Allie thought of ways to win Luke over so she called Shirley. After an hour of talking on the phone with Shirley, she realised that they had much to catch up on. But they could not catch up now because she had to implement what Shirley told her. She had to make a dish for Luke because he would soon come back from work. She knew how to cook but she usually didn’t cook, especially for Luke because she’d never done it before. Now was her chance.
She got into the massive kitchen and saw Rachel. She was also cooking too. What was that bitch planning again? She’d never cooked since she started living with them.
Ignoring her, Allie began to prepare for her cooking. In minutes, she was done with the preparation and she began cooking.
“Oh! Guess who’s decided to copy me” she heard Rachel’s carking voice from the other end of the kitchen.
“You should know this, Allie, whatever you do, I’ll always be one step ahead of you” Rachel said and Allie ignored her.
Let’s see what Luke thinks about that; she thought and concentrated on her food.
As if it was a perfect timing, Luke returned from work, the moment she was done with her food. She rushed out and welcomed him and immediately led him to the dining.
“I prepared something delicious for you, try it” she said as she opened the food
Luke raised an eyebrow. “you never cook. What’s suddenly changed?”
“Nothing” she managed, shyly. “I just decided to cook for you today. Please eat”
Luke took the first bite and shut his eyes, savouring the taste. “this is delicious”
She beamed as she watched him take the second and third bite. Then he stopped eating
“What’s that smell?” He suddenly asked her
Food. All she perceived was the aroma of her food and… Rachel’s food.
“Luke baby” Rachel called as she brought her food to Luke
“I made this for you” she kept it on the dinning table beside him
Luke’s eyes feasted on Rachel’s food
“How –how do so know that it’s my favourite” Luke dug his fork inside the food and began to swallow huge bites
“I’ll always know your favourites” Rachel smiled. “unlike some people” she glared at Allie
“Eat slowly” she said to Luke as she patted his back
As Allie watched Luke eating Rachel’s food not hers, she burned in fury. How could this happen to her? Rachel mouthed from where she stood ‘I’ll always be one step ahead of you, darling. Luke is mine’
She couldn’t watch this no more, in seconds, her feet were propelling her out of the dinning room and up the stairs then into their room.
She let out a furious shriek. How could she let Rachel win this time? If she wasn’t quick enough, Rachel was going to snatch her man and ruin her marriage. She wasn’t going to let that happen. She wasn’t that close to Luke and she didn’t know much about him. They only got close by sex and she wanted to know more about him. Wanted to make her marriage feel right.
Luke entered the room and immediately got into the bathroom. She guessed he had to take a shower.
Her thoughts were still enraged when Luke came out of the bathroom and wore his robe. She was too immersed in her thoughts that she didn’t notice his presence.
“Hey” he called her “what’s making you so upset?”
She pouted as she looked away from him
“Nothing. Are you done with eating Rachel’s food?”
Luke let out a deep loud laugh. It was so long and it sounded so nice in her ears that she felt like kissing and slapping him at the same time.
“Are you being jealous right now?” He sat down next to her
“No. How can I?” She still looked away from him
“I’m sorry I ate Rachel’s food instead of yours. She cooked my favourite dish which I hadn’t eaten in a while”
She slowly turned to him
“There’s no need to be jealous. I’ll still want you”
Mere inches separated them and yet nothing short of physical force could have made Allie retreat from the proximity of that lean, powerful body of his. The very scent of him…clean, warm and male…sentenced her to paralysed stillness. As she stared up at him, dry throat convulsing, heart banging like crazy against her ribs, he closed his arms round her. Her eyes flew wide, a soft sound of shock escaping her as the rigid thrust of his arousal pressed against her belly. A surge of liquid heat flared between her thighs and he slid his hands down to her hips, hitching her skirt to lift her up against him and claim her mouth in a shatteringly sexual kiss.
He kissed with the same breathtaking eroticism with which he made love. The world spun violently as he let his tongue delve in a sinuous flick between her lips and tease the sensitive interior within. An anguished moan of response was dredged from low in her throat. Her bones turned to water, her flesh to yielding pliancy as she wrapped her arms round his neck. He slid her down to the carpet again but kept her imprisoned with one powerful hand splayed across her spine and then he lifted his dark head.
Luke bent and swept her up into his arms before she could even register his intention. He settled her down on the bed, tugging the nightdress down circumspectly over her tensely extended toes. Angling a reflective look over her, his dark golden eyes suddenly glowed with amusement and he tucked the folds round her ankles as carefully as if he were arranging her for a photographic session
“I want you very, very much, baby” Luke murmured intently, drawing her softly down to him, running the tip of his tongue so sweetly along the compressed line of her lips that she shuddered and instinctively opened them. ‘And I need you to want me the same way.’
His tongue delved into the tender interior she no longer guarded and another shiver racked her as he held her above him to play erotic games with her mouth. Her heart hammered madly, her hands dropping down to fasten to his shoulders, liquid heat rising between her quivering thighs.