Stand By Me Darling
Chapter 244: Love How You Love Me

Chapter 244: Love How You Love Me

"Someone’s in a very good mood today!" Arthur sat comfortably on the bed and said with a smile. He could hear her smile through the call.

"Yes!" Talia didn’t deny it. After all, she felt light after talking to her grandfather. "I had a long chat with my grandpa."

"Hmm... That’s good." Arthur nodded. She would need her time together with her Grandpa. She would regret it otherwise. Who knows how much time Jerome has left. "What did you talk about?" he asked as he felt like gossiping.

"Does my grandpa knows what happened with Ray?" Talia asked.

Arthur felt his heart skipping a beat as he heard her ask it. If she asks, he knew she didn’t tell Jerome anything yet. But is it wise to keep it from her grandfather? He had thought of coming clean with Jerome, but he always feared Jerome would break every relationship with him if Jerome knows what his brother did to Iris. And it is not fair to Iris if he hides that from her grandfather after everything. He was in a serious dilemma.

How could he ask for her hand saying he will protect her, when he let her suffer that much when she was in his home? But it would only be fair if he is open about it.

"Shouldn’t we tell him?" he asked.

"No need. Never tell him." Talia refused immediately. "Do you want to get married to me? We cannot have another trouble with my grandfather not approving us, can we?"

"You’re..." ’very self-absorbed’, Arthur wanted to tell her but he swallowed his words. He cannot accuse her of something he himself is guilty of. Didn’t he keep his silence for the same reason too?

"I’m what?" Talia could understand he was holding back his comments. "Selfish? Inconsiderate? Self-absorbed?"

"No..." Arthur said in a sing song manner with his lips curled up. He really cannot get away easily with her. She could understand him through the phone line even, just by his tone. "I was going to say you are so beautiful and you sing like an angel! I saw the viral video published by someone who attended the meet of the veterans. How come you never sing for me? Even after receiving my divine voice, you never bothered to send me recordings of you singing. I’m actually very angry at you." he pouted.

" What? Viral? " Talia didn’t realise that her singing is going viral and she didn’t bother much. Who knows? It must be the Palace PR trying to show her as a very exceptional person and a gem. They’d do that. " You want to hear my voice? Shall I sing now?" she asked as she only cared about Fred then. She could’ve sent him her singing. She never felt like it and so she felt bad.

"No need!" Arthur feigned anger. He was surprised she didn’t care about going viral and that too in a positive way. He digged deeper and it seemed like it was not a PR push, but someone posting the video that actually gone viral. He was pretty amazed by the support she has in Rosandale.

"Come on, Fred.. Don’t be angry..." Talia tried to cajole him. She knew he is not actually mad and still she felt happy coaxing him. "I was thinking of you when I sang that song. Shouldn’t that mean something?"

"Nope! You’re lying!" Arthur continued his facade. Even if he was really angry, his anger would’ve simmered down when she said that she sang that song, thinking of him.

He could only keep on his pretense since he wasn’t really angry. He just wanted to know how she would try to coax him.

"I love how your eyes close, whenever you kiss me

And when I’m away from you I love how you miss me

I love the way your touch is always heavenly

But, darling, most of all I love how you love me

I love how you hug me

I love how you squeeze me, tease me, please me

Love, how you love me

I love how you love me "

Talia started to sing that part of of the song ’I love how you love me’. It is an ambiguous song where ’love’ didn’t represent the pure form of love that involved feelings, but more of the ’making love’ part that involved actions.

As she sang, Her voice didn’t have the graceful innocence it had when she sang the other song at the meet, but her voice was husky and so titillating. Arthur’s eyes that were filled with teasing gradually grew deeper as he felt like ravishing her. When she sang ’squeeze me, tease me, please me’ her voice went to a whisper making it seem so tantalising and he wanted to pounce on her and squeeze her dry with his teasing and revel in her pleasured moans.

"Do you want my ’loving’ and ’pleasing’?" he asked, his voice had gone deep as he could imagine her in a red silk slip and nothing else on and her clear eyes glistening and little red lips parted slightly, inviting him for a hug, a kiss... and more.

"... Yeah. But what to do? You’re mad at me and you won’t please me, will you?" Talia had a very victorious smile on her face. As usual, this guy falls for even the slightest provocation from her. If this old song does it for him, she couldn’t imagine what the latest songs with pretty suggestive lyrics would do to him.

Arthur didn’t want to back off and wanted to continue the talk." I’m mad no more... Let’s-"

"No! You asked out loud what you want from me. I won’t ask nothing from you until I give you what you asked me. I will work hard to provide you with what you asked me and then get the loving and pleasing from you!" Talia tactfully retreated from his leading topic. She knew where it will lead and she was not willing to do that in this place where it is told that even walls had ears.

And his engagement is still not officially broken. Even if she didn’t mention it to him, she didn’t feel pleased by that fact.

" Oh, f*ck me!"

Arthur cussed from the other end and Talia didn’t know if he was frustrated she put a lid to his enthusiastic conversation or he is just expressing his desire. Maybe it was both.

"Visit me." Talia replied wiping her forehead where perspiration was formed. She felt hot remembering that intimacy they had the other night. She wanted to be f*cked by him too.

"I will stand in front of you one day and you won’t be able to escape me, I swear!" Arthur said after taking a deep breath.

"I’ll be waiting for that day then," Talia tried to tone down her enthusiasm, but it spilled out.

There was silence for sometime and Talia’s thoughts went back to her grandfather.

"Have you ever wondered you are worthless in front of someone, Fred?" she asked as she laid on the bed. Thinking about her grandfather, made her feel heavy and she wanted to lie down.

"No... I’m always impressive. I never feel worthless... except when..." You said ’That’s it?’... Arthur didn’t finish his words. Only she has that power over him and make his confidence waver. But she is the most self-confident person he knows. Why is she thinking about this? " Who made you feel this way? " he asked.

"I went on a walk with my great grandmother and after my talk with my grandpa... I felt like I’m nothing compared to them... I felt like I’ve accomplished nothing of value throughout my life," she expressed her thoughts.

"Haha..." Arthur chucked a little, " You’re just twenty six! What are you doing comparing yourself with legends like your great grandma and your grandpa? When we reach their age, if we were able to accomplish half of what they have accomplished, I’d consider that a big success. They are legends, Iris! We are in fact fortunate to be in their presence and being close with them in itself is a blessing. We can learn a lot from them and they are teaching us a lot too. There will be always people who are better than us, but that doesn’t mean we are worthless. We can do our best and improve ourselves to become the better version of ourselves. Worthless? You? I bet there are at least a million girls out there who’d want your life. How are you worthless? " Arthur only chuckled more.

" You always have the best answers, Fred...." Talia smiled. How right is he? Those two are really legends and they went through hell’s fire to be in the place they are now. How can she compare herself with them? She could only strive to be half as good as them.

" Yes, I’m very smart! " he laughed. " Some preachy girl in high school used to teach me all these and made me so confident!"

"Yeah, you should not let go of that girl. She seems very adorable," Talia smiled. She used to tell him all these stuff back then. How did she forget it all?

"She is very adorable. I really love her pink buttons and her soft-"

"You’ve become preachy now," Talia interjected that horny guy. Her hands reflexively covered her chest. Pink buttons, he says...that pervert!

"You could have just said ’Iris, you are not worthless, you’re worth the universe to me!’ or something very romantic, instead of preaching me," she laughed.

"Hmm... I should have... A vain woman like you would be more happy with empty words, right?" Arthur let out a snort. He knew she appreciated his reply and still said it in a joking way. And... This woman has gotten too good at blowing out the flames of lust burning inside him.

"Grandpa is very sick, Fred. Let’s not reveal anything that might harm his heart further. Let bygones be bygones. Ray is gone and grandpa doesn’t have to know what he did," Talia said as she took in a deep breath.

"... I understand..." Arthur’s expression turned somber as she brought up an important topic.

She is right. But still...

Both of them talked for a while and Talia ended the call. But then she felt that lingering palpitations in her heart. She felt like she needed more of him.

She stared at her phone for a while and felt a little sad that she pushed that guy away when he tried to s*x talk. It’s not like she doesn’t like talking that way with him, but she actually felt shy and so she found reasons.

Hmm... What can I do about it?