“Slow down, Max! Slowly!”
The man who was looking for a point, snorted in annoyance. “Are you trying to help or make me more frustrated? I haven’t even found the entrance yet.”
“That’s because your expression looks scary. You’re like a cold-blooded killer who wants to stab his victim,” Gabriella said with an eyebrow depicting anxiety.
“Then turn around!”
“Are you sure to do it from behind?” the woman slowly turned her back to Max.
In an instant, Gabriella had bitten her lip and closed her eyes tightly. It was no longer awkward to lean on the man’s stocky shoulders.
“Why did you put your finger in again?” she groaned between sobs.
“I have to learn the new position. You don’t want me to enter the wrong hole, do you?” Max whispered making the hairs on the back of Gabriella’s neck growl.
“Yes, but… how long are you going to do it?”
“Until you get wet again.”
The woman’s brows furrowed spontaneously. “We’re in the water, Max.”
“Shut up and just enjoy!”
Moments later, Gabriella gasped and grabbed the hand that caused her heart to pound. Again, Max made her forget everything. It seemed, the man who was secretly smiling had already memorized her weak points.
“Is she the woman who was with me in bed? How can she possibly make me feel this excited?”
After successfully vibrating Gabriella’s body, Max suddenly got out of the bathtub.
“Where are you going?”
“Since you’re so stiff, we’ll just do it the normal way. Quickly move to the bed!”
Surprisingly, there was no doubt that weighed on Gabriella’s heart. The woman complied without launching a protest like before.
“No wonder people like to do this,” she muttered, drying her hair with a towel. “They must be aiming for the thrilling sensation I felt earlier.”
“Why did you take so long?” Max asked surprising his wife.
“My hair is still wet.”
“Don’t make me wait!”
With a fluttering feeling, Gabriella followed her husband.
When the wife arrived on the bed, an attack was immediately launched by Max. It seemed, he had already reached his maximum limit. There was no more time to nurture desire.
With one motion, Gabriella gasped and forgot about the pleasure. Her beautiful fantasy had been shattered by Max’s carelessness.
“Why didn’t you give me any signal?” the woman protested while panting. Something big had been inside her body.
“Shut up and enjoy it!”
A second later, the room began to be filled with warmth. Slowly, Gabriella kept up with her husband’s rhythm. She had forgotten the awkwardness with Max.
Several times, the woman was surprised by her own voice. She just found out that the sound that was not pitched could lighten feelings.
One thing Gabriella also learned was the fact that the man who married her could actually be gentle. That night, Max Evans, whom she had labeled as an arbitrary man, had shown another side of himself.
***
As soon as Gabriella opened her eyes, Max greeted her with a meaningful lopsided smile.
“Am I now officially replacing Snowy’s position?”
The woman blinked and looked at her position. She was prone on her husband’s bare body.
“You’re the one who didn’t let me go. Did you forget?” Gabriella stammered. For some reason, shame suddenly enveloped her. With a stiff motion, she got out of bed and looked for clothes to wear.
“Why are your cheeks red?” Max teased.
The woman spontaneously lowered her face and turned away from her husband.
“Is it because you remember what happened last night?” the man continued since he was amused by his wife’s awkwardness.
Before her heart exploded with shame, Gabriella rushed to the bathroom. She had no other reason to dodge, except cleaning herself up.
“I must have gone crazy. Why did I give myself to him last night? Why don’t I just let him suffer from the stimulants?” the woman who was already standing under the shower, murmured. She needed cold water to refresh her mind.
“Even though he is my husband, still, I have the right to refuse his will. But, why did I serve him that much?”
Suddenly, Gabriella felt something stick to the back of her body. When she turned around, her husband was standing in the water.
“Why are you here?” the woman screamed, spontaneously crossing her arms in front of the chest.
The man laughed at his wife’s silliness. “What are you hiding? I’ve seen it all.”
“Then go away! You don’t have to peek at what you’ve already seen,” Gabriella urged while her arms still pressed against the chest and legs crossed.
“I’m not peeking. It’s just, I also have to take a shower. We have to go to the office soon. There’s no time to go back home.”
“Don’t you know how to stand in line? Just wait until I’m done!”
“We’ll be leaving in ten minutes,” Max explained. However, Gabriella grimaced and urged her husband to back off.
“Go! Don’t bother me! I won’t be long.”
Unexpectedly, the man finally stepped back. “Okay! I’ll give you 30 seconds.”
“Are you crazy? I’m not a soldier,” Gabriella exclaimed wide-eyed.
“Twenty-nine, twenty-eight.” Max continued to count down, causing his wife to wince and force herself to rub herself.
“Why are you standing there? I’m not television!”
“I have to make sure you don’t miss a second,” the man secretly smiled. His eyes were never tired of tracing the beautiful curves in front of him.
After a while, Max suddenly pulled his wife back. “Your time is up.” Without feeling guilty, he stepped into the shower.
“Why is he so annoying?” Gabriella grumbled as she wiped her body.
After a few seconds, the woman came out of the bathroom with pursed lips. She had to find water to cool her parched throat. Last night, she made too many voices.
***
“Why are you looking at me like that? Did you draw something on my face?” Max asked, keeping his eyes fixed on the laptop on the lap.
The woman sitting at the side was wide-eyed and shook her head firmly.
“I don’t look at you,” she muttered as eyes looked out the window. “So confident.”
A second later, Max lifted his head and took a deep breath. “You think I don’t know? You’ve been glancing at me for minutes.”
Gabriella checked the man’s face from the corner of her eyes. As soon as she saw the man’s crooked smile, as quickly as lightning, she averted.
“Then why is your face red?” Unexpectedly, Max leaned towards Gabriella. “Are you imagining what happened last night?”
The woman suddenly swallowed hard. “No,” she answered as stiff as a block of ice.
“Should I remind you that I was under the influence of stimulants while doing it?”
“You don’t need to remind me. I know,” Gabriella said, rolling her eyes. “I am also willing to serve you because of repaying your kindness. There’s no other reason.”
“So, why are your cheeks red?”
“Aren’t you feeling hot? I’ve been feeling hot since we’re going,” the woman grumbled while setting the air conditioner to her neck. Sweat was dripping under the collar of her shirt.
After shaking his head for a moment, Max returned to his focus on the laptop. However, not even two minutes had passed, his concentration was interrupted by Gabriella. The woman kept moving around like a hot worm.
“What’s wrong with you? Can’t you just stay still?”
Gabriella sighed and rubbed her forehead. “I also don’t know. It feels … strange.”
A second later, the woman started slapping herself on the cheek, wishing she could clear her mind. However, sweet memories with her husband still haunted.
“What’s wrong with me?” she muttered before reaching for a bottle of water. However, until the last drop, the burning sensation in her chest did not subside. The sound of her breath made Max more suspicious.
“Are you sick?”
Gabriella shook her head. After a blink, the woman looked down with eyes closed.
“Could it be that he was tired from serving me last night?” thought Max suddenly feeling guilty.
After considering for a moment, the man grabbed his wife’s cheek. Unexpectedly, the woman groaned and bowed.
“What’s wrong?” Max asked, starting to raise his voice. He held Gabriella ‘s shoulder. In an instant, the woman bit her lip to hold back the turmoil that was beating her heart.
Wasting no time, Max closed the laptop and put it away. The man’s focus was completely on his wife then.
“Does your stomach hurt?”
Gabriella shook her head weakly. The up and down of her shoulders was getting faster.
Without thinking, Max pulled the curtains around them. Then, he grabbed the trembling hand that was as cold as snow.
“What hurts? Just tell me,” the man coaxed in a soft tone. There was no time to think about prestige at a time like that.
“It feels weird,” the woman who had been soaked in sweat, sighed. “My whole body is hot.”
The man’s eyes began to swirl around for ideas. After a while, his eyes opened wide.
“Did you drink the tea on the table earlier?”
“Yes. Why?”
Max suddenly looked up and sighed in resignation. “Tsk, why did you just drink it this morning? I asked Aunt Minnie to put stimulant in it.”
Gabriella’s eyes immediately quivered under the frown of worried brows. “Why did you do that? You want revenge on me?”
“I don’t want you to reject me last night.”
The woman spontaneously grimaced in annoyance. “Then why don’t you throw it away?”
“I forgot. I didn’t think you’d want to drink the tea that’s been left all night either.”
Once again, Gabriella bit her lip and pressed the hot spot that was throbbing harder and harder. “What should I do now?”
Max shrugged and replied nonchalantly, “Fulfil the desire. That’s the only way.”
Instantly, the woman closed her eyes. The clash between prestige and desire was pressing her brain, weighing on her heart to make decisions.
“So do you need my help?” The man was smiling at his wife’s behavior.
Unexpectedly, Gabriella shook her head quickly. “I can definitely endure it.”
“Are you sure? I’ve been through something like this twice, and you could see for how I failed to endure it.”
Suddenly, the woman nudged her husband in the chest. “Shut up! Don’t make things worse!”
Max rubbed his big muscles. “I’m just telling the truth. Don’t be so angry.”
A second later, the man returned to his wife’s ear. “If you need help, just tell me! I don’t mind to help. Pretend I’m being kind this morning.”
After whispering, Max landed a kiss on the woman’s cheek. Gabriella immediately gasped and shot a sharp glare. Annoyance further strengthened her will to hold on.
“I can’t let this man take advantage anymore. Only once did I give him a chance. After all, he will definitely make fun of me if I ask for help. That can’t happen.”