This was the first time that Brianna had time for herself in a week, and she was thinking of going to see her mother, however, she didn’t want to worry her mother nor give her the cold. She hesitated for a bit and decided to go back to Home for Sol.
As soon as she got home, she went straight into her room and went to bed. When the maid came to ask her to have dinner at half-past seven, she muttered that she wasn’t hungry and skipped dinner.
Meanwhile, Jodie was now in Sean’s car. She was actually thrown into his car by Sean.
“Uncle Sean, how come you have so much time to 'care for’ me? You must have a lot of work to do running such a big company.” Jodie asked, pouting her lips.
“Aren’t you going to the pubs with that group of so-called friends again?”
“They are good friends.” Jodie defended.
“Just a bunch of useless young people that waste time doing nothing all day.”
“Huh. What were you doing when you were at our age then?” Jodie pouted her lips.
“Are you suggesting I’m much older than you?”
“Well, twelve years is a long time.” Jodie sneered
Sean gave her a quick slap on the back of her head, and Jodie exclaimed, “Be gentle, uncle Sean. It hurts.”
“It hurts? This is nothing. You haven’t experienced what pain is.”
“What hurts more than your slap?”
“Do you want to try?” Sean said, and he felt his heart suddenly beating fast. He had been waiting for her to grow up, to find the chance to express his love, yet he found it too awkward, especially considering their relationship and age difference.
“How?” Jodie leaned close to him and asked innocently, looking at him with her big eyes. To be honest, she never had a boyfriend though she was very pretty and lovable, and she had no experience with men at all, and the very little she knew about sex was from some porn she’d watched secretly with her friends.
Sean felt Jodie’s breathing next to his ear and her pleasant fragrance greeting his nose. All of a sudden, he wrapped the back of her head with his big hand and planted a kiss onto her lips. Jodie stared with her eyes wide open, her long eyelashes tickling his cheeks. Sean advanced and thrust his tongue into her mouth, searching and then playing with hers passionately.
Jodie thought her heart was going to jump out. It was racing so fast. When she finally realized what was happening, her heart was filled with immense joy, and she blushed bashfully. She took it, accepted it, and enjoyed it to its fullest.
She had dreamed about this kiss for so long. Little had she expected that it would happen right now, right here in the car. She felt like she was in her dreams. Just as the two were growing excited and their breathing faster, they were awakened by the sudden honks behind them.
Sean was driving with one hand and almost hit the side of the road. He quickly sat up straight and recomposed himself. Jodie tidied her crop top and short hair hurriedly.
“Do you still want to try what real ‘pain’ is like?” Sean asked softly, looking at her through the mirror.
Jodie blushed and covered her cheeks with her hands. “You are so cheeky!”
Sean couldn’t help finding her cute, but at the same time, he heaved a sigh and thought, perhaps she’s still too young.
***
As expected, when they got back to his parents’ for dinner, his mother nagged at him again, “Sean, you are thirty-five years old now. When will you get married? Time does not wait. We won’t be young forever.”
“Mum, I’m still not sure.”
“When was the last time you dated a girl? It must have been like ten years ago! And you only dated her for like a few days. My only wish for you is that you get married soon.”
Jodie listened and felt a wave of sudden anger rising inside her. She put her fork down and said, “Uncle Sean, Jenny, and John, excuse me. I don’t feel very well, and I’d like to go up to my room now. I hope you don’t mind.” She stood up and walked off.
Sean understood that Jodie didn’t like what his mother was saying and so he let her leave.
However, Sean’s mother didn’t worry for no reason. Since Sean was young, he never dated any girl until about ten years ago when his mother threatened him too, and so he did, but it only lasted a few days. His parents had introduced lots of beautiful and excellent women to him and tried to arranged dates, but Sean rejected most of them, if not all.
A few times when he met the sort of girl that refused to give up, Sean would ask Jodie to pretend to be his lover to send those girls away.
He will have to get married someday, won’t he? Another woman will come into his life and become his wife, and she will have all his love. What will become of me then? Jodie sat under the shower and wondered, her mind in a mess. He isn’t getting younger. Most of his friends are married and even have kids while he’s still single.
And, and the kiss! He kissed me in the car! It was a real kiss, wasn’t it? She recalled the passionate scene in the car and wondered how genuine he meant it and why he never dated any girls.
When she finally got out of the bathroom, drying her hair with a towel as she walked into her bedroom, she could smell cigarettes, and it was a familiar smell.
Strange. How come I smell tobacco? She thought. Uncle Sean? Her heart started racing.
As she had guessed, she spotted Sean leaning on the fence at the balcony, watching the half-moon. Worried, she quickly rushed to the balcony, dragged him into the room, and closed the curtains. “Uncle Sean, what are you doing at this time standing outside on my balcony?! What if your parents or the servants see you?!”