Chapter 5- Love Between Friends
Isabelle walked up toward him and knelt in front of him again. Erik glanced at her with a longing for closeness that he could not suppress. Isabelle placed her hand suggestively on his knee. This time Erik did not push her away; he did not have the strength anymore. He tried to relax and closed his eyes. He heard a soft music in his head as Isabelle caressed his hands and slipped her fingers between his. Slowly, she lifted his hands and delicately kissed them.
He did not love Isabelle as he loved Christine and as he realized what was about to happen and stood up so abruptly that he almost knocked Isabelle over. He spun around at her, lowering his hood,
"Look Isabelle, I know I may seem like an easy client, desperate, alone, ugly, but I don't have the money to pay for your services. So why don't you go find some other poor lonely man to seduce."
She looked hurt but braved his face. She walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I don't want you to pay me, Erik. I care about you and I think it's time you understood that not everything has to be explained or is done out of pity. Maybe… I just want you? You're looked after me a lot of my life, and I owe you a little of my love."
He looked at her and suddenly she was kissing him and he was kissing her back. She guided his lips and moved her arms seductively along his back and neck. He felt her lips brush past his and moved to his neck. Erik closed his eyes, completely new to these sensations. He dipped his nose into her copper colored hair and exhaled its sweet feminine scent. Isabelle sighed and began to slowly discard what little clothing she wore. Erik began to notice that she was unbuttoning his shirt and running her hands along his chest. There was no going back now.