Lahat ng Kabanata ng (Not) His Sugar Baby: Kabanata 171 - Kabanata 180

Silence. Theo could feel Rose's arms tightening around him. The temptation to sleep was becoming something he couldn't resist. Slowly his nerves closed, leaving the rest of the sounds that were caught, submerged with the calm he was getting. "I want them to have a happy ending. But it seems difficult-" Rose's sentence caught at the end of her throat, choosing to let out a rough sigh. "After our contract is over for this one year, I hope you're not like that guy in the drama," she continued with a deep frown. It wasn't long before the blind blinked-realizing something. "Theo." Rose jumped awake with a surprised frown. Her eyebrows knitted together, watching as Theo closed his eyes perfectly. "Come with me to the movies, Theo. Not sleeping!" His arm stretched out, repeatedly shaking the body leaning against the headboard. "The movie's not over yet. Hurry up, get up!" "Sleepy, Sugar." "No. You can't sleep l

Wet. Rose's body was submerged in the bath up with the soap suds covering her chest. Her fingers moved, rubbing the surface of her shoulders and the recesses of her neck just to clean the parts untouched by the daisy-scented liquid. Rose's every touch was tempered with a sense of caution. Theo was there, chin resting on the edge of the bathtub watching her activity without pause, occasionally blowing air until some of the foam moved away, leaving half-clear water, which made Rose have to repeatedly stop the ridiculous action. "You're weird," Rose said to start the conversation. Her words managed to make Theo frown in curiosity. "Weird?" "Yes." "I thought Esmeralda was your bedmate. That time you didn't defend yourself either. So even now, I believe that you're an asshole who likes to play with women." No one knows what was so wrong with her statement that Theo burst out laughing. Should Rose count the number of times this m

"You said you were hungry." Theo had been silent all along. Now his opening sentence was uttered when the waiters left after serving the order on the table, which made Rose shrug indifferently. "Yeah, so what?" asked Rose, occasionally looking around the restaurant building. "Does ice cream fill you up?" "No." Back in focus. Rose's first bite ended with a faint shake of her head. "So?" "Your child wants ice cream." Theo squinted. Rose's gestures and expressions were clearly saying something different. "Do you have something to hide, Rose?" For a moment Rose's face lowered. Similarly, Theo's question created a huge thud in her chest. Why was it that for a moment like this, Theo recognized the situation so easily? Rose let out a rough sigh. Her fingers clenched into tight fists. Then she looked up, smiling faintly - apparently Theo was still

The image of that beautiful smile, so unexpected and strangely contagious. Rose still kept remembering something new, even if it was only for a moment. In her mind, there was nothing more pleasant than feeling at peace by the gesture, which treated her like a warm embrace that was stretched so tightly. The fingers were still rubbing the surface of Rose's body soulfully, followed by the peck of lips on the open shoulder. However, her back was to the man with a hint of charm. Rose's eyes also lingered for a long time - savoring the remnants of the seduction made as explosive as the hot truce since they entered the hotel room, for the sake of both forgetting the chaos, for the sake of both expressing desire. One surrender, she'd said back then, no longer applied wherever Theo offered favors in the name of 'making love'. Rose can't argue that she's getting entangled in an activity she once rejected, especially with a man who's going deepe

"No, I'm not. I'm taking some time off to prepare some things until my wedding day. Oh, yes, Rose, this is Crowel, my fiancé and future husband." Sirea was eager to introduce Crowel. She seemed so trusting of her fiancé. She didn't even seem to care, even though the man had no intention of letting go of the touch of his fingers - continuing to hold Rose's hand. Crowel's gaze was too intense. Rose didn't move when the man pulled her into his embrace. "Sorry. This is how we familiarize ourselves." Rose's forehead furrowed. She remembered that Sirea didn't do the same thing as Crowel when they were first introduced. She knew Crowel was lying. Hoping that Sirea would take her lover away, before Crowel did something easy. Luckily, Sirea received an incoming call from who-knows-who, so she hurriedly excused herself, leaving Rose alone in the park. ***