The intensity of his kisses, the look in his eyes, his firm embrace, and the tension in the air once their gaze meets. All of it was so mind-blowing and new to her.
Lillian had never felt an attraction this strong in the past. Now, she's second-guessing her choices, worried that she might never get over this night, while Leo would forget about her after tonight.
Lillian had to remind herself that she was only here to get laid and should not assume Leo meant any romance from this in the future.
She was grateful that Leo was not a jerk who only cared about his own pleasure but also thought of hers, so he was willing to go slow. But it doesn't mean this was something else. They did not talk about dating each other. They simply agreed to come here to do the deed.
Knock. Knock.
The snacks finally arrived, and Lillian ate some as Leo suggested. Shortly after, though, she went to brush her teeth since they'd be doing lots of kissing. She was glad she had her small sling bag with her. It had her toothbrush, a small pack of toothpaste, her phone, and other things she needed.
When she was done, Leo was still not back. From all the books she had read, she figured he was doing something so he could remain much calmer and in control of himself.
As such, Lillian decided to explore the suite while waiting. In one room, which was locked but had wide transparent windows, there was a working space on one side where there was a laptop and a stack of papers neatly stacked together in folders.
Just from the setup, she could tell that Leo had indeed been working during the day as he had said. He did not lie about being busy.
Lillian was relieved to know she was not lied to. After Tom and Tricia's betrayal, Lillian had major trust issues and did not easily trust people. Perhaps it was also one of the reasons why she was still single now. In the past five years, she did not even form deep friendships like she did with Denise and Tricia in the past. It was as if she stopped adding more people to her list who could betray her. She only maintained the safe circle she already trusted and kept others at bay as simply colleagues, but not friends.
Lillian then explored the other room, where the bedroom was. She only peeked and did not enter. It had a king-sized bed. From the entrance, she could smell Leo's cologne.
"Isn't that a bit too many?!" Lillian gawked at the bedside table when she noticed a box of condoms. It was not the small box that only had a few pieces. It was the bigger box that had a lot in it. "Was he lying about not having slept with anyone recently?!"
Lillian was alarmed. She did not want to get any diseases, so she did not want to sleep with someone who had recently had a passionate night with someone else, even if she was strongly attracted to him.
Lillian glanced at the bathroom, and since Leo was not getting out yet, she went into the bedroom and checked the box of condoms. She sighed in relief when she picked it up and realized it was unopened.
She walked to the trash can in the corner and glanced at it, and there were no used condoms either. Just wrappers of mint gum.
Assured that Leo was not lying about his recent rendezvous, Lillian returned to sitting on the couch and began drinking wine.
When Leo finally got out of the bath, he was only wrapped in a towel below the waist. His hair was dripping wet. His exposed upper body was trailing with water droplets from his hair. In short, he looked hot!
Cough! Cough!
Lillian almost choked on the wine she had just swallowed.
"Are you alright?!" Leo rushed to her, and Lillian had to look away or she would choke further if she gazed at the hottie in front of her.
Lillian thought she was unaffected by looking at men's hot bodies. Working in the hospitality and tourism industry has allowed her to witness various events and visit places filled with men only wearing their swimwear. She used to be unaffected by it, even when they flaunted it in front of her.
But this man, Leo, is a very dangerous existence to her. He was shaking her to the core and awakening the slumbering woman within her.
Lillian was suddenly regretting her decisions, knowing that it might take forever to forget about this guy.
It took her 5 years to get over Tom. Then what about this exceptional conversationalist and hottie in front of her? Tom did not even get to make Lillian talk more about herself, nor manage to get her attention this much.
Lillian knew she might be doomed as she glanced at Leo, who was looking at her with a worried and puzzled expression.
She wanted to assure him that everything was fine, but her eyes couldn't help but glance down at his bare upper body, distracting her supposedly sane mind.
Leo had a toned body and well-sculpted abs. Lillian had seen so many men's bodies like this, but it never caught her attention this much. So why? Why couldn't she stop staring at Leo? His V-line was also hot, and he looked so sexy that the reality of the situation she was in finally sank in.
She was about to do it with him!
'You can do this! You made the perfect choice! It's time to get hot and steamy!' Her inner devil excitedly cheered with pompoms.
'Indeed! Indeed. You always do your best in everything!' Her inner angel whispered.
Wait, why is even my little angel going along with this?
'Are you also encouraging me to go through with this worldly deed?' Lillian asked her inner angel.
'This is perfectly normal for someone your age. Rather, you are behind the times. I had been worried about your health and sanity. I'm glad you are finally doing something for yourself,' her little angel said.
'Eh? You were worried? I thought everything was perfectly fine?' Lillian was surprised.
'What do you mean perfectly fine? Everyone goes through relationships and heartbreaks. But you never dated again after the last one. How can it be perfectly fine? I was worried sick and hoped you'd finally move on completely,' her little angel said.
'I have moved on completely,' Lillian said defensively.
'Then, there's no problem with being with this guy, then, right?' her little angel said.
'See? We perfectly agree on this. Go and ride that Greek god!' her inner devil encouraged.
Just from her mind alone, Lillian was already getting embarrassed. But one thing was for sure, that she should push through with this.
'Alright. Alright. I'll do this!' Lillian resolved, and her little angel and little devil gave her a thumbs up.