CHAPTER 10 : A Fun Date

It took them about thirty minutes until they arrived at the place. “We’re here.” Clell announced joyfully.

“What pancake do you want me to order?”

Her eyes glistened at his words and her frown slowly turned into a smile, “With strawberry and blueberry. Hmmm. Lots of whipped cream and maple syrup, please.”

“Anything for you, my lady.” He said while opening his door.

“Wait here. I’ll be right back.”

Without anything to do, Luna was just fiddling at her phone. There were a few messages from Alicia now, asking her where she’s at and also reminding her about their unfinished conversation.

Luna thought that Alicia would feel giddy and happy if she tells her about this morning. She was contemplating, still, if she would tell Alicia or not because she would incessantly tease her again for sure.

“Went to jog and now I’m grabbing breakfast.” She texted Alicia back, right after she pressed send Clell came back with their food.

“Here you go.”

“Thank you!” Her eyes were sparkling now as the aroma of the freshly cooked pancake filled the car. Right when she was about to take her first bite, Clell had a suggestion.

“Hmmmm. How about a friendly competition?”

“What? AGAIN??”

“No need to react so violently.”, he laughed and continued, “Come on, hear me out first.”

With her nodding at him, he started explaining to her his suggestion. “I ordered the same meal for the both of us. If I get to finish mine first, I’ll take you out on lunch tomorrow. If you win, I don’t know, hmmmm…I get to grant you 3 wishes.”

Luna just stared blankly at him, expressionless, trying to deliberate she would take his offer or not.

“3 wishes sounds good enough for me. Okay, deal.”, she agreed while taking a big slice of her pancake into her mouth.

“That’s cheating.”

“Nope. I have a competition to win.”

“Lawyers.”

Luna was devouring her pancakes, whipped cream and maple syrup were all over her lips. She only stopped when Clell thumb was already at her lips, trying to wipe the cream off. She then looked at him and found out how he was staring at her.

Clell was admiring Luna’s lips, fighting the urge to kiss her again. He didn’t notice how intently he’s been staring at her as he was trying to wipe the cream off until he accidentally locked eyes with Luna.

“I..uhhh..So..sorry.” he stuttered, withdrawing his thumb in a jiffy. Luna, on the other hand, shifted her eyes to her pancakes.

“Uhhh. Uhmmm. No worries.” She answered back.

The sudden changed of atmosphere made them feel hot, so Clell started taking off his sweater. He wore a white sando underneath, just right to show his toned arm and broad shoulders. Luna saw glimpses of him as she was giving him side glances which made her swallow the pancake she was trying to chew.

“It’s kinda getting hot in here.” He proclaimed.

“Uhhh. Ye..yeah. Is the, uhmm. Wew. Uhhh. Is the aircon working properly?” she agreed and put down her meal on her lap, fanning herself with her hands. Both were trying to avoid each other’s gaze until Clell’s fork fell. Their hands slightly touching each other as they both attempted to get his fork. Clell got his fork first which made Luna withdraw her hand.

“I…uhhh..sorry.” she said to him.

“It’s okay.” He replied while biting his lower lip.

No one spoke after that, but the tension was still there. No one also tried to touch their food again.

“Are you done?” he finally mustered to speak.

“Uhmm. Yeah. Kinda full now.” She replied still not looking at him.

“Uhh. You still kinda have, uhmmm, some whipped cream on your lips.”

“Here?” she asked softly, feeling embarrassed.

“Uhmm. Let me wipe it for you.” He said while grabbing a tissue and started leaning towards her afterwards.

They both gulp when their faces were only inches away from each other. Luna was just staring at his lips and Clell was also staring at her. He then gently wiped off the cream from her lips, biting his lower lips on the process—trying to fight the urge to kiss her.

They were both frozen as the sexual tension kept getting intense as time passed by. Clell’s hands were still on Luna’s face, while Luna’s eyes were still fixated at Clell’s lips. He was about to draw back, but then suddenly Luna’s lips crashed on his. It was so unexpected and shocking to him that Luna actually initiated the kiss this time, so he inadvertently didn’t kiss back.

Luna was slowly thinking to withdraw as his initial reaction made her feel that he didn’t want to kiss her, despite the sexual tension between them. However, when she was about to pull away, he grabbed her face with both of his hands and pulled her closer. He then started kissing her, putting his emotions into it—his frustration and longing from her not replying to his messages.

At first, Luna couldn’t still process what was happening, she couldn’t believe what she had done—kissing him first—and now him kissing her back. The emotions he put into it overwhelmed her and made her halted for a second or two. After regaining herself, she decided to kiss him back, now letting him feel her emotions.

It was still early in the morning, but the fervor grew more and more vehement as the kiss had now become deeper and more passionate as Clell’s tongue gently started moving as if asking permission to Luna to him in. Luna then opened her mouth, giving him the entry that he had been looking for.

Each of them didn’t want to stop and just succumb to the moment, they let their emotions take over them, until they were both out of breath.

“Be mine.” He said as he slowly pulled off from their kiss, trying to catch his breath. Luna just bit her bottom lips in response and gently rubbed his cheeks with her thumb.

Clell leaned closer to her again and rested his forehead into her, “Do you want me to take you home?”

“Yes, please.” She said softly.

Their cheeks slightly brushed as he reached to put her seatbelt on. He can feel Luna’s breathing to his neck.

“Uhmm. I can do that.”

“Nope, allow me.”

“Well, you’re already doing it.”

“Are we really going to bicker again because of a seatbelt?” he said while chuckling in between, Luna laughed along with him, too.

“Off we go.”