Chapter 56 Sleepover

Kianna and Ares arrive at their house. While on the road, Kianna tries to talk to Ares, but she doesn’t know how to start it. It feels like something is wrong with them. When they entered the house, Ares immediately went into the kitchen.

“Hon, what do you want for dinner?” Ares asked.

“...Mhm… Can we have a steak for tonight?”

Ares opened the fridge, and luckily there was a two-pack of steak in the fridge. “Alright, I guess we will have steak for dinner!” Ares said as he grabbed the two-pack of steak.

The joy Kianna felt was only enough to make her clap.

“The steak needs to be taken out of the freezer first and left out until the steak is room temperature. Then I can begin prepping the steak,” Ares said.

While waiting for the steak, Kianna and Ares decided to watch a movie. They were comfortably seated on the sofa while Ares was hugging Kianna. There were ten minutes of total silence, and the only thing they did was focus on what they were watching until Kianna looked at Ares.

“Are you sure you are really okay with me leaving you here tonight and having a sleepover at Miaree’s place?" questioned Kianna, curiously.

“What kind of question is that—”

“A question! Just answer it!” Kianna interjected.

“Mhmm – It’s fine if you were happy with it. And it’s just one night, right? You were going home tomorrow?”

“Yeah. We just need to review for the upcoming midterm exam since there is a rumor that it will be scheduled next week,” Kianna explained, as Ares was seriously looking at her.

“Then we are good — Right the steak!” Ares immediately stood up and rushed towards the kitchen.

When he arrived at the kitchen, the first thing he did with the steak was to make sure that it was room temperature, as he said earlier. The reasoning for this is that if you do not do this, then the steak will not get properly cooked and it will taste atrocious. While cooking it, he likes to take the steak and put cold butter on top of each part of the steak. This is so that when the butter melts, it will make the steak juicier when you bite into it. While he was waiting for the steak to cook, he also made a baked potato. He then prepared steamed broccoli with butter for their side dish.

“Dinner is ready!” Ares said while holding the plate. Kianna immediately helps her husband with preparing the table. “I think something is missing…” Ares added while he was staring at the table. “Wait—”

Then he walked back into the kitchen, and when he returned, he had a bottle of wine with him. “Here! Perfect!”

“A wine? But hon, I can’t drink tonight—”

“Don’t worry, you won’t get drunk. You will just drink one glass of wine,” Ares said, and helped Kianna take a seat.

“Wow! I was not informed that you can cook a perfectly cooked steak!” marveled Kianna while slicing the steak on her plate.

Ares smiled, and as they were busy eating, Kianna didn’t realize that someone was already calling her. She left her phone on mute. While Kianna was busy munching her perfectly medium rare steak, Ares suddenly stood up, got a candle, and lit it. He then placed it in the middle of the table. After that, he walked towards the switch for the light and turned it off. Before he went back to his seat, he grabbed his phone and played can’t help falling in love by Elvis Presley.

“Wise men say. Only fools rush in. But I can't help falling in love with you. Shall I stay? Would it be a sin? If I can't help falling in love with you?” Ares sings as he approaches Kianna.

KIA

He slowly walks towards me, dancing and singing. I don’t know how to react, should I laugh or what? I can feel like something is wrong with my face, it feels so hot in here. There is prickly heat around my ears. I’m sure my face turned red.

“Take my hand. Take my whole life, too.” He said as he gently took my hand and invite me to stand up, which I did. He slowly come closer and whispered something to my right ear. Which makes me shiver with delight. “For I can’t help falling in love with you~”

As I slink into his arms, the candlelight cast a warm, flickering mirror on us. I like how gentle his voice is and how pleasant he smells. The old love song stirs up feelings that are so deeply embedded in our memories that they have taught us to cherish the present and to savor each touch and human experience of a long, slow dance.

My body erupted with uncontrollable emotions, and I experienced a tingling pleasure in my fingers. His hand lightly touched my cheek. There were no restraints on his body, and he was free to move around in this pure bliss.

I began to withdraw my hand from brushing away my hair, but his hand clutched onto mine. He gently placed my delicate hand on his shoulder.

I muttered gently as my lips approached his ear.

“You know how to be romantic,” I whispered.

He lifts my face toward him so that he can gently taste my lips and look into my eyes in the lovely candlelight. I enjoy the scent of his skin and letting his lips and breath rest against my neck.

My body starts to react to the kiss as he gets closer. His hands run up and down my back, my breasts pressing against his chest. My fingertips go through the hair on his chest as I lean back slightly to unbutton his shirt, then I give him a soft kiss. He leans in closer and savors the response he has created.

I remove my uniform buttons and again, another kiss on the shoulder and down the back of my neck. He feels my exposed breast on his chest as the shirt begins to open slightly. His hands proceed to sneak into the open shirt with a pull of the tie, caressing the warmth of my back all over with his fingers. The music continues to play.

The pleasurable touches won't rush us; instead, they'll just keep bringing us closer together gradually so that we might come together as one. We shall enjoy every taste and touch this evening with all the intensity that our bodies so desire. As his body gently sways against mine, an old love song continues to play. As I give myself to him in the warm candlelight, my arms draw him closer.

Our romantic moment stopped when I suddenly stood up, as I remember our sleepover tonight. He looks at me worriedly. “Sh*t! What time is it?” I asked as I tried to find my phone.

“Why?” he innocently asked.

“Geez! There are a lot of missed calls from Miaree. Why did I forget to unmute my phone?” I immediately went to our bedroom and grabbed something to wear. I almost forgot about my pajamas, but luckily I saw a pair as I looked for my undies. I rushed towards the bathroom and quickly took a half bath.

I don’t know how long I was in the bathroom, but when I got out, I saw Ares waiting for me while showing me the car keys. I grabbed my bag as we rushed outside and drove away. When we were on our way to Miaree’s house, I suddenly started laughing, and Ares seemed to understand the reason why I laughed when he giggled too.

Finally, after half an hour, we arrived at Ishii’s residence. I looked at him and gave him a quick kiss on his cheeks and also on his lips. “See you tomorrow!” I said that before getting off the car.

I pressed the doorbell, and I was so shocked when it quickly opened, seems like they were waiting for me. I looked at Ares, and he drove away as I entered Miaree’s house.

“Why are you late? We can’t start eating dinner just because we wait for you!” Miaree said furiously while she strangled my neck.

“I’m so sorry, I forgot about the time…” I said it while smiling.

She calmed down, but then Marcy suddenly tilted my head as he looked closer to my neck. “Girl, what is that?!”

"Oh, my God! Is that a hickey?” Miaree, surprisingly, asked.

“What—what hickey?!” I immediately rushed toward the bathroom to see myself in front of the mirror. I looked at it closely, and they were right it was a hickey. But I can’t just tell them that they were right! He-he-he!

“It’s because Miaree strangled me. You know my skin, it’s quite sensitive.” I said and acted as if nothing happened. They both looked like they believed me, as they both nodded while their eyes narrowed.

“Let’s eat! What do you prepare for dinner?” I asked and rushed to the dining area.

Fortunately, they didn’t bring up the hickey on my neck and just started talking about our own personal lives.

“I thought this was a review for the upcoming midterm exam?” I asked.

“It is! Don’t be too excited; we still have a lot of time. So… Kianna… Do you mind informing us about your life recently? We are your best friends, but we don’t even know what is happening to you!” Marcy said.

They both look at me. It seems like they were very interested, so I didn’t have a choice but to tell them everything about my life recently.

“What?! He is lying to you?! Why don't you ask him to tell you the truth?!” Miaree screamed.

…Oh, God! My eardrums are almost damaged…

“I did! I asked him about it but he said that he was just waiting for a perfect time. He just needs some time, guys, and after that, he will come clean.” I said, defending Ares.

They look at me angrily. “Red flag!” Marcy interjected.

“He is a ten, but he is a liar!” blurted Miaree.

“Negative ten, girl!” Marcy answered.

…Sigh. I don’t know how they will be able to accept Ares’ situation. I know that they think of my husband as a walking red flag, but I understand him. It’s fine as long as I understand him…