okay, I did answer quickly. So, what can I help you with?"

Levi released a long sigh and calmed himself. "Yeah, you surprised me a bit. So, I need something designed for me."

You typed away on your computer. "Sure thing, can I get your name?"

"Levi Ackerman."

You smiled as you added it. "Lovely."

He cleared his throat. "Wh-what was your name again?"

You gave it to him again. "I say it rather fast when I answer the phone. So, Mr Ackerman can I have your company name?"

"It's little black cat."

You smiled as you typed it. "Cute."

He sighed. "It's super popular with ladies...I'm not sure why."

You giggled. "It's cause it's a cute name. So, what do you sell?"

"Tea and tea things."

You gasped. "Oh, I love tea!"

Levi smiled at how excited you sounded. "Me too. It's wonderful stuff. Well, I would say that wouldn't I?"

You laughed. "You're cute."

Levi blushed. "Th-Thank you." He gulped hard. "S-So umm There's this new coffee we're selling and I'm pairing it with two cups. One is a reusable one and the other is a china cup for the coffee."

You typed fast and added it to the profile you were making for Levi. "Wonderful. Sounds exciting. Your tea must be doing so well if you're branching out to coffee."

"It is. We do fair trade and we check on the people making the tea. We try and grow it locally and work with farmers in other places if we need better weather. We make decent money."

You leaned your cheek on your hand. "Bet it's nice going out and visiting these places."

He smiled. "It is, but it can get lonely. I'm often by myself."

You nibbled your lip as you played with your pen. "I'm sure you'll find someone sweet to go with you."

He leaned on his desk and closed his eyes as he tried to but an image of you to your voice. "Yeah, it would be nice."

You snapped out of your daze. "So, I have a few designers available. I've messaged four of them and all seem interested in taking this on. Do you have any preferences?"

Levi hummed a little. "Not really. I just want someone who just gets us. We're about being cosy and family-orientated. Different warming flavours just relax you and others that perk you up."

You smiled softly. "They sound delicious. I'll have to try some." You saw your messenger ping. "Ah, I have a designer who really wants it. His name is Ed and I will transfer the call to him."

Levi called your name. "Could I have your email? I might have some things to send over and I'm awful with wording things."

You smirked and read out your email. You looked at your mail to see a ping of a test email. "Ah! I see your email. Thank you." You got up Ed's number. "Good luck, Mr Ackerman."

Levi smiled a little. "Thank you for hearing me out and helping me."

You tapped your pen on your hand. "I can see the design now. A cat black cat sleeping away inside a cup. Oh and the china cup could be a black cup with the handle as a tail and just whiskers on the cup."

Levi blushed hard as he imagined the cup. "That sounds so good."

You blushed. "Sorry, I'm not a designer, I'm just admin staff." You let out a long sigh. "Anyway, I'm popping you on hold and I'll transfer you."

"Thank you."

You sat at your desk eating your lunch as the clock ticked away. You picked up your teacup and smiled knowing little black cat was the tea you were drinking. Levi had been on your mind since he called about a week ago. You knew that around about now Levi would have been getting his first designs.

You frowned when you saw an email come through from Levi. You opened it and felt your stomach drop at the comment that he said he needed to speak about Ed. You sent him your direct number and said he could call you as soon as he could.

You put your headset on and saw he called right away. "Hello, Mr Ackerman. Is there an issue with Ed?"

Levi sighed. "His designs are ass."

You laughed. "Wow, really?"

"Really." He let out a long sigh. "I'll send you some."

You looked at your email and gasped at how bad Ed had gotten the assignment. "It's way too artsy-fartsy for you."

"See? You get it. He said I was being picky."

You gasped. "Really? That's so unprofessional."

Levi put his head in his hands and said your name. "Help me out here."

You typed away. "I can send you to someone else."

"Be honest with me, how wrong will they get it?"

You opened and closed your mouth as you processed his words and thought. "Uhh..."

He chuckled. "That bad, huh?"

You smirked. "I'm sorry."

He hummed right into the mic making you shiver at his wonderful deep voice. "How about those designs you talked about?"

You blushed bright red. "I'm not a designer though."

"They sounded good."

You nibbled your lip. "All right. I'll send you one thing." You sent him a cute design you drew of a cat lying on its back inside a tea up with its tail spilling out and it's back paws in the air. "Sorry, it's really silly."

Levi smiled as he took in the art. "I love it. It's so us."

You blushed hard. "Ah, don't say that! It's not that good. I need to edit it."

"Well, I'm setting it as my standard for the other artists."

You played with your hair. "That's...really sweet of you."

"Well, you're really sweet." He winced at his words.

You hummed a laugh. "And you're incredibly charming."

Levi leaned on his desk and sighed. "Hey, so can I call you whenever I need a chat about designs?"

"You can. I'm here for you."

You giggled at Levi's joke and saw one of your colleagues look over at you. You cleared your throat and lowered down into your booth. "I'm totally with you on that. It's so stupid."

Levi hummed as he relaxed in his office chair. He smiled as his heart fluttered in his chest. You and he had been talking on the phone almost every day now for three weeks. He hated all the designs given to him because he couldn't get yours out of his head. He loved your little sleepy cat.

You stopped talking about work a long time ago and now you were just chatting like friends. You were also shamelessly flirting too. Levi was getting you to laugh as often as possible and when you did, it would make him smile so much.

You released a long sigh. "Hey Levi?"

"Mm?"

You leaned your cheek on your hand. "You sound tired."

Levi rubbed the back of his neck. "I am. How did you know?"

You didn't wanna tell him that his voice sounded deeper and gruffer. You adored it so much because it made you shiver in pleasure. You blushed a little and sighed. "I uh...I can just tell. I work on phones for a while, so you can tell by tone of voice. Have you not been sleeping much?"

"No." He hung his head a little. "Sorry. I should take better care of myself."

You smiled a little. "You're making me worry."

He blushed a little. "I'll take better care of myself for you."

You hummed a laugh. "Thank you."

"Hey, so I made that pie the other day. I must say, your recipe is incredible."

You blushed hard. "Oh wow, really?"

He smiled. "Yeah. I loved it so much. The slow cooking of the meat? Perfection. I am now back in love with my slow-cooker."

You giggled. "It's such a useful tool!"

"It's incredible. I'll next make that coffee with coconut milk."

You picked up your cup. "It's the best. I'm drinking your tea right now and I must say, your afternoon blend is so damn good."

"Thanks, I worked hard on it."

You smiled as he felt cosy inside. "I've bought so much of your tea. It's just the best."

Levi blushed hard. "You flatter me."

"I do!" You hummed a laugh and saw and email from the last designer assigned to Levi. "Ah, party pooper."

"Sorry?"

You sighed and opened the email. "The last designer with you. You know, the one that sends all the designs to me and not you." You looked through. "I'll forward them but I don't think you'll like them."

Levi sighed. "Send them over." He hummed in response. "Yeah, no good."

You sat back in your seat. "I'm sorry this isn't going well."

"Don't worry about it, okay? It'll get sorted." He softly said your name. "You're the best. You've helped me so much."

You smiled at his words. "You better stay in contact."

"I promise."

You walked through the office with your tea and stopped when your manager waved you over. "Something up sir?"

He shook his head. "No, not really. I have a CEO of a company coming in and I think you've corresponded with them. They're not happy with the designs and I'm hoping you can help out." He sighed. "You're a nice person and you have this calming effect on our customers."

You giggled. "You got it." You walked over to the meeting room and slipped inside to see a handsome raven-haired man in a form-fitting suit. His eyes were a hypnotic steel-blue that made your heart race. You gulped hard. "Wow."

Your boss smiled. "Mr Levi Ackerman of little black cat."

You blushed bright red. "Levi?"

Levi turned his head and locked eyes with you. His adorable chubby cheeks became pink as he said your name. "It's you."

Your boss frowned. "You two been talking a lot?"

Levi walked closer as if there was some sort of magical pull between the two of you. "Yeah. She's been incredible...she's the best."

You smiled at him as you hugged your notebook to your chest. "Thank you."

Your boss cleared his throat. "Shall we have the meeting?"

You sat and barely heard anything as the two men spoke. They were working hard on creating a middle ground. Levi didn't want any designs given. Your boss was worried because this sort of thing had never happened before. The tension was high but then Levi pushed forwards your designs making you blush.

Levi looked over at you. "You have made the best designs for my company."

You gasped. "Your? Are you sure?"

"I'm very sure. You're the only one who listened to me and really understood me."

Your boss shook his head. "She is only admin. She's not a designer. I'm sorry, but this quality of work is bad."

You whined. "I can redesign and do better!"

"You're not trained. This is hobby work."

Levi put the pictures back in his file. "Well then, there's only one thing to do." He looked over at you and said your name. "I would love to offer you a job at my company as my lead designer." He told you about a high salary and holidays and the option to work from home and he offered an art tablet too. "What do you say?"

You shot up from your seat. "Yes! I'd love to."

Your boss grumbled. "Fine. You have to give a month's notice."

"Sure." You smiled at Levi. "Thank you."

Levi stood next to you and spoke as soon as you were alone together. "I-I hope I'm n-not a disappointment." He cleared his throat. "I m-mean, I'm n-not tall o-or handsome."

You gazed at Levi. "Are you kidding me? You're incredibly attractive. You're so handsome like a model or something."

"Really? Wow." He rubbed the back of his neck. "Th-thanks."

You gulped hard. "I'm the one who's disappointing. I bet I'm nothing like you imagined."

He smiled a little. "You're right, you're nothing like I imgained."

"Oh..."

He moved closer. "You're prettier."

"Th-thank you."

Levi shuffled a little. "S-So, have you h-had lunch?"

"N-no."

He gulped hard. "W-Would you like to g-go with me?"

You nodded. "Yes! I'll drop my things off at my desk."

He smiled. "Great."

You hurried to your desk and left what you didn't need and grabbed what you needed. You ran back to Levi and walked with him to the cafe for lunch. You sat opposite Levi and after a bit of nerves were gone, you both talked with each other as if you were old lovers.

You gazed at Levi as he spoke and he would gaze at you when you spoke. You both had a look of adoration for each other. You both had a twinkle in your eyes for the other person. As you talked Levi reached over the table bit by bit. He then took your hand a little at a time and soon you were holding hands.

Levi left to answer a work call and returned to sit next to you. He acted nervous, but you snuggled up to him a little and held his hand. Levi squeezed your hand and smiled at you as you talked to him. "Hey, so can I take you home after work? I have to hang around this end of the city for a bit before I drive to my end."

You nodded. "I'd love that. I would also love your number." You smiled as you swapped numbers with Levi. "Do...do I class this as a date?"

Levi leaned closer as his lips tingled. His heart raced as he looked down into your eyes. "Yeah."

You licked your lips as you felt an urge inside you to kiss Levi, but you held back. "Good. So, umm...if I invited you over for dinner and tea tonight, would you object?"

Levi blushed. "N-No, I would love to come over and join you."

Levi walked through his office with his assistant, Layla, trailing behind him with her tablet. She smiled at her boss and tucked her platinum white bob-cut hair with a pint tint behind her ear. She tapped away on her tablet with her slender fingers as she made changes to his schedule. She listened intently as her heart fluttered in delight.

She looked down at her notes. “Oh, you have a meeting at ten with Mr Smith about people management in your company.”

“Right.”

She blushed a little, her pale cheeks now dusted a charming shade of pink. “Your date from last night also called. She knows you both went your separate ways at the end and thinks you’re a real gentleman, so she’s wondering if there’s a chance of a second date?”

Levi shook his head. “No, not interested. We had nothing in common and it was clear she was after my money.”

Layla smiled at the news of the rejection. “I’ll let her know.” She kept walking with him, her heels thudding on the carpet. “You also have a complaint.”

Levi paused right in front of the double doors of his office. He turned to his assistant. “A complaint?”

She nodded. “Came in this morning. I’ve sent it to your computer.” She looked through the message. “Something about her buying some of your new range of underwear while on holiday.”

He frowned a little. “I’ll have a look.” He opened his door and saw Layla follow. “Can I help you with something?”

She blushed. “Oh, sorry I thought…sorry.”

He sighed. “I’ll call you when I need you. Thank you.” He stepped into his office and slammed the door behind him. He ruffled his hair as he felt frustration seeping in. Levi was a CEO of a fashion line, and it did excellently, he’d recently added underwear and lingerie that he had designed himself. So, he was confused about why someone would complain. “Tch, damn it.”

He stormed over to his desk and sat behind his computer. He typed away and opened his emails. He glanced at a little symbol to see Layla was looking. He got up from his desk and stormed over to the door. He threw the door open making Layla jump.

Layla smiled. “Mr Ackerman, how can I help?”

He clenched his jaw. “You can start by not snooping.”

Her cheeks burned red. “I’m so sorry, I’ll log out of the system.”

“Don’t do it again.”

“Yes, Sir.”

He slammed his door again and stormed back to his desk. He sat and saw the icon go away. He let out a long sigh before opening the email. He stared at your full name linked to the message. He hummed a little at your nice full name. He clicked on it to open the full message and felt himself burning bright red as two pictures came up of the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. One, you were in a bikini, and it was clearly not holding back your breasts very well. The other was you in the underwear and a similar thing was happening, along with the underwear part was very small and left little to the imagination. He admired your curves in all the right places and the pretty tattoos you had.

Levi covered his mouth as he took you in. “Fuck.” He gulped hard as he took you all him. “Wow.” He flicked his gaze to your words. “Talk to me.”

2 stars out of 5

Would not buy it again!

I’m on holiday and my luggage got delayed, but luckily, I have backup things in my carry on. However, I decided to buy another bikini and some underwear just in case my case didn’t turn up the next day (thankfully it’s here!). In the hotel shop, they only had the Ackerman new underwear. Their clothes are okay, but most don’t fit me right. I gave them the benefit of the doubt that it might be good. I was wrong. I had to take pictures to show you how bad they are. They barely cover me up and yes, I did buy my size. It felt like whoever designed these is a pervert who wants to see more of a woman’s body, or they have no clue how a woman’s body is. Other companies try and appeal to different body types, but they never get it right. I just want to wear a pretty bra that gives me comfort or a bikini that I don’t almost look naked in. I do have to admit, the colours are pretty.

Levi sat back in his chair. “No clue how a woman’s body is? A pervert?” He glanced over the pile of designs. “I know women’s bodies, but I’m not a pervert.” He huffed and started replying by email. He put your name first and began his reply.

I am the head of the Ackerman company. I want to thank you for your comment, what you have brought up concerns me that my new line is not appealing to all women. I want to change that. I wish to meet you and talk with you about this. Please call me on the following number and we’ll arrange something.

He sat back and smiled a little to himself, he just needed you to call his work phone so he could arrange something. He made his way over to his tea station and made himself a fresh cup of tea from his finest selection.

Layla tapped away on her computer with her thoughts focused on her boss. She wanted to go see him or talk to him. Countless times she had longed to reveal how she felt about him, but never had the courage. She’d scared off every woman that ever wanted Levi. She kept him all to herself and she liked it. No one could date Levi, no one.

She jumped when she heard the phone ring in Levi’s office. She stared at her phone and then back to Levi’s door. She didn’t understand why a call was going directly to Levi and not through her. She nibbled her thumbnail and looked at Levi’s emails quickly to see that you had gotten back to Levi and said you’d call him.

Levi hurried over to his phone and picked it up. “Levi Ackerman speaking.”

You gave your name. “Hi. I’m calling from my mobile.”

“Oh, let me call you to save you some money.”

“No! No, I get free calls from other countries.”

He hummed. “Right. Whereabouts are you?”

“One of the Greek Islands.”

He sat in his office chair and leaned back. “Greece huh? Beautiful place.”

You hummed a laugh. “It sure is. I love it here.”

He smiled at your sweet voice. “Have you managed to explore since getting your suitcase?”

“I have! I’ve been able to explore around the hotel and it’s only day two of my two weeks!” You giggled making Levi’s heart skip a beat. “I love it so much. I wish I could stay longer.”

He hummed. “It does draw you in, doesn’t it?”

You nodded. “It does.” You gasped so sweetly. “Oh! Sorry, I’m blabbing. You called for a reason.”

He cleared his throat. “That’s right. You had issues with my line of lingerie and swimwear?”

“Yeah. Look, they look really pretty and I love that, but the cup size? It’s bad. I feel like my breasts aren’t supported at all, there’s some weight behind them. Also, the pants?”

Levi nodded. “Yeah?”

You sighed. “It’s like…well…the part between the thighs where my uh vagina is? It’s way too small. Sorry if this is too much information, but I’m worried that I’m gonna fall out of it. N-Not that I’m saying that I’m…damn it.”

Levi smiled softly. “I know what you mean.” He got up and walked over to his samples to see how tiny the fabric was. “Tch, shit. I’m looking at it now. I’m sorry, this slipped through my fingers.”

“It’s pretty though.”

“You don’t need to say that to make me feel better.”

You hummed. “I know but talking to your now…you seem so sweet, and I said mean things online.” You whined making Levi smile. “I’m sorry. I’m an ass.”

“You’re not.” He walked over to his large window and gazed out at the city. “Look, I wanna make it up to you. You spent a lot of money on my designs and they were terrible. You’re the first person I’ve known to be honest around me.”

You giggled. “Really? Well, I think honesty is a good thing. Kissing your ass gets you nowhere. You need to know the truth as your business is on the line.”

He tilted his head. “I think we should meet.”

You gasped as you felt your heart race. You had no clue what Levi looked like, but you thought his voice was so alluring, deep and charming. “I-I’m on holiday, it’s not possible.”

He tapped on his computer and turned all his meetings into online ones, then cleared his schedule. “What hotel are you at and what island?”

You blushed hard. “A-Ah w-well!”

He paused a moment. “I want to come see you so we can talk business face-to-face. I know it’s your holiday, so I will pay you for your time. How does one thousand each day I work with you sound?”

“A thousand!?”

“Is that too little?”

You gasped. “N-No! It’s plenty. It’s too much.”

He called your name. “I value your opinion. You are honest and it is clear that I have something terribly wrong with my lingerie line and clothes. You are my only hope to fix that, or everything will crash and burn around me. Please?”

You let out a long sigh before saying your hotel name and the island you were on. “I uh, look forward to working with you, I guess?”

“Sorry about this being sudden, but I do think it’d be great for us. Plus, I will pay you for your time.”

You laughed. “All right, sure. I guess I’ll see you soon then.”

“You will. I’ll call you on my mobile next. Bye!” He ended the call and booked his tickets for his flight. He hurried around his office and packed his art tablet, along with his sketchbook. He hurried out of his office to see Layla packing. “What are you doing?”

She smiled. “Going with you.”

Levi shook his head. “I don’t need your help. Thank you, though.”

She hugged her bag. “But if it is business, you need someone to help you organise everything.”

He sighed. “I’ll be all right, don’t worry. I need you to keep an eye on things here. Thank you.” He tapped away on his phone. “Erwin? Hi, I’m going to Greece and I need you to come see me over there after a few days.”

“Sure?” Erwin shuffled his papers. “I can go. Why are you going?”

He got into his car. “Hang on, let me change you to my car.”

“Sure.”

He tapped away and connected his phone to his car. “Right, well I had a complaint from a woman about my lingerie and swimwear.”

Erwin laughed. “Wow, someone actually said something against you? That’s impressive. No wonder you’re going to see her. She cute?”

Levi blushed as he drove. “Very.”

“Well, try and focus on your job and not boobs.”

Levi cleared his throat. “I’m not thinking about her boobs.”

Erwin chuckled. “Right.”

Levi let out a long sigh. “I love my mother and you know I’m doing everything for her, right? I listen to her and want to do good. So, when a woman messages me and says I’m fucking up? I want to do something about it.” He gripped the wheel. “I want women to feel that they’re heard and I’ve obviously had my head stuck up my own fucking ass for a while now that I’ve lost touch. This woman is my way to fix it all.”

“Teasing aside, I think this is a great thing for you to talk to the very people you design for. I have a feeling this woman is going to change your life.”

Levi hummed as he tapped his thumb against the wheel. “Maybe.”

“Have a little faith.”

You sang a little to yourself as you packed your bag for the beach. You blushed a little as you thought about your chat with Levi the day before. You opened your room and slammed into a big warm chest. “Ow, my nose.”

“I’m so sorry.”

You rubbed your nose and looked up at a raven-haired man with steel blue eyes. “It’s okay. Can I help you?”

Levi blushed hard as he admired you in your beach dress. “Oh, I’m umm, I’m Levi Ackerman.”

You blushed bright red. “Oh!” You gulped. “Hello.”

He offered his hand. “Nice to meet you.”

You shook his hand. “You too. I can’t believe you’re here.”

He blushed a little. “Is that bad?”

“No, no. Umm…I’d welcome you in, but it’s just a small hotel room.” You stepped to the side. “But uh, come on in?”

He walked in to see your room was pretty organised and clean. “Could you pack your things?”

You frowned. “Why?”

He turned to you. “Well, we need to work together. I’ve upgraded you. You’ll be staying with me.”

You gasped. “But.”

“Don’t worry, you have a separate bed.”

You hummed. “Oh, okay.” You started packing your suitcase as Levi looked out at the view. You put your case on the wall. “Ready.”

Levi grabbed your case. “Follow me.”

You ran after him. “Wait. I can do that.”

He looked back at you. “I’ll take care of this. I’m asking a lot of you, so I want to do what I can.”

You stood in the lift with him and rode it up. “Okay.”

Levi blushed as the lift filled with your natural sweet scent, sun cream and some slight perfume. He felt his heart flutter in delight. “You smell nice.”

Your cheeks burned as your heart throbbed in your chest, all you could smell was his natural clean smell and a hint of his cologne. “Thank you.”

He gulped. “I didn’t mean to say that out loud, but you are welcome.”

You leaned closer and sniffed him making him blush more. “You smell nice too. Did your company make it?”

“N-No. We don’t make colognes or perfumes. The suit is mine though.”

You ran your hand over his arm making him shiver. “It’s really nice.”

He looked at his suit like it was the first time he’d seen it in a while. “Thanks. It is a good one.”

You hummed. “Bit too warm for Greece.”

“I’ll change when we get to my room. I dropped my bags off and went to see you right away.”

You walked out of the lift. “Eager.”

“Well, I wanted to move you into a nice room.” He led you out of the lift and across the entrance hall and out of the hotel by the pool. “I’m in the villa, well sort of. The homes by the water.”

You gasped. “I’ve always wanted to stay in one.”

“Well, you do now.” He followed the path to a Greek house on the beach. He swiped his key card and opened the door. “After you.”

You slipped into his villa and admired how cool it was inside compared to the heat outside. You slipped your flip-flops off and walked barefoot on the tiles. You loved the sitting area down the steps in front of a little fire and a tv. There was a kitchen area, but it was small because the villa was involved with the all-inclusive. You spied one bedroom with a stunning bathroom, but no other room. You opened the double doors at the end to the private pool and beach.

You turned to Levi. “This is impressive.”

“It is rather beautiful.”

You followed him into the bedroom. “I don’t see another bed.”

He put your case on the bed. “You have this bed, I will be taking the sofa.”

You blushed. “Oh, that doesn’t seem fair.”

“It’s your holiday. Besides, I barely sleep in a bed anyway.”

You walked up to him. “That can’t be healthy.”

“I’m alright.”

You reached up and lightly touched under his eyes. “You look so tired.”

Levi relaxed into your touch. He’d never been touched so sweetly like this before, he loved it. “I will rest soon.”

You pulled back. “I have conditions to my contract or whatever this thing is.”

“Okay.”

You folded your arms. “If we’re working together, I want you to sleep a minimum of six hours each night and have three meals with me.”

He let out a long sigh. “Fine.”

“Thank you.” You stood there a moment. “So…I’m going to enjoy the beach. You should change into something less…business.”

He looked down at himself. “You’re right.”

You hummed a laugh. “I’ll see you in a bit.”

You grabbed a towel before waving to Levi. You kept walking until you were outside in the Greek sun. You stopped next to the beach sunbed and pulled your dress off. You stretched and popped your joints with a delightful moan. You jogged down to the water and dove into the clear waters. You swam around for a while and noticed Levi moving around the other sunbed.

You got out of the water and felt very aware of your own body. You hugged yourself and smiled only a little as you reached Levi and your sunbed. You grabbed your towel and yanked it against you. “The water is good.”

Levi stared at you. “What are you doing?”

You felt a little confused. “Drying off?”

“You’re hiding your body.”

You blushed. “I…I guess?”

He held the towel. “Please don’t. I need to study your body.”

You looked away. “I uh…I don’t have the body of models. I don’t…I’m not.”

He pulled your towel from you. “You’re beautiful.”

You blushed. “I’m not.”

He dropped your towel on your bed. “I don’t know what you see, but what I see is an incredible body.”

“I don’t look like a model.”

“So?” He walked over and sat on your sunbed and looked up at you. “Models are just there to show off the clothes, not themselves. If you model, people would focus on your beauty and not the clothes. You’d take all the attention away.” He ran his hand over your hip and down your thigh as his other ran over your stomach. “Such a wonderful muse.”

You shivered under his touch. You’d never had a man touch you in such a loving way before. “Levi?”

He flinched and pulled his hands away. “Sorry. I got lost in you. When I get inspired it just takes me away from the moment. I didn’t mean to…sorry if I made you uncomfortable.”

You stepped back from him. “Sorry. It’s going to take me a while to get used to you touching me like that and saying such nice things.”

He nodded. “I understand.” He stood up. “I’ll test the water out. If you want a drink, just ask the butler.”

You wrapped your towel around yourself. “Yeah, I will.”

Your eyes widened when he yanked his shirt off and was just in tight swim shorts. You took in his defined bodied, his abs and pecs standing proud. You noticed a light speckle of hair on his pecs and then a treasure trail of black hair going down and into his shorts. You stared at his shorts to see an impressive bulge. You hid your body more when he turned to show off his muscle-covered back and the plumpest bum that needed to be slapped.

You watched Levi jog to the water, his leg muscles tightening as he moved them. You admired his thick thighs that you knew had power behind them. You whined a little as floods of dirty thoughts filled your mind. You groaned a little and hugged your legs. You let out a long sigh before looking over to the butler.

He smiled and approached you. “What can I get you, miss?”

You nibbled your lip. “Can I have a mocktail?”

“Of course. I will get one right away.”

You gasped. “One for Levi too? I’m not sure what he likes.”

He bowed. “I’ll get something for you both.”

You waved. “Thank you.”

Levi returned to you. “You were right, the water is nice.”

You stared at Levi and felt your jaw drop a little as you watched the water trickle down his defined body. You shivered when he pushed his wet hair back with his plump arms. You tilted your head as he turned to grab his towel and show off his perky and big bum.

“You’re staring.”

You jumped at Levi’s voice. You looked up at him to see he was staring at you. “What?”

He sat on his bed and smiled a little. “You were staring.”

You wiggled down on your bed. “I’m not used to seeing a guy like you.”

He frowned. “Like me?”

You nibbled the inside of your cheek. “You know, muscular and handsome.”

He looked down at himself and then at you. “I thought you’d be surrounded by muscular good-looking guys.”

You laughed. “No way in hell. I don’t get attention from men. I’m the type of person who fades into the background.”

He hummed. “Well, I disagree.” He lay back on his bed. “And anyway, I’m not handsome.”

You looked over at him. “Are you kidding me? You’re incredible. You have a great body, not too much muscle. You have a perky bum. Your thighs are thick. Your jawline is smooth. Your nose is a cute button one. Your cheeks are puffy. Your eyes are these stunning silver blue. Your hair is an incredible raven black. You’re also so kind, sweet, friendly, smart, funny and caring. I know we don’t know each other much, but I just…normally I can get a vibe from someone if I’ll like them or hate them. With you, I feel safe and so comfortable.”

Levi smiled at you. “You really are honest, aren’t you?”

You lay back and sighed. “Yeah, well I spent my younger years just keeping my mouth shut. I got older and I had enough. Sometimes it’s just easier to tell people the truth.”

“I agree with you. It’s just easier to rip the band-aid off.”

You smiled a little. “Glad you agree.”

He gazed at you and tried holding back a smile. “Are you happy to start working tomorrow?”

You nodded. “Yeah. I’m happy to do that.”

Levi woke up on the sofa and inhaled deeply. He rubbed his eyes and looked over at the double doors. He smiled a little at the wonderful view and then thought about what the day held. Two days ago he’d met you, then yesterday he started talking to you about the things you wanted. He now had sewing materials and a machine for him. So, today he was going to measure you and make you something.

He smiled as he thought about you in your bikini. He blushed when he felt something stir inside him. He’d never thought so much of a woman before. He had girlfriends and dates, but none made him feel such deep things. He looked down at himself under the cover to see he was slightly hard. “Tch, shit, not now buddy.”

He got up and changed into shorts and a loose white shirt for the day. He combed his hair and slipped into your bedroom and went to the bathroom linked to it. He finished up and went to wake up but he stopped a moment. He moved closer and felt captivated by you. He sat on the bed as he looked down at you sleeping on your side. He reached over and moved the hair from your face. He smiled a little and thought you were some sort of goddess.

Levi wished he could watch you like this all day, but you both had work to do. He said your name and patted your hip. “Time to get up.”

You opened your eyes and hummed. “What time is it?”

“Seven.”

You rolled over and put your back to Levi. “No.”

He hummed. “Come on.”

You wiggled. “No.”

“We have work to do. Tomorrow I’ll give you the day off and we’ll do whatever you want.”

You whined. “It’s so early! I’m on holiday!”

He got up. “Tch, come on brat.”

You pulled the cover over your head. “Let me rest.”

He grabbed the bed cover and pulled it off you. His eyes widened when he saw you were just in a shirt and underwear. He eyed your thighs and tattoos on your skin. He flicked his gaze to your face. “Up.”

You sat up with cute messy bed hair and huffed. “Fine, you win.” You let out a long sigh. “So, do I have to wear something special or what?”

“Just comfy underwear so I can measure you.”

“Sure.”

Levi walked to the door and paused. He called your name and looked over at you. “I want to say that I really appreciate you doing this. I made my clothing line to help my single mother out. When I started out, it was all about making women happy. Making women feel comfortable and making my mother feel beautiful.” He frowned. “Somewhere along that path I went the wrong way and I’m now lost. I’m out of touch and I’m letting my mother and her friends down. I want to be better.”

You smiled softly. “Sounds like you just lost your drive and reason for why you’re doing this. You’ve helped your mother and friends out, but you’re still working. You just need to find your next muse, your next inspiration, your next reason for doing this.”

He thought over your words. “You’re right.” He frowned. “Why did you agree to this? You could have said no and told me to shove it.”

You shrugged. “You seemed so nice on the phone. I’d be lying if I said the money wasn’t a temptation, but you seemed so genuine with me. Now, after what you said, I want to help you even more. You want to listen to women. So, I’ll help.”

“Thank you.” He blushed and pointed. “I’ll get everything ready. See you in a bit.”

You waved to him and felt your heart flutter. You had no idea how sweet Levi was, it just made him even better to you. You got out of bed and got ready. You pulled on your comfy underwear and bra that did not match. You did your hair and pulled on a dressing gown. You slipped into the living room and saw Levi hurrying around with reading glasses on.

Levi looked over at you. “Ready?”

You nodded. “Yes.”

He frowned. “Why are you in a dressing gown?”

“Oh, well.”

He stood up. “I’ve seen you in a bikini, your underwear and bra are no different. I’ve also seen a lot of models in their underwear and bra. You’re in safe hands.”

You gulped hard at the last comment. “Lots of models?”

He nodded as he walked over with a measuring tape and tablet. “Well, I keep an eye on my fashion shows.”

You pulled your dressing gown off. “Right…yeah…”

He tapped on his tablet and sighed. “Okay, let’s get your numbers.”

You lifted your arms up and felt a sinking feeling inside you. You thought maybe this handsome guy might have seen you as special, but really you were just another model he was using to get back in touch with his customers. You lifted your arms when he asked you to before moving your legs as well.

Levi tapped the last numbers in and hummed. “Interesting.”

You yanked on your dressing gown. “Do you really think you can make a difference?”

“I do and you’re the one who can help me.”

You sat down and watched him start drawing on his sketchbook. “I’m gonna go for a walk, that okay?”

He nodded. “Sure. I’ll see you later.”

You smiled and went back into the bedroom. You changed into some nice clothes to explore the area in. You grabbed your bag and left Levi alone to work. You walked out of the hotel grounds and went to the local town. You used what simple Greek you knew to talk to people, haggle a little and buy a few things. You knew you could get free food at the hotel, but you decided to have lunch out.

You sat at a nice restaurant as you read through some books about the local area. You ordered some food and enjoyed some hummus as a starter while your food was being made. You noted down some places you wanted to visit and knew you had to fit it around Levi and his work. You felt a little crazy doing this. You said yes to a rich man coming all the way to see you, touch you and measure you so he could dress you up.

You slapped your book closed and sighed. “I should have never made that post. I knew it was a stupid move.”

“Stupid?”

You looked up to your waiter. “Sorry, I was speaking out loud.”

He chuckled. “Such a beautiful lady with such a troubled look. Who hurt you?”

“No one.” You smiled. “I’m okay.”

He poured your water for you. “If it is a man, he is not worth your time.”

You blushed. “It’s not really a man. I just.” You frowned a little as you tried to figure out what to say. “I dunno. A big named designer has asked me to model for him to make better clothes, but I’m conflicted.”

He smiled. “You are a beautiful model.”

“Thanks.”

“What is wrong with being a model?”

You rubbed the back of your neck. “I dunno. It’s great money, but I know he’s only doing it to keep his customers happy.”

He frowned. “So, what is the problem?”

You stared at him. “Huh?”

“You are a model. You get good money. You allow other ladies to have pretty clothes.” He smiled. “Seems good to me.”

You smiled a little. “Yeah, you’re right.”

He winked. “I’ll get your food.”

You sat back and stared at people going by before looking around at others in the restaurant. “Maybe I am being silly.”

You ate your lunch and walked around the town a bit longer before going back to Levi. You went to shout but found Levi sleeping on the sofa. You smiled and carefully took his glasses off before covering him in a blanket. You picked up his sketchbook as you felt curious about what he’d been drawing. You opened it to see a drawing of you, but no fancy clothes. You changed to the next page to see another drawing of you sitting on a sunbed. You blushed and turned the page to see a drawing of you sleeping in bed. You moved to the next and saw he’d drawn you smiling softly.

You welled up a little. “I’m so beautiful…” You put his sketchbook back and looked at his tablet instead to see he’d designed so many things already, but many had negative notes. “Poor thing wasn’t happy with anything.”

You left Levi and put away the snacks and gifts you bought. You changed into something nicer and sat with a cup of tea and a book in the outdoor sitting area. You enjoyed a moment to yourself as the sun slowly set. You found yourself blushing when you heard Levi waking up.

Levi inhaled deeply and saw the blanket on him. He smiled and looked over at you sitting outside in a summer dress with one leg on show. He grabbed his sketchbook and started drawing you. He tilted his head and changed the dress you were wearing in his book to something original. He smiled at his work and closed his book. He knew that to make more things, he needed you to stick around the room.

He took two drinks from the butler and joined you outside. “How was exploring?”

“Good. How was designing?”

“Not the best.” He sat down. “I need you to stick around next time.”

You nodded. “Sure.”

He handed you a drink. “I know it’s asking a lot, but I seem to be more inspired when you’re around me.”

You smiled a little. “Thanks, and I understand. I’ll stick around. Oh, I bought you some local things. I thought we could snack together. Also, don’t forget tomorrow you’re letting me sleep in.”

“Got it.”

You pinched his cheek. “You need to sleep in as well. You napped today, which means you haven’t been sleeping.”

“You’re right, I haven’t been sleeping correctly and it’s all catching up with me.”

You smiled. “I think a sleep-in tomorrow is good for us when we get up and go somewhere local. You need to relax. Plus, it lets us get to know each other a bit more.”

You sat up and gazed at Levi as he carried on napping, but you'd woken up. You unlocked your phone and watched a few videos. You smiled at a video of a girl waking up her boyfriend and telling him her boyfriend was coming. You giggled at him trying to hide and believing her in his sleepy state.

You looked over at Levi lying on his front with his arm over your hips and pelvis. You hummed in thought as you gazed at him. You smiled and played with his hair and giggled at how cute and handsome he was all in one. You knew you had to play the joke.

You lightly shook Levi. "Levi?"

He inhaled. "Mm."

"Levi?"

He gulped and moaned. "Hm?"

"Levi! Wake up."

He frowned. "Huh?"

You giggled. "Get up, you need to hide."

He whined. "Why?"

"My husband is coming home!"

He inhaled and rubbed his eyes. "What?"

You shook him and giggled. "You need to get up and hide! My husband is coming home!"

"You're what?"

"My husband."

He inhaled and closed his eyes. "Your husband?"

You nodded and giggled. "Yes! Hurry! You need to hide because my husband is coming home!"

"Coming home?"

"Yes." You giggled. "You need to hide! Hurry! My husband is coming home."

Levi grabbed you making you squeal. He pulled you close. "Let him see. He needs to know you're happy with me."

You laughed. "Levi!"

He kissed your face all over and snuggled. "Mine."

"Levi you have to hide."

"He dangerous?"

You snorted a laugh. "Yes!"

Levi leaned up and stumbled around the apartment. "Okay."

You sat up and watched him. "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to fight him."

You climbed off the sofa and ran after Levi as you laughed. "Stop!"

He yawned and rubbed his eyes. "Why?"

You cupped his face. "It's a joke. I said my husband is coming home."

He stared at you. "Oh, I'm your husband."

You nodded and kissed him. "That's right. You're my husband."

He picked you up and carried you back to the napping area. "Funny prank. Did it work out how it was supposed to?"

"No, but you made it funnier and cute."

"Hmm, I'm glad."

You kissed him. "Love you."

You shifted in bed as you slowly woke up. You felt rested, but a few more minutes would have done nicely. You opened your eyes and sighed as all the things you needed to do filled your head. You knew you had some baking to do for a meeting Levi had tomorrow. You had to clean up, check Levi's emails as you were a stay-at-home assistant to him.

You stretched and moaned before checking the clock to see it was almost eight. You frowned a little when you looked over your shoulder to see Levi was still in bed. You looked back at the clock and thought maybe he was going to leave close to nine and drive to work, or he was going to work from home. Either way, you needed to get up soon.

You gasped when you felt hands push under your nightshirt, you knew it was too late now but maybe you could escape by using your words. You did find yourself smiling though as he traced lines and nuzzled the back of your neck.

You placed your hand on one of Levi's. "Morning, my love."

Levi hummed. "Morning."

You held his hand. "It's time to get up."

He kissed the back of your neck. "No."

"No?"

"No."

You let out a long sigh and knew that it was going to be a battle this morning. You inhaled deeply and felt yourself sinking into Levi's warmth and his scent. Levi had a beautiful natural scent and a clean one. He reminded you of a spring morning with fresh flowers, slight dew clinging to the grass and a soft breeze through tall trees. On top of that, he had a clean lemon-fresh smell.

You hummed in happiness. "Levi." You giggled when he said your name back at you. "I'm serious, Levi."

He kissed the crook of your neck. "I didn't know you changed your name to serious."

You rolled onto your back and looked up at Levi. "Don't get sassy with me."

"I'm not." He looked down at you and played with your hair. "You are so beautiful."

You blushed a little as your heart skipped a beat. You smiled at your lover as you reached up and touched his cheek. "You're very handsome with your messy bed hair."

He reached up and touched his hair. "Is it that bad?"

You giggled. "It's sticking up a bit."

He lay down on you with his face in the crook of your neck. "You're so mean to me. Picking on me so early in the morning."

You laughed at how sweet Levi was when he was with you alone and when he was tired. You knew very well Levi being like this meant he trust you more than anything in this world. You put your arms around him and lightly played with his hair.

You kissed the side of his head. "I'm so sorry for being mean."

"You should be."

You chuckled. "You can be a brat sometimes."

"I'm not a brat." He lifted his head. "Is it such a crime for me to want my love to stay in bed with me?"

You smiled at Levi as you took him in. "I have some baking to do, emails to answer and you have work."

He hummed. "I know, but I don't have much to do and I'm working from home."

"Okay, but what about the emails?"

"They can wait."

You sighed. "Levi, we can't lie in bed all day."

He kissed you. "Five more minutes."

You smiled against his lips. "I don't think you can do five more minutes."

He sighed. "You're right. I like to cuddle for a while."

"If I say yes, it does mean we will have to work hard later and tomorrow. You have a meeting tomorrow and I need to bake for it."

"I'll help." He kissed you over and over. "Promise."

You giggled. "You're sweet."

"You know what I'm like, I'm a hard worker."

You wrapped your arms around Levi and rolled you both onto your sides. "Yes, you are."

Levi held you close against him. "Please stay."

You looked at his pleading puppy dog eye look and you melted. "Alright, alright, we'll stay in bed together."

"For an hour?"

You giggled. "And after an hour you will ask for another hour."

He kissed your forehead. "Yes. I just want to cuddle you and love you all morning."

You nuzzled against his chest. "Okay, we'll do that."

Levi held you and closed his eyes. "Good. I love you."

You pulled on a cute summer dress and did your hair up. You admired yourself in the mirror a bit before feeling very aware of your body. You whined and hurried over to your cardigans. You grabbed you and jumped when Levi grabbed it. “I was just…”

Levi pulled it from your grip. “You’re beautiful. Don’t cover up.” He put the cardigan down and picked up a nice hat. He adjusted your hair and put the hat on your head. “There.”

“Thank you.”

He picked up a makeup wipe and started taking some of your makeup off. “You don’t need to layer this on.”

“But.”

He smiled. “You’ve barely had any on since I met you. When we were swimming in the ocean, you had none.” He lifted your head and admired your natural beauty. “Did you put all that on for me?”

You whined a little. “Maybe.”

He smiled a little. “Well, there was no need. With your stunning face, if you want makeup, all you need is something light on your lips and something around your eyes.”

“Why?”

He rubbed your cheek affectionately. “Because you have the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen.” He stared at your lips. “You also have kissable lips.” He released you. “Ready to go?”

You nodded as your cheeks burned and your heart felt like it was going to burst out of your chest. “Yes.”

Levi grabbed his camera and sketchbook as his cheeks blushed. He couldn’t believe he’d said those things to you. He turned and smiled a little at you. “Beautiful.”

You looked down at your shoe as Levi softly spoke. You looked over at him. “What was that?”

He blushed. “Just talking to myself. I’ll drive us to our destination.”

You nodded and went outside to see a nice open-top car waiting. “Wow.”

Levi put his things in the boot and helped you into the car. “Hold onto your hat, okay?”

You took it off. “I’ll keep it on my lap.”

He started up the car and drove through the Greek town and out. He sighed as he enjoyed the country road. He glanced over at you to see you were smiling and enjoying yourself. He hummed in delight and dragged his eyes down your body to see your dress had moved up to show your thighs and a bit of your underwear. Levi wanted nothing more than to reach over and hold the inside of your thigh. He felt possessive of you even though you’d only known each other for about four days.

He pulled up at the historic town and looked over at you. “I’ll pay you for spending the day with me.”

You looked over at him. “Oh, I don’t want payment.”

“Why not?”

You smiled. “Because I’m just enjoying myself today. I’m making you do this. Really, I should be paying you.”

He blushed. “I don’t want anything.”

You put your hat on. “Then, what do we call this?”

Levi reached over and took your hand. “A date.”

You smiled a little as he held your hand and walked with you. You squeezed Levi’s hand and glanced at Levi’s face to see he was blushing as well. You smiled more and felt a bit giddy. You walked with him through the town and only let go when he took pictures of the buildings and the traditional clothes people were wearing.

You slipped into a shop and found a sweet necklace, but you weren’t sure about the price of it. You tried using your broken Greek, but you couldn’t seem to get your point across.

Levi took the necklace from you making you jump. “You don’t want this one. The quality is bad.”

You gasped when he spoke fluent Greek to the shopkeeper. You blushed at the little argument going on between the two of them before they both laughed. You watched the shopkeeper go into the back before coming back out with a necklace. You flinched when Levi put the necklace on you and kept talking. You watched him get out his wallet and hand over money.

Levi put his arm around you and walked out with you as he said bye to the owner. “Do you like it?”

You touched your necklace. “It’s beautiful. Thank you, but you didn’t need to get me this.”

“He was going to sell you a cheap thing for a high price that was made out of easily breakable materials.”

“Well, thank you.”

He walked with you to an old wall facing the ocean. “Wait there a moment.”

You frowned. “Why?”

He stepped back and got his camera out. “Perfect.”

You blushed. “I thought you were taking pictures of inspiring things?”

“I am.”

You giggled a little as you blushed under Levi’s gaze. “I don’t know what to do.”

“Lean against the wall. Just enjoy the view.”

You stared at Levi and smiled at him. “I am.”

He lowered his camera as he said your name. “You.”

You turned and looked out at the sea. “It’s pretty here, huh?”

“It is.” He lowered his camera and walked up to you. “Feels like home.”

“Sometimes it’s nice to take a moment.” You looked at Levi to see how close he was to you. “I’m sorry I’m not the best model, but I’m trying.”

He slid his hand over yours. “You’re doing wonderful. And don’t worry too much about the posing, I’ll help you.”

You turned your hand over and touched Levi’s. “Thank you.”

Levi said your name softly. “I umm…”

“Mr Ackerman!”

You turned your head to see a man and woman walking over. The man was a tall muscular blonde with blue eyes and a charming smile. The woman was tall with a bob-cut that was white with a pink tint. “Who are they?”

Levi sighed. “My assistant and my colleague.” He let you go. “Erwin, I was expecting to meet you at the hotel.”

Erwin stopped and sighed. “Sorry. I was going to meet you there, but Layla said she had your location with her phone. There are some important things you need to go over she says. Have you had your phone turned off?”

Levi blushed. “I uh…well…”

Layla eyed you before smiling at Levi. “Mr Ackerman, we need to talk.”

“Sure.” He looked at you. “I’ll be right back.”

You nodded. “Sure.”

Erwin walked over to you. “Erwin Smith.”

You shook his hand and said your name. “I am the one who said mean things.”

Erwin chuckled. “Good for you. It’s about time someone was honest with him. I’ve been too busy managing the people to notice the clothing line.” He pulled his thin blazer off and put it over your shoulders. “To protect you from the sun.”

“Oh, was I catching it?”

“A little.”

You pulled the blazer around you a little. “Cheers.” You watched Levi and Layla. “They seem close.”

“Well they would be, they’ve been together for about five years.”

You looked up at Erwin. “Together?”

He blushed. “Oh, I meant worked together. I forget that. They work so closely together that it seems like they are together.”

You observed how Layla was. “She’s in love with him and he doesn’t know it.”

Erwin hummed. “She is?”

You nodded. “I can see a woman in love a mile away. I’ve spent all my life not seen by others that I see how other people are. How can he not know?”

“It’s likely Levi isn’t aware of what love is. I haven’t seen him be smitten with anyone. He’s had girlfriends, but they don’t last too long. I’m sure he’ll click one day and fall for someone.”

You sighed. “I feel so sorry for her.”

“Why?”

You shrugged. “She’s so in love with him and he doesn’t even know.”

Erwin smiled. “Maybe he just doesn’t love her.”

You frowned and looked up at Erwin. “How can he not? She’s beautiful.”

“To you.” He looked down at you. “Beauty is subjective. You might see her as the ideal woman to be, perfection almost, but to him, she might just be like every other girl.” He looked over at Levi to see Levi kept glancing over at you. “To Levi, beauty might be someone else.”

You gazed at Levi and blushed when he gave you a little smile. “I wonder what it is.”

Erwin looked between you and Levi and chuckled a little. “You’re both very sweet.”

“Thanks?”

“I look forward to working with you.”

Levi’s eye twitched as Layla talked nonstop. He wanted to work on things for you in peace. He had made sure Erwin and Layla got their own nice villa, but Layla wouldn’t leave his place so he couldn’t get a moment with you. He had made so many nice things for you and couldn’t get a moment to be with you to try them on.

Layla played with some of the clothes Levi made. She looked over at Levi. “You should get her to try these things on.”

Levi looked over. “Oh, I will. I would prefer a private fashion show.”

“Come on, it’ll be good. Mr Smith and I are here for the rest of the time you are.”

“I don’t think it’s a good idea.”

She got up and walked out to the pool where you were sitting. She looked back at Levi to see he was watching her. She smiled and pulled off her pool dressing gown to show her model body off. She stopped by you and called your name. “Hi.”

You looked up at her and shivered at how good she looked. “Hi.”

She eyed you. “You look…nice.”

You pulled on your pool dressing gown. “Can I help you?”

“Levi wants you to model.”

You got up. “Sure.” You walked into the living room and smiled at Levi. “What do you want me to try first?”

Levi looked up at you. “You…you want to try something on?”

You nodded and walked over to some underwear. You picked up the pretty lace and smiled. “White, huh? It’s cute.”

He stood up. “There are straps involved, so I’ll need to help you.”

Layla frowned. “Wait, I will do it.”

Levi grabbed the underwear. “I made it for her. You don’t know how to put it together.” He hurried into the bedroom and pulled you along. He slammed the door shut and locked it. “I hope you like this.”

You took the underwear from him. “I’ll put the basics on and then I guess you’ll clip it all.”

He nodded. “Yes.” He sat on the bed. “I’ll wait here and take notes.”

“Okay.”

He tapped away on his tablet as he edited a piece of work. He hummed a little song to himself as he smiled at a drawing of you he had on his tablet. He glanced up as the bathroom door opened. “You okay?”

You fixed the straps going over your boobs. “I like it, but it’s a bit fiddly.”

“It’s for special occasions. You can wear the bra separately.”

“I love the bra.” You stood in front of him in a bra with thin straps across your chest. “It’s really pretty.”

Levi looked up at you and felt his breath get taken. “Wow.” He eyed you in the white lace bra with a little bit below the boobs going into a bit of a point. He looked down at the high-waisted underwear to show off your curves. He looked down to your thighs as the stocking straps gripping you. “Incredible.”

You walked right up to him. “So, the straps?”

Levi patted the bed between his legs. “Foot here.”

You nodded and moved your foot where he asked. “Thank you.”

He ran his hands up your leg slowly he watched his movements and enjoyed the fabric on your skin. He kept going until he reached your thigh and your skin. He massaged your thigh and hummed in delight. “It fits perfectly.”

You blushed hard. “Well, I think it needs to be a bit bigger.”

He looked up at you. “Why?”

You nibbled your lip. “Well, there’s pudge.”

He frowned and looked up at you. “Pudge?”

You nodded and pointed. “Here.”

He saw what you meant. “Oh, you mean this delicious part of you?”

You blushed. “Delicious? It makes me look big.”

He hummed and clipped the straps in place. “You’d be surprised how many people like it.”

“Do…” You gulped hard. “Do you like it?”

He nodded and spoke softly. “I want to run my lips and tongue over it.”

You blushed. “You do?”

He went bright red and looked up at you. “I said that out loud?”

“You did.”

His hands shook against your leg. “Ah…umm.”

You swapped legs. “Could you do the other one?”

He cleared his throat. “Sure.”

You watched him put the straps on your other leg. “Thank you. I’ve never really worn anything like this before, it’s fun.”

“I’m glad.” He offered you a pair of heels. “These should match.”

You took them. “I don’t usually wear these, but sure.” You put them down and slipped your feet in. “Okay, what do you think?”

Levi smiled as he took you all in. “Goddess.”

You ruffled your damp hair from the pool. “Levi.”

“I mean it. It’s honesty between us, remember?”

You nodded. “Yeah.”

He stood up. “Wait there. I’m going to get my camera.”

You laughed a little. “Levi.”

He ran out of the room and left the door open. “I’ll be a moment.”

You stood there and nibbled your lip as you felt pretty. You walked to the floor-length mirror and admired yourself. “Pretty.”

“I guess.”

You looked at Layla using the mirror. “Sorry?”

She poked part of your back near your bra. “It’s a bit small.” She hummed a laugh. “Maybe he meant it as a way to encourage you…or maybe he made it for someone else and you’re just testing this thing so someone better can try it.”

You welled up a little. “Yeah.” You frowned a bit. “You know what? No.” You turned to face her. “I’m not having another person talk me down. He made this for me. He made it a little tight because he likes how it grips me. I believe him. I trust him.” You folded your arms. “I don’t know what’s going on between you and your boss, but do not include me in your messed up views. If you love him, just tell him. Don’t make me feel like dirt. I am just here to be a model for him. You need to address your issues instead of just pushing them onto me.”

Layla clenched her jaw. “You little…”

You walked past her. “Try and bully me all you like, I’ve had it all.” You walked out into the living room to see Levi talking to Erwin. “Oh.”

Erwin looked over and blushed hard. “Wow.”

Levi hurried over to you and pulled you against him. “Not for your eyes.”

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to stare.”

Levi squeezed you. “Could you take Layla and head out? I want to work with this one for a while and I want her to be comfortable.”

Erwin nodded. “Sure. Sorry again.”

You smiled. “It’s all right, Erwin. Have a nice day!”

Layla gasped. “Wait. I need to help.”

Erwin held her upper arm and pulled her along. “Come on, time to go.”

You inhaled Levi’s scent and felt yourself blushing at being pressed against his toned body. “Levi?”

Levi ran his hands over your body and squeezed you. He looked down at you and enjoyed how warm you were. “Yes?”

You smiled at him. “You can let me go now; they’re gone.”

He hummed. “I know, but part of me doesn’t want to.”

“We have work to do.” You pulled from him and picked up his camera. “Let’s take some.”

He offered his hand. “Sure, let me have that then.”

You snapped a picture of him. “Perfect model.”

He laughed. “Come on, brat. Hand it over.”

You giggled and took more pictures of him. “So handsome.”

He walked over. “Give.”

You walked backwards. “Come get.”

He smiled and ran after you. He laughed as he enjoyed your squeal of delight. He chased you around the living room and then into the bedroom. “Come here, you little bunny!”

You wobbled on your heels. “Ah!”

Levi grabbed you in time before you fell over. “You okay?”

You blushed. “I told you I don’t normally wear heels.”

He shifted you in his arm and looked down at you. “I should help you out of them.” He lifted you up and sat you on the bed. He knelt in front of you and took your foot. “You did really well.” He slipped off the first heel and massaged your foot. “Well done.”

You sighed and moaned. “What about your pictures?”

He looked up at you. “You don’t need heels for them.”

You smiled. “Are you sure?”

He nodded. “Very.” He took your other foot and massaged it. “Your comfort and happiness are very important to me.”

“Thanks.”

He stood up and smiled. “Better?”

You nodded. “Much better, thank you.”

He pulled you to your feet. “Now for the right place to put you.” He walked you over to the open double doors and placed you against the doorway where the white thin curtain was blowing in the wind. He fixed your hair and little before backing up. “Perfect.”

You blushed. “Really?”

He nodded and lifted his camera. “Yes.”

You nibbled your lip as you leaned against the wall. “So, what do I do?”

“Smile. Just be natural.”

You hummed a laugh as Levi took pictures of you. You looked out at the view and hummed at how nice the ocean sparkled in the summer sun. You looked back at Levi and smiled. “Hey, I want to talk to you about something.”

“Mm? What about?”

You placed one hand on your stomach as you fiddled with the lace of your underwear. “Did you know Layla was in love?”

Levi raised his brow. “She’s in love?”

You nodded. “Yeah.”

“Congratulations to her.”

You laughed. “You don’t know.”

He lowered his camera. “Know what?”

“She’s in love with you.”

He stared at you for a while. “I mean, I knew she had feelings for me, which is why I’ve been pushing her away but I didn’t think she was in love.”

You walked over to Levi. “You knew?”

He gripped the camera. “Does it make me a bad person that I knew she felt for me?”

You shook your head. “No, no, not at all. I mean, you have been very professional with her. You have kept it as business only.”

He pulled a face. “I’d feel a bit shit for firing her because she loves me.”

“I understand.”

He frowned. “Does it bother you?”

You shook your head. “Not at all.”

“Why mention it?”

You shrugged and sat on the bed. “I thought you should know. I mean, she’s loved you for so long and you’ve not seen it. I felt bad for her. She was an asshole to me, but I still feel bad.”

Levi walked up to you. “Wait, she was an asshole to you?”

You nodded. “Yeah.”

He sat next to you. “I’m sorry.”

You shrugged. “I told her that I’m used to bullying, so her words didn’t bother me.”

“What did she say?”

You retold Levi what went on between you and Layla. You flopped back on the bed when you were done. “Like I said, I’m used to it.”

Levi lay back with you. “That’s horrible. I’m sorry she said that.”

“I’m okay.”

“I want you to know that I’m not making these clothes for anyone but you.”

You smiled. “I know. I believe you. The way you talk to me and touch me, it shows me.” You looked over at him. “The time and dedication you take in making these things.” You sighed. “No one has ever done anything like this before for me.” You rolled onto your side and gazed at him. “I know it’s just business, but I’m enjoying myself.”

Levi stared at you with a smile on his face. “It’s more than business. I am also enjoying myself.”

You hummed as you felt a little giddy. “You be careful Mr with those nice words.”

He moved to his side and propped his head up. “I only say nice things to those that deserve them.”

You giggled as you played with the bedsheet. “Thank you.”

“For what?”

You shrugged. “For being nice. For listening to me. For making me feel good about myself. For just being a wonderful guy.”

He hummed. “Well, thank you for letting me be here with you. Thank you for letting me be me. Thank you for letting me work with you. I’m having a lot of fun.”

You nibbled your lip. “Can…never mind.”

He held your hand and stopped you from getting up. “Can you what?”

“Levi.”

He moved closer. “Go ahead, ask.”

You sighed. “Can I hug you?” You stared at Levi and saw him blush a little. You went red and sighed. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have asked.”

Levi dragged you close to him and held you. “Don’t be sorry. I have times where I want to be held.”

“Is it weird I asked?”

“No. I feel like we connect on a level where we can if that makes sense.”

You smiled. “Yeah.”

He pushed his fingers in your hair and massaged. “How come you’re on holiday alone?”

You sighed. “No boyfriend and I didn’t want a friend to pay to keep my company.”

“You have no boyfriend?”

“Nope.”

He frowned. “Now that makes no sense.”

You leaned up and looked down at him. “Why?”

He looked up at you and felt his heart flutter at your hair acting as a halo. “How does someone like you not have a boyfriend?”

You smirked. “Easily. I’m just not desirable. I don’t have what most women have. I know you’ll tell me off, tell me that I’m different, that I’m special in my own way.” You sighed. “I’ve heard it all. I accept the facts the way they are and I’m not mad about it.”

“Well, I think you’re beautiful and you deserve all the love in the world.”

“Thanks.” You smiled. “You do too. You’re an incredible guy.” You sighed. “So, are you not interested in Layla?”

“Not at all.”

You leaned on his chest and kicked your legs. “Is it because she’s your assistant?”

“No.”

You pulled a face. “So?”

He shrugged. “She’s just not my type.”

“Do you have a type?”

He hummed a moment. “I don’t think so. I just know I don’t like her in that way.”

“No spark?”

“No spark.”

You nodded. “Yeah, I get that.” You sat up. “I should get changed. Do you have anything else for me to try on?”

He nodded. “Yeah, but we’ll save it for tomorrow.”

You gasped. “What is it?”

“I made you a dress.”

You blushed. “Really?”

“Really, but I want you to wear it out.”

“Out?”

He sat up and nodded. “Yeah. We’re going out for dinner.”

You hummed a laugh. “That sounds like a lot of fun.”

“I hope so.”

You slipped off the bed. “Oh, the clips.”

He sat on the edge of the bed and unclipped everything for you. “There you go.”

“Thank you.”

He watched your walk off into the bathroom, your hips swaying and bum perky. He sighed when you closed the door. He mumbled under his breath so you didn’t hear him. “What is my type huh? You, it’s you.” He shook his head. “I need to have the balls and say that.” He got up and went out to the living room to see the butler waiting. “Hey, we’ll have our dinners please and uh our usual drinks, thanks.”

The butler bowed to him. “Of course.”

Levi frowned when he said a restaurant name. “Sorry?”

“It’s a romantic place. Good music, place to dance, by the sea. It’s good for confessions. Sometimes you just have to take her a kiss her.”

Levi nodded. “Thank you. I’ll keep that in mind.”

“She is beautiful.”

Levi smiled. “Yeah, she is.” He glanced at the butler. “You did mean the lady here, right?”

“But of course. The lady here with the curves, sweet laugh and charming smile. She is a goddess.”

You held up the dress Levi made against your body. You looked in the mirror and admired how it was very well made and it was and how it was shaped just like your body was. “Wow.”

Levi walked up behind you. “What do you think?”

You turned and smiled at him. “I love it.”

“Yeah?”

You nodded shyly. “Yes.”

He hurried over to the bed and picked up underwear and a bra. “This set will work. You’ll be supported and it’s seamless and won’t show.”

“Perfect, thank you.”

He put the set down. “Sorry, I should get out.”

You giggled. “Yeah.”

“I’ll put on my stuff in the living room.”

You put the dress down. “Thanks.”

Levi slipped out of the room and took his things off until he was in his nice boxers. He yanked on his tight smart trousers first before he put on his crisp white shirt. He buttoned his shirt partway up and left a bit open to show his chest a little, but not too much that he’d be seen as an asshole. He tucked his shirt in and did up his belt. He lastly put on perfectly shiny shoes with a little heel. He walked over to the mirror and pushed his hair back and fixed it a little.

He stared at himself and whined. “Do I look good for her?” He looked to the bedroom door as you walked out and felt his felt skip a beat. The dress hugged your body as if it was painted on. He eyed the double slits for your legs so he could see your wonderful thighs. He stared at your chest and admired the cleavage. “Wow.”

You walked closer. “I’ve never worn anything like this before.”

“Is that bad?”

You shook your head. “No, I like it a lot. I’m just.” You let out a long sigh. “I need to build up my confidence.”

He lightly touched your cheek. “You look stunning.” He released you and grabbed a camera. “May I?”

You smiled a little. “Need me to pose?”

“Lean against the wall for me.”

You leaned and smiled a little at him. “You like flashing my thighs, don’t you?”

He snapped photos. “You have good thighs.”

“Thanks.” You blushed. “How about a picture together?”

He nodded. “Sure.” He set up the camera on a timer and pulled you close. “We model well together.”

You giggled. “Really?”

“Yeah.” He turned you around and pulled you against him, so your back was to his chest. He hugged you tightly and nuzzled his face against your hair. “Perfect.”

You hummed a laugh. “We should head out.”

He let you go and picked up his camera. He looked at the photos of you and him and felt himself smiling at how good you looked together. “I have a few things to edit on the dress, but it’s great.”

You blushed. “Few things? Is it bad?”

He shook his head. “No! No, it’s not bad.” He walked up to you and touched your dress. “I’ve made it too low here around your boobs, sorry.” He placed his hands on your waist and hummed. “I think possibly the back is too low, you can see your bra a bit. The aim is to make this look smooth and seamless as you wear an underwear set.” He locked eyes with you and flinched. “Ah, sorry.” He pulled back. “Sorry for touching you so much.”

“It’s all right, it’s for work.”

He touched your dress a little. “Other than that, it’s wonderful.”

You smiled. “I love it.”

“I’m glad.” He offered his arm. “Shall we?”

You hugged his arm and walked with him. “I think you need to talk to Layla.”

He looked over at you. “Why’s that?”

“Well, she’s in love with you and you don’t love her. You need to tell her how you feel, otherwise, she’s going to keep assuming things.” You stopped in your tracks. “I’ve loved someone before and they’ve never loved me back. I know what it’s like to love someone and them not know or love you back.”

He nodded. “I’ll talk to her. I promise I will. I don’t want her to hurt. I just…I didn’t know she was in love with me, but I knew she liked me. You are the first to tell me about the love.”

You held his hands. “You had no idea, so don’t feel too bad. She never told you and if she didn’t tell you, how would you know?”

He sighed. “Yeah, you’re right.” He frowned a little. “I still feel bad. I wish I knew.”

“Sorry I brought the mood down.”

He walked with you. “You didn’t. You’ve opened my eyes to a lot.”

You smiled a little as you walked at his side. “Well, you’ve opened my eyes too. I used to think so little of myself and over this first week I feel so pretty.”

“I’m glad you do because you really are.”

You playfully pushed him. “Thanks, handsome.”

He smiled in the dark as he felt his heart flutter in delight. He led you to the restaurant on the ocean. He gave his name and took you to a table on the balcony, so you both had the best views. Levi pulled your chair out for you. “I hope this is nice enough for you.”

You sat down. “It’s perfection. I’ve never been to such a nice place before.”

Levi sat down and poured the water. “Really?”

You nodded. “If you didn’t come here and we didn’t get to know each other, I would not be here. I would be spending my night locked up in my room with some booze.”

“Really?”

You nibbled your lip. “Yeah, really.” You picked up the menu. “I tend to just hide away.”

He felt his heart sting. “Well, working with me means that you won’t be doing that anymore.”

You laughed. “I know and I don’t mind it.” You reached up and played with the necklace Levi bought you. “I enjoy being around you.” You smiled at the waiter and gave your order. You handed your menu over and looked out at the sea. “I wish I could live by the sea.”

“You like it?”

You hummed. “It’s soothing to me. I love the crashing of the waves. I enjoy exploring.”

He smiled. “Where’s your dream holiday destination?”

You gasped in thought. “You know those huts in the water?”

“I do, yeah.”

You blushed. “There, but I know I’ll never be able to afford it.”

“What do you do?”

You shrugged. “Admin. I work a boring office job.” You fiddled with your glass and stared at the water. “It’s the same stuff every day.” You smiled at Levi. “You have made my life a bit fun.”

“What would you like to do?”

You laughed and rubbed the back of your neck. “Wow, uh…maybe writing? A tea shop? Bakery?” You smiled. “There’s a lot.”

He hummed in thought. “Well, how about a full-time model?”

You blushed. “What?”

He waited for the drinks and food to be put down before speaking again. “I want you to work full-time with me.”

“R-Really?”

He nodded. “Really. You’re my muse and inspiration. Together we can make people feel beautiful.” He reached over and took your hand. “The happiness you feel and comfort in the lingerie I made you I want to spread to as many women as possible.”

You smiled and nodded. “Okay, I’ll do it. The pay is great and I shouldn’t shoot down an opportunity.”

Levi kissed your hands. “Thank you so much.” He smiled. “This makes me so happy. We’re going to make incredible things together.”

You giggled. “Yeah, we are.”

He let your hands go. “We should eat.”

You nodded and started eating your dinner as you exchanged small talk. You and Levi got to know each other more on a personal level. You’d already talked about yourselves, but now it was flowing more smoothly and the comfort level was high. Levi had you blushing and giggling at his rude jokes. You felt like you were on a date instead of just relaxing together as boss and colleague.

You sighed and looked at the couples dancing. “I need to make my resignation letter, huh?”

“Yeah.”

You smiled as you watched a sweet elderly couple dancing and looking so deeply in love. “Cute.”

Levi looked over to the couple. “They are, aren’t they?”

You nodded and let out a long sigh. “That’s a dream right there, growing old with someone and still being just as in love then as the day you fell for each other.”

Levi looked over at you and blushed. He could imagine a wedding ring on your finger, the nice big home, the pets, the kids, the grandkids. “It is a dream.” He let out a long sigh and stood up. He walked around to you and offered his hand. “Would you like to dance?”

You looked up at him. “I thought you didn’t do dancing.”

He smiled a little. “I don’t normally, but with you, I’d like to.”

You took his hand and stood up. “All right.”

He walked with you to the dancefloor and pulled you against his chest as he slow danced with you. “You are slowly changing me.”

You laughed. “Changing you?”

He nodded. “Before this week, I was a cold person who snapped at those around him and had lost his passion. A week with you has made me love my work again. I want to get better, be better. I know I’m making better things for women, but the most important thing is you. I want to make you smile and feel pretty the most. You’re the priority.” He laughed a little as he blushed. “I’ve never thought of someone like that before. It’s new and different.”

You hummed a laugh. “You praise me too much.”

“I should praise you more.”

You laughed as Levi twirled you before dipping you. “You lied to me.”

Levi pulled you to your feet. “Lied?”

You nodded. “You said you are cold, but you’re a lot of fun.”

He blushed a little. “That’s sweet of you, but I wasn’t lying. I was cold, but I’m not anymore.” He spun with you. “You’ve made me this way. Well, you brought this side out of me.”

You hummed a laugh. “Well, you’ve made me more confident in myself.”

“I’m glad.” He held you close and danced slowly. “You are truly a vision.”

“Sir? Madam?” The waiter smiled. “I am sorry to say this, but we are closing.”

Levi stopped dancing with you. “Sorry, we’ll head out.”

You giggled and walked with Levi. “Can we walk back by the beach?”

“Sure.”

You walked down the path and pulled your shoes off. You jumped into the sand and smiled at Levi. “I love walking in the sand. It just feels nice on your feet.” You walked backwards. “Come join me.”

He sighed and took his shoes off before rolling up his trousers. “I don’t normally do this.”

“So give it a go! It won’t hurt you.”

He jumped to his feet and jogged over to you. “Where are you going?”

You looked back at him as you ran. “To the water!”

“It’s dangerous at night!”

You lifted your dress up and splashed around in the water as you giggled in delight. “I’ll be fine!”

He ran up behind you and grabbed you making you laugh. “I don’t want you to get hurt.”

You kicked your legs as Levi lifted you. “I won’t get hurt because you’re with me.”

Levi blushed at your words. “Fine.” He put you down on your feet. “You win.”

You wiggled your hand in front of his face. “If you’re that worried about me, you can hold my hand.”

He smiled a little and changed what hand he was holding his shoes in. “Be careful.”

You held his hand. “I will.”

He yanked you close when you stumbled. He entwined his fingers with yours. “Tch, you are a clumsy thing, aren’t you?”

You giggled. “I’m sorry, the sand just sucked my foot down.”

“Clumsy.”

“Not my fault.”

He pulled you closer. “I’ll just have to keep a closer eye on you.”

You giggled. “I guess so.”

He looked up at the stars. “I think I might make something for you based on the stars and another based on the sea.” He looked over at you. “You’d make them beautiful.”

“Well, I look forward to seeing what you make.”

He hummed a little song to himself as he felt happy. You recognised the song and started singing along to his humming. Levi smiled and started singing with you. You swung your hands together. Levi got into the fun and yanked you close and started singing Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You. He lifted you up into the air and twirled with you.

You giggled at how romantic he was being. “Levi.”

He put you down on your feet. “Sorry, you just do something to me.”

You giggled. “You’re sweet.” You stepped back, but the sand took your foot again. “Shit.”

Levi grabbed you and fell forwards. He yanked you close to try and stop you, but you both kept going. He grunted when he hit the floor and something very soft. He heard a little moan and felt something soft and warm move under him. He lifted his head a little and leaned up. He looked down at you and blushed hard as he gazed at you.

You looked up at Levi as the world around you faded away. You eyed his plump lips before looking at his blown pupils. You let out a little mewl as Levi shifted above you. You could see Levi was debating something in his head. You held your breath as he tilted his head a little and leaned closer to you. You closed your eyes ready for the kiss, but nothing happened.

Levi pulled back. “Are you okay? I kind of fell on you and I’m a little heavy.”

You sighed as you felt disappointed. “I’m okay. You didn’t hurt me.”

“I’m glad. I don’t know what I would do if I hurt you.”

You cupped Levi’s face. “I don’t think you could ever hurt me.”

He closed his eyes and sighed. “I’m glad.”

You released him. “So, umm.”

He sat up. “Sorry.” He smiled a little. “You sure you’re okay?”

You giggled as you sat up. “Yes, but there might be an issue.”

“Oh?”

You nodded. “Yeah, I might find sand in places I don’t want to find it.”

Levi laughed. “Yeah, sorry about that.”

You giggled. “Don’t be sorry.” You hugged yourself. “Levi?”

“Mm?”

You stared at him. “Do you like me or am I just a model?”

Levi locked eyes with you and said your name. “I ah.”

You stood up. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have asked you that.” You brushed your dress off. “Of course, I’m just a model. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being just a model to you.” You held back tears and bent your arm as if you were showing muscle. “I’m a great inspiration and I’ll keep being it!” You picked up your heels. “We should head back to the villa.”

Levi watched you walk away and felt his possessiveness of you take over. “Wait…” He spoke quietly. “Don’t go…” He stood up and ran after you. He shouted your name.

You turned to see Levi racing towards you. “Yes?”

He ran up to you and dropped his shoes before he placed his hand on the top of your bum. He yanked you against him as he panted, his heart and mind raced with you and only you. He tangled his fingers in your hair and crashed his lips against yours. He sighed through his nose as he felt his heart settle finally. He nipped your lips and smiled when you opened your mouth. He pushed his tongue into your mouth and grabbed your bum making you moan. Your tongues danced together in pure bliss as you both felt like you’d met the one. Levi knew in this moment he was never ever going to let you go. You were his.

Levi released your lips and sighed. “You might be a model, but you mean so much more than that to me. I know it’s been just a week, but from the moment I met you, I knew something just felt right between us. I adore you so fucking much. You make my heart race in a good way. I want to always be around you. I never ever want to let you go.” He massaged his fingers in your hair. “Are you prepared to be with someone who is needy, a little possessive and struggles with separation? I will get better, I swear, it will just take some time.”

You cupped Levi’s face and smiled. “You have no idea how much I like you.”

Levi kissed you and lifted you up before you could finish your sentence. He released your lips. “Sorry, I interrupted you.”

You laughed. “It’s okay.” You licked your lips. “So, what I was going to say.” You hummed as Levi kissed you again. You pulled back and giggled. “Levi!”

“Sorry.”

You placed your fingers on his lips. “Better. So, I was going to say that I am happy to be with you. I don’t mind that you’re possessive, needy and struggle with separation.” You blushed. “I’m kind of the same and I struggle with self-image too.”

Levi licked your fingers. “I will tell you how beautiful you really are every chance I can get.” He smiled when you lowered your fingers. “You truly are the most incredibly stunning person I have ever had the pleasure to meet and I can’t believe I get to keep you as mine.”

You lowered your head. “You really do want me?”

“More than anything.”

You hummed a laugh. “Sorry, I get in my head a lot.” You wrapped your arms around Levi and held him. “Just for a moment.”

Levi held you close. “Don’t be sorry. I will hold you whenever you want. I will also hold you often because I want to.”

You laughed. “Perfect.”

He released you and offered his hand. “Come on, let’s go back to the villa.”

You held his hand, both of you picked up your shoes, and then you walked back. “Levi?”

“Mm?”

You blushed a little. “We’re not rushing, are we? I mean, we’ve known each other for just a week.”

He shook his head. “No, I don’t think so. When you know, you know.” He kissed the back of your hand. “Makes no sense to fight your feelings because people say you should wait at least a certain amount of time. We’ve been living together for a week, so feelings will increase. It’s like we went on dates seven days in a row. Plus, who cares if people question it? I like you so much and you like me.”

You smiled at Levi. “You’re right.”

He guided you around the private pool before stopping outside the villa. “To you want to stay up for a bit longer?”

You hummed a laugh. “I was hoping you’d say that.”

He smiled. “Do you want to change?”

You sighed as you ran your hands down your dress. “Well, I really like this dress you made me and it’d be a shame to take it off.”

“Comfort is important.”

You blushed. “If you don’t mind.”

“I don’t.”

You smiled and walked inside the villa and into the bedroom. You peeled the dress off your body and put it on a coat hanger in the closet. You looked in the mirror at your body in the seamless underwear. You smiled a little and liked how it was shaped to you and it didn’t make your body ache at all. You moved the bra a little and didn’t see any red marks.

You gasped and ran to the living room as Levi stood in just his comfy bottoms. “Levi!”

Levi jumped as he held his shirt. “Y-Yes?”

You grinned. “No red marks!”

He frowned. “Sorry?”

You walked up to him and pulled your bra from your skin. “Look!”

He blushed and looked at your skin. “What am I looking for?”

You giggled. “No red marks.”

He smiled at how happy you seemed. “No red marks?”

“Bras normally leave a little red mark on your skin, or the straps on your shoulders make dents. However, this bra left no marks!” You welled up as you felt so happy. “It’s amazing!” You jumped into Levi’s arms. “You’re amazing! Thank you!”

Levi squeezed you. “I’m glad you like it.”

You let him go and jumped up and down in front of him. “This is the best! It holds my boobs in place and leaves no marks! You’re a wizard. A bra wizard.”

Levi chuckled. “I’m glad I could help and give you something you’ve always wanted.”

You held his hands and kissed him. “You did. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

You let him go and ran into the bedroom. You pulled on your comfy bedclothes and joined Levi. “Do we have a blanket?”

He shook his head. “No, but you can have a cardigan of mine.”

You blushed. “Really?”

He nodded and helped you into one of his cardigans. “This okay?”

You wrapped it around yourself and inhaled. “Mm, smells like you.”

Levi blushed. “That good?”

“Perfect.” You looked over at the little kitchen. “What are we going to do about drinks?”

“The butler leaves some drinks behind for me because I work late while you’re sleeping.” He walked to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of cocktail, water and fresh fruit juice. “What would you like?”

You walked over. “A cocktail.”

Levi stood up and poured two glasses. “Sure.”

You smiled as you watched him. “Hey, Levi?”

He looked over at you. “Yeah?”

You nibbled your lip. “Do you really like me?”

He slid his arm around you and pulled you against his chest. “More than you know.” He kissed you and smiled against your lips. “I adore you. You’re sweet, funny, kind, caring, honest, attentive, stunning, cute, and just a wonderful person. I am honoured and blessed to have met you and be able to be with you.” He kissed under your eye making you hum. “You’re a dream come true.” He pushed one hand under your shirt a little and over the soft skin of your waist. He tapped his forehead against yours as you let out a tiny moan. “I like you so much.” He kissed you. “I really like you.” He pressed his body against yours and kissed you again. “I’ve never felt this crazy about someone before.”

“I’m the same.”

He hummed. “I like it.” He dragged his lips along your jawline to your ear. He nibbled on your earlobe making you shiver. “I’ll try not to eat you alive.”

You giggled. “Noted.”

He pulled back and picked up the glasses. “Could you bring the bottle?”

You picked it up and carried it outside to the outdoor sofa. You sat down and put the bottle on the coffee table. You turned to Levi as he sat right next to you and handed you your drink. “Thank you.”

He reached over and played with your hair. “You’re so…”

You looked over at Levi. “Hmm?”

He blushed. “I want to say beautiful, but I don’t want you to think I only see you for your looks. I enjoy everything about you. We both have so much in common. He like a lot of the same things and you’re so interesting. It’s strange, I really haven’t cared for anyone this much.”

You hummed a laugh. “This the first time you’ve felt this way about someone?”

He nodded. “I feel almost like I worship you.” He blushed bright red. “Tch, sorry, this might seem so strange to you. I went from this tough cold CEO who didn’t care to this slightly obsessed man who can’t stop thinking about the woman in front of him. It’s so strange to me and yet it feels right.”

You blushed. “Levi.”

He groaned and looked away as he ruffled his hair. “Tch, I don’t know what to do and say. I don’t know what’s happening to me.” He looked over at you. “Kissing you, touching you and holding you is all I think about. I’m driven by making you smile.”

You nibbled your lip as you felt flustered. “Wow.”

“This isn’t like me, but maybe it is and I just didn’t know I had this in me.” He put his arm over the back of the sofa behind you. He shifted closer to you. “You move me, inspire me, push me to be a better person.” He sighed. “I really want to kiss you again.”

You blushed. “You may.”

He kissed you and hummed. “I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of doing that.”

You kissed his shoulder. “You know, you do things to me I don’t understand but I like. I’m more confident than I have been before, I’m happier, I’m stronger, I’m having more fun and I feel like a better person. You have awoken something in me too.”

Levi held you against him. “I need to talk to Layla and make things clear. I’m going to address that tomorrow with her. I don’t know how long it’ll take, or if there will be issues. All I know is, I need to deal with this. I hope you don’t mind.”

You placed the lid on your little box and marvelled at it. You smiled in pride before wrapping it up in paper and taping down the folds. You tied a cute bow around it and gasped in delight at how pretty you made it all. You just wanted to do something for Levi.

Levi was a bigshot CEO, so he made a lot of money and you both lived in his penthouse. Levi could get you anything you could ever want. If you wanted to go to another country, he would fly you that second. You still worked your little job and asked Levi if you could help with bills. He accepted and thought it was adorable. You knew very well he only took a tiny amount of money for the bills and shopping, but you still felt like you were doing something.

Levi bought almost everything. He gave you a lot of things and you very rarely asked for anything unless you were desperate. Levi got you expensive pretty things. You saved up as much money as you could and would buy him nice things too.

You had saved your money up for something special for Levi that you knew he'd love. You jumped when he threw open the door to the gaming room you were hiding in. "Levi!"

He studied you and seemed to relax at seeing you. He smiled a little. "So, this is where you've been hiding." He walked closer. "My little bunny is very good at playing the hiding game, but her big bear always finds her."

You giggled as he leaned over and nibbled your neck. "I was hiding for a good reason."

He pulled back. "Oh yeah? Why's that?"

You lifted the little box up to him. "I umm...I got you a gift."

Levi stared at your blushed and then at the little present in your hands. "You got me a gift?"

You nodded. "Yes."

He perched on your gaming desk after he took the box. He softly said your name as his heart fluttered in his chest. "Darling. You shouldn't have."

You leaned one arm on the desk and looked up at him. "I saw it and knew I had to get it for you."

He pulled the ribbon and hummed a laugh. "You're too cute for words."

You started to worry the more he unwrapped the box. "I umm...I thought about it." You blushed. "Maybe it's silly."

He lifted the lid to see set in some tissue paper was a tie clip with a little teacup and saucer on. "Bunny..."

You shuffled closer. "It's silly." You stood up and reached for it. "It's bad."

He stopped you. "It's beautiful. I love it so much." He smiled and picked up the clip. "I'm going to wear it all the time. This is so me! I love tea a lot." He looked up at your blushing face. "Of course, I love you most." He kissed you. "Thank you."

You smiled at him. "You really like it?"

He nodded. "I adore it. This is so me." He dragged his tie clip off and tossed it on the table. "I need to get rid of all my tie clips." He slipped on the one you got him. "I'm only ever going to wear this one."

You put your head in your hands and whined. "Levi."

He pulled you close and held you. "Thank you." He kissed the side of your head. "Thank you so much."

You wrapped your arms around his next and clung to him. "I love you."

"I love you too." He squeezed you. "I love you so deeply."

You pulled back a little and played with the undercut of his hair. "Don't wear it to the event."

He massaged your hips. "Why not?"

"People will make fun."

He frowned a little. "Why? It's the perfect gift." He held you close. "Everyone is going to be so jealous."

You giggled a little. "You goofball."

"I'm a massive goofball." He slapped his hands on your bum and gripped hard. "Time to get changed, we have an event to go to." He hummed and massaged. "So soft."

You pulled his hand off you. "Naughty boy, save that for later."

He grumbled a little. "Fine, fine."

You hurried to the bedroom and pulled on a sexy and classy dress Levi had bought you. You matched it with small heels and did your hair and makeup. You twirled and giggled. "What do you think?"

Levi hummed as he checked you out. "You're like a sweet in a cute wrapper. I just want to peel the wrapping off and eat what's inside." He walked up to you. "I know for sure you're a sweet with a gooey middle. I want to drink it all up. I want to savour the sweetness."

You covered his mouth with your hands. "Later."

He pulled your hands away and let out a long sigh. "Fine."

You walked over to the front door and smiled. "Ready?"

He nodded and led you to the lift. "We'll get my driver to take us, so it means I can have a drink with you."

"Great."

He held you close on your journey to the event. He knew you were nervous about going to them. He realised that it was like stepping into another world. Levi still felt out of place, but he felt so at home with you. Levi felt like he belonged when he was around you. He understood your worries and your pain. He wanted to protect you as best as he could.

"Levi?"

He looked over at you as the buzz of people talking and classical music faded in. "Hm?"

You smiled a little at him. "I'm going to get a drink. I believe Erwin wishes to chat with you about work."

Erwin smiled softly. "Sorry about stealing him."

You giggled. "It's alright. I need a drink anyway and so does he. I'll be back in a bit."

Levi nodded. "Sure." He turned to Erwin and listened to him about changes and deals for his business. Levi chimed in and agreed with what he thought was right for the company, but something caused his focus to break. "Hang on Erwin."

Erwin frowned. "Something the matter?"

Levi clenched his jaw as he watched you get upset as a group of ladies talked to you. "Someone is upsetting my bunny." He stormed over and pulled you against his chest. "Tch, oi!? What the hell is going on here."

You whimpered. "Levi, it's fine." You reached for his tie clip. "I messed up."

Levi stopped you. "Why are you taking that off?"

"I was right, it's silly and bad."

"What?" He snapped his gaze to a woman laughing. "What's so fucking funny?"

She smiled as a blush spotted her cheeks. "We were just telling you silly little fling here that the tie clip she got you is cheap, tacky and disgusting. I mean, honestly, there are so many better things out there. Get a real job dear and buy him designer."

Levi was pissed now, not only did they make you feel low and embarrassed, but now they were insulting you. "Tch, listen here you plastic piece of worthless trash. I'd rather not shit for thousands of fucking years than accept some stupid designer piece of shit." He lifted his tie. "You see this tie clip!? This is the cutest shit I've ever seen! You know why I love it? Because she thought of me when she saw it. She saved up her money for it with me in her heart. She picked something that made her think of me. I fucking love tea, she knows that. She got me this incredible and thoughtful gift. Now take your stuck-up personality and attitude and shove it up your arse!"

You blushed. "Levi."

He ushered you along. "Come on."

You walked along with him. "Levi."

"I won't stand for it, bunny. You're the love of my life and you gave me such a perfect gift." He stopped and cupped your face. "It really is perfect. I love it so much." He kissed you and sighed through his nose as he felt at peace. "Don't ever change, okay? I fell in love with the sweet woman who tells me off for giving her too many gifts, who stomped her foot when I held out on letting her help with the bills, who is thoughtful and gets me the sweetest of gifts, who tells me she loves me with such purity." He rubbed your tears away. "Never ever change who you are. Don't be a rich snob, okay?"

You giggled through your tears. "Promise."

"Good girl." He sighed. "Now, let's blow this shithole and go get some junk food."

You walked with him. "Can Erwin, Hange and Mike come?"