My Careful Lover

EMOTIONAL STRESS

The next morning came faster than Moon had expected as she had to literally drag herself to the bathroom with her half closed eyes. Her soul was willing to go to work but her body had other plans other than that

"why do we have to work to make money? Can't it just come to us or better still why can't we go back to when money wasn't in existence....." She whined as she tried to straighten her hair with her fingers but it wouldn't just comply, making her pack it into a dirty bun to save her the stress. She looked at her scattered bed and hissed

"do I have to dress that?....hell no, when I come back. It is not a crime not to dress your bed before going to work neither is it a law to dress your bed in the morning before leaving for work." She walked to the kitchen and made herself a cup of coffee to help revive her brain. After the coffee she dropped the cup in the sink and started again

"it is not compulsory to wash a cup immediately after use....besides I live alone right?" With that reason in mind she carried her bag and left for her car.

"Good morning!" Her neighbour's voice was the first thing she heard the second she stepped one foot out of the door, and as if that was the wake up call she needed.

"what are you doing?" she looked at her neighbour who has his head buried in her car's bonnet

"checking the car for you. I already added more water to the radiator as there was a shortage. The battery terminals were not properly tightened, but it is now fit for use, I also topped your engine oil as there was also a shortage, the fan belt seems to be working fine as well as other things like your horn, your steering wheel, your gears, your pedals, lights, tyres, wipers, mirrors, trafficator lights etc. in short you are good to go" He said at a go while his head was still buried in the car bonnet

"how did you get my car key?" was all she could say

"I took it yesterday before I left" Moon glared at his back, ready to go all crazy on him, but she decided to be calm. It was still too early to start the day with problems.

"Let me have my car keys" she demanded calmly even though her inside was boiling with anger. Ocean finally detached himself from the car bonnet and gently closed it. He turned towards her and his lips slowly curled up into a soft smile as he saw her face. How did she manage to pull off such a look in a dirty bun? he questioned himself as his inner being softened. What sort of power does she possess? he thought to himself and chuckled, confusing the girl that is still standing in front of her door

"come and take it" he dangled the key in front of him after bringing it out from his hip pocket.

"I am in no mood to play around with you this morning" She said coldly but that didn't deter the smile on his face.

"Are you still angry?" Moon didn't say anything as she locked her door and walked towards him like an angry hawk.

"Give me my car key" she said through her gritted teeth as she glared at him

"And if I say no?"

"I am not in the mood" her looks slowly turned into a glare

"Well, I am always in the mood when it comes to you"

"What makes you think I care?"

"Why are you treating me like this?...I thought we were past this...." He motioned between them as his words got lost in the air

"How do you want me to treat you? As far as I am concerned there is no WE and there will never be a WE. The truth of the matter is you are annoying, and looking at you right now is irritating me"

"You know saying all these things won't make me go away or stop me liking-loving you"

"That is none of my business"

"I know you were worried about me yesterday" Ocean decided to settle the case once and for all

"Yes I was, and I regret it"

"Why?" Moon looked away from him as she searched for the right words to say, but nothing came

"Because you misunderstood what you saw last night" Ocean decided to help her with the answer

"I didn't misunderstand anything. I mean, what is there to misunderstand? Me staying up so late and thinking something bad might have happened to you only for you to come back with...."

"With what? A lady?"

"Whatever"

"See why I said you misunderstood the whole situation because you didn't notice I was carrying an unconscious girl."

"what do you mean?"

"I met Desmond and his dying sister in the forest yesterday when I went back to check on Wolf. I couldn't leave them in the forest so I decided to bring them here, and watch them for the night before I take them to the hospital today." Ocean tried to read her mind, but it was full of junk so he decided to keep his sanity and steer clear from that zone.

"I am saying the truth" He continued as he watched her facial expression turn from confusion to embarrassment, and then back to an angry hawk

"I don't care. You owe me no explanation the same way I don't owe you any. Give me my car key." She stretched her hand, ready to take her car key and drive away from the liar in front of her. Ocean in turn pulled her outstretched hand making her fall towards him. He wrapped his arms around her body in a tight embrace while sniffing her hair as if his life depended on it

Moon was in shock as she finds herself plastered on his masculine chest. She fought the urge of wrapping her smaller hands around his body to know how it would feel to have a full hug with this hot godlike guy. His intoxicating masculine scent wafted to her smell organ and she bit back the urge to moan out loud. I am such a stupid girl, she internally scolded herself for even enjoying the hug after everything she told herself last night

"What are you doing?" She tried to wriggle out of his strong arm, but deep down she wished he wouldn't let her go

"I have missed you." Ocean said in a deep husky voice that sent butterflies down to the deepest part of her belly she never knew existed. The tingles she felt all over body made her struggle more to get out of his embrace as she tried to gather her hormones

"Stop hugging me" She continued her futile struggle

"Why are you being so difficult? Hmm?" Ocean slowly removed his nose from her hair in order to look at her face. One of his hands held her waist while the other held her chin up to look at him.

"We are not in a relationship yet, but you are already giving me emotional stress"

"who wants to be in a relationship with you? Definitely not me. Who do you think you are? a prince charming that every lady would throw herself at?..." The rest of her words didn't make the journey to his ears as the coffee scent hit his nose, and he fought the urge of shoving his tongue into her mouth in order to have a taste of it. He looked at her moving mouth, but couldn't process a word coming out of it. Holding her this close did ungodly things to his body especially somewhere in between his legs that he doesn't want to think about.

Moon pretended not to notice the way he was looking down at her. Despite how the butterflies in her belly sang of joy and happiness every time his hand tightened or moved on her body, she vented out her anger on him.

"Do you understand my point?" She poked his chest in a daring manner, trying to elicit a reaction from him, but in turn Ocean's loud laughter startled her

"how did you find my ticklish spot?" He let out a little chuckle on seeing her startled face

"I didn't know you-" he sentence was interrupted by someone

"She is awake!"