The breeze was cool as the night was serene. The moon’s niveous splendor regaled the city like a flowing ashen shawl, almost illuminating the whispering breeze that billowed through Jeanette’s hair when she sprinted toward the hospital.Xavier was having the best of his moods as he watched Jeanette’s springing figure. He took a deep breath. The wind sweeping past him was fresh, nipping. His mood had not been this enlivened and at ease for a long time.The street was empty at 3:00 a.m. It was t
“Oh, I… I remembered incorrectly! I did sleep accidentally… B-But it was in the car. See, I actually arrived a few hours ago, but I got so tired and sleepy that what I thought was a little rest turned into sleep. Seriously, dumb mistake.” She laughed awkwardly.Damon’s eyebrow raised, his eyes searching and inquisitive and just a little bit incredulous. “Really?”Jeanette nodded hurriedly. “Exactly. It’s totally true. I accidentally overslept in the car.”For one, it was not a lie—she did sle
Jeanette protested through pursed lips, “That’s not true at all! I’m not intentionally doing this to get to your good side or anything. All I know is… I’m your precious little gal, and you don’t have the heart to be mean to your precious little gal, ever. Riiiiiiight?”To top her insinuation off, she tilted her head sideways and beamed mischievously like a naughty kitten. Damon, sighing in defeat, extended his hand and ruffled the young woman’s locks.“It’s times like these that make me questi
Damon guffawed at the sight of her boiling-red cheeks. “All right, all right! No more teasing. Seriously, what were you thinking? I was definitely not going there unless a kiss is a ‘strenuous exercise’ in your book,” he replied slyly.Jeanette sighed in mostly relief and a little hint of embarrassment. Just a kiss, huh? And here she thought he was about to discard any providence and answer his carnal calling…“Fine. A kiss to take away your steam. Deal?” she said, pouting.“Deal. But whether
How could this guy act so irresponsibly? Did he have no idea just how irritatingly seductive he looked when he went around trying to tempt others!?Jeanette had to remain in her sanctuary for a while to finally wrestle enough control over herself. She lifted her head, and the reflection in the mirror did the same. Cheeks tinged with yet subsided rosy blushes. Eyes gleaming and twinkling. She actually looked like she was at the eve of intimacy!Jeanette shivered, unscrewed the tap, and splash
Jeanette furrowed her eyebrows. “Is asking you to obey traffic law a challenge now?”“You know, you can solve this issue quickly by getting into my car right now, and I’ll drive away as soon as possible. I’ll break no law,” he reparteed, blinking with a smile in his eyes.Jeanette drew a sharp intake of breath. “I don’t want to get into your car. Is that so hard to get?”He pouted. “But why? I don’t recall offending any of your sensibilities these two days!”“Why didn’t you wake me up when w
Xavier’s sudden outburst took Jeanette by surprise. She was shocked in one second, embarrassed in the next, and just at a loss of reactions throughout.Meanwhile, Xavier continued bawling with the intensity of a war film, his hand grabbing hers as though he was traumatized by his abandonment, his eyes infuriatingly misty with tears he managed to squeeze out. A crestfallen, beleaguered husband.Jeanette took quite some time to finally make sense of what happened. Burning embarrassment soon foll
Jeanette could feel a stab of migraine ringing in her head as it became all too clear that there was no way she could make a run from this debacle. She had naively believed that if she was determined enough, Xavier could never force her, but she never expected the man to use something this ridiculously low in retaliation. To think he would put on a show this undignifying and untrue in public eyes! How was she supposed to walk away while everyone watched?She clenched her jaw and glared at Xavie