Chapter 3
Normally, the next day would have been pretty awkward for both of them, but David had no intention of giving up on her, he was full of determination… while Julia just didn't take too well that she was previously cornered by him, so her fighting instincts revived… and that's how they found themselves facing each other again in the end of the day…
"You've been running away from me all day long…" started David as he closed her front door behind them,
"I don't know what you're talking about," she put down her things nonchalantly, "We were in the same place, so it's physically impossible."
"You know what I mean, you didn't even look at me…"
"Oh, don't worry about that! As I saw, others were watching you instead of me anyway," she remarked mockingly.
"Very funny!"
"Really? Then I must have said it wrong…" she replied and intently turned to face with him, "What do you want from me, David?"
"You!" he answered without hesitation, but her face remained still, showed no reaction.
"We've already talked about this…"
"No, we haven't. You just tried to get rid of me."
"Congratulations! It seems you finally got the message…" she remarked and left him there to take out a bottle of wine from the fridge.
"… Why are you doing this?"
"Because I'm thirsty."
"…" he just let out a sigh, "I know you want to be with me too!"
"…"
"Julia…"
"It doesn't matter what I want, if this whole thing has no future between us…" she poured out the wine, her voice was steady and calm.
"But why wouldn't it be?" he stepped closer, "I just want to be with you and you want that also! Just try it!… Just give us a chance! In public or in secret I don't care!" he said and her gaze softened a bit, but only for a second, "You know I would do anything to prove you that I don't want anybody else!"
"You don't have to prove me anything, David, because there will be nothing between us."
"…" he was just standing there for a few moments, watching her carefully… then he started smiling and was more confident than ever before, "You know what? I don't care!"
"…"
"I don't care how hard you try to push me away from you, I won't give up on you!"
"Well, then good luck with that!" she added meaningfully, then grabbed her glass, "And now, I would like to get some rest if you don't mind…"
"Right, I'm going! But I know you'll be thinking of me anyway…" he answered with a confident smile.
"But of course I will!" she laughed up, "Because I have nothing else in my head, just you!"
"See? I knew it…"
"Good night, David!" she rolled her eyes, and with that she shut the door on him… but he just smiled, because he had an idea…
After she remained alone, she finally could chill down a bit by taking a relaxing, hot bath… but this soothing mood didn't really last too long, because as she climbed into bed, her phone beeped and a new text message arrived…
'I can smell your scent on the pillow…' wrote David flirtatiously, but her answer was instant and sharp,
'Wash it!' she sent immediately, and he couldn't help, but chuckled, because it was only Julia, who could reply something like that to a romantic message… as it turned out, she was a real challenge for him, but he had to admit he started to really enjoy it… so he typed in a new message,
'As if you would not sleep in my T-shirt every night since then…' he replied and she suddenly realized that she still hasn't given it back to him, so she got out of her bed and went to the bathroom, where she found that black T-shirt in the corner, just the way as she left it that morning… she quickly picked it up, raised it to her face and just took a deep breath… it still smelled from him and it was the most intoxicating and the most relaxing scent she has ever felt… and suddenly everything was alive from that night… his hungry kisses… his tender caresses… and mostly his closeness, which she yearned for more than anything in the world… but she had to stop herself, because she already learned the hard way, that it doesn't really lead to good things… so she just ran her hand through her hair to calm down, but then she started thinking… what if she would try it on… just for a while of course… no-one would see it, no-one would know it… so she couldn't resist to put it on, which was a wonderful feeling, like a soft hug around her with his smell on it… as she got back into her bed, she realized her phone was still lighting, which meant she still hasn't answered to his message… so she quickly typed in a reply,
'Sorry, but I already threw it away…'
'Uh-huh…' came his answer.
'You don't have to believe it if you don't want to.'
'How does it feel on you?' he suddenly asked, and she caught her breath… 'no', she just shook her head instinctively, he can't see her…
'Good night, David!' she sent, and wanted to switch off the light, when another message arrived,
'I knew it…'
'…' she didn't dare to move, she was just staring at the screen,
'Can you feel my touch on you?'
'….'
'And my kisses on your neck?'
'…' she can't resist to imagine it,
'I can hear your breathing getting faster… as I leave little marks on your soft skin,'
'…' she bit her lip and closed her eyes for a moment,
'Your moans are the sexiest sounds in the world…'
'…' gosh, it was a torture for her,
'While your body is pressed up against mine and the world slowly disappears around us…'
'…' she just loosened herself in her fantasy for a few moments, then realized he hasn't written for a while… just when her phone suddenly beeped again,
'See? I told you that you would think of me… Sweet dreams!' he sent the last message with a confident smile, while she just grabbed her phone strongly and slammed it against the wall…
OOOOOOOOOO
Next morning she was in her fighting mood more than ever before… using a little lie, she successfully got into her workplace without him, so when he arrived, she was already sitting in her office and couldn't hide that little winning smile on her face,
"Good morning, ma'am. Looks like we avoided each other… again," added David meaningfully, just when her assistant hurried in and gave her a little box,
"Your new phone, ma'am."
"Oh, thank you!" she nodded with a smile, and started unboxing it as they remained alone.
"… What's this for?"
"Why, what does it look like?" she asked back immediately,
"I mean what happened with your old one?"
"Oh, I just accidentally broke it…" she shrugged her shoulders with a smile.
"What a shame! But I really hope your contact list is in safe at least."
"Of course, it's on my sim card, but unfortunately…" she added innocently, "My text messages are all gone…"
"Oh, really?" he asked with a smile, "So maybe that's why you didn't answer me yesterday."
"No way!" she remarked with fake regret, "I wished you 'good night', if I can remember."
"Uh-huh… but actually, the conversation was a bit longer than that."
"Oh, I'm so sorry. Was it something urgent?" she waited his answer with a smile.
"Well, it depends on how you look at it… but I would say, you could regret not reading those messages."
"It was fairly interesting, I'm sure of that." she remarked as she turned on the phone,
"Come on, just give it to me!"
"Why would I do that?" she pulled it away, and didn't let him to pick it out of her hand.
"Hey, I just wanna help you…"
"Believe it or not, but I can do it on my own!"
"Okay, that was just a gesture…" he smiled, knowing how stubborn she is and just watched as she started setting up her phone.
"Beautiful…" she remarked with amazement, and looked up at him.
"Uhm… yeah, it's a pretty good phone." he answered, but didn't really understand why she started talking about that.
"No, not the phone." she shook her head with a smile and stood up, stepping next to him. "Her…" she pointed out through the glass wall to a young blonde girl, who also worked there, "Isn't she?"
"What?…" he asked completely puzzled, but she just continued with a smile,
"She's quite tall… perfect figure… and also has a pretty face, don't you think so?"
"…"
"And look at that! How sweet the way she is smiling at you!"
"You're unbelievable, you know that?" he remarked, finding her attempts so funny.
"Wait! And can you see how she's leaning on her desk… just a little bit, to show you what she wants to show?"
"Uh-huh, not bad…" he entered the game and her sudden shock was priceless, but then she continued as nothing would have happened,
"You know, maybe you should take her to a date..."
"Oh, do you really think that?" he asked with his nonchalant smile,
"Yeah, you need some fun, and I'm sure you would enjoy it."
"Really?"
"Uh-huh." she seemed confident, but in her eyes he could see what he wanted to see, so he just smiled,
"Right, if you think so… then I'm going on a date!"
To be continued…