Chapter 10 : Dereck

I woke up sweating, and saw Catherine's worried gaze leaning over my face. I immediately pulled her onto my knees when I sat up and hugged her. She returned my hug just as hard and stroked and massaged my scalp.

My breathing was choppy and didn't seem to want to calm down anytime soon.

"Everything is alright, I'm here," she whispered.

She comforted me until I relaxed and my breathing calmed down. Once done, she asked me if I wanted a glass of water. I shook my head.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked softly.

I shook my head against her chest.

"Ok" she said simply "But if you want to talk about it, I'm here"

I made a muffling noise, we stayed like that until sleep came back to us.

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When I woke up in the morning, I didn't see her, I was seized with panic and I got out of bed. I brushed my teeth then I started looking for her, I heaved a sigh of relief when I saw her in the kitchen, dressed only in my t-shirt which reached her mid-thigh.

I have to admit it brought dirty ideas to my mind, especially when she stood on her tiptoes to grab a box of cereal off a shelf higher than her and the t-shirt went up, revealing a bit of her round buttocks.

I walked over to her and put a hand on her left hip and helped her take the box before giving her a kiss on the neck which she responded with a giggle.

She turned and gently pushed me away with a smile.

"Breakfast, Dereck"

I sighed and nodded. During our breakfast she told me what happened at the club and therefore the reason for her bruising and also that she was going to move into her house during the week. We spent the day together.

The week following Catherine's move to her house went well, she took care of me and we also worked on the robot.

I learned quite a bit about her, for example; she loves chocolate like me, she loves reading, hates spiders and other stuff. She also learned things about me, like the fact that I have a sweet tooth, I prefered cats to dogs, not that I dislike them but that's it, and otherthings.

Besides, I have a date with her tonight and I can't wait to be there.

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Catherine

Meanwhile

I must be on fleek tonight, I walked to my bathroom and decided to wax my legs and take the opportunity to do a brazilian wax.

After waiting for the appointed time, I removed the wax, stifling a scream each time. Despite the pain I was satisfied with the result, you have to suffer to be beautiful.

I took a bath and put several types of soap ball inside. While it foams well, I scrub my body and face, then applied a mask and stepped into the tub. After my bath, I wash my face well and rinsed my body.

I then applied oils to my hair and cream to my body. Wearing a bathrobe, I started looking for the ideal dress.

Looking in my closet, I found a navy blue mermaid dress. I knew it was the right one, he was going to drool tonight.

I then looked in my jewelry box and found some golden hoop earrings and a silver bracelet. I then looked for the shoes I was going to wear. My choice is black pumps. There was only an hour left, so I scrambled to get ready with a smile. He was going to be blown away.

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Night fell quickly and I got ready for my date.

After taking a shower, I went to my dressing room and chosed a custom-made midnight blue suit with a black shirt and black moccasins. I left the first three buttons of my shirt open and I didn't put on a tie. I combed my hair back to tidy it up. Then I sprayed myself with Paco Rabanne perfume and put on a Rolex watch. I turned around and looked at myself in the mirror.

Now that I was ready, I took the keys of my car and walked out of my suite with a smile. I took the elevator that took me to the parking lot, as soon as it opened I went to get my black Chevrolet, I entered it and then I entered Catherine's address in the gps. I drove out of the parking lot and entered the traffic which was fluid. The trip to her house was not long. When I arrived at her gate her guard opened them after asking me a few questions.

I followed the gravel path that stopped just in front of the steps that lead to the door of her house oe should I say villa. The villa and the path were surrounded by a well-kept garden, there was also a garage on the left side of the villa.

I parked right in front of the steps, shut off the engine, and got out of the car. I walked around my car, walked up the stairs and rang the bell. I heard the ringing from outside then I heard footsteps approaching, the footsteps stopped and the door opened, revealing Catherine in all her glory.

As soon as my eyes landed on her, my heart skipped a beat and my breath got caught in my throat. She was wearing a navy blue mermaid dress that had a crossed neckline that showed off her chest and the dress had a kind of neck rat to which the crossed neckline was connected.

The dress drew her shape to perfection, leaving nothing to the imagination, the dress was also open back. She wore golden hoops and a silver bracelet. She raised her hair in a bun, some few locks escaping, she also had baby hair. She wore black pumps and also had a black clutch.

"So?" she said smiling at me.

"You are magnificent" I said simply.

"You're not too bad too."

“You flatter me, dear lady,” I laughed.

I held out my arm to her, she took it, and I led her to my car. I opened the door for her and then she came in after winking at me and saying;

"Nice car"

"And you ain't seen nothing yet," I said, returning her wink.

I walked around the car and got in, then we got out of her villa and entered traffic.

We arrived at the restaurant 40 minutes later. I pulled over and we went inside. I confirmed my reservation at the reception, then a waiter came to take us to the private part of the restaurant. The interior of the restaurant was a mixture of modern and classic, some of the walls were glazed and the others were beige, the floor was done in black marble, the ceiling was painted white and was adorned with chandeliers that shone brightly.

People were watching us go by, and I could see it was making Catherine uncomfortable. I put my arm around her waist and pulled her closer to me. She looked at me with a smile and let me guide her.

The waiter took us to a room where the walls were painted red. There was a chandelier above the only table in the room, there were red rose petals displaced on the table and on the floor.

The waiter seated us, gave us the menu and excused himself. Once alone, an awkward silence settled.

"So how was your day?" I asked

"It was dull "

"Do you plan to choose?" I said, browsing the menu.

"Why don't you choose for me" she asked "Surprise me"

A smile appeared on my lips and I accepted. It was a woman who came to take our orders. She was particularly tactile and gave me seductive looks.

Catherine didn't seem to like this, so I hastened to give her our orders and asked her to go.

I could feel Catherine was pissed off but was trying to hide it, we chatted a bit, as I was about to say something to her, the waitress came back with our dishes.

For the starter, I chosed spicy beef empanadas. For the main course, I chosed lasagna bolognese, chili sin carne and gratin.

She ate her dishes with appetite, we chatted a little but not too much, that meant she was still upset. I like the fact that she has an appetite. I like women who have an appetite.

After the starter and the main course, the dessert arrived, I ordered two lemon meringue layer cakes. It was very good, Catherine asked for another one and the waitress complied. After that, she seemed to be in a better mood until the waitress whose first name I still haven't retained came over to take the bill and gave me her number as we left.

Catherine left in anger and I hastened to catch up with her. She was walking damn fast on her heels, when I caught up with her she was already near the car.

"Catherine" I sighed

She didn't answer me and looked away, I sighed again before opening the door for her and walking around the car to get behind the wheel. The drive to her house was quiet and uncomfortable, she didn't speak to me and preferred to look out the window whenever I tried to start a conversation.

When we got to her house the gate opened and for the second time tonight I took the gravel path and parked in front of her villa. She came out of herself and was already heading for the door of her villa, I rushed after her and held her by the arm just before she went inside.

"Not even a good night?"

"Don't play with me"

"Play what?"

She turned completely to me.

"This blonde girl didn't stop flirting and touching you and you did nothing. Ok, you didn't flirt back but ....... arrrrhg.

She stomped her foot and looked at everything but me. I knew she was pissed off about this but I didn't think it would be that bad.

"And then you took her bloody number ...."

"And I immediately threw it after but you ...."

"I don't care" she yelled

I couldn't understand why it mattered so much to her.

"Catherine, I proposed you this date so that we can have a good evening and get to know each other better but you are yelling at me and making a big deal out for a waitress that I didn't even remember the first name and to which I didn't even pay attention to "I said in one go" I will leave you "I sighed" Good night, Catherine "I whispered before leaving.

As I was about to leave she grabbed me by the wrist.