It occurred to Crystal, then, that her situation was hopeless, and she stopped struggling. Then, instead of fighting off his advances, she began to return them. Her hands began to climb up his neck, her fingers passed through his hair, and she returned his kiss with vigor-and they continued to kiss passionately until they were both breathless.
Crystal’s lips were red and swollen, and when Nathan brought his hand up to touch them, she bit down hard on his fingers. Nathan shouted out in pain and anger as he pulled his hand away. “You bitch!” he hissed. “Are you a dog? Is that the reason why you like biting people so much?”
Crystal growled and said, “I am a she-wolf, and I do like biting very much, but I never bite humans. I made an exception for you, though, because you’re not much of a man!”
Nathan laughed and said, “If you are a wolf, and I am some sort of humanoid beast, I can only imagine the love we will make when I have you on all fours!”
Crystal glared at him. “You pervert!” she yelled, and if looks could kill, he would have been either dead or dying at that moment.
Finally, Nathan took a step backward. “This isn’t over,” he said.
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On the way back to the hotel, Crystal looked at Nathan and asked him, “Will you actually have a designer brought in from Paris to replace Amy’s dress?”
Nathan: “Of course. What would become of you if I didn’t? After all, you can’t afford to replace it.”
Crystal: “It’s not a big deal. I am a big girl. I can compensate her for her losses myself. Anyway, it was just a few drops of water.”
Nathan: “Didn’t you say that you couldn’t afford it?”
Crystal: “Sure, I don’t have money, but you do. And since we’re married, what’s yours is mine. I can benefit from our marriage, right?”
Nathan saw the reasonable and vigorous look in Crystal’s eyes, and he laughed. “So,” he said. “At this moment, you will admit that what’s mine is yours?”
Crystal stared at Nathan but said nothing in reply.
Nathan rarely smiled. He always looked like a ten-thousand-year-old iceberg;- so cold. that it could make an in-home air-conditioner useless. Since he was in a good mood, she said, “I was thinking about Mr. Ford. What is to become of him?”
“I don’t care,” Nathan replied. “I will never change my decision.”
Crystal didn’t know why Nathan was so stubborn, but she thought she might get the results she desired if she changed her tack. She curled up beside him and said, “Wouldn’t you reconsider, for my sake, or the sake of our marriage?”
“For the sake of our marriage, you say?”
Nathan laughed. “We haven’t even made love yet! What kind of a marriage is that?” Crystal: “But I haven’t taken your last name yet. Marriage isn’t legal until I have your last name!”
Nathan looked at Crystal skeptically and said, “Be that as it may, Mr. Ford’s future is in my hands, and what I do with it relies entirely upon your willingness to please me and your performance.”
Performance? Crystal wondered - what does he mean by “Performance?” To Crystal, it sounded like he was hinting at something specific, but she didn’t know what it was. Nathan was looking at Crystal seductively, and she was forced to admit, if only to herself, that he was a skilled master when it came to the art of seducing women. His wicked smile was heavenly, alluring, shocking, and charming.
Crystal pulled her eyes away from Nathan’s soul-stirring smile. She reminded herself about Mr. Ford and the promise that she had made to Tiffany. She clenched her fists at her sides and said, “If it is a performance that you want, then I will give you a performance that you will never forget!”
“I had hoped you would say that,” Nathan said. He wrapped his arm around Crystal’s waist and drew her even closer than she had been. He ran his finger up her bare leg, under her skirt, and halfway up her thigh. Crystal shivered, and her skin broke out in gooseflesh.
Nathan: “Are you afraid of me?”
Crystal: “No.”
Nathan brought his hand up a little closer to her panties, gave her leg a gentle squeeze, and said, “Why don’t you come and sit on my lap, then?”
Crystal nodded nervously and pushed herself off the seat and into his lap. The temperature of his legs was hot, like fire, and she could feel his hard manh**d pressed against her buttocks. His heat quickly spread to her skin, her blood, and her bones until every molecule in her body felt like it could boil over at any minute. Crystal’s scalp felt numb, and when she realized how embarrassingly damp her panties were, her back stiffened suddenly.. She felt as if a bolt of lightning had hit her, and
her entire body was tingling all over.
Crystal had not expected that his body temperature would make her feel so unbearably hot. She could feel the side of her left breast pressed against his chest, but she didn’t care. Her nipples stood out like sore thumbs, and they ached.
Crystal turned to look out the front window, and her face turned red when she realized that the driver was watching them. She tried to pull away, but Nathan restrained her. “Didn’t you say that you will perform well?” he asked her, and after she’d nodded her head dutifully, he said, “Well. Then perform.”
Crystal closed her eyes tightly to block out the driver’s hungry eyes and to keep back the tears. She laughed suddenly, and the sound of her voice seemed insane to her. Is this how I always sound? - she wondered as she forced herself to get control of herself. She tried to smile like a normal person, and she asked Nathan, “How do you want me to perform?
“Like this?” She nibbled on his earlobe. “Or this?” She began to kiss her way down his neck.
“Maybe this?” She ran her fingers down his chest.
Nathan turned his head and said, “Just like that, sweet one. Keep going.”
Crystal raised her eyebrows as she ran her cold fingers across the top of Nathan’s silky shirt. She paused in the middle when she came to the top button, and she rolled it like a gem between her thumb and forefinger. She looked him in the eyes, smiled, and slipped the button free from the eyelet. One button - she thought to herself, and then two.Nathan raised his lips into a playful, sexy smile.Three buttons - Crystal was counting each in her head and using it as a device to keep herself calm- Keep Calm and Chive On- she told herself.The tip of Crystal’s finger accidentally touched Nathan’s chest muscles as she exposed them to the air, and he flinched- Four Buttons. His chest was flat and hard, and it felt very hot. Suddenly, Nathan grabbed Crystal’s hand, and she couldn’t move. She
Nathan knew immediately what was going on, and he reached out to grab Crystal, but he was yanked back into the car by his seatbelt. And before he knew it, she was free. He shouted after her, “Crystal, get back here!” Nathan quickly undid the seatbelt, and even though he was half-naked, he got out of the car. Crystal was about half a block away from him, and she was waving his shirt in the air so that, instead of a shirt, it looked like a victory flag - not only had she escaped his clutches, but now she was mocking him!The cold wind blew hard, it hit Nathan’s bare chest, and he flinched away from it. He had never been outside without a shirt before. However, from his education, he knew what would happen if he did not rectify the situation quickly. Furthermore, if one of his peers were to see him, he would be deeply embarrassed.Nathan watched
Nathan looked at the topless pictures of himself on Crystal’s phone and laughed. “So what?”“Aren’t you afraid that I will upload them to my Instagram account?” Crystal asked.Nathan smirked and said, “If you do, then you will have to explain why you were in a car with a half-naked man, and you will face more ridicule than I will!”Crystal was surprised by Nathan’s quick answer. She sat silently back in her seat and pouted all the way back to the house. As the car was stopped in front of the yard, Nathan gently touched her hand, and then he clamped his fingers tightly around her wrist. He stared into her eyes and said, “The past is over. It is better. to look forward to the future and enjoy the present.”C
With her head resting on Nathan’s shoulder, Crystal dreamt that she was a young girl again. She had been afraid of the dark, and her Mother was comforting. Her Mother gently hugged her, patted her on the back, and hummed a lullaby.Crystal wanted more of her Mother’s warmth, so she pressed her body against her and nuzzled her head against her chest. She could smell mint on her breath, and she began to feel dizzy. Why does my Mother smell like mint? - Crystal wondered. Her Mother had never smelled like mint before!When Crystal opened her eyes, she found herself in her bed, with Nathan hovering over her. And she began to panic. She tried to get up, but Nathan had her pinned down. She watched in horror as he lowered his head. “What are you doing here?” s
Crystal started and restarted her phone, but she was still unable to edit her Contact List, so she posted her problem to Instagram, and within minutes she was flooded with suggestions.Re: What is the phone model? Why can’t you edit it? Try rebooting the phone and try again.Re: Look at the manual and click on the Contacts. You are supposed to edit them directly from there.Re: Show me the model.Crystal took a picture with her old phone and added it to the comments, and the replies continued to fly in.Re: Isn’t this the latest and most expensive model?Re: Yes. It’s an iPhone Princess Plus!Re: The phone is studded
Crystal took the phone card of her old phone and inserted it into the iPhone Princess Plus for temporary use, and as soon as it was installed, the phone vibrated, and a text message from Serenity appeared. It said: “Crystal, Are you insane?!?!?!”Crystal: “Calm down and tell me what happened!”Serenity: “You posted a selfie with Frank on Instagram! What were you thinking?”Crystal: “What are you talking about? There isn’t a photo with Frank and me on Instagram!”Serenity: “Oh! What happened to it? Is it gone? Did you feel so guilty about it that you deleted it?”Crystal: “Never mind that. Where are you? You should have been here already.”
When Serenity saw how nervous Frank was, she snickered and said, “Hey, Frank, don’t be so nervous, or people will think we’re bullying you, and then they’ll take your seat.”Crystal glared at Serenity and said, “Don’t scare him. You’re a bandit compared to him. Do you know that?” She turned to Frank. “Don’t be afraid. I’ve got your back.” With that said, Crystal made herself comfortable behind the desk that she’d chosen.After a moment, Frank said, “Thank you for taking the selfie with me.”Crystal: “You’re welcome. You know that it doesn’t mean anything, right? I was just using you to make someone else jealous.”Frank: “I know, and I don’t
Crystal stood up, but when she tried to pass Nathan, he blocked her way. She gave him a dirty look and said, “Professor Davis, would you please make way for me?”Nathan immediately slid out of the way, but as she took her first step, she tripped on his foot and sat on Nathan’s leg. Crystal was wearing a thin skirt, so when she landed on Nathan, she could feel the heat of his body through the delicate material. She felt his hot breath on her neck when he opened his mouth; when he said, “You’re getting good at this.”Crystal, of course, understood the words’ dual meaning, but she was not in the mood to have a fierce battle of the tongue with him in front of her classmates, mainly because some of them - especially the girls - thought that she had fallen on his leg on purpose.C