Chapter 57: Chapter 57
YuZhi became aware that TangShi was starting to shiver before it ended and nudged her with his nose against her temple. Sliding his hand over hers and finding them cold and curled up to preserve what little warmth she had left.
“Tang, you’re freezing. Let’s go and warm up, stop for coffee on the road home and thaw out. If we stay here, I may have to chip you off the car.” He rested his cheek against her temple and hugged her with one arm to pass his body heat, nudging against her to provoke her to move and do as she was told. Still playful in his manner towards her and starting to feel tired too.
“Hmmmm.” TangShi deflected because she didn’t care she was cold as she wasn’t done watching this. She didn’t know if they would ever do this again and she was treasuring every second with a reluctance to it ending. She was so relaxed she was almost asleep in his hold and lifted her chin to look up at him from her lower perspective.
“Five more minutes, it’s almost over. I’m not that cold.” It was her sweet and quiet tone that always melted him to the core. A soft cute expression with half sleepy eyes and a rosiness to her face that made her look ethereal. Her body was almost numb despite not admitting it and her limbs were stiff, but she was enjoying this too much to go home yet. YuZhi couldn’t deny her anything when she looked at him this way, but the telltale signs were all over her pale skin.
“I don’t believe you. Look at these little red cheeks and that nose.” He caught her under her chin with his free hand to angle her face towards him, grinning as he pressed her cheeks with two fingers to make her lips pout and pressed his nose to hers to check if it was icy. Laughing at the sudden sulky facial expression and the frown at him for doing that to her face.
“You’re bullying me.” TangShi mock sulked and smacked his hand from her face with a gentle tap, pouting her lip out by herself and it only made YuZhi laugh harder.
“Why are you this cute? What happened to that sassy pain in the ass that threw me angry glares and haughty frowns? You somehow morphed into a kitten.” He leaned in to catch her chin with his thumb and forefinger again and tugged her towards him playfully. Moving too suddenly when leaning too far forward and inadvertently caused TangShi to slide.
Because her body was so taut with being numb, she couldn’t counteract the movement and flailed her arms out in panic as her butt moved down and catapulted her back against the shiny surface. YuZhi with his quick reactions made to catch her, somehow managing to get his arms around her as she caught him too. Losing his own grip on the polished surface with her added bodyweight. His attempt to pad her head with his hand to avoid collision and leaning over with one arm around her waist to anchor her only pulled him along with her.
They both slid with speed, slumped over, unable to stop gravity when the surface was cold and slick. It was so fast it happened in a heartbeat and YuZhi crumpled on top of her with a gentle thud as they skidded right down the front of his car. His nose bumping hers as they jerked to a halt at the very edge where YuZhi’s foot finally met the flat road below. Both balanced and holding on to one another in a tight embrace and held by only one of his legs overhanging the bumper.
Breathing hard, TangShi clung onto him, aware they were precariously held in place, only a whisper apart as they locked eyes and the atmosphere changed dramatically. From a squeal and giggle of their impending doom, YuZhi swallowed hard, his breath hitching at the nearness of her face. The closeness of her beauty, the invasion of her perfume and scent that he always liked, and the intimacy of that delicate body wrapped up in his. YuZhi’s head fogged out and his senses overtook as his pupils dilated and he couldn’t tear his eyes from hers. Somehow this pose threw all thoughts of platonic out of his head.
TangShi’s breath hastened with the way they were curled up and pressed to one another. Aware of every one of his hard taut muscles against her soft feminine curves. His gorgeous green eyes boring into her own dark brown ones and holding her captive with a look she hadn’t seen on him before. She forgot how to think, breathe, or move, when caught in his overpowering charms this way.
It wasn’t the first time they had ended up nose to nose or on top of one another, but this felt different from any other time and YuZhi couldn’t ignore the fact his heart began to race while his insides fluttered. There was a deep stirring inside his soul and an urge drowning out all sense. He moved only enough to graze his nose against hers, his breath mingling with TangShi’s, and her skin seemed to ignite a crazy desire in him that he was powerless to resist. Growing closer these weeks had made this kind of up close and personal interaction mean something else entirely.
TangShi blinked up at him innocently, captivated by his warmth and touch, afraid to move for fear she would break the spell and stayed exactly as she was. It only served to make him want her more, always a sucker for the angelic purity of this girl. Heaviness between them as something grew and the air turned static. Heartbeats pounding in unison and shallow breathing becoming obvious. Both minds went blank and were aware of only the here and now while nothing else seemed to matter between them.
YuZhi dipped his head the last millimeters, all thought lost to him as instinct took over and pressed his lips to hers in a moment of weakness. Unable to fight the way she felt under his body and how much he was attracted to her. Knowing it had been growing little by little lately. His heart exploding with warmth and electric sparks as he tasted her soft smooth lips. It was only a second, but it made TangShi tremble and stop breathing. Poised and stiff in case she made him stop. His mouth on hers elevated her body heat and heart rate and she impulsively kissed him back, sliding her hands up onto his shoulders to grip him tight and encourage what he was doing.
Mouths met and opened as YuZhi got lost in reaction and parted his lips to mold to hers properly. Needing to feel her out and taste the sweetness that he had never forgotten all these years. Kissing her with longing and pulling her face to him with the hand behind her neck as they got lost in each other and surrendered to the passion that had built to crazy levels. He French kissed her, probing her mouth with his tongue, exploring the sweetness that was uniquely her and almost lost himself as he spiraled into crazy lust. TangShi was drawn into memories of their first kiss and overtaken by the need and desire to allow him to do whatever he wanted to her. Surrendering as he made love to her mouth and curled her toes.
It was YuZhi who came to his senses first, as chaos racked through his head and guilt kicked him in the stomach by pushing Rhea to the forefront of his mind. It was like she slapped some reality into him, and he recoiled at speed aware of what he was doing. He yanked back, confused, and bewildered that he could do something like this, losing all sense of reason and loyalty. Inhaling hard to calm himself down while internally berating himself for forgetting he loved someone else. He let her go and got up to right himself before hauling her to her feet to make sure she didn’t fall and stepped away quickly as if she caused an electric shock.
“I’m sorry…. I didn’t mean that. I Shouldn’t have done that.” He apologized, his words coming out in a strangled rush, and he ran his fingers through his hair, mentally shaking himself for what he just did. His head was close to imploding. He was visually rattled, pacing away from her and swallowed hard as he tried to organize his rambling thoughts.
“It was my fault. I kissed you.” TangShi was shellshocked and her legs were trembling and felt like jelly. Her body weak and her heart racing because of what they just did, and she was hot all over and unable to clear her head. She was ready to take responsibility for her part in it and was blushing from her roots to her toes, ashamed that with one kiss she was willing to let him do whatever he wanted to her. Her body tingling all over with an internal war drum beating loudly and stupidly aware that she had no control over her feelings for him anymore. That kiss was proof that she would easily forget Rhea and follow her heart and it made her feel ashamed and sick to her stomach.
His kiss had given her a long dormant longing and desire she had only ever experienced once in her life. Eight years ago, when he kissed her dizzy and made her melt just like he did tonight. She was struggling to calm herself down but also hyperaware of how awkward and conflicted he seemed, and it made her feel sorry. She felt like all she ever did was cause him problems.
“Tang. This was on me. Maybe we should go. Too much romance, sugar…..we just got carried away. Caught up in a moment with this atmosphere. It was a mistake. It doesn’t mean anything.” He was making excuses all while his body was making it clear to him that he was wound up with that brief touch and crazing the kind of touch he hadn’t had since he broke up with Rhea. He put it down to a lack of sex and hormones and tried to ignore the fact that he couldn’t tear his eyes from her pouted lips or get that peaches and cream taste of her lip tint out of his mouth. His body was on fire, and he seriously needed a cold shower.