Wanna Taste Them?

"Do you have a girlfriend?" Anna asked, holding her breath.

Anna squealed inside her mind. Has she gone berserk? The moment she spelled those words, she was sure to get a shocked expression. Theodore is thinking she is mad probably by now. Though looking at him, he looked more amused than shocked.

"No," she was answered by him, though she thought she wouldn't be. But for no reason, she felt like a heavyweight lifted from her heart. Maybe taking care of a guy who has a girlfriend would be a bit scandalous?

"Hehhe, you are not shocked by my question, are you?" Anna awkwardly smiled.

"Why would I?"

"No?"

Isn't he supposed to be? A handsome employed bachelor is supposed to have a girlfriend, right? Or being in a relationship is not his thing? Anna tried to place him as those so-called playboy heroes in her mind but somehow it didn't suit him. He was too overwhelming to have this kind of character.

"I often hear these questions," Theodore answered expressionlessly.

"Are you... I mean.... that popular?" Anna mumbled on her own which was enough loud for Theodore to hear.

Looking at his prince-like face, she could guess he was popular. But still getting used to this type of question means he is really very popular among girls.

Suddenly Anna realized she questioned him quite similar to those middle schooler fangirls. Damn, this is way more embarrassing.

"Hey, don't you try to think that I asked you because I wanted to know... Wait, I really wanted to know but not as you think..."

Anna started to blabber nonsense as she was very embarrassed. Because of her embarrassment, she didn't realize Theodore was coming this close to her. There are only some inches left between their lips. Shit, this is dangerous. Anna subconsciously looked at his pale thin lips. Why are they so delicious-looking...? DAMN.... This is bullshit! She is imagining dirty things again.

*Anna, hold yourself together woman! This is some kinda sexual harassment! *

"What did I think then?" Theodore opened his mouth all of a sudden, still keeping his eyes on hers.

"Huh?"

Anna didn't get it. Because she already forgot what they were talking about.

Theodore frowned a bit. Why is this girl always absentminded every time she is around him? What is so important to think about when he is this close to her? Isn't she scared that he might do something? Or she didn't feel like staying on her guard when he was around? He was at the same time stunned and confused.

"Where's your mind going, Annabelle D'Costa?" Theo smirked.

OMG! This is insane! Her name in his voice, it sounded super sexy.

"Umm... no! No! Nothing! It's going nowhere."

Anna started to panic. She scratched her head constantly. Did she get caught looking at his lips? No, this isn't it, right? She almost made herself look like a great pervert in front of him. Sob* this sucks.

Theodore was having fun watching her panicked expressions. That isn't extremely bad, he thought. He already knew what she was staring at so earnestly. Though women ogling at his face was a very common scenario in his life, Anna was the only girl he found cute among them. Her silky bangs falling from each side of the head hiding a small part of her cute cheeks, her pointy little nose, and lastly those pouty little rosy lips- these looked so adorable all together. Theo didn't even realize that he is the one now gawking at her.

Theodore felt the sudden urge to tease her more.

"Wanna taste them?" he said with a mischievous smirk in his face.

Anna was dumbfounded again. Sigh... is he really planning to clean bold her? He probably knows by now that she was weak to his handsome face. Maybe he is taking advantage of her? But what she heard is not a delusion right? What did he ask her to taste? Did he....

"What... What are you talking about?" her voice sounded like birds chirping as she lost all her courage to ask it loud and clear.

"What did you say? I didn't get to hear."

Poor Anna, it doesn't look like Theodore is going to stop teasing her anytime soon.

"I said, what did you mean by taste...," Anna replied as she tried her best to make him hear.

"You don't get it?" he said with a confused look as if he is the innocent one here.

"No... I..."

Before Anna could finish her sentence Theodore bent down his head a little more and adjusted his height with hers. Annabelle wasn't a short girl; her height was quite good compared to another short girl but Theodore was much taller than her though she didn't realize it until today. Actually, she didn't get time to measure it as she thought she wouldn't meet him after yesterday.

No... this... this shouldn't be happening right? He is standing so close to her and giving her butterflies in the stomach, all of this shouldn't be happening.

But before her wild imaginations could go any further, Theodore picked up the salad bowl from the kitchen table behind her.

"I was talking about the salad. What did you think?"

"Hmm... uhh... nothing."

Anna rushed from the kitchen saying she had to pick up a call though there was no one calling. She just didn't want him to see her face right now. She is like a red tomato now. But why the heck is her face burning up like it was put on the oven? Gosh! Was this guy purposely doing that? But he did look like he was honest.

*** *** *** *** ***

While Annabelle was busy taking care of Theodore, Kiera was spending her busy days on a tight schedule alone. Actually, not fully alone to be exact. The guy she met yesterday was the prime reason for her not being alone.

Yesterday when she dashed out of the hospital, that boy also chased her to the taxi. Though she told him that he didn't need to pay the taxi bill, he still insisted he will pay for his bill and again hopped in with her saying he booked a room in the same hotel.

Kiera didn't dwell too much on it because she was too tired to think further. Thus, she was silent on the whole drive. She hadn't said anything as it didn't hit her patience.

When they arrived at the hotel, she found this guy named Ayan was staying in a room adjacent to hers.

Why all the things which are somehow related to this guy happening today?

After getting their room cards, they went to the elevator. There was a weird silence. Ayan broke the silence.

"I didn't get to introduce myself properly. I am Ayan D'Souza," he said by extending his hands towards Kiera though she knew his name back then at the hospital.

Kiera just looked at the hand and then looked at his face. Her eyes were screaming to tell that she didn't have a bit of intention to shake hands. So, Ayan awkwardly returned his hand to its place.

"Emm... it's ok if you don't want to. But at least I need to thank you properly for what you did for me today."

Remembering the fact, Kiera nodded a little.

"It's okay, you don't need to. You are welcome."

Though Ayan didn't like her response, he nodded with a smile. He is gonna grab an opportunity to treat her to dinner soon anyway. After all, he has to make sure that she remembers him as a gentleman she met coincidentally in Seoul. And about him finding out about her other things, it's not going to be that hard.

As soon as the elevator door opened, Kiera dashed out of the elevator towards her suite. Her instincts were telling her not to stay with that guy for too long. But it was not in a negative way, he is a kinda decent looking guy. There was another reason for her wariness.

He somewhat gave her a vibe of peace and harmony. It was exactly that kind of ambiance that makes people weak, that kind of peace that makes people yearn for it more and more.

She didn't even know why she felt this way but she was sure it was harmful to her. At least she is wise enough to not cross the same path twice.

Chapter end