Take Me Back To Paddington (SERIES)

Chapter 29 - The Request

I stared at the huge window even though it was covered by curtains, lying on my right side and wondering of what would happen next. Lisa was in the bathroom, she had told me that she would shower and do her night routine before going to bed. That was an hour ago, and I was still awake, checking the time that told me it was already past 1.

Forcing my eyes, I closed my eyelids abruptly when I heard the bathroom door creaked. The soft smell of lavender began to fill the space, it was the same shower gel that I used earlier. Lisa didn't make any noise with her mouth as her footsteps travelled around the room, which ended with soft pressure on the bed I was lying on. Lisa probably didn't want to disturb my sleep, which was so thoughtful of her.

But the weight she pressed on the mattress spread to where my body was, indicating that she was crawling towards me. And my heart started to beat faster second by second until I felt the warmth of her breath hitting the side of my face.

I didn't need to look at her to know what was going on. I knew she was leaning over from my back, probably wanting to check if I was already asleep. So I kept my eyes closed, trying to control my breathing since I didn't want to give myself away that I was pretending to sleep. But who was I kidding? I had the best detective in England on my bed, and I was out of skill to outsmart her. When I thought she would withdraw herself and sleep at her side, she gave me goosebumps through her voice.

"Chae? What are you doing?" The touch of her breath made my spine tingle. "I know you're awake, your eyelids are twitching."

I laughed a little, taking my hand up to cover my face as I was ashamed of the failed attempt I made.

"Hi"

"Hi, baby..."

Oh, God!

At that moment, I genuinely thought that it wasn't a good idea for Lisa to be this charming. I was in bed with her, she was so close to me that I would consider it an intimate space and it was only the two of us. Anything could happen. I was feeling this way because I couldn't stop thinking about kissing her ever since we watched a movie before. It would be great to get to taste her lips again before I slept, for real. But at the same time, if I could prevent anything sexual from happening, it would be best if I didn't initiate anything.

However, it was Lisa's whisper that might risk everything. It didn't take much. Only her voice and that baby name were enough.

"Good night, Lisa" I responded with eyes remained closed even though my plan was busted.

"Are you that sleepy?" She asked instead of wishing me back. "I need to talk to you, Chae."

Turning my body, I opened my eyelids without hesitation since I could hear the seriousness in her tone.

Our eyes met as I lay on my back, looking at my girlfriend who scooted closer to me.

"Yes, Lisa?" I responded, getting nervous about the thing she wanted to discuss with me at 1 in the morning. "Is everything alright?"

"Yeah, all fine" She nodded, and I felt her fingers shortly after, brushing my forehead. "I just need to ask and confirm some things with you. Can we talk?"

I had no idea what kind of magic she just put on me, but I was struggling to sleep earlier and now my eyelids had started to feel heavy as she was stroking my head.

"Sure! Of course"

"So..." She dragged that word, creating seconds of pause in the conversation we were about to have. "We have talked about this, about sex and stuff" Lisa began, catching my attention as soon as I heard the word sex. "I get it, and I respect your request. We have agreed on it, and that's why we are in a relationship now, because of understanding and compromises we are willing to make."