My Love Is Blind

Chapter 6

Julia felt butterflies in her stomach from the hug. The smell of his cologne was intoxicating. She felt an immediate attraction towards him from their first meeting and she doesn't care if anyone calls her crazy, because she has fallen in love with him and couldn't deny it any longer.

She was still excited from the hug when she noticed how Craig's face suddenly dropped. She wondered if she had overstepped her boundaries. She shouldn't have acted on her emotions, now it's going to get her in trouble.

"What's wrong?" She asked in a concerned tone.

Craig forced a smile.

"It's nothing. Would you like to begin your lessons today?" He asked, changing the subject.

Julia knew something was bothering him but she decided not to press the issue any further since he said it was nothing.

"Yeah. Sure" she replied, struggling to hide the disappointment in her voice.

They made dinner together. Julia did everything, Craig only instructed her on what to do. She couldn't help but wonder how it was possible for someone who was blind to have learned how to cook. They made spaghetti and tomato sauce with meatballs. Craig didn't want to scare her with a more difficult meal, that was why he settled for this one.

They were done with cooking and were already seated at the dining table eating.

"It tastes delicious. You see, it wasn't difficult at all." Craig said.

"That is so not true," Julia countered.

"This is quite tasking for me... You know, I sometimes wonder how the chefs back at home manage to make several meals for lunch or dinner." She continued.

"Then I guess you still have a lot to learn from me." He replied feigning to be exhausted.

Julia laughed at his action. She was willing to take as much time as possible to learn how to cook, as long as Craig would be her instructor. He had no idea how hard it was for her to concentrate on the food she was making without getting lost in his voice.

They sat quietly in the living room after dinner, Julia couldn't help but stare at those beautiful blue eyes that always drew her to them. His stubble has grown a bit longer than the last time, making her want to have a feel of it but that would be going way over the line.

'Control yourself' she mentally scolded herself but her emotions were too strong for her to control. The only thing saving her at the moment was the fact that he couldn't see, if he could, she was certain her emotions would've given her away.

Craig, on the other hand, was nervous. He didn't know how Julia was going to react to his request. He fought within himself if he should go ahead and ask or just let it be, he was internally struggling and hoped it didn't reflect on his face

"Julia, can I touch your face?" He blurted out and immediately regretted asking the question.

Julia was astounded by his question. She never would've imagined that he'd ask that of her.

"Okay. Y-yeah," she quietly replied, the surprise still evident in her voice.

Craig slowly moved closer to her, lifting his hand to find her face. Julia assisted him in placing his hands on her face. He started with her hair, it was as soft and smooth as silk, he wished he could see its color, he slowly moved his hands from her hair to her forehead and then her eyebrows, they were long, moderate, and perfectly carved. He then moved to her eyes, she closed them so he could touch them. Craig instantly regretted doing this because he couldn't see the color of her eyes and couldn't tell how what her reaction was at the moment.