Abby noticed he was just sitting quietly, slumped on the chair. He was lost for words for the first time since they met again this morning. She knelt beside his chair and giggled.
"come on... Smile. Don't be a sour loser... And remember to never, ever judge a book by its cover, okay?"
Tunde who had not fully recovered from the shock of a girl beating him at FIFA looked at her calmly.
"You just made me look stupid," he replied pitifully.
"That was your fault. Never assume a person is incapable of doing a particular thing" she smiled smugly at him, not feeling bad at all about the way she rejoiced at his loss, knowing he would do the same to her without batting an eyelid.
"Why didn't you tell me you could play?"
"What!?..." She exclaimed like he just suggested something stupid. "...and miss out on the opportunity of paying you back for all the bad jokes and sarcasm at my expense... Nah-ah, no way! Besides, would you believe me if I told you?"
"Revenge is sweet, yeah?" He asked sadly. 'This is unheard of and embarrassing. How could a girl beat him conveniently at FIFA?' He wondered
"Yes, very sweet... Okay, I'm sorry I deceived and made fun of you!" She said not so sincerely, trying very hard not to laugh at him again.
He suddenly sat up and pulled her up to sit in between his lap, took her hand, and started playing with her fingers.
"Do you know I've not been the same ever since when I first met you... Care to tell me why?"
"..."
Abby was lost for words. She didn't know how to answer him since she didn't understand his question. 'What did he mean by he's not been the same ever since when he first met me?'
"You've been messing with my head. What have you done to me, my little witch?"
He looked at her like he was expecting some kind of answer from her, this is the second time he was asking this same question. Abby lowered her gaze from his own since she didn't have an answer for him.
Still holding her hands, he slumped back on the chair with a deep sigh, pulling her along to lie on top of him. Abby stiffened as he hugged her tightly to himself.
"I know you have a boyfriend, you don't have to remind me again of that fact... But you can't deny the attraction between us Abby. Even though you're not willing to explore this attraction with me, can I just hold you for a while...please?" His voice whispered over her head.
Abby didn't resist him, rather, she hugged him back tightly. She truly can't deny the burning attraction between them.
They stayed like that, lying in each other's arms. He loved the feeling of her body on top of his, she wanted to burrow deeper into him, except there was no more space left in-between them.
They stayed in that same position for some time before her phone suddenly rang, shattering the loving, serene moment they were having.
She sat back up, while he stretched his hands to help her pick the phone from where it was lying on the floor. His countenance immediately changed when he saw the caller id that displayed the name 'Josh.'
"Here, your boyfriend" He passed the phone to her, stood up, and entered the bedroom.
Abby sighed deeply, it was on the tip of her tongue to tell him Josh was her brother and that she had never had a boyfriend in her life, but she couldn't.
She didn't know him that well yet...and that excuse was the only defense she had that was protecting her from her weak willpower, it had helped her to keep him at bay so far.
[Big bro] She said as she picked up the call.
[I'll be waiting for you in front of the estate security gate in two hours. Don't be late.]
[Where are we going?]
[It's a surprise.] she heard him laughed through the phone as he dropped the call.
After ending the call with her brother, 'better get going then' she thought, tentatively knocking on his door
"Tunde... I need to change into my dress, please."
"Door is opened" she heard him say through the door. She opened the door and went straight into the laundry room to pick her dress where she hung it earlier, After removing his t-shirt, she dropped it into the laundry basket and wore her dress.
The big challenge she was facing at the moment was how she was going to zip up her dress by herself...in the morning while dressing up, she had passed a shoelace through the small hole in the zipper to be able to pull it up.
She reached behind herself to pull the zipper up almost halfway to the center where her bra was fastened before going out to seek his help.
He was lying casually on the bed while checking something on his phone when she entered.
"It's almost time for me to go home...would you help me with my zipper, please.?" she said, turning her back to him immediately without waiting for his reply.
He stood up silently from the bed to help her. When she felt his fingers grazed her bareback, her heartbeat quicken and she felt sparks shot through her body, traveling down to moisten her core.
Abby suddenly turned around as if she was remotely controlled and kissed him like she was never going to be presented with such an opportunity again.
Her kiss was light and feathery, tentatively cajoling, slowly prying his mouth open.
His response was fierce, delving into her sweetness with all his built-up passion and desire for her, tasting and sucking on her warm full lips, teaching and leading her...and like a star student that she was, she caught on in no time, there was no way he could tell that he was her first kiss by how she was kissing him back like a pro.