Adam caressed her back as their tongues danced together. He could tell that his little elf was getting better at kissing. After five whole minutes, he finally let go of her lips, allowing her to breathe.

Stella's mind was a mess as she took deep breaths to calm herself down. Adam's condition was no better than her as he looked at her swollen lips and those teary eyes, making her look more alluring as the wet t-shirt stuck to her skin.

Turning off the shower, he wiped the water off her face.

"No matter how much I want to continue where we stopped last night, I know you aren't ready for it." Adam softly spoke as he cupped her cheeks. "And nothing much happened last night." Adam added with a wink.

Kissing her forehead, he turned around to leave. "I will get something for you to wear, you can freshen up." He said grabbing a towel from the towel rack and headed outside, not forgetting to close the door on his way out.

Stella looked at the door for a while as a smile slowly crept up on her lips. She was thankful that he was so understanding. She turned around and took off the wet t-shirt that was clinging to her skin and irritating her. After taking off her undergarments, she turned on the shower absentmindedly.

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After twenty minutes, Stella came out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around her, covering her assets. She walked to the bed and saw a baggy black t-shirt with a denim jeans placed on the bed. There was also a red lacy bra and matching panties with a note placed over them. She picked it up to read it.

'You look good in black. I would love to see you in red. ;)

I am waiting for you at the dining table.

Love,

A'

A faint blush spread over her cheeks as she crumpled the note and threw it in the waste bin.

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Adam was waiting for Stella at the dining table as a maid was serving their breakfast. Just as the maid was leaving, a fuming Stella stomped into the dining room.

The maid bowed her head slightly in respect and left the room. Stella didn't pay any attention to her or to her surroundings as she made her way to Adam.

"Why do I have hickeys on my torso?" She picked up a fork from the table, pointing it at him. She didn't pay attention to her body when she was in the shower, but when she was dressing up, her eyes accidentally fell on the mirror of his dressing table which was showing her reflection. It was then she noticed them. Her blood was boiling looking at the marks, starting from her neck and down to her navel.

"I prefer to call them love bites sweetheart." Adam gave her a toothy grin.

"You said nothing much happened last night. This is your nothing much?" She glared at him.

"Baby girl, if i had done what I wanted to, then you would not have been standing here but rather lying down in bed." Adam replied as he stood up. "Now sit and eat. I am sure you must be famished by now." He continued as he made her settle down on a chair next to him.

"And it's not my fault that you jumped on me. I was just dropping you off to your room to make sure you don't stumble." He added taking the fork from her hand. "Trust me when I say that you enjoyed every bit of it." Adam gave her a devilish smirk.

"I know I did." Stella said with a pout. "I remember bits and pieces of last night." She added with a guilty expression.

"I am glad that you do now let's eat, shall we?" Adam said as he patted her head lovingly.

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Later in the evening, Adam and Stella were in his study. Stella was sitting in her usual spot reading some romantic novel while Adam was going through some emails as he sat on the couch with his laptop placed before him on the table.

He had gone out to take a call earlier but when he returned, he was in a bad mood. Stella had noticed it but decided to stay quiet.

"What's up?" She finally asked him, putting down her book.

"Nothing sweetheart." Adam gave her a soft smile.

"Then why are you taking it out on your poor laptop." She gave him a grin. "You know you can talk...." Before she could complete her sentence, her phone interrupted her and started to ring. It was a call from Bella. Stella's brow furrowed as she looked at who the caller was. Bella never calls her, not even in office.

She excused herself and headed outside. "We will talk after I take this call." She gave Adam a threatening look making him chuckle as he nodded his head.

"Hey Bella. What's up?" She spoke after picking up the call once she was outside.