After Sex

Noah's pov

After losing the bet, Noah sent money to Cate. She asked about what happened and Noah couldn't leave a detail.

Cate digested the news in panicked excitement and then made sure she asked about how both of them felt. She tried reaching out to Cora, but her phone was on the table in Amelia's place.

Noah's excitement didn't stop there. He called his older sister and his family about a girl in college. His friends from his hometown knew all about their buddy breaking Cora's virginity, sleeping with the girl of his dreams, and how he had fallen in love with her.

Many told him to hit and run, most serious ones told him to confess his love, while his sister told him to be safe. Of all the advices, Noah decided to follow his blood and wait for destiny to take control.

As always, he was more than ready to assist it in its course.

His roommate warned him about the dangers of falling for rich girls, saying it was from experience. Try telling that to a person in love, they will think you are crazy.

Longing Lover

Sunday, Noah texted his lover trying to figure out if she was actually out of town. Cora texted back that she was home, and upon investigating he found out she will be back at the apartment in the evening.

Since they slept together, Cora and Noah haven't been able to get the scene, worthy to die for, out of their brains. Noah accepts that he is obsessed with Cora and overthinking on that night, but Cora acted like it was just an ordinary night.

Last night, she saw Noah in her dreams, she was down for it, but he told her they don't have a relationship yet. That counted as one of her scariest nightmares. She angrily kicked the sheets off her.

Noah knows how to stick, Cora can only see the day they were in her home bedroom together when she closed her door. When she reached for the plate in the kitchen all she saw was Noah joking and smiling. The thought followed her in the garage, outside the mansion and even on top, where she blows steam.

To her advantage, she saw how her mother was preoccupied to notice the changes. But her mother knew everything, she was waiting for Cora to open up.

Her family had returned. She wanted to see them and hug her sweet young sister like she had promised.

As for her father, they spent some time going over some codes he had done for a new product. That is how their interactions boil down to; her father wanting to know that she is excellent, and Cora proving him right every time.

When one of their family drivers drove her back to the apartment, Cora looked at the screen inwardly waiting for Noah to ask if she was home yet. Ten minutes in her place, Noah texted asking if she wanted to have Chinese food, to which she agreed.

Noah had been in the City, and so he came straight to her house after picking the food from a Chinese restaurant.

When he knocked on the door, Cora was more than happy to open it, but instead of letting him in she came out herself.

At first, Noah thought it was a joke as they exchanged greetings, but Cora had something else boiling in her brain. When he tried to give her a warm embrace, Cora ignored it saying, "you brought food."

"Of course", Noah bargained, passing the bag to her. Cora took it with blank expression as Noah stared thinking the worst that could happen. She looked inside, food enough for three people, and then at Noah. "It's too much, thanks".

Cora was ready to walk away.

Noah didn't have time to waste thinking about what to say, so he just said what was in his mind. "What the fuck!"

That made Cora's day, she laughed so hard that anybody on their floor would hear, only that nobody was outside. Noah's face froze not knowing what to say after he had displayed his shock like that.

He had bought that much food because he wanted to have dinner with her, and then maybe they would figure out what to do next. He had his fingers crossed for sex, because when he laid eyes on her his body was crying to be reunited with hers.

Even more, she was extra beautiful tonight. Her wet lips made his mouth water, the pimples on her cheeks begged him to kiss them, and her form-fitting tube top dress accentuated her curvaceous and elegant figure. His hands and lips were trembling.

Noah had thought about it in the brief moment Cora enjoyed her private joke. Cora turning him down would be cruelty.

Noah was too pissed off and in shock to react to that. Although he saw her white teeth, and how much fun she was having, he was too preoccupied with disbelief to take it in.

"Have a terrible night Noah", Cora said after the longest time. Her ribs hurt and throat had turned sore, she kept hearing Noah's words in her mind like a melody. At times in auto tune, others slow and the rest so fast that she couldn't help cracking.

"…"

Noah's mouth was open, but only air came out. There were no words enough to explain what he was feeling, he had this night planned already. To add, he had told Alex over the phone that he wasn't going back at the hostels, he will react two times more than Cora has done.

While he was pondering what to say, Cora walked in and closed the door. She was still recovering from the pain she had felt laughing that hard, a small price to pay for that dramatic display of Noah's emotional torment.

Noah waited by the door for a couple of minutes, he hoped, fingers crossed. That Cora was joking, but after so long he knew the worst had happened. He picked his phone from his pocket then dialed her number sitting on the stairs.

On the other side, Cora was panting, she had overdid it. Her body was aching and a part of her heart too. Aching for how bad she had crashed Noah's hopes for a great night, aching that she will now have to eat that much food alone and lonely, and aching for she wanted to invite him in after all.

Noah had been doing too much, Cora can't control him anymore. Drunk in the taste of her and hungry for more, she blamed herself for letting him get that which he shouldn't have. He's out of control

But, Cora is biased, because she as well had been thinking about the night they shared. She can hardly remember her life before Noah, and that's why she has to act on it before it gets out of control. She doesn't want to start catching feelings, and prays that he never does as well.

Her steam of thoughts was interrupted when she heard her phone vibrating on the table, she went to pick it up and his name was displayed on the screen. She didn't want to answer, because she was a bit ashamed for what she had done to him, he might have taken it the wrong way.

Knowing herself, Cora didn't care what he thought of her, because she allows anyone to think independently and without bias.

To hell with what he is thinking.

When she pressed answer, Noah's anguish could be felt from the other end of the call. She didn't want to be the one to talk, and so she just waited for him to recover from shock and say what he had called about. That took almost thirty seconds.

"I'm sorry", he started.

"For what?"Cora asked. She was relieved that he wasn't taking it the wrong way so far.

"For going nuts just now.

I had this night planned out to the smallest detail." Noah was telling the truth, that's why he had told his roommate not to wait up, he had the night planned.

"Next time don't plan for the other person as well, just speak your mind out early", Cora said concerned.

"I'm downstairs, should I come back?", Noah was eager to ask for a second chance, it wasn't too late. If it was according to him, no time would be bad timing.

"What are you coming back for? And don't say food."

"That's one, but I was hoping we could spend some time together. I had been thinking of you while you were home."

Noah's efforts weren't working as he had hoped, all Cora heard was that be was hoping to show up on her door and then end up naked in her bed. The thought was enticing but she out it away as unreasonable.

"You want to spend time with me? What will we do?"

" I don't know what you are looking for but I just wanted to have dinner together, share jokes, and see where the night would take us. I just miss you. " Noah poured his heart out, but he was talking to the wrong Missy, because all that sounded like having a date and lover's affairs.

" You really struggle with what is happening here than I thought. You should remember what I said Noah. I am not the dating type, or one to fancy that stuff.

We are no friends, we are no strangers, we are not dating, we are just Noah and Cora, that's what we are. But, that's according to me, you think whatever you want, I'm not asking for you to share the same believe with me.

(Hesitation)

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Let's not complicate the good thing we are having just yet.

I asked you to find a girl to go on dates with, have romantic flirting around with, and the awkward sex after which you start asking if the other person came or not."

Cora stopped to hear what Noah had to say, but he was just listening to the rules being read out to him for a second time.

He is in love, but the one he is in love with isn't someone to love, she just wants to have fun and live for the moment. She is not interested in the future, she is just… B.

When she got quiet, Noah waited then cleared his throat. Pursing his lips, he said.

"Should I have said I wanted to meet so that we could have sex? Because if that's what you wanted to hear, that was on my mind as well"

Cora was hurt, she knew already Noah was catching feelings by how angry he sounded on the phone, she should never have let it get to this point.

What did I do?

"If you called and said, let's meet up and fuck, I would have given my answer, by now you would have known if to show up on my door or not.

You didn't have to trouble yourself buying food, wasting your energy to come here only to go back hurt. I had warned you Noah, if you feel hurt you should blame yourself.

So to be clear, if you would have said you wanted to fuck I would have welcomed you with no doubt. Because, no matter what you think Noah, I was as excited as you were to see you. My boobs are hard right now, guess it ain't happening anymore.

I should be mad at you right now, you have wasted my opportunity, our opportunity.

Next time try to be frank, and make sure you find yourself a girl for fucks sake. I'm not a girl for you, I'm someone you fuck and move on." Cora said without missing a word, and she was as truthful.

She really wanted to sleep with him, she was all tingly when she saw him outside her door. But, she isn't going to entertain Noah's behavior.

He thinks that he will get all, but he has to decide if he wants to sleep with her casually or cut ties. Cora will never date him for his sake, she isn't the kind to date, she knows that and has made peace with herself.

"My bad that I have fallen in love with you then", Noah said with tears in his eyes. Cora heard his voice coming through the earpiece all cranky and emotional, she felt his pain.