Narrator-
"Did you mean it?" Frantz asked, his tone still a note above a whisper, as he brushed his lips over Lili's nose, her eyes, then past her lips, to her jaw, and neck. His actions signaling Lili to allow him access to her neck.
Her kissed along the hollow line of her throat, and he felt a small groan vibrate beneath her skin.
Frantz tightened the hold on their intertwined fingers, as he brought her arms up above her head. This caused Liliana's tank to ride up, allowing the cool wind to kiss the small area of exposed skin on her abdomen.
"Did you?" Frantz asked, again as he kissed her right cheek, then looked in her eyes.
Liliana parted her lips to say something but found herself struggling to breathe when Frantz pinched her bottom lip between his teeth. He tugged it slightly, then released it.
Liliana closed her eyes tight as she tried to control herself. The heat from his body was making her feel ten times hotter. The position they were currently in caused Liliana to develop some very naughty thoughts. She had to get out there. She felt like a boxer trapped in a corner of the ring, except instead of punches that could give her a concussion, she was being battered with soft kisses and touches that made her body melt like chocolate in a hot pan.
"Frantz I- please." Liliana begged, though she felt her plea was split between two very opposing ideas.
"Do you want me to stop?" Mr. Cavalier asked, as he caressed his finger down Liliana's arms, his other hand still holding hers captive above her head.
Liliana nodded eagerly, then gulped as his dark eyes squinted her way.
"If you want me to stop, say it, but you have to mean it, because I find it very hard to believe you, when your lips are saying no, yet you're giving me bedroom eyes." Frantz explained, as he brought his finger back up her arm, sending a shiver to roll from Liliana's head to her toes.
"You're not being fair. How many times do I have to say no?" Liliana asked, the adrenaline from the environment, slightly fueling her bravado.
"As long as it takes for you to understand that I have no intentions to stop pursuing you until I get what I want." Frantz admitted, and Lili snapped out of her daze.
Of course.
She scowled as she suddenly began struggling against him. This was all a game to him. He was using her body against her, so that he could seduce her and get in her pants. The thought disgusted Lili, of course that's what this was all about.
Frantz raised an eyebrow when Liliana tried to free her hands from his iron like grip.
"Let me go you, you- SON OF A BISCUIT!" Lili snapped as she avoided cursing. She hated foul language.
"Are you calling my mother a biscuit?" Frantz asked, finding the situation quite comical, as he raised an eyebrow.
"You are a disgusting pig. Let me go before I kick you where the sun doesn't shine." Liliana continued fight, though she pretty much felt like she was simply wiggling between two brick walls. The man wouldn't budge.
"Now how do you except to get what you want by using threats?" Frantz teased as he pinched her nose.
"I should break your forehead with a vase." Lili replied, and Frantz frowned as he replied, "well you should know violence never solves anything."
"Let me go! If you're so desperate to find pleasure, I'm sure the blonde chick downstairs will be more than willing."
"Delia?" Frantz questioned.
"I don't know her name." Liliana replied,.
"Nah, been there done that." Frantz replied, as if he was already over the conversation.
"If you kiss me, I will slap you. Do you hear me?" Liliana threatened again, as she pushed herself against him. While her actions were meant to show that she was not afraid of him, she quickly realized just how intimate her actions really were.
Her chest was pushed up against Frantz, and he gladly admired her cleavage.
"Hey, eyes up here." Liliana commented, and Frantz made a show of running his burning gaze from her chest to her neck, it paused at her lips, then finally her eyes.
"You're impossible." Lili noted, her heated face melting her bravery like butter.
"Tell me about it." Frantz hummed, then he sighed and placed his forehead on hers. He let go of her hands, and instead placed his hands on her hips.
He closed his eyes for a moment, and sighed audibly, then he admitted "Liliana you're killing me. Come on I'm literally in pain."
At his words Liliana furrowed her eyebrows as she asked, out of pure curiosity "what do you mean? I didn't even hit you."
Frantz chuckled and shook his head as he drew in a breath, "do you really want to know what I mean?" He asked, as if asking for consent, but the devious note in his tone told Lili to be careful with what she said, next.
"I mean... um.. no...?" Lili blinked quickly, unsure of what his intentions were.
How did she get from wanting to kill him, back to a casual conversation?
"Mmh, well until you're sure, just know that you're torturing me." Frantz explained, then he brought his hand under her chin, and turned Liliana's face upward towards his.
He softly feathered his lips above hers as whispered in the most romantic, yet desperate tone "I'm going to kiss you now." And as he readied to plant his lips against hers, she used the last weapon she had "I can't kiss you." She spoke up, and Frantz halted as he groaned audibly "and why not?"
"Because, I have a date." She declared and Frantz froze.
Liliana bit her lip at his silence, and her palms became sweaty as she suddenly felt nervous. He was too silent.
"A date?" Frantz questioned, as though he didn't believe her.
"Yes, a date, on Tuesday." Liliana replied, proudly.
"May I ask with who?" He asked,.
"No you may not." Lili replied, feeling sassy and confident.
Take that you son of a biscuit!
"Right. Okay, fair enough." Frantz shrugged as he lifted his hand off her hips and took a step back.
"Fair enough?" Liliana asked, her brow furrowed.
"Yeah, you have a date right? So, it wouldn't be right for me to kiss you, or touch you inappropriately." He shrugged, as he pocketed his hands.
"Okay..." Liliana replied, unsure of what to say or do at that point.
"Okay." Frantz nodded, then without another word, he softly pushed Liliana away from the door, then he opened it and left.
Liliana blinked confused at the closed door, then she locked it and walked towards the sitting area feeling slightly dejected. She at least expected him to say or do something, but maybe he was over her now that he knew she was interested in someone else.
Liliana had to admit, she was kind of disappointed in Frantz, she wasn't sure what she expected his reaction to be, but it certainly wasn't him walking away. She thought he'd be more... macho and dominant. She at least expected him to tell her not to go, but maybe he wasn't as dominating as she thought it was. Or if anything, Liliana wanted him to say something bold, like 'you're mine' or something. Blowing raspberries with her lips, Liliana header to the kitchen for snack.
Oh well.
Meanwhile, a few floors up, Frantz was fuming. He had the strong urge to punch something. Or someone. If only he knew who'd asked, her on a date, he would throttle that man.
Frantz felt somewhat betrayed by Liliana's words. The way she stated that she had a date so proudly, it hurt his ego more than anything.
Frantz ran a hand through his hair as he paced the floor of his living area and raked his brain for an idea. Then he stopped. If Tuesday was the day she had her date, then he'd make sure that Liliana was too far away to go. Call him immature, or saboteur, it wouldn't change a thing. He needed Lili to be free, so that when he managed to seduce her, she wouldn't feel guilty about having any strings attached. After he was done, she could do whatever she pleased.
At least, that's what Frantz thought he wanted to happen.
Frantz smiled deviously, then he picked up his phone and called Jenna.
Liliana was snacking on a trail mix when the phone rang. Unsure of who it was, she picked it up with a "hello?"
"Hi Lili? Its Jenna." Jenna greeted professionally, but her tone was still warm with the greeting.
"Hi Jenna, how are you?" Liliana replied, with a smile.
"I'm doing well thank you. Listen, I am sorry for the last minute call, but it seems Mr. Cavalier has some urgent matters to attend to in Rome, and he will have to stay for an additional three days." Jenna explained.
"What? What do you mean?" Liliana asked, confused.
"I'm sorry, he called a few minutes ago, saying something had just come up on his schedule and he had to stay a few extra days. Don't worry, you will be paid as overtime." Jenna reassured, but Liliana was barely listening. In fact, in that specific moment, she felt the blood run to her face, and it began boiling in her veins.
That Bastard.