Crazy suggestion

Raina retained her breath as she was unfit to admit that he had just made such a statement without constraints. "Why would..you…say something like that?" she stammers slightly, feeling embarrassed. 

"It is what it is" he reacted with a straight face. 

Blank. 

"Ok then, even if the younger person does it good" she gorges and looks outside. It was abruptly getting sizzling even when the weather was average. 

Jude gait off the car again and Raina grinned softly at his childishness. She keeps stealing glances every chance she gets to see that he has a scowl on his face. 

After some winks of silence, Raina thinks it's better to ask about the situation of things in his house before they get there. A typical parent would question their child about an outsider's visit early in the morning. 

She thought. 

"Jude," she calls in her usual melodious tone but he refuses to answer as he wasn't sure he heard her call him. She called him again, and he gazed at her side, not her face as he was still feeling sore at her refusal of a younger person. 

Jude's eyes made contact with her bare laps and he gobbled some saliva. He dared to claim a gentleman when Raina didn't notice the position of his sight as she uttered "Did you inform your parents before?" 

He kept holding up glances after every second of staring at the road and only shook his head at her inquiries. It went on like that till she caught a glimpse of his eyes. 

"Will they be angered?" she asks again to be sure about her thoughts. She traces the strains of his eyes after he keeps nodding instead of answering her question. 

Raina gaped at Jude and quickly dragged the skirt down but it wasn't what she thought it should be. She had hurriedly chosen a short skirt, and she regretted it the moment she knew she made a mistake. "I hope I won't regret choosing to assist you. Oh God," she lamented and wavered the thought of it being her mistake of dressing improperly. 

"I did nothing wrong. There is nothing erroneous about admiring something beautiful" Jude defended himself and smirked at her. 

"If you decide to flirt with me, then I will be left with no choice but to quit it," Raina muttered in a rigorous tone that made Jude's heart sink in displeasure.

"Sorry for making you feel uncomfortable." he apologized guilelessly and bit his lower lip. The last thing he would want is for her to change her mind about tutoring him. 

That was the last conversation that ensued between them till they anchored at the Bellingham's manor. A gigantic villa that could correspond to a mini utopia. 

Raina didn't want to come off as a novice of captivating houses but she couldn't help but slaver over the humongous lion sculpture that is perfectly made and centered in the middle of the wide compound with water gushing out of it. 

It is the scenery that got her bewildered. 

From the exterior to the main compound and the number of different colours of luxurious cars that were neatly parked. She heard rumours about the prominent Bellinghams but never for once speculated how grandiose their dwelling could be. In as much as her callow mind could deduce the sculpture of the building and the outstanding designs as a waste of money, she couldn't help but be astonished. 

It was a sight to see. 

"Welcome to my abode, Miss Raina" Jude smiled warmly and gestured his hand towards the path of the villa's entry. At that instant, she hoped she didn't make the wrong decision in accepting Jude's proposal. 

Raina gulps and follows Jude behind but he halts after a few steps to meet that of hers. "Relax. No one is going to question you," he reassured and gently tapped her tensed shoulder. She slackens a bit, musters encouragement, and exhales heavily. 

"That's my sugar baby" he exhorted with a smirk still lingering on his lips. 

"You…" 

"Let's go" he cut in knowing well that she was about to chastise him for calling her the pet name. 

Raina paced into the Bellingham's residence to meet Jude's parents face-to-face in their monumental, and tremendous living room which she couldn't marvel at because of the rate of her anxiousness. Her palms were sweaty, but the couple seemed to be in an argument to notice the existence of their son and visitor. 

Jude's mother's eyes caught a glimpse first and quickly ambled to her son "We were just talking about you, darling" "You make us worry…" she was saying but cut off when she sighted Raina. 

"Hi ma'am" Raina greeted. 

"You brought a lady…." his mother drawled in dissatisfaction. 

"She ain't whatever you want to say ma. She is my new tutor" he proclaimed firmly with a dark humor. 

"Good morning ma'am" Raina greeted respectfully. 

"A tutor? You can lie all you want to but this… " his mother replied to him with a disgruntled expression that was honed at Raina. 

"She is my tutor, and we are going up into my room to start my lessons" he reiterated tiredly. 

"Ok fine" his mother accepted, to Raina's surprise. 

Life of a rich kid. 

Jude's face warms immediately, and he stares at Raina. He made a facial expression to communicate to her to move forward but she wasn't willing. 

"Let's go in" Jude finally let out before she reluctantly and slowly strode behind him through the staircase into his room. 

Immediately Jude closed the door, she asked worriedly "Don't you think that was too grim? I wouldn't talk to my parent that way and besides, I looked stupid down there"

Jude stared at her with a look of fondness and affection. 

He stepped closer until they were a breath away from each other. He contemplated on explaining how much his parents deserve to be disrespected by him but ended up muttering otherwise "Ok. I will go down and explain to them. While you sit on the bed…" he pointed to the mattress "and wait for me" he finished.

Raina dared to stare at his brown eyes. 

She felt hooked into gazing deep but she quickly looked away and walked to the neat bed. "You look like the one tutoring me," she muttered out of awkwardness, and stride to sit on the edge of the bed. 

"I will tutor you when the time comes," he replies darkly. 

"I still can't believe you are really inside my room. My skill should be mentioned in the book of records" he smiled proudly. 

"Your skill?"Raina scoffs and secretly admires the shirtless frame of Jude hung above a comfy sofa situated adjacent to the bed. 

"You will understand soon" he groans darkly and seductively licks his delicious lips. 

***** 

As promised, Jude went to meet his parents. He made a rash explanation and precipitously walked away leaving his parents in awe. 

"Maybe having a tutor isn't that bad" his father murmured to his wife as she bobbed her head in agreement. 

Jude urged the chefs to make a delectable feast for him and Raina and jogged back into the room. He dashed in to meet her legs crossed over the other showing more of her lap skin. 

Raina who was surveying the room quickly sat properly and cracked her voice. "Ok, let's begin"

"Yeah, sure," he says and saunters to the sofa. 

Raina begins by educating him on having the intention of learning. A penalty of seriousness will earn her absence for two weeks. Her mention of quitting made Jude howl in disapproval. She isn't a professional but was a straight-A student during her days in high school which made the monitoring easy. 

In as much as Jude feared for her to take on the discipline, he still couldn't help but sway into the depth of her beauty while she was talking. 

He was astounded at how smart she was. 

A few minutes later, they were interrupted by the maid for their breakfast. They went down to the dining, and Jude couldn't stop himself from watching the way she chewed on the food. She was gorgeous without even making an effort. 

He knew he was getting smitten by her. 

After eating, they went back to the lessons and they both ensured to keep their phones in a no-disturbance mood to bypass disruption of their mission. Every two hours of learning calls for a break of one hour with different subjects till it was 4:00 pm which was the time fixed for the end of the task, but she still needed to explain a question he failed. 

It wasn't easy tutoring someone like Jude but thankfully, Raina was a patient type. It made her keep on striving hard to make him interested in his studies. Once she detects he is switching on to lose interest, she gives him soothing lectures. She realizes that he wasn't a dullard, nothing close to that, but he was just sluggish and distracted. 

Raina exhales deeply after explaining the correction to the algebraic expression. She couldn't hold herself from stretching out to bounce on the bed. It was an exhausting day. 

It was really draining even though the maids constantly brought in cold juice and they had a delicious lunch also. 

She was thankful. 

Jude smiled and packed his textbooks together. He was delighted that she was becoming relaxed and casual around him. He strode to the bed and positioned his knees on the bed with her in-between while she was still lying down on the bed. 

"What are you doing? You pervert!" she panicked.

"I want to kiss you. I've been endeavouring not to do so since morning" he pouted and locked his gaze on her lips. 

"Ok," she responded simply. 

"For real?!" he asked unbelievably. 

"Yeah," she accepted and shut her eyes. 

Jude was still in wonder as he carefully and slowly brought his lips forward. Raina grabbed the opportunity to shove him so hard that he landed on the floor. 

"Crap!" he cursed and caressed his butt. 

"Serves you right. You wanna kiss your tutor?!" She settled in a sitting position and flipped her hair proudly for having the effort to push him that much. 

To push a muscular fellow. 

Jude's inner system giggles joyously at how cute she looks. He wanted to, he really wanted to cuddle with her all night on his bed but he couldn't. For the first time, he accepted that all girls aren't the same, and surely he has real feelings for a lady. 

Raina took her phone which had been on the bed since morning, and quickly turned it over to normal network mood. She waited for a while as tons of messages continued to ding with missed calls from her father and disfavored suitor. 

Jude's face fell in uneasiness at her agonizing expression. "What is wrong with you?" he stood up and gently sat beside her. 

"Is it your father again?" 

She didn't reply to him as he continued to press her into speaking up. Raina broke down in tears which made Jude feel extremely angry at her father. 

He lugged her into his muscular arms and murmured subduing and soothing words to her. It was something he was new to, but he tried his best. He clenches his fist in anger and wonders what solution can be made to stop her unhappiness. 

He concluded on a thought of his but was hesitant to say it at first. "Do you mind telling your father that you have a boyfriend, maybe that way he can let you go?" he suggested. 

Raina looked up at him with raised eyebrows that made him feel nervous. At that moment, he appreciated that God made humans have personal thoughts because he couldn't bear to let her see what she was doing to him with that stare. 

Raina lowered her gaze to his chest. She sniffed and whispered. "I don't even have a boyfriend"

"I mean.." Jude paused "You can introduce me to him as your boyfriend. Your fake boyfriend precisely" he rushed out.