We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 428

I swallowed the lump in my throat and grabbed a comfortable pair of shoes,

putting them on slowly and deliberately.

“Ready to go?” He asked when I returned to him.

I nodded and followed him out of the house, avoiding the curious gazes of Nan and Sammy who were clearly watching us from around the corner.

Once we got outside, I noticed Gavin’s personal car parked out front instead of the one that his staff would typically drive. I furrowed my browns when he opened the passenger door for me.

“You’re driving?” I asked him.

He nodded, a smirk playing on his lips. Despite the smirk, he still had a stoic expression that countered it and I wondered what it even meant.

I got into the passenger seat and Gavin closed the door as I put my seatbelt on. I watched as he ran around the car and got into the driver’s seat. I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen Gavin driving before. I didn’t think he knew how to drive if I were to be honest.

The car started with a roar and Gavin put his seatbelt on.

“You can pick whatever music you like,” he told me, handing me his phone which had the music app installed.

I raised my brows; he was giving me control of the music? That was different than I imagined. As he drove, I scrolled through the thousands of artists on his phone and chose one that I actually liked.

I bobbed my head to the rhythm as Gavin drove through the city; the sun was still up, but it looked as if it was about to start setting soon. It was nearing 5:30 and my stomach was rumbling. I hadn’t eaten all day; mainly because I wanted to be hungry for dinner, but also because of my nerves. I was terrified about this outing, not sure what to expect, it kept me from eating anything out of fear that I’d just throw it up.

Gavin parallel-parked the car in the middle of the city and turned off the engine. He got out of the car and walked around to the passenger door, opening it. He held out his hand for me to take. I took his hand and allowed him to pull me out of the car.

“Such a gentleman,” I teased, raising my brows at him. “Didn’t think you had it in you.”

He raised his right brow at me and then gave me a sheepish shrug.

He started to walk, but when he noticed I was trailing behind him, he slowed his steps so he could walk beside me, another surprising act. I looked up at him, he was looking anywhere but at me, and it made my heart race in my chest. I wondered desperately what he was thinking at that moment. swnovel

We started near one of my favorite restaurants, place that I had frequently gone to with Nan in the past; I hadn’t been there in a while, but they had my favorite cosines and beverages. It was called The Grove, and it wasn’t your typical fancy restaurant, but it was classy enough that reservations were