*Ezra POV*

My heels were clicking against the marble floor, as I strode towards Mrs. Mills' office. To be honest, my nerves were wracking. I knew I gave my hundred percent on this project but this company has always kept high expectations. Neither it repeated nor copied. All wedding ideas have always been unique which is why this company stands out. Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the wooden door. It wasn't even milliseconds when I heard Mrs. Mills' authoritative voice calling me inside.

"Mrs. Mills, Morning."

"Morning Ezra, have a seat."

I have always admired this woman. She knew how to keep her professional and private life separate. Even the death of her husband didn't deter her from making this wedding business a success. "I heard what all happened during the whole wedding preparation." I kept my face neutral, even though the wedding was a success but the problems faced couldn't be ignored. "I am happy you handled it quite professionally. You did a splendid job out there considering the problems you faced weren't an easy one to handle. I am glad you didn't run away instead tried solving it. Thus, I would like to promote you to the project manager."

Now, this was unexpected. I couldn't register that I was promoted to be a project manager. It was the most prestigious position in the company. It felt like a dream. Some months back, I was crying over my breakup with Aiden while fighting with insomnia, then meeting Michael, a new wedding project, and now this promotion. I actually came a long way in my life.

"I don't know what more to say except Thank you, Mrs. Mills." So many words were dying to spill out but it was as if my mind froze with nothing just basic Thankyou.

"You deserve this Ezra." She smiled at me. Genuine smile. The smile shows how proud she was. "Hope you lead your team well. All the best."

"I will. Thank you, Mrs. Mills." With that, I left her office with a determined mind and strategy.

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Tonight Mark, Taysha, Michael, and I were dining together to celebrate my promotion.

"Cheers to our little wedding planner here", Mark raised his glass for a toast.

"I am so happy for you Ez! You don't stop shining eh", said Taysha.

"Thank you so much, but trust me it would not have been possible without you guys. Especially, Michael and Mark. You guys saved me during bachelorette night." I was genuinely thankful to them, if they wouldn't have arranged everything at the last minute, I don't think the wedding would come to this success.

Michael moved towards me and whispered in my ear "I think I know some better ways for you to show me how thankful you are." I couldn't help but turn a deep shade of red, not that I mind with that idea.

Mark cleared his throat and glared at us," If you both are done with dirty talks, we may proceed to eat."

I heard Michael scoff beside me. "You are the one to say. Should I reveal how I found blue panties in your car's backseat?" Michael waggles his eyebrows trying to poke Mark. This time it was Taysha's chance to turn red, her reaction made me smirk internally. As if she could read my mind, we both made eye contact with each other which definitely meant, DETAILS. I think we both are loaded with gossips now.

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Stumbling on our way, with our lips firmly pressed together in a heated makeout session. With one quick move, Michael pushed me on the bed tearing my clothes apart. I really need to start shopping if he keeps on destroying my dresses.

His body is a beautiful piece of art, each muscle clearly defined as he pulled off his shirt. I crawled towards him and unbuttoned his jeans, without moving my gaze away from him. "This is the best way I could ever receive a thank you." He said with his one hand lost in the mess of my hair.

"I can never get used to this", my voice came out soft and seductive.

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My whole body ached because of our rough night. I tried getting up but Michael tightened his arms around me. I slowly tried removing his hand but he would just tighten it more. "Don't, I want to sleep." And snuggled closer to me.

"It's morning Mike plus I need to pee."

"Hmm, give me a morning kiss, maybe then."

"Okay if you insist on having bad breath kiss sure." He looked at me for a second and pushed me hard making me fall from the bed. Great start of the day. "What the FUCK?"

I could hear him laughing like a maniac. Grabbing a pillow I hit him where the sun doesn't shine, "OUCH!" I took this chance to dash towards the bathroom, giggling like a school kid.

I was getting ready when Michael walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. No wonder he is famously known as the Adonis. Michael caught me staring at him and smirked. "Don't even think about saying 'like what you see' ". He laughed at my mimicry. "Because trust me, I would love to see what is beneath that towel." With a playful smile, I strode towards him swaying my hips a little. Placing my hands on his sculpted chest, I trailed my fingers down slowly teasing him little, not leaving any part untouched. Just as I was about to move further, "see you in the car babe." Leaving him there all hard, shocked and dumbfounded.

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"I have the right to know where we are heading. You cannot just kidnap me, Mike." Basically, we were arguing about how little he tells me about everything.

"I didn't kidnap you, Ez! You have yourself sat in my car." He chimed looking so happy at my annoyance.

"That's not the point. You can't always consider our dates to be a surprise. I want to know where are we going." Normally any women would love surprises but it wasn't the case for me, I always like to plan everything.

"I just know your reaction would be hilarious." If I wouldn't have known Michael better, I might confuse him with some psycho killer.

"Whatever, I will have my payback asshole." I huffed and crossed my arms.

"I know you might be scared but don't worry I am....." I didn't let him complete.

"We seriously came here", I exclaimed happily. "YAHHHH" I was so excited that I didn't even care about him and started running towards the entrance. We were here at the Adventurous Club. It was well known for outdoor activities like bungee jumping, rock climbing, rope cycling, and the list goes on. I have always wanted to come here.

"What was that? You weren't supposed to leave me alone."

"Shutup Mike and c'mon we are going to be late." I couldn't contain my excitement.

"Ez It's fine, we shouldn't hurry so much." He said looking at the height at which everyone was falling. We could hear a lot of screams and cheers around us. The bungee jump was at a height of almost 220 meters.

"Hello, ma'am and sir. Welcome to Adventurous club. How can I help you?" The receptionist greeted us warmly.

"Yes, we want to go for bunge.."

"Boat riding."

What? Why? Boat riding is so boring, why would he choose that?

"Have you gone crazy Michael?" I whispered-yelled at him for choosing such a normal activity. He ignored my words. But this time I was determined to let him know he can't ignore me. "We are going for bungee jumping, can you brief us please", I told the receptionist politely. From my peripheral view, I could see Michael sweating a lot. "Are you scared, Mike?" I asked him with so much genuineness and amusement. The man who is always so over-confident on stage while performing seductively in front of so many women is scared of Bungee Jumping. This is hella funny.

"N..no, I just thought you wouldn't be able to handle that adrenaline."

Oh right. "Then why are you stuttering Mr. Adonis?" I looked at him with amusement in my eyes.

"I am not."

"Yes, you are."

"No, I am not."

"Yes, you are."

The receptionist cleared her throat making us aware of our environment.

"We would go for bungee jumping. In fact, we will go for rope cycling too", Michael said acting all confident. I squealed in happiness for being able to try these today.

"Who's gonna go first?" The instructor asked us.

I was gonna say my name when Michael beat me to it "Ezra."

Raising my eyebrows at him, "so much for being a gentleman." I knew he was being a scaredy-cat. The whole ride up he kept looking down. I wish I could click a picture of him to show how devastated he looked but unfortunately, we had to submit whatever we had.

"I am sorry sir, but you need to head first. Her harness isn't right, we need to change. Meanwhile, you can go first."

Michael couldn't be more bewildered. He didn't expect himself to go first. "WHAT! I CAN'T."

"Mike, it's fine you can do it." I wanted to laugh at his priceless reaction but knew better not to do that. "Anyways it was your idea, wasn't it?" He looked at me for seconds before the instructor pulled him towards the edge of the elevator. His legs were trembling and fear was evident on his beautiful face. This time I couldn't help but laugh out loud at his behavior. He looked like a cute bunny. As Michael wasn't ready to step ahead, the instructor had to push him for which he did everything in order to stop him. This whole time I was laying down clutching my stomach in my hand to stop myself from laughing hard. Since he wasn't ready I decided I will join him, so that he can be ready. "Hey, can I join him?"

"You mean a couple bungee?" The instructor asked me.

"Yeah, that." It was still awkward for me to think of Michael as my boyfriend but nonetheless, he never failed to prove himself worthy of my time.

"Sure. Maybe then he will be ready to jump." The instructor ordered his team to get me ready. I could still see the fear in Michael's eyes but they had a reassurance that he isn't alone in this.

Finally, the time came when we were about to be pushed and experience the free fall. "Are you still scared?" I asked him while both of our arms were being tightly wrapped around each other.

"Not so much. As long as you are there with me."

No matter what situation we are in, he can never stop making me blush and give butterflies in my stomach. "I don't plan on leaving you." It was true. I don't know how and when but I can't think of a day without him in my life. I don't want anything. Just for us to stay with each other in every hurdle, pain, and happiness.

You are making me fall in love with you Michael Adams and I don't regret it.