Don't toy with me: sexiest man of the year

A CRUSH

“You don't have to be shy about it”. She laughed then her gaze shifted to Antonio who stood up without uttering a single word and left the room. Grandma Elizabeth sighed deeply then turned to Angela, who was fighting back her shyness. “How are you feeling today?” “Better than this morning maybe because of the medicine I took, thanks for being so kind to ask after my wellbeing”. “I see ....(she sighed again)I hope Antonio wasn't a burden to you this evening, he seems a bit out of place”. She asked Angela softly. “Not at all..” Angela replied. Grandma Elizabeth sighed then smiled at her. “Alright then get well soon”. “Thanks”. Angela replied and gulped down her food. She watched Grandma attempting to wheel herself out of the room. “Can I help? I am done with my food”. Angela asked, standing to her feet. “Oh of course you can, thank you my dearest”. Grandma Elizabeth smiled at her. She opened the door and gently pushed her out of the room heading down the hallway. On the way she sighted Damon walking towards them, her heart skipped a beat and her cheeks flushed pink. “Oh no….not now that I just overfed myself, come on tummy tuck in” She tucked in her tummy and licked her lips to avoid food stains. When he got closer to them, Angela noticed fresh bruises on his face, she stopped the wheelchair. “Grandma”. Damon said brightly and kissed her cheeks. “How is your nose?” She asked and touched his face. “It's just a scratch, Grandma”. Damon replied warmly. His voice is always so warm and friendly, I wonder what happened to him, Angela thought. Then he straightened up and looked at Angela for a moment, his gaze lingering on her face. Angela avoided his eye contact like a plague looking at anything else around them but not his face! “You are Antonio's bride right?” Angela nodded readily, trying not to appear awkward, her cheeks grew warmer due to shyness, she had to look away. “I hope you are feeling better?” He asked. Angela nodded, her face still downcast, it made him smile a little. A maid hurried up the hallway and stopped in front of them with a bow. "Excuse me, young master," she said, her voice polite. "I'm here to take Grandma Elizabeth." Damon nodded with a smile. Angela stepped aside for the maid. “You two should get to know each other, darling Angela, this is Antonio's immediate older brother”. “Step brother”. Damon added. Elizabeth shook her head and then a maid wheeled her out of the place, heading out of the building. The two watched awkwardly until the maid and Grandma were out of sight. Damon turned to Angela. “Shall we take a walk, that's if you …” “Yes…”. She snapped immediately, her eyes sparkling. “Oh…okay..” Damon replied a little amused by her reaction. “It's nice to meet you,...Angela.. right?”. He glanced at her. She nodded. “That's a beautiful name”. Angela couldn't help it, her ears turned red and her cheeks too. The two walked outside Antonio's mansion heading to the Montero flower garden, none saying anything to each other. “I..” “YOU..” They both said at the same time, realization made them laugh out loud. “Ladies first”. Damon said with a hand gesture, as if he was a real life prince. Angela took a deep breath trying to calm her nerves. “I am a huge fan of your teen show, Bryan is a wolf!” She snapped in excitement, turning the heads of the servants towards them. Realizing, she had drawn attention to them, she quickly apologized. Damon was stunned and lost at first due to her sudden outburst but then he laughed at her embarrassed face. “Oh my! I have never met such an adorable fan girl before…that is surprising and even more surprising, you are my brother's fiancé”. “Yeah..” Angela said sadly, hating that he had to bring Antonio into the picture. “How much were you paid?” She looked up at him in surprise then looked away without answering. “Don't worry, I won't tell Grandma,we all know Antonio very well,he is not a fan of commitment, getting married is not something he would do, even in his dream”. Damon said with a friendly smile. Angela sighed deeply. “Actually.. although he promised me money,I am doing this for grandma Elizabeth”.

“I see that's how he was able to get a decent lady like you to deceive an old woman”. That statement was a direct attack on Angela. She felt tight in her chest due to guilt. “It's complicated, I am not doing this to hurt her.. I never in my life thought that one day I will be deceiving a poor old woman..my life has been turned upside down…I....wish..”. She stopped walking, looking down trying not to break down. A hand touched her cheek, she looked up and found Damon. “It's not your fault, you are not a bad person, I know that the moment I saw you”. He cleaned her wet cheeks with his thumb. Angela stared into his eyes searchingly, hoping he could say more…just a little more…just a little bit. The silence between them grew bigger, then Damon blinked and put his hand down. “Thanks”. She said slowly and cleaned her face. Damon cleared his throat. “My brother can be quite a difficult man…” “Let's not talk about him”. Angela replied tartly. Damon was surprised, his eyes widened then he smirked. “I see he has already given you a reason to hate him, it's Antonio's thing to do”. “A reason you say? I have a million reasons to hate him, I don't know why girls love him”. Damon stopped this time, shocked and speechless. “Wow..” Clueless Angela looked at her back to be sure she wasn't missing anything. She wondered why he looked so shocked. “Is.. there any problem?” “You are not a fangirl of Antonio, that's rare, a woman who doesn't fancy him, he is literally famous among the ladies”. “Not his fan girl even before I got to know the real him”. She sneered. Damon glanced at her. “So tell me what do you like most about Bran the wolf, I will get into character for you”. Angela's eyes widened and sparkled with excitement. “Really?” She snapped in a high pitched voice. Damon laughed. “You are adorable”. Angela face flushed her heart wouldn't stop pounding, her inner child was still doubting if it's all real, meeting her crush and walking together in a beautiful giant flower garden, the summer breeze in their hair and the tiny flower petals falling over them is such a romantic moment. “I am waiting”. Damon spoke softly. “I..I.. love how you treat the ladies you saved from the bad guys, and the way your voice sounded deep like the ocean when you asked them to stay safe”. She covered her face and screamed internally. “Oh my gosh this is really happening,I am too old for this excitement, now I understand my sister, Kerry!” “You look so flustered my lady,allow me to lead you safely down this path”. Damon spoke in character of Bryan. Angela peeked at him through her in-between two fingers. She crossed her fingers trying to calm down and not scream in excitement. Damon watched her smiling so sheepishly. When she finally calmed down. “You don't have to do me like that, I had to prepare myself mentally for it”. She pouted. “Like you a lot of women do love Bryan, I wish I was like that in real life, cool and famous with the ladies…it turns out, Antonio is the real life Bryan”. “Says who? He is not cool at all and he doesn't know how to treat a woman good, I hate that you kept bringing him up”. She muttered and suddenly cursed. “Why am I acting as if we are on a date,calm down girl”. She yelled inside. Damon simply smiled back and stopped at a spot. Angela looked up, it was a small lake in the garden, colourful ducks swimming in the pool. “You know..I quit acting completely after Bryan is a wolf…”. “Really? I guess that's why I never get to see you in any television show after that,I was so heartbroken as a child”. “How old were you then?” “12 years old, what about you?” “fifteen”. “Wow, you look too grown for a fifteen year old then”. “Really?” He chuckled and scratched his hair, a little embarrassed. “I guess it must be the makeup, thanks to the wolf makeup..” ******* Antonio walked into the room, Angela was nowhere to be found. “Well I didn't expect to meet an empty room, I guess she is strong enough to handle me”. Still tipsy, he walked out and met some female servants on the passageway. They bowed at the sight of him. “Where is my bride?'' “She is in the flower garden with young master Damon”. He smirked. “I see…”