OFFLOADING
"I'll take this to the kitchen. I'll be back." I mumble to Jerol as I pick up the tray, but grabs my hand, stopping me.
I turn to him, trying so much to mask the smile and the blush on my face. Smile, today is exceptional. He ate a decent portion of the meal. Not exactly what is of a man like him, but a hundred times compared to other days. And a blush, that heated kiss we had earlier is tickling me. The fact that he knew it was me was kissing hits differently.
"We have a team of nannies around us. Just let them do their work." He says, standing and giving me another reason to blush.
Ahem! Ahem!
He is wearing nothing but a boxer - a white one which is doing enough justice in the tent between his legs. This meat that looks so charmingly huge. It is -bewitching. How would it feel to even just feel that tent, you know, even just my hand on it? Would he even react to my touch? My! Before I make a fool myself slobbering on this beautiful tool of his, I pull myself from Jim and walk to closet.
I pull out a pair of jeans and a tee and hand them to him. He pulls them on without a word. He doesn't even seem bothered that he was standing in front of me naked. I know I have seen him like that countless times, but at least today he to be in his senses, and I like him this way. Yeah, almost sane, and covered.
The first thing I need to do when he and I part ways is probably to get myself a man.
Yeah!
"Is everything okay?" He speaks again.
"Yeah. I... I'll just take this to the kitchen." I need some fresh air after what I have just . I need to get his manhood out of my mind.
I start turning away from him, but he doesn't allow me. He holds my hand again and with me back to the bed, pressing a bell on the wall.
Huh? I have seen that bell since he brought me here but I never bothered to ask what was meant for.
We settle on the bed, and he pulls my hand, resting it on his thigh. He starts playing it, his mind travelling somewhere afar, but not for long as a slight knock on the distracts him.
"Come in." He orders, his bulky voice louder than I have ever heard. Well, except he was yelling. It echoes with so much authority still.
Terry walks in, bowing her head a little to us. She is standing quite a distance from us.
"At your service, sir!" She mumbles, her head still bowed down. A real picture of a before her master.
"Clear the table." Jerol orders.
"Okay, sir."
She walks to do what she has been ordered to do. In a glint, she is starting her way out .
Wow! So, this is how simple life is here, huh? My!
I turn my gaze to Jerol after Terry walks out, and I find him still looking at my hand . What is going through his head?
"What are you thinking about?" I ask, placing my other hand on top of his. I should his bandages and check on his wounds today.
He looks at me weirdly and I begin to shiver. He is just browsing my face without a word.
"Hey!" I call.
"At least, not... Her. I am not thinking about Ellie."
Good! Bravo! I hope that is true.
"Then what? Or...who?" I ask.
"Why did you stay even after I turned this way?"
Where did that come from, huh? Has he forgotten we are bound by a contract?
"Because I was bound to be here. I still have two months left to be here, right?"
"But, this was not part of the agreement, Tessa. I was not supposed to hurt you. You 't deserve to get hurt. You should have just left."
He is feeling guilty. Today the beast has left him and I hope it never returns.
"Listen, Jerol. I wanted to stay, okay? I am still here and I am not leaving until my with you is up. I wanted to help but...i...just didn't know how."
Ahem! Stare challenge again.
"Thank you." He mumbles after a long silence, and I shudder. "For bringing me back life."
What?
"I don't understand." I whimper.
"Come." He stands up and pulls me with him out of the door.
I am stunned and delighted at the same time, but unlike other days, at least today I safe around him. There is no sign of violence in him and I hope this is a start to journey of his recovery.
I follow him without a word, and he leads me to the gym - the room that I detest the in this castle. I'm sure my expression changed the moment I have set my feet . Even the aura in this room is awful.
"You always wondered why I turned into a demon whenever I came to this room, ." He queries.
His voice is so soft, making me curious and worried at the same time. I stand in front him, nodding my head, urging him to speak.
His eyes take a tour of every corner of this room before turning to me.
"This is where everything started, and also where it all ended." He closes his eyes, deeply.
I wait patiently for him to get ready. I am sure this is a huge load he is about to . I know it's difficult for him to do this, especially confiding in a total stranger me. But like I promised, I am going to be here every step of the way until he gets . And this, this is my best way to help - to listen to him whenever he feels like .
He breathes out a heavy sigh, opening his eyes, and I take his hands in mine, pressing , letting him know that I am here for him.
"This is where she said yes to me. This room since then became our pleasure room. It her crazy idea and I fell in love with it. She said that sex in this room was the . We made plans here, a lot of plans and big dreams. This is also where she gave the best news. That she was carrying my child. But it is also where she broke me pieces that night she left, after telling me she lost the baby. She blamed me for being there for her, and for the reason why our baby was dead. But I swear it 't my intention, Tessa. I was in a meeting when she called and by the time I was her call... Everything was just gone. Everything - our baby, and her love for . I..."
He can no longer speak. He just closes his eyes, but he was too late if he was trying to the tears. A tear drops, and he attempts to turn away from me but I stop him. I him in for a hug, and he collapses in my arms.