Chapter 43 NEW FEELINGS
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The little movements in the room wake me up, I rub my sleepy eyes, for a moment I'm tranquil and serene, enjoying the strange unfamiliar surrounding.
This isn't my room, but who's room is this?
I sit up feeling disoriented and there I freeze when I look at Andrew, his presence was not shocking but his physique was because he is standing only in his towel staring at me with his intense gaze.
I couldn't help but travel my gaze on his naked upper body, he is damn handsome How could I resist?
My mind starts to flash last night's incidents and I start blushing when I remember his erection. F**k, Tess, Behave…
I scold myself and when I look up Andrew has already walked back to his wardrobe, taking this chance I slip out of the bed and on my tiptoes I try to leave the room as soon as I could until Andrew's sharp voice startled me and I stop in my tracks.
"Where are you going?" He asks sharply and I stop moving.
"Come back here…" He orders, his voice is calm yet full of threatening. Gulping with difficulty I finally turn and look at him, Is he going to scold me? Or punish me? Or tell Ann about what I had done last night to his food?
"Sit…" He gestures for me to sit, while he stands straight waiting for me to make a move.
I move slowly and reluctantly I sit on the chair, and as I sit, my shirt hikes up, and I remember that I am wearing nothing beneath. At this thought, I jump on my feet and Andrew frowns, maybe he noticed my missing clothes too.
He throws a wet towel towards me and smiling with gratitude I immediately cover my naked bottom.
AHEM… AHEM…
Andrew clears his throat and I straighten my shoulder giving him my full attention.
"Why you are in my room?" He asks, his voice is filled with a lack of emotions.
"Uhmm… I came to check on you and then… I find you in the tub…" I tell him faltering.
He looks at me curiously, "Why did you come to check on me?"
Because I had put chilies in your food and I saw the way your eyes and your mouth burned red from it and I feel guilty and remorse for my actions, so just needed to check if you're still alive or dead?
But as usual, a person can't speak out everything that he thinks in his mind so instead, I lie flawlessly, "Ann has asked to check on you before I go to sleep."
His lips curl in mock, "really?"
He pauses and looks at me with his smirking gaze for a moment and then again he opens his mouth, "Did she ask you to put chilies in my food too, Tessy?" He asks, his brows raising in questioning.
I freeze, and then act innocently, "I don't know what you are talking about…"
He let out a chuckle and then suddenly his gaze turns dark on me, "You know what I am talking about Tessy, As I said before you do act stupidly not sometimes but lots and lots of time…" He emphasizes and I sense the disdain in his words.
I shrug offensively, "Don't forget you had also done something terrible to me." I remind him, my eyes full of accusation as I look straight into his eyes.
"And I have apologized…" He adds, "But you are not forgiven yet…" I tell him quickly.
He takes a deep sigh and then walks towards me, I shift in my place holding my towel tightly, He crowded me and ask in a firm tone, "What do you want, Tessy?"
You, I want all of you. My inner voice shouts and forces me to shout out these words but somehow it remains on the tip of my tongue and I wasn't able to move my tongue, I feel numb all over, a huge lump seems to be stuck in my throat that is not allowing me to make any sound.
I keep fiddling with my fingers unknown about my feelings and intentions.
I hear Andrew taking a deep sigh, his gaze literally burns the back of my head, How am I supposed to look at him and tell him that I want him to do something for me that will make me forgive him, and then we can start over everything.
I am willing to forgive him and forget everything but… he also needs to make some effort except for his little flirt I don't see any of his efforts at all.
Sometimes he would be all over me and suddenly he would just go miles away from me. He is too confusing yet intimidating.
"I… I want nothing…" I tell him, disappointedly. F**k, Tess, you just waste your chance.
"Fine…" He snaps and then walks back to his place, folding his arms over his chest, he watches me leave and again stops me in midway.
"Tessy… That's my shirt," He reminds me and I frown, what does that mean?
"You want nothing, so hand me over my shirt." He says shamelessly, stretching his one hand he gestures for me to hand him back his shirt, but how? I am not wearing anything under it.
I look at him in disbelief and sneer, "You must be joking…"
"No, I am not." He refuses immediately making my jaw open wide in surprise and shock.
"I… can't…" I stutter as I wrap my arms around myself protectively.
"I don't care. I want it back…" He says stubbornly and I frown with displeasure, why is he being so stingy over a T-shirt.
I start to feel furious and without thinking I pull his shirt up and throw it on his face, "Happy now..?" I growl and when I notice his playful smirk, I realize that he has tricked me, cursing him, I quickly pick up the towel and cover myself and then sprint towards my room without looking back.
I could hear his laughter and clutching my towel I speed up.
BOOM
Once inside my room, I lock my room cautiously, and then slowly my breath starts to calm and so as my adrenaline seems to go back to normal. Leaning my head at the door frame, a small smile appears on my face.
Why we both are being so stupid? Yet feeling happy about it?
These new feelings start to manipulate my mind and I also seem to want them to take over my mind, but is it really easy to forget everything and start ahead with everything as a new beginning?
A new beginning to us? A new beginning to our loveless marriage?
Sigh, I take a quick shower and when I step out I find Miss Celine with a worried face standing at my door, "Miss… why your door was locked? You never lock your door…" She exclaims and I start to give it a thought to start locking my door daily but from whom I should lock myself away?
Shaking away all distressing thoughts, I reply to Miss Celine calmly, "I just locked it, normally. No big deal." But she still looks anxious and to distract her I ask her about the breakfast and soon she seems to forget about everything.
We reach the breakfast table together, Miss Celine hands me my strong coffee and soon Andrew joins me, wearing formal clothes, isn't he going to the office today?
I peek at him and he catches my gaze, he smirks and I flush with embarrassment as I know exactly why he is smirking mischievously now.
I look at him filling the cup with tea and I frown last night he had a high fever, he should be drinking something more preferable than tea.
"You had a fever last night." I speak and he looks up at me, "Yeah… I still feel weak and warm.." He shrugs lazily.
"You should drink juice instead of hot tea," I say, and then taking away the cup of tea from his hand I hand him the glass of fresh orange juice. He frowns and when I realize my doing, it was too late.
He passes me a confusing smile and I look away in awkwardness. Can't I be more humiliating?
I take my sips of coffee and soon my cup is too taken away by Andrew, I look at him stunned, "Your body was quite warm too last night. You should also have a juice first." He says with concern and I feel like digging a hole and burying myself inside it.
It's too shameful… How does he know about my body temperature? Did he? Did we?
F**k, that warm embrace? Was that Andrew doing?
Reluctantly, I take the glass from his hand and gulp it down hurriedly.
"My coffee…" I hand him back the glass making him amused and take back my cup of coffee. I stand up to leave the table with the cup of my coffee in my hand.
"Where are you going?" he asks, he sounds irritated.
"I am done," I tell him and quickly walk to the elevator, the door opens and as I enter and turn, I notice Andrew tilt his head in my direction with a serious gaze, ignoring the intensity in them, I press for my floor and the door closes with a click.
BOOM
Separating both of us from each other's intent gaze.
