Chapter 23: chapter 23

I came outside the shop, buying clothes for him and dialled Jamie. He picked up after several rings."Yes, Doll?""Umm...Can you take care of little one more day?"I left Little in Jamie's place explaining to him about Grace's meeting. "Hey! Who said I'm returning him to you? He is my wingman and apple of my eye. I got 3 phone numbers because of him".I smiled, "Well then, enjoy till he finds out"."I don't think, he will. I'm taking care of him better than you. What's your occasion? Why are you dumping him?""Ugh...I think...I'm ready to tell Chris that I like him" my cheeks became red, "Well, I kinda did. I think so"."Really?" He was surprised."Yesterday I was drunk and I have some flash memories of me saying that I like him"."How did he react?" He asked eagerly."That part...my brain forgot that. But now he is in my apartment and good. So, I think he either accepted it or thought it was a joke"."The first choice, I can be sure. I told you...he is into you" he shouted in joy."I'm going to find that"."Umm...Ana...how it went with her?" He asked with concern.I sighed, "I'll explain it when I meet you"."Ok then, All the best" he wished, "You should say how it went"."I will" I reached my apartment, "Gotta go now. Take care of your wingman, bye"."Bye, love you" he hung up.I opened the door. He was on his phone, I kept my bags aside and reached him.He hung up happily and looked at me, "It's Roger. His second hip replacement surgery was successful"."Omg! It's good news".He let out a relieved breath, "I was worried about him, until this call. He can come back to me within two days. I never been this happy" he hugged and swirled me around the room.I laughed, "Okay, Mister. Control your excitement".He landed me down and smiled, "Okay, what are we gonna do now?"I handed him the bag, "First, throw off these expensive clothes and wear this".He peeped to look inside the bag, "What's this?""Go and change" I pushed him into the room, "I'm gonna show you the life of normal people".After few minutes, he came out wearing a mixed blue Raglan sleeve round neck t-shirt with matching black jeans and casual sneakers."Are you comfortable in this?""Okay," he pulled his sleeve up to his elbows and asked, "Shall we move?""Here, the properties" I handed him a black cap with a letter 'B' embedded in red colour in front and a cooler, "This will take away the people's attention. Also, try to be a pervert" I winked."Ha...ha...very funny" he mimicked me and wore those things.We came out of the apartment building. He went to the parking lot."Hello, Mister. Where are you going?" I caught his wrist."What? To take the car"."I said you are going to be Chris"."So?""So, you are walking. Follow me".I slid my hands into the pocket and started to walk on the pavement. He followed me nervously, eyeing front and back from time to time, "What's the matter?" I asked."What...if...what if...someone catches me?""Oh...come on Chris, look around. People were busy with their works. They won't even care about you until you create the attention".I interlocked his hands with mine, "This is how your life want to be right? Just enjoy it without worrying about anything for a day".He let out a breath and held my hands firmly, "Okay, but I need some time to take this in"."Sure".We walked a few more distances. Soon his insecurities flewed away and he became normal. We begin to talk, "This...this...is nice" he was happy."See, I told you"."Yay for me!" He shrugged his shoulders."Look, it's Dosa truck" I pointed him a food truck, "You ever tried Dosa here?""Umm...no"."Then you are going to" I pulled him towards the truck. I ordered for both and came to him with two plates of crispy ghee masala dosa."Umm...Ana...is it hygienic to eat here? Everyone is standing and it's on the road..."I rolled my eyes and stuffed his mouth with a piece of dosa. At first, he made an Eww face but when he swallowed it down his mouth, he liked it, "Wow! It's...it's nice" he nodded his head, "You are right".I handed him the plate. We finished that talking and laughing."Umm...Ana...Can we have another one?" He asked me.We both looked at each other and laughed.Like this, we did things until evening.  We went to Statute of Liberty, Museums of Arts, Empire State Building, Times Square, Brooklyn bridge.We walked, hired a taxi to reach the spot and escaped before anyone can identify him. He enjoyed every bit of the day and was happy that there are no cameras around him. On the way, I secretly bought him a golden St. Christopher necklace and hid it inside my pocket. I'll surprise him once we get back to my apartment.Similar to Dosa, we had other street foods Falafel, Rice noodles etc... His hesitation for these foods was disappeared and loved them gradually.Finally, during sunset, we stopped at Central park bridge with Van Leeuwan Artsian ice cream in our hands. We enjoyed the sunset together, he stood behind towering me.When the sun finally set, he neared me and placed his hands on my stomach pulling me closer to his body.He lowered his head to near my ears, "This is the perfect date, I've ever had. Thank you for this".I turned to look at him. He gently wiped the ice cream stain on my lips. I closed my eyes feeling his touch, "So...so...you consider this as a date?" I asked him in a shivering voice.He inched further and his hot breathe fell on my face, "Yes, then what is this?"I clutched his t-shirt with my hands, pulling him closer to me. The evening was cold, but his hot body covered me entirely, making me warm.He asked me in a husky voice, "Can I now say what I have to say?"I placed my finger on his lips, still closing my eyes, "I'll go first" I let out a breath and called his name, "Chris, I...I...Like you. If you feel the same, kiss me".I waited for a second, with my fingers crossed. Then I sensed his lips touching mine. I smiled and kissed him bringing his face closer to mine. I ran my hands through his silky hair and he cupped my cheeks. The kiss ran a thousand jolts of electricity towards my spine. My heart ran out of control, blood rushed through my veins.After few moments, his lips parted away from me and he stroked my lips, "I like you, Ana" he said breathing heavily, "You are the girl I always expected to meet in my life. our first meeting which was 15 minutes changed my entire life. You gave me a different feeling...before you came into my life, I had people who loved my body, fame and money. But you, you showed another side of the world and you cared less about other stuffs. I...I...like...you...will you be with me till the end of my life? You should. Cause even if I wish, my heart won't leave you".I smiled and kissed his cheeks, rubbing his early beard, "Chris, you are the first person to know about my past fully. I shared that with you, cause I know that I'm going to spend my entire life with you. I trust you so much".When he opened his mouth to say something, the rain started to pour down, "Shit! Chris! Hurry" I caught his wrist before he can speak.We reached our apartment fully drenched in rain."Shit! Bloody rain" he cursed it wiping his face.I handed him the towel and went to change my clothes. I changed into a simple fit and flare gown and came back to the living room loosening my hair, "Chris...Your yesterday's clothes are here...if you want..."I stopped talking seeing him. He removed his t-shirt and stood bare chest, running his hands through the hair. Shit! My brain froze and I stopped in the place.He saw me and turned his gaze on me. He gave the same look...I always mention which makes you weak below the knees. His green eyes looked at me from top to bottom analysing each part of me.I choked without air, sexual tension in the air was high. We've stood competing against each other that who will make the first move. My voice became shallow when he fixed his gaze on my lips. Oh! Boy!Outside, rain poured down heavily battering against the windows. I know I cannot save myself anymore. It's too late for that. The apartment became dim due to the dark clouds occupying the sky and it added extra mood for the moment.He took a step towards me. My breath became unsteady and I bit my lower lip. He reached me with reluctance but kissed my lips. I gave up all my control and kissed him back. Each minute, our kiss became rapid and hot. I tasted vanilla on his lips, probably the ice cream he had.He stopped for a second and asked me, "You sure?"I nodded and jumped on him, wrapping my legs and hands around his waist and neck, "I trust you" I kissed him back.He slowly bought me to the bed and laid me down, "Ana, I'm sorry. But again, I don't want you to do this for me. Are you sure?" He rubbed my cheeks with concern in his eyes."I'm more than sure, Chris. I want you to take me" I kissed him.He kissed my forehead deeply and hissed, "Why am I asking this is, I don't want to hurt you anyway. You mean so much to me"."You won't, cause you are not him" I kissed him again.He reciprocated it and pulled the blanket over which covered us both.Meanwhile,     Chuck got a call. After several rings, he answered with hesitation, "Yes, Mr Reid?""How is the plan going?""Mr Reid, I think we need to drop our plan"."What?" Jason grinded his teeth in anger, "What are you saying?"He sighed, "Cause, Chris is with her".