Chapter 54: Chapter 54

She was frozen. She could not believe he had just kissed her, and even the more surprising thing was that she did not feel bad about it like she had thought.

She was just so nervous. She did not have a lot of experience kissing people. And the way he was gently grabbing her face while pressing his lips with a bit of force—not too much just a little as she was basically standing there like a statue—it was making butterflies appear in her stomach.

Her breathing stilled again as she felt his soft lips over hers. He moved them slowly while holding her face closely. She clutched his shirt without intending to. Heck, she was not even aware that her lips had started to respond to him.

He moved her face softly to one side as his kiss became intense making her hot all over. She had never felt such intensity as she was feeling at that moment. It was like her mind had gone blank while her body was on fire.

He had to crouch down a little to match her height. He could feel her clutching his shirt tightly and responding to his kiss.

He was on cloud nine. Never in his life had he wanted something as badly she he wanted to touch and feel her. Now, he was kissing her delicious lips and she was kissing him back. It was the first time she had done that. The other two times he kissed her, she not only stood there like a mannequin but also got mad at him afterward.

He pulled her closer—so close that there was not an inch left between them. His lips were busy exploring her mouth. He was far from being done.

When he grabbed her waist to pull her closer, her mouth fell open in surprise. Thomas took advantage of the situation and inserted his tongue inside her mouth making her gasp. They were so close that she could hear his heartbeat with hers. Their upper bodies were plastered together while their lips picked pace. She never knew he could kiss like that. She never knew she could kiss like that.

The other two times when they kissed were for show. Now, there was no one to witness it. It was just the two of them.

God, her heart was in frenzy and her face felt so hot. His tongue was sending tingles down her spine. Before her heart exploded with how harshly it was beating, she pushed him slightly.

He was far from being satisfied as he sucked on her lower lip and tongue. Her mind had stopped functioning. She thought she would stop breathing anytime soon. His kisses were causing an indescribable spell over her.

She pushed his chest with a bit of force, finally separating him from her. His lips left hers with a pop.

Her hands left his shirt as she tried to even out her breathing. They had been probably kissing for five minutes—that was how she felt at least. It was not like she could actually keep track of time.

He stared at her as his chest rose and fell with how heavily he was breathing. He could not believe he finally had the chance to kiss her. She felt amazing in his arms and her lips felt like heaven that he never wanted to leave. Nature came in the way. He would not have stopped if he did not need oxygen.

Damn! Her mouth tasted heavenly. Her warm breaths were making him lose his mind as he kept kissing her as he had never done to anyone else before. He had never craved intimacy as he did when he was with her.

And then, she looked even sexier as she stood there with her head down and her hair disheveled. Her face was red from the earlier effects of his kiss. She was wearing nothing but his shirt. Even she was barefoot.

She was making him crazy, and he wanted to repeat it with her again. He was still not content.

“Olivia?” He said as he took a step closer. He wanted to hold her again.

She raised her hand to stop him. She cast her eyes slowly toward his direction. He looked so handsome even in his rough attire. But that was not the point then.

It was not only him that broke the promise but also her. He had kissed her, and she had responded.

She could not get over the fact that she was the one who wanted that clause to be included, and she was also the one who rebelled against it.

“What happened a moment ago should not happen again.” She said with wide eyes as she was still in a state of shock. He was dumbfounded as he looked at her running away from the scene and disappearing inside.

‘What the fuck just happened?’ He sat on the bench thinking. He could not wrap his head around the matter.

One moment, she was kissing him and another moment, she was running away saying it should not happen again. What the hell did she want?

He thought that they finally could have something between them, but she apparently did not reflect his feelings. He could never understand what was going through her head.

God, it was so hard to think what happened should not and would not happen again. He wanted it to happen again and again. His lips still had the taste of her mouth. How could he act as if nothing happened?

He sat there for a few more minutes before going inside the house. He initially thought to go to his room, but his feet froze as he was reminded of the fact that she was still probably in trauma. How could he leave her alone thinking that she must be feeling scared?

With a heavy sigh, he went upstairs and knocked on her door. There was no response. He knocked a few times, but there was no response. The door opened slightly as he was knocking and he opened it fully.

He saw her lying on the bed with her eyes closed. He could make it out because the lamp was still on. There was no way she would have fallen asleep so soon. She was probably avoiding him at that moment. He shook his head as he went to the couch and lay down on it.

As much confused and annoyed as he was at her earlier action, he could not leave her alone.

His heart squeezed painfully remembering her words and how her voice cracked when she told him that she was harassed sexually—that too at such a young age.

She must have gone through a lot in her life. Without a father and having a sick mother, all the burden of working and taking care of her mom was on her shoulders. On top of that, he witnessed her being harassed not once but twice. He could not believe the world could be so cruel to such an innocent girl.

‘Maybe, she is still not stable that was why she reacted that way after the kiss!’ His mind reasoned with him. It was possible since she was still scared. The sudden kiss might have caught her off-guard. Although he was a little happy because at least, she did not tell him to fuck off like the other two times.

It showed that she liked the kiss, and she was clutching his shirt so tightly. Plus, she was blushing so intensely while avoiding eye contact. She had never reacted that way after he had kissed her. Lastly, she responded.

With a sigh and a content smile on his face, he closed his eyes and tried to get some sleep in his system. They had to go to the island near the city. He had already made reservations for them in the hotel. He looked forward to spending fun time with her. He would not let the bitter memories of the experience remain with her. He should try to make her forget about it. She already had a lot on her plate to deal with. She could not and should not carry another trauma.

He was surprised at himself for caring so much about her. He became emotionless after he was left without his parents. All he thought and cared about was his wishes. He never paid any heed after dismissing the girls from his life that he changes like one would change clothing. None of those sensitivities or emotions mattered to him. He was changing without knowing. from the time they had gotten back from that miserable party, all he could think about was her well-being. It worried him to think she had to go through it.

He tried to shake off those thoughts as his head felt so heavy. After thinking about the wonderful kiss he shared with her and her soft body in his arms, he finally fell asleep on the couch.