308: What took you so long?

What took you so long?

Did he just ask her to check his messages?

Diana's eyes blinked at him in surprise, he was staring ahead as he drove quietly; did she hear correctly?

''What did you say? ''

''check the messages for me, I'm driving, '' Michael replied.

''Oh;'' she cleared her throat and sat up on her seat; then she clicked on the first message.

Men didn't like women looking through their messages but he trusted her enough to let her see his messages that meant something right?

She blushed as her eyes scanned through the first message;

'Hi, I'm a reporter from Dorin, I heard that you're taking a role in Diana's upcoming movie, 'When I Saw You', is this true? And are you available for an interview? Please get back to us.'

''Interesting, when a reporter asks you this, you don't even reply, it is best they wait for the official announcement. ''

"Noted! ''

Diana chuckled and went on to the second message;

'Michael, I'm Melody from San Fransisco, I love you so much! I want to meet with you just once, I love you!.'

''tsh, I guessed as much, all these followers are just fan girls. '' She pouted as she scrolled through the messages looking for which didn't have a female profile pic, but almost all did, so she closed the screen.

''Uh? What happened? '' Michael asked when he noticed that she had closed the screen.

''what's there to read? Almost everything is your fan girls profession of their undying love, I don't want to see it. When you get home you can read it yourself. '' She stared ahead with a pout. Michael studied her expression briefly and then he chuckled;

''Are you jealous? ''

Diana's eyes turned to him in reflex, ''wh… what? Jealous of what? '' she chuckled dryly, turning forward. ''why would I be jealous, it's not as though we are in any relationship… '' she murmured but it was loud enough for Michael to hear. The car became quiet.

Diana blinked; what was stopping him from asking her out? Was she not giving him enough signals? She pouted;

Did he expect her to kiss him before he knew she liked him? Hasn't she shown him how much she liked him already?

Diana folded her hands around her torso;

She didn't want him to be one of those men she was just going to make out with on set, she wanted this to feel real, but he wasn't doing anything. Although he was giving her attention and dropping some sweet words here and there, she didn't want to assume anything.

The last time she assumed things, it turned out terrible, so she wasn't going to assume that he was into her when she wasn't sure if he was.

''We're here;'' Michael said as he drove into the company garage.

Diana wasn't enthusiastic as she was earlier anymore, she didn't want to be as shameless as she was in the past, doing shameless things without thinking, so yes, even if she liked him, she was going to hold herself even if her feelings were killing her.

Michael held the car open as she stepped down from the car and he arranged her disheveled hair with his hands;

''Looks better now; '' he said with a smile and she murmured a thank you. Ordinarily, she would have been happy about this but this time she was annoyed, if he wasn't going to go further with her, he shouldn't make her heart flutter.

As though that was not enough, he interlocked their hands, holding her tight as they walked towards the company. Diana glared at him with a pout but when she remembered she was outside, she quickly smiled like a cute girlfriend.

Even though he was annoying her right now, she liked the rumors about them being in a relationship, and then fact that he had not refuted it gave her a little hope.

''Michael Wills, it's great to finally meet you. '' The director stood up when they entered the office and he shook Michael as they exchanged pleasantries, the lawyers were already seated waiting for them to arrive, so they greeted them briefly.

''Diana pestered me a lot about giving you the role, I was surprised, because this is the first time she's going out of her way to do something like this, but now I see you, I'm not surprised. ''

''Mr. Parker! '' Diana cried; she wasn't expecting that he would tell Michael about how she was insistent on him taking the role, and to think he would say it when she was there, she wished the ground would just open and swallow her whole, it was so embarrassing.

Michael laughed and looked at her face, she was already red from embarrassment and she was glaring hell at the director.

''don't listen to him, I just asked him once and he accepted. ''

''Mm, I believe you. '' Michael nodded as he patted on her back, but that only made her want to disappear, thankfully, the lawyers diverted the topic soon enough.

After the signing of the contract, it was just past two, so Michael asked Diana where she wanted to go;

''I want to go shopping for a dress for Nicklaus' wedding, I have a bunch but I still want something new.''

''Alright, we can go together, ''

''mm, you want to shop too? ''

''No, I already did. I want to go with you. ''

Diana's eyes remained on his face for a few seconds, she didn't want to assume things but it was a little obvious he liked her. His every action showed it, the way he looked at her, spoke to her, touched her… she wondered why he wasn't asking her out yet.

Michael glanced at her and she realized that she had stared for too long and she quickly looked away.

''Thank you. ''

''Where do you want to shop? ''

''Let's go to Jovani, it is closeby. ''

''Okay; '' the drive was quiet. Diana peeked at Michael once in a while, she hadn't noticed it earlier, but he looked troubled, he would brush his head back once in a while and adjust on his seat, as though something was on his mind.

Looking away from him, she stared outside the window. Soon, they were driving into the store.

Diana was a frequenter, so when they saw her, they quickly attended to her.

''What do you want to wear, a short or a long dress? '' Michael asked as she looked through the dresses the attendants brought to her.

''A short dress would do, what do you think? ''

Michael nodded; ''it's perfect, you would be comfortable and won't worry about tripping. ''

''Alright, let me try this on. '' she nodded and took one of the dresses into the closet. Michael tapped away on his phone as he waited for her to come out, they were the only ones there, so when he saw that she was taking a lot of time, he spoke;

''Tell me if you need any help! ''

''Don't worry, I'm coming out now. ''

Her footsteps sounded on the tiles as she stepped out of the closet. Michael raised his eyes casually, but when his eyes fell on her, he froze;

Diana turned around with a smile; ''How do I look? ''

The dress was knee-length and pink in color, it had a unique design and she loved it, but she wasn't sure if he would like it.

''Uh, is it nice? '' She asked again when she saw he wasn't saying anything.

''Will you go out with me? ''

Michael said suddenly and out of nowhere making Diana stop on her spot. She blinked.

''What? ''

''Will you go out with me? '' His voice was more definite now as he stared at her blazingly. He finally said the words he had wanted to say all day.2

He wanted to ask her out, but he didn't know how to bring it up, there wasn't a perfect time, but seeing her walk out of that closet looking so beautiful and irresistible, he couldn't control his thoughts, and he found his tongue moving on their own accord;

Diana blinked; her throat felt dry. She had waited to hear him say this for so long, but now he had finally said it, she was caught off guard. She stared at him for a good one minute before she shook her head with a sigh;

''What took you so long? '' 

Closing the gap between them, she held his face and kissed him. Michael held her head reflexively and deepened the kiss, and in a second, his tongue found its way into her mouth; both of them forgetting where they were.

Diana clutched his hair as she kissed him like her life depended on it; damn, did he know how long she waited for this?

Suddenly, the door flung open;

''Miss, did you find… '' The attendant stopped at the door as her eyes fell on the sight before her, her mouth wide open;

Diana and Michael stopped kissing instantly and turned to her;

''Sorry, I think I came at the wrong time. '' she smiled and closed the door.

Micheal's hands were still around her waists, and she was still holding his shirt. 

And as though in reflex, they let go of each other at the same time. 

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