A Man in White Collar (Completed)

Chapter 18: Home

Ulterior
He is like fortress, arduous to be discovered
Secret
He is like inscription, hidden in weald
Gone
He is so lost, amidst his wound

Early September in Paris

Lou felt the warmth of the sun started to illuminate the whole bedroom. She slowly opened her eyes as she saw Paul next to her, facing her face. He was still sleeping with his white shirt on. They were both really exhausted since the plane got delayed for five hours, thus he decided to stay the night in Lou's apartment. Lou stared at him recalling the way they were before Cambridge. But sometimes, in the middle of her thoughts, she remembered Alex, wondering where he was. Paul told her that Alex was busy finishing his thesis, so he didn't have the chance to meet them for the last time. Paul tried to speak to Alex but Alex didn't seem really want to be bothered. She started to accept the reality that she was with Paul in the end and it was because of her decision too. Paul suddenly opened his eyes as it stopped her from her train of thoughts.

"Don't look at me that way," said Paul gently as he smiled.

Lou smiled as she bent her knee. "It's been a while I haven't seen you this close."

Paul caressed her cheeks as he leaned closer with his hypnotizing blue eyes, "This close?"

He caressed her cheeks then slid his hand to the back of her head and pulled her closer to him. He bent his right arm as he lifted up top of his body to kiss Lou. Paul was almost on top of her but his body was bent towards her. Lou put both of her hands on Paul's head as she landed her thumbs behind his ear and pulled him in. Very close until she could feel her lips met with his as her lower lip slid down under his upper lip and locked in between his tender kiss. Paul's arms were around her head as they started to kiss passionately. Paul knelt and moved his left leg to the side of Lou where Paul was perfectly on top of Lou then. She put her arms around his waist then slid to his hard stomach and pushed him to the right of the bed and made her on top of him. She opened her eyes and put her finger on his lips that stopped him from his lust to kiss her harder. He beamed at her and smiled.

"My stomach is singing," Lou laughed as she caressed his cheek.

"I think mine is too," Paul smiled as he landed his hands around her waist. "I'll make you breakfast."

Lou gave a peck on his lips and they got out of the bed to make some breakfast.

***

Lou got back to college and went back to her routine, breakfast at Ten Belles, girl's night out, Luxembourg with Paul in weekend and me-time on Sunday. Paul drove her to college and later after that he had to attend a lot of meetings since his father was getting old and asked him to start learning about taking over his family company.

"Are you sure you're taking a break from college?" asked Lou as she turned her head to Paul in the passenger seat.

"I'm not taking a break. I'll be taking online courses and finishing my thesis at work. I envied Alex because he just graduated yesterday," Paul glanced at Lou as he tidied up his loosened tie and looked up at the rear view inside the car. "Then I need to catch up."

"What an ambitious person you are," Lou smirked as she shook her head.

"Ambitious in a good way," replied Paul then he stared at Lou as he reached her hand. "Look, if I graduate earlier and I can handle my father's company, this finger will no longer undressed."

Lou's eyes widened to process the last sentence he just said. She was surprised to hear how serious Paul was with her. She just chuckled and smiled, "Enlighten me."