The Perfect Gentleman ✔

C: Oops! 😉

Lucas watched her sleep, completely mesmerised by her delicate features. It was strange to think a girl he briefly saw a week ago and first kissed some hours back could hold him spellbound. He reached out to stroke her face, being careful to not rouse her. Not that he wasn't crazy about her pupils but he'd much rather bask in the cocoon of their love making from a few hours earlier. Truthfully, he wasn't quite prepared for her lashing out once she woke up and realized she had a toss in the hay with a complete stranger she just met.

He was used to having meaningless one night stands, or the random standing-up-in-the-toilet quickies, or even the occasional let's-do-it-before-he gets-back-from-the-bar quickies with girls who preferred his looks -as everything they've ever wanted- to their faithful boyfriends but this was different for him. She was different.

Admittedly, he had felt something like this before even though it was not this intense. He had dated Cindy Oluloye in his first year in the university and they were a perfect match, right before he foiled up their relationship by changing sheets with Karen but that was six years ago and he had since then moved on. However, this girl right here in his bed made him want to lock her up in a tall tower with no doors, or kidnap her to some deserted island -he could afford an island now- or even get her pregnant just so she'd be with him always. Just so that he could feel like this always. He shook his head vigorously to dispel the weird thoughts. What was wrong with him? What was this girl doing to him?

She stirred slowly, stretching herself and he felt himself stiffen. This was it, this was the moment where she goes all hysterical and accuses him of being a virgin hunter by seducing her while intoxicated. Although he didn't like the word virgin-hunter, he could not deny the other allegation.

She yawned and opened her eyes, blinking her lashes repeatedly to get accustomed to her surrounding. She looked around the room slowly until it rested on him. He saw confusion in her eyes briefly and he knew he couldn't bear the tension anymore.

"Good morning, beautiful," he drawled sexily, trying to drown his guilt.

If it had been whispered to him about this reaction, he wouldn't have believed it. So it came as a shock to him when she looked down instantly avoiding his gaze. Wait, was she embarrassed? Like the good kind of embarrassment?

"What time is it?" She asked instead, gripping the white sheets that clung to her bosom, still not meeting his eyes. She wasn't voluptuous but the twin mounds on her chest had filled his palms nicely.

At least, there would be no allegations. She took complete responsibility for last night too. "Early."

When she turned towards the edge of the bed in an attempt to leave, he quizzed.

"Did you sleep well?" He had no idea why he wanted to know that answer.

She nodded turning to face him. When she couldn't hold his gaze, she bit her lips instead to not think too much about last night, and prevent her from blurting out random questions. Blurting out strange questions like,

"It was painful."

At his blank expression, she clarified, "I didn't know it was going to be painful like this. Judy always makes it sound like it's not supposed to be painful, but it was," she finished with a pout.

For the first time in his life, Lucas felt like a jerk, coupled with disbelief at her frankness. Yes, it wasn't always rainbows and unicorns for virgins but he knew how to pleasure a woman into oblivion. To hear her say that dampened his mood instantly and put a dent -a huge dent- on his ego. He'd be damned if he let her leave this room with that awful memory about their first time together. He had a reputation to uphold for crying out loud!