On Cora's Bed
They were off from the excitement. Noah felt ready to do it again and again. Permanent smile on Noah's face spoke volumes, he tried to wash away the permanent smile.
Bones on his body rearranged when his body sunk in Cora's soft bed. Noah had done something he never thought he could.. His perception was that Cora was his girlfriend, even though she didn't concur.
Cora was feeling out of this world. What she once never wanted and said would never happen happened.
With her eyes closed, she felt her body relaxed and alive, as if it had given her a new life. Noah kept staring at her flawless face now, her glowing skin as if oiled.
When Cora opened her eyes, she saw him still admiring her face and for the first time; she smiled without thinking about it or first trying to suppress it. Blood was rushing all over her body, a feeling she was shy to admit as excitement. But Cora was not prepared to let anything ruin that.
All Cora had said before was in Noah's mind. Cora hated a man who would stay the night and care about her. He does care, but to let her love him, he has to do what she wants, and if it means leaving her bed right now, that's what he will do.
"Damn, you are glowing right now." Noah told the truth and then added, " I don't want to leave your side right now, but I have to follow what you said and act like I don't care. I do care."
With that, Noah took the last glance at the love of his life, then to the bed, and then asked, "Am I allowed to shower?"
She blinked. Cora is full of surprises, Noah was left in awe.
I really like her, she'll change, he thought.
As he threw the rubber in the bin, he was surprised to see redness. At first, it made Noah almost faint, thinking that he had hurt Cora. The only reality to sink in was that Cora was a virgin.
But how is it possible? Cora said… Noah found his thoughts taking control.
Noah ad everything he needed for showering. He let the cold water run through his body, reminding him of what had just happened.
In such an atmosphere, Noah was still obsessing about the fact that Cora was a virgin, or used to be, before he slept with her. How did he fail to see the signs all that long. Did Noah miss the signs because he was too self-absorbed? Or is it because Cora was skilled at concealing her truth.
It made sense.
Noah also had been a virgin when he came to college, and that girl who cheated on her boyfriend with Noah made him a man. But at least he had experiences before. He can't imagine what Cora would think of sex, now that he is the first one to paint the picture in her mind.
Did that mean he had to date her and marry? Because if that's the deal, he is more than okay to try making it happen. Of course, Cora made it clear she wasn't looking for any relationship from him.
"You can join me if you want", Noah said from the showers. He hoped for Cora to respond with something awful and turn him down.
"You wish", Cora whispered.
"Your towels are so soft. Maybe I should take more showers here."
Cora didn't reply to that, not even offering her criticism like she does most of the time. Noah just went on to wipe with one of the many towels neatly folded in the drawers.
With Noah occupied, Cora was panicking when she saw blood on her sheets. Recovering, she pulled them off her bed and hurriedly replaced them with clean ones, hoping Noah hadn't seen it. She was sure Noah didn't see the blood because he was too preoccupied when he left.
He found her on the bed, waiting for her turn to shower. Cora's eyes were shy, not like before, when she would let Noah stare until he had his full. She looked away when their eyes met.
Banging the glass door, Cora went in the shower and hurriedly cleaned up, making sure the white bathroom floor was spotless when she left. By then, Noah had dressed and was sitting in the sitting room.
She would have liked it better if he hadn't been there when she came out. That's according to what Cora had said before.
He remembered seeing half of her tattoo on the thigh and wished he had seen it all when they were naked under the sheets. But how could he? Cora had offered something better. Noah was too excited and focused to notice.
He knew it. He had been falling in love with Cora even after knowing she would not reciprocate the feeling back. What a price to pay for love.
"I didn't expect to see you here", Cora said when she met him sitting on the couch watching TV. Seriousness in her face showed Cora meant it, even though her insides didn't want to watch him leave.
"I'm a rule breaker", Noah jokes, making room for her to sit.
Cora had changed into the fitting pajamas, and Noah couldn't get enough of her in fitting clothes. They revealed her assets, which both of them had different opinions on.
Cora's curves are still on Noah's mind when he looks at her right now. She has a waist that should be shown, a full chest with the most erect and soft boobs Noah had touched, and thick thighs he has been obsessing on.
"A penny for your thoughts", Cora said, finally taking the single seat.
"Where do you keep your lotion? "
That was strange, Cora had hoped to poke his mind for answers. She needed to know for her sake if Noah saw the blood, but was too stubborn to ask.