Hera moaned softly and opened up to him. His tongue delved in, gently, urging, begging. His hands were tender as one curled up around her neck holding her in place while the other raised up slowly from her hips, tracing the line of her back and resting possessively on her bottom.A flame sizzled through her, pumping and shooting up into her bloodstream like a volcano. Wide and hot. She kissed him back. A kiss filled with inexperience and pure innocence. She wasn't kissing him to impress him, but she was kissing him because she couldn't control the desire in her to do so. The thought of it had Bryce's head reeling in happiness.His mouth hardened, becoming hot and compelling. Soft cries escaped her lips, driving him crazy. His mouth was fastened hard on hers as he kissed her thoroughly.For a few minutes, she kissed him back but with a whimper, she wretched her lips away from his. She shot up immediately, blushing furiously, her lips wet and swollen from being kissed."Please stop B
The minute Bryce was out of sight, Hera ushered the older woman into her apartment. When Mariam was settled in, she shut the door and proceeded to join her where she had sat down on the couch."You seem to be in a good mood!" Mariam spoke up the minute Hera was comfortably seated on the couch. Hera blushed at the woman's outburst. She was struggling to hide her shyness and excitement."I am in a good mood ma'am." She replied gleefully. Thrilled that she would finally be going out today. "Bryce is taking me to watch a basketball game this evening."The older woman smiled at her innocence. She looked like a child that was just offered candy and to think that her boss was the one giving her that candy doesn't sit well with her."Did you attend mass?" Mariam asked, completely changing the topic of their discussion. Hera became serious at that question.She nodded vehemently "I did ma'am. I was also able to talk to the sisters at the convent. They invited us for a Thanksgiving service sch
"Do you like Bryce?"Hera chuckled and with her fingers, she jabbed the older woman's thighs playfully "Oh come on Mariam. Yes I do like Bryce. I mean I like him as a friend. Is there any other like apart from that one?""Actually there is." Mariam responded leaving Hera astounded "There is another like apart from that one.""What type of like is there? Back at the Convent, we were taught that you can like a person as friends and also as a married couple but I think the latter should be love and not like." She spoke carefully as though she was trying to remember everything that she had been taught. Deep down she knew that she likes Bryce but she also knew that she likes him as a friend.Although lately, the strange feeling at the pit of her stomach whenever he is closer to her makes her thinks otherwise. The feeling cannot be described or simply explained by words. "Well, you can like a person as friends but you can also like a person as lovers as well. It's called showing affection
Bryce watched her patiently till she was settled perfectly in her seat. She smiled at him and he took it as his cue to leave.He was completely mesmerized by how pretty she was with her hair let down. She was the perfect definition of the word 'beautiful'. He had never seen her like this. Her blonde hair accentuated her pretty eyes that he found himself completely lost just by staring at them."Are you okay?" Hera was forced to ask when he didn't move an inch from the spot where he stood.He blinked rapidly "I'm very okay."As he made his way to the driver's seat, he envisioned her pretty face and a smile masked over his face.Taking the seat next to her, he started the engines and pulled out of the mansion. Minutes later, they had already hit the road, drivig to the location where the game would take place."Why the long face?" Bryce question when he noticed that Hera was sulking. She looked like a child begging for attention and he found it extremely cute."I don't have a long face.
"Meet me out here when you're done." Bryce had whispered to her and she nodded before going in to use the ladies, leaving him to locate his car after dropping her off.Hera got inside and walked through the sign that separated the men's bathroom from the ladies.When she got outside the restroom, she washed her hands and stood for a few minutes to catch her breath. After she was done, she stepped out of the restroom and approached the door that led outside the building when she bumped into a hard surface.She almost lost her balance as her knees gave way to the ground but someone caught her just in time before she could make any contact with the hard surface."Are you okay?" Hera heard a deep voice calling out to her in her blurry dazed world. Thank goodness she didn't fall to the ground. It would've been embarrassing and worse, she could've injured herself in the process."I'm fine. Thank you very much sir." She responded gratefully and proceeded to dust her outfit and crease out the
Hera noticed all through the drive that Bryce wasn't talking to her. And she was lost because she had absolutely no idea what exactly could be the cause of his sudden mood swing. They were fine just some minutes ago so what must've happened and why wasn't he giving her the chance to explain.What would she even explain at this point when she doesn't even know her crime in all of this. He was talking to Max alright but when she said something, he would simply ignore or pretend as if she wasn't saying anything at all. It felt like she was invincible but that was not the case.If it weren't for the fact that Max had been engaging her in different conversations, she would've actually believed the fact that she was invincible."Bryce?" She called out to him. He shifted on his seat and she knew then that he was listening to her. He heard her loud and clear but only silence met her call.She wasn't used to this side of him. He was always willing and ready to talk to her when it need presen
Bryce avoided the question and kept his eyesight focused on the road in front of him. He'll be damned before ever admitting to the fact that he was jealous.Why would he be jealous anyways? He never gets jealous. He made people get jealous and not the other way around so this particular question was totally uncalled for. "Are you going to answer or keep on avoiding my question like a plague?" Max primped. Bryce darted his eyes at him briefly and resumed driving again."I'm not jealous." He snapped. His Jawline ticked and his brows knitted together. His lips pressed together in a tight frown and he lets out series of exasperated sighs."Good. Then it shouldn't be of any concern to you if Hera gets involved with another man." Max said with an air of finality.Bryce was confused. He didn't understand what Max meant by that particular statement. He was supposed to be his friend but the idiot apparently didn't care about him or his feelings. He was supposed to side with him on this one.
"Maybe I did something wrong" Hera voiced out to Mariam worriedly, she massaged her hands nervously with slightly furrowed brows."And what exactly did you do?" The older woman inquired expectantly. She had been with her ever since they got back from the game. Hera has been in a black mood and she didn't know how to console the little woman. She had wanted to sympathize with her but how could she do that when she doesn't even know what could've caused the problem in the first place.All Hera did was sign occasionally and blame herself ever since she got back. She had refused to disclose what must've happened at the game. Did they fight or was it worse than what she might be thinking?"I won't know how to help you if I don't know what's wrong Hera." Mariam held her hands and squeezed gently "So if it's that big of a problem then you might want to tell me first. What's wrong?""I don't know..." She trailed off, her eyes downcast as she gazed at the floor instead of the woman's face. Sh