Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave?
How can I love when
I'm afraid to fall?
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt,
suddenly goes away somehow
One step closerAfter a long day at work, Tahera left the lab to find Taahir's expensive car parked not far away from the entrance.
Taahir had a white shirt on and was lounging lazily up against the bonnet of his car. The setting sun accentuated his facial features. Having half of his face hidden by the shadow added an air of mystery to the man's appearance.
The fading light of the sun acted as a natural contour that highlighted his perfect bone structure and lean body. He was shrouded in the golden rays of the sun like the Greek Apollo stepping out of an oil painting, regal and captivating.
Even Tahera who no longer had any feelings for him couldn't help but feel her heart skip a beat. She could hear audible gasps coming from the two female engineers that followed behind her.
"Who is that?"
"You don't know who he is? That's the only reason I applied to work at this lab!"
"He's so dreamy... don't you think?"
In engineering labs like theirs, the number of men greatly outweighed the women so female engineers usually had their pick of partners so it took a truly delectable man for them to come up with comments like these...
Tahera felt weirdly tickled hearing their comments. As she indulged herself with a smile, Taahir suddenly turned and his pair of passionate dark eyes met hers. Almost immediately, his lips broke into a sinful yet lazy smile.
"Catch me, I think I'm going to faint!"
"Girl, you better help yourself because I might faint before you!"
"Well, I'm going to die if you faint! I won't let you upstage me before my dream guy!" The two engineers started squealing like schoolgirls.
Tahera did an eye roll in response to their antics. Yes, Taahir is slightly better looking than most of the men that work there but does he really deserve this kind of reaction?
"So, how was your first day of work?" Taahir strode to her side and asked with a wicked smile.
Tahera thought she was imagining it but she was sure the way he looked at her had gotten much more... gentle. Like he was looking at a precious pet cat, one that required careful handling and pampering.
Since when did Taahir become so caring towards others? He might seem easy-going on the surface, but she was very familiar with the disinterestedness that operated within his core.
Therefore, she convinced herself she must be imagining things... Then again, she didn't really care if he'd had a change of heart or not; it was his business, not hers.
"It was alright," Tahera answered without much emphasis.
"Get in, you can tell me more on the way home." Taahir turned to open the door for her. Then, he stood by the door like chauffeur, his expectant eyes on her, like he would be very disappointed if she just walked away.
Tahera didn't mind sharing a ride home with him. Even though they were no longer married, she harbored no ill feelings towards him. In all honesty, she had never hated him. She just hadn't wanted to stay married.
Other than that, she didn't mind having normal interactions with him. However, her body froze the moment she bent down to get into his car. She felt Taahir's palm press down on her head. He was worried she might hit her head on the roof...
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