Back on a different track

"So, your illegal job, is not actually illegal?",Seb asked Iven when he finally revealed one day what his actually work was.

The topic rose, and Iven found Seb reliable enough to disclose it. Their intimacy grew pretty well within these days.

"Not really!!!", he said,"If the lower in-charge authorities come to know, they'll put me in. But the higher ones will understand because I have a license".

"Don't you smuggle stuffs in?", Seb was curious.

"It's not like they are bombs or drugs", Iven told her,"I do for private customers. Even our contacts and spread is limited. These are stuffs which can't enter the city under law's condition".

"You don't get caught?", Seb asked.

"I told you I've a license. The maximum they can do is charge me a fine", Iven replied.

Seb sighed and looked up at the sky,"So much for the work, which is not illegal enough to expose".

Iven understood what she was referring to. He didn't have any reply for that as he chose to keep quiet.

Seb stood up and stretched herself. Iven looked up at her.

"It's time already?", he asked disappointed.

"Yes", Seb replied,"I must get going".

Iven looked down.

"Listen.....", he murmured.

It didn't reach Seb. She started walking.

"You.....", Iven tried again but couldn't turn her back.

Then, he brought himself up to say something which was successful as well as amazing.

"Belle!!!....", he called,"...You coming tomorrow?"

Seb stumbled on her steps. What did she just hear? Did she hear correct? Did he just say....

"What did you just say?", she asked turning back at him.

"did I...say something wrong?", Iven flustered a bit.

"No, what did you just call me?", Seb was going patience-less.

Iven fumbled," I said....will you come tomorrow?....Belle?"

No it wasn't a dream. He really did call her by that. He called her in such a beautiful way. Belle!

"Was I not supposed to say something in specific?", he asked.

"No, it's just...", Seb chuckled nervously,"...You really did start calling me that. No one has ever called me that".

-So it's awkward for you?

-Of course not!!! It's like a compliment!

-It suits you more, at least from my point.

-Yeah, because it's only till now who has ever called me that.

-'Seb is not bad, but you deserve better.

-Really?

-So, I can call you that right?

-Whatever you wish. But when you addressed me by that name first, it made me happy.

Iven looked down and smiled. Seb noticed that. That's a first. He smiled!!! And he looked even more attractive while doing that.

"Tomorrow 5:00 am, okay Belle?", Iven said looking up.

"Without a doubt", Seb replied blissfully. He called her that again on purpose.

Seb knew that Iven was becoming someone very special for her. He is not the person she imagined him to be.