Rachael stepped down from the cab to meet someone she wasn’t expecting in front of her house.
“William” she gasped in surprise, blushing at the cute smile on his face. Her heartbeat increased rapidly as she remembered the words Isabelle had said to her about liking him. “Why are you here?… You didn’t inform me of your visit”
“I happened to get my shift canceled so I decided to check up on you,” William said with a calm and collected voice that made Rachael feel a kind of hotness in her body. “I called you but I guess your phone was switched off”
“Oh! Yeah, that’s right” Rachael nodded in affirmation. Her phone battery had died down at the spa after she made the payment. “Let’s go in… What’s that?” She asked as she noticed him carrying a nylon bag.
William raised the bag for her to see,” I bought some takeouts, fries, and chicken wings with alcohol”
Rachael’s eyes lit up at the mention of alcohol, she had that in mind already. “Awesome, let go” she exclaimed, grabbing the takeout bag from him.
“So, how’s your friend doing?” William inquired as soon as they got into the house. It was still the same as the last time he met it. He pulled his coat and placed it on an armchair. “Do you guys still communicate?”
Rachael arched an eyebrow at his words,” My friend?” She pondered on his words until the image of Isabelle flashed through her mind. “Oh! You mean Isabelle” excitement was present in her tone. “Well, she’s doing just fine. We had an outing at the spa today, it was really nice”
“I can see you guys get along well” William commented, seeing the happiness on her face which was a rare occurrence. “So, how’s your ankle and your job, how is it?” He wanted to know badly about her relationship with her boss since he was the reason why they lost touch with each other in the first place.
“My ankle is fine now as you can see” Rachael replied as she brought out clean plates from the kitchen. But she hesitated a little with answering the second question. “My job is fine. I want to quit but I have a task I need to carry out first”
“Huh… Alright… You’ve changed from the last time I saw you” William uttered as he stared intently into her eyes. “What happened?”
Rachael was caught off guard by his words. Was the change that obvious?…. She thought carefully before responding. “Let’s just say I found myself again. It wasn’t easy but I did” A smile curved on her lips.
“I’m happy for you, so cheers?” William raised his bottle to her
“Cheers,” the sound of the bottles clanking echoed in the room as they both drank to their fill.
“So, William. Why…. why… exactly did you come to see me?” Rachael asked, her speech was sloppy due to her drunken state. She knew she had a low tolerance for alcohol but her listening skills were lower. “I… I know. you didn’t come just for a drink”
William, on the other hand, was still somber as he stared at her in amusement. “Well, you’re right. I did come here for something” his tone had an underlying meaning in it. “Would you like to know?”
“Hmm… You’re very naughty. You… You.. just spill it out” she stammered without restraint.
Williams chuckled amusingly as he quickly stopped her head from hitting the glass table. It can be very fatal. ” I came for you, Rachael”
Rachael climbed towards him and placed her hands on his chest. Her drunken state had taken over her sense of reasoning. They were both sitting on the rug laid on the floor.
“Rachael… You need to stop” William muttered to her in a hoarse voice. She was taking advantage of him. She rubbed his head, pulling it towards her breast, and caressed it. No matter how much William tried to pull away from her, she came running back to him. Exerting force could hurt but sleeping with her could be worse.
“Don’t break my heart like he did, please” she muttered subconsciously which shocked William. What was she talking about?… He decided to ask her.
“Rachael” he called out with a soft voice to avoid scaring her away. “What did you say?”
“I said.. do. hiccup… Don’t break my heart like Damien” she stuttered once more. William was stupified. He couldn’t believe that the woman he loved all this while fell in love with her boss. He was scared she still had feelings for him.
“Do you still love him?” He whispered to her, holding his breath in anticipation for her answer.
“No… He.. he … Betrayed me. I.. I will make him pay” she stuttered again but this time, her soft lips landed on Williams’s lips causing a tingling sensation in his body. After making him hard, she turned to the side and threw up continuously on the floor. When she was done messing up the place, she fell into a deep slumber leaving William to deal with his tumbling heart and the mess she had made at the same time.
“You will be the death of me” he whispered as he gazed at her with affection in his eyes. He quickly cleaned her up and changed her clothes chuckling amusingly. He imagined what her expression would be when she found herself in a different clothing.
He cleaned up her house effortlessly like a woman who was used to doing house chores. He wasn’t going to take advantage of her situation. Not now, when he knows that she’s heartbroken. He would wait for her, taking things one step at a time.
He cared about her and was ready to show her in the best possible way, how committed he could be in his words. He watched her sleep soundly, her snoring was so loud. But a call came through his phone.
“Mr. William, your presence is currently at the hospital. It’s an urgent situation” the caller disclosed. He thought he was going to sleep tonight, so much for the cancellation of sleep.