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Chapter 4.

Jellal would message Erza once in a while. Asking her about the project but his message would always come out as hesitant. She would always reply to him in a very professional manner. Barely two weeks after, she received another message from him, asking her to have coffee with him. She agreed to meet him after work, he didn't tell her it was something about work so she assumed he wants to talk about something personal.

"Uhm, hi." Erza nodded and held her hand for a handshake. He took it and proceeded to pull out a chair for her to sit. They have ordered their food, Erza was observing the surrounding, trying hard not to gaze at him, while he was nervously staring at her. They were silent for a while, seeming that both are gauging how to start the conversation. Erza had first broke the silence, she cleared her throat, calling for his attention.

"Jellal. I agreed to meet up with you to clear the air. I assumed that it was also your intention for this meeting. For weeks now, there was always this awkwardness between us."

He nodded, but he didn't interrupt her. Although that wasn't his main purpose for such meeting, he also wants them to be comfortable with each other's presence.

"We're going to work with each other for the next few months. There are times that we're going to see each other almost everyday, so it will be better if we sort this now," she continued.

"Okay. So what you're saying is that to let us just say all the things we want to say about that incident and then move on from it, am I correct?"

"Yes."

"So after this, we'd be more relaxed with each other, right?" And she nodded.

"Okay then. Starting now, let's be friends, let's enjoy today and be comfortable with each other's presence, Erza." He lightheatedly told her.

She smiled at him and they started talking like normal friends would. They've talked about their favorite movies, or books or just whatever. Erza didn't even realize that she was enjoying his company, and Jellal was laughing. They parted ways when they realized that it was late already, glad that the awkwardness already dissipated between them.

xxxxxxx

Erza's team was in Jellal's place once more. They presented 3 different designs to him and Jellal ultimately decided for a restoration of the house. They thought that it would be better to preserve the vintage quality of the house as it will reflect some history of the place.

Jellal still prepared a sumptuous dinner for the after-meeting as it was a late afternoon meeting, but before they started their dinner, Lucy and Natsu decided to bail out. Someone called on the phone saying that there was a minor emergency in one of Fairy Tail's projects and Gajeel needed an assistance. As courtesy for Jellal's effort though, they said that Erza should stay and have dinner with Jellal.

xxxxx

They just finished their dinner and Jellal offered some wine to drink.

"Is this your first restaurant?" she was comfortably plopped on Jellal's couch and holding a glass of red wine, knees locked in her arms. Their relationship improved greatly after their meet up. Jellal was really grateful because his aim was actually to get to know her more, and he was glad that it actually happened. They had a bit of alcohol and maybe because of the effect of the alcohol, she was now more relaxed. No one's around the house except them.

"Hmmm... Not really, but this one's more personal." He was sitting beside her but with enough space between them.

"Why did you become a chef?" She shifted so that they'll be sitting opposite each other, leaning on the arm rest of the sofa.

"The usual 'i love cooking' I guess. I love the look of satisfaction when they had a taste of what I cooked. What about you, how did you become an architect?"

"I actually wanted to work in the army at first. But I changed my mind and went to something I love just the same, designing. My parents are not too fond of the idea that their daughter might die earlier than them." She really wanted it but she was an only child, so she compromised and chose to be agreeable.

"Oh really? Wouldn't have thought. Army. Interesting," Jellal said disbelievingly.

"What?! I was a blackbelter in Martial Arts! And I won the national competition in long and short range shooting for three consecutive years." she glared playfully and stuck out her tongue.

"Wow. Didn't peg you as an action star." Jellal's eyes widened, impressed by what he heard, then chuckled.

"They were actually recruiting me, I mean the Army. What about you?"

"Boring stuff. The usual. Family's into business, only child. I have the responsibility to take over so I took a business course in college. But I love cooking, so I also took Culinary. I got good grades that they alllowed me to take both."

"Ooooh, smart and rich, scholarly and domesticated as well" she teased. Jellal just grinned at her comment. "You were allowed to take both, but did you do both?"

"Not really. Went on managing the business after college, and stopped cooking all the same time." Her eyebrow raised at this and he continued, "There wasn't much time... And no one to cook for. My dad's always busy to even stay at home."

"What about your ex?" as she waited for his answer, she sipped her wine.

"She was also busy with her family business. We seldom see each other, but I loved her. Honestly, I always thought that we'll end up together."

She just nodded. They were silent again, but it was comfortable. "You've got nice wine here."

"Tell me, am I your first kiss too?" he smirked.

"You're too arrogant," she scoffed. "Of course not. Gray, my best friend, was my first kiss. And I had a boyfriend before these... happened," motioning her index finger in circle.

"Really? Who was he?"

"It was someone I met in college but we only got together after graduating. He was my first boyfriend."

"Why did you break up?"

"Well, he transferred to Crocus because of a good offer and said he doesn't want a long distance relationship anymore. But..."

"There's always a but 'no?" He laughed humorlessly.

"But actually I discovered later on that he cheated on me with another girl, barely a month after he transferred."

"What an ass. And he cheated because?"

"Well I didn't have the reason to confront him. We're over when I've heard of it." she paused. "Although I heard him talk shit about me to some of his friends before. Said I was stiff... emotionally unavailable. Failing to mention that he can't even go third base with me," she said bitterly.

"Why not?" as Jellal raised his brow in confusion.

"I don't know. Probably because I wasn't really that attracted to him. He was actually too competitive. With me." While rolling her eyes. She was his girlfriend and yet he was insecure of her. And looking back, he was an ass to her even before their break up. She wondered why she even stayed in the relationship. "I was starting my career and everything's going fine professionally. I felt like he was jealous of my success the whole time, eventhough we're from different fields. So when I found out that he cheated, I wasn't heartbroken but I was hurt because I felt betrayed. I guess maybe he wasn't that into me, it was actually a good thing that we separated, although I would've wished that he just broke up with me first instead of cheating. I value respect more than having feelings anyway." She stopped talking to drink her wine then sighed.

"Come to think of it, I don't even know why I've put up with him. And how ironic huh... I was saving myself for the right moment, but I actually gave it to you, whom I didn't even met before that night," she chuckled sarcastically while enjoying her wine. Maybe she was a little buzzed, or she has become so comfortable with him in such a short span of time that she was telling him things that she won't even tell carelessly to a friend. She wasn't normally chatty, reason why Midnight felt that she was still distant even having a romantic relationship with him.

"Did you regret doing it with me?"

"What kind of question was that? Of course I regret it!" she said without heat.

"Ouch, that hurt," feigning pain in his chest.

"I did it with a total stranger and I can't even remember much about it. I would've at least want to remember it, the feeling... since I can't take it back," she said pensively.

"If we do it now, will you remember it tomorrow?" he stared at her intensely. Erza unconsciously licked her lips as his eyes' burned into her soul. Their face are now inches apart, slowly, they lean to each other and their lips touched. The kiss was agonizingly slow, making them savor every moment, and then it became heated and passionate. Erza was swimming with the sensation. Jellal was touching her, kissing every inch of her body, and every contact burn her skin. She gave in to her desire once again, but this time she was sober and she knew very well what was happening.

xxxx

She woke up but Jellal wasn't beside her anymore. She straightened up from the bed and wore her undergarments. She also picked Jellal's shirt and had put it on.

"Good mornin' sweetheart!" Jellal cheerfully greeting her. She blushed by his term of endearment to her but didn't say anything.

"I've cooked us breakfast. You can sit here and I'll serve it in a while. Did you sleep well?"

"Uhuh. Thanks"

"Uhm, did you r-remember what happened last night?" there was apprehension in his question while anticipating her answer.

"Pretty much." She shyly said.

"Uhm, d-do you hate me?"

She was confused but then answered his question. "I don't have amnesia, I was just tipsy last night Jellal, I know what we did and as far as I can remember, it was pretty consensual."

A smile crept on his face at what she said. "So, what do you think?"

She punched him playfully in his arm, earning a chuckle from him, but she answered him the same. "You're not bad."

"You're pretty stingy huh?"

"Fine. You were great, amazing in bed Jellal-sama," she exaggeratedly said as she rolled her eyes and chuckled.

"That's better. And no need to be intimidated, you were incredible," as he gave a chaste kiss on her lips. "By the way, my shirt looks sexier on you," he grinned and winked at her. She shook her head in disapproval but laughed still.