Chapter Eighteen

"Are you still mad at me honey?," Lucas

asked Zawadi, with a smile on his face.

"Of course I'm mad at you, you gave me a hickey. A big one at that. How I'm I supposed to show up at work with this... "she pointed at her neck," ...on my neck "she said furiously.

"It's okay, you are not going to work today" He stated .

Zawadi's eyes grew wide before she spoke "What do you mean I can't go to work? I'll get fired. Besides, what would I do at home all day? "

"You will stay home today with me so that we can spend some time together. "He kissed her cheek.

"But I... "she begun but was cut off by him.

"Please cupcake, I have a business trip tomorrow and it lasts three days, I want to spend some time with you before I go" He explained.

"But my boss... "she begun again .

"I already spoke to your boss, please just today. "He pleaded.

"You spoke to my boss without my permission " she all but whispered.

"Umm, yes. I'm sorry but I had to"he added immediately.

"Okay, fine. " she smiled at him.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! " He lifted her off the ground and twirled her around.

"Okay, will you put me down now"She giggled at his cute reaction.

He put her down but didn't let her go. "I have a surprise for you " He said giving her a chaste kiss on the forehead.

"Really? " she asked excitedly," what is it? " she but her bottom lip.

"If I tell you then it won't be a surprise anymore, you know? " He grinned at her.

"But I hate surprises " she pouted, sticking out her bottom lip.

A big mistake that one was, he covered her mouth with his, his tongue tracing her bottom lip gently.

She whimpered in pleasure when he's bit slightly at her lower lip, and heat traveled through her, from his lips, throughout her body to her center.

Suddenly hit and bothered, she drew her legs together, but of course the little action didn't go unnoticed by him.

He drew back, much to her dislike, with a smirk on his face.

With a frown on her face , she looked up at him.

"Why did you stop? " she complained, clearly frustrated.

"Oh cupcake. I had to, I don't want to go too far. I know you are not ready yet. And I promised to go at your own pace, didn't I? "

It was true that she wasn't ready, she had known him for what... a week? And here was already her girlfriend. They had definitely moved fast on that, but hey had promised her that her would take it slow, for her sake.

And that is what she needed, for everything to move slowly so that she could get used d to the idea of being his girlfriend.

But taking it slow was easier said than done. Just his voice made butterflies appear on her stomach and seeing him without a shirt? It took everything in her not to run her hands all over his abs.

And for Lucas, it was just the same. Seeing her in nothing but a towel had made his desire for her skyrocket, he had nearly taken her against the wall.

"Come now, let's have breakfast " He said.

"Where are my clothes from yesterday? " she questioned.

"You don't need them... "He started, a smirk playing on his perfect lips.

" What? " she asked, her eyes wide.

"What I mean is that I got you new ones" He explained.

"You really didn't have to, I could have gone back to my house to get some new ones to wear" she said.

"Zawadi, it's only one dress, you need to let me take care of you. Please . You are my girlfriend now. Just let me do this, please " He kissed one cheek then the other.

"Okay. I'll try" she sighed.

"Come" He pulled out two plates and placed pancakes in each of them, then headed pissed her the fork, spoon and glass of orange juice.

She cut a small peace off her pancake and ate it.

"Mmmh", she moaned as the taste exploded in her tongue, " this is so good. Where did you learn to make this ?"

"My mum taught me " he said with a smile.

"Where are we? "Zawadi asked as Lucas led her deep into the woods.

"Patience, cupcake. You'll find out soon" He told her for the umpteenth time.

"Tell me..." she continued to whine.

"Here" He took a blind fold from his pocket and tied it over her eyes.

"Lucas why are you blindfolding me? " she laughed slightly.

"Because it's a surprise "

"I hope you won't kill me and dump my body, " she murmured, but he heard her.

"Your faith in me amazes me my love" he stated sarcastically.

She just laughed. Suddenly, he stopped and took the blindfold off her eyes .

"Wow!This is beautiful " she gasped.

"You like it? " he asked nervously.

The place was covered in flowers and the trees formed a canopy of leaves above them. The place was not brightly lit and in the middle was a huge pick nick basket .

" No..." she saw his face fall"... I love it. Thank you " she said and launched herself in his arms.

"Anything for you love" he chuckled, winding his arms around her.

" When did you arrange all this" she looked around.

" I have my ways" he winked at her and she rewarded him with a smile.

He laid down a blanket then helped her sit down.

"How many girlfriends have you ever had" she asked from nowhere and he froze in his tracks.

The truth was that she had wanted to know. She wanted to ask him that the moment she agreed to be his girlfriend, but she hadn't mustered the courage to.

" You are my first official girlfriend. But I have had a few flings before " he said.

She lowered her head suddenly feeling sad. He was going to be first everything and it hurt her that his firsts where random women.

"Cupcake, please don't be sad, the women I was with only wanted my money. They are nothing like you. You are beautiful and smart and intelligent, you are way better than them" he reassured her.

They spent the rest of the day enjoying each others company while talking about random stuff. Each of them savouring the feeling of the other before they had separate .