SEMI - MATURE SCENE !!! Yuri did his best to keep his black mood to himself when he joined everyone at the dining room on their private floor. He had received another long voice mail from the good doctor, most of which involved him rambling about the importance of keeping Kathy sheltered and isolated. " Good Morning. " - Yuri, said. He murmured before taking his place on Kellion's right. " Morning. Where's Kathy? " - Kellion, asked. As befitting his position, he was seated at the head of the table. As was typical of his personality, he also had his girlfriend seated on his lap even when there was a perfectly good chair next to his.

But the next day, it was Yuri who ended up close to pleading. " No, Kathy. " - Yuri, said. He had never thought they would get into their first argument this early, but he was beginning to appreciate that with Kathy. Everything was unpredictable. " But why not? " - Kathy, asked. " Isn't it enough that I'm asking not to? " - Yuri, said. Touché, Yuri thought. And so they were back at square one. He stared at his fianceé broodingly. She was another lovely feminine dress, this time with an asymmetrical skirt that was long at the back and knee-length in front, and she had put up her hair in a loose, elegant twist on top of her head. She looked breathtakingly beautiful that if she had

" Giving me a bath will really make you feel less sad? "   Ignoring Kathy's doubtful voice, he took hold of her hand and, leading her to the en-suite bathroom, he said resolutely, " Yes. "   It was also his self-chosen reward for having the forbearance not to beat Leo Blaze Arlotta into a pulp for putting the stupidest ideas in his fianceé's head. Initially, Yuri had every plan to put his foot down.   The idea of setting Kathy loose in the real world without him by her side was too worrying for his peace of mind. But then he had turned to her, saw those starry eyes of her, and he had heard himself say, " As long as you don't mind having security follow you around. " After closing the bathroom door, he turned around and froze. Kathy was taking off her clothes.   God. Damn. It   She had her back to him, and he swallowed at the sight of her nearly nude body. She was

Day 14. It had been two weeks since Kathryn Ice Rewis had come to live with him, and Yuri had recently found himself starting each day with a mental diary. From day one, however, the main entry had been the same.   Still torture.   It was the simplest way to describe the agony of lying beside Kathy, who at first tormented him with her indifference. Fast forward a week, and she still tormented him, this time with the knowledge that his fiancée was his for the taking.   But for some reason, he just couldn't make himself touch her. Even knowing that she now wanted him as much as he wanted her, he couldn't make himself cross that line.   If he took her virginity, that was it. There would be no turning back, whether or not she deserved someone like him.   As if sensing she was in his thoughts, Kathy suddenly snuggled close, her breasts brushing against his arm. Her ni

" I wasn't lying. " Kathy said in a dead little voice. She was seated beside Yuri on the sofa, her body stiff and tense, and Yuri had to clench his fists as he fought the urge to tell her it was okay and she had nothing to worry about.             Around them, the silence was more introspective than heavy in spite of the dim lighting and drawn out shades turning the room's floral wallpaper into obscure figures in the shadows. The only other sound in the room, aside from Kathy's voice, came from the metronome on the coffee table, it's rhythmic swinging making Yuri think of a ticking bomb.             In front of them, Dr. Miller, the therapist of Aria Denice Redfield (Kellion's Girlfriend) had referred to them, only nodded and scribbled something on her note pad.