His Dream Woman

Chapter 5: Dinner With the Guest

Frozen to the same spot for over one minute, Bill felt like a wounded lion, his mind went in a whirlwind as he stared in shock at the happy couple not too far from where he stood hidden from everyone. 

"Damn it!" He whimpered, as the pain got unbearable.

Not thinking straight, Bill muttered the words that came to his head, he forgot everyone could hear him. 

Instantly, every eye in the room turned to stare at him, as if he just came out from a comic book series. His father spoke first, breaking the tense silence in the patio.

"Come this way, son." 

Andrew walked forward and drape his hand on Bill's shoulder to lead him towards their guest. At that moment, he felt like he should turn and walk away from the place but couldn't as so many eyes watched Bill as his father guide him towards their guest. 

"John, meet Bill."

"He's my third child and your godson." Andrew Connor mentioned as he introduced Bill to the governor and his daughter. 

"How are you young man?"  

John Hoffman, governor of New Jersey stood tall and handsome in a gray suit that fitted him like a second skin. He smiled sweetly at the younger man and stretched his hand to shake Bill who stared in total abandon at the young woman wrapped in his brother's arms beside the governor.

"Bill?"

"Bill..."

Andrew nudged his son, surprised at his strange attitude and behaviour. He knows Bill to be respectful, and he puzzled on his behaviour. Instantly, Bill shook himself out of his dazed state and acknowledge the older man who has a sympathetic smile on his face.

"I am well. Thank you, sir."

"Very good. You have turned to a handsome man."

"I remembered the last time I saw you, you were still a boy."

The governor teased Bill, amusement glimmered in his eyes as he studied the young man in front of him. He could sense his hesitation and wondered what could make such a handsome young man filled with so much misery but instead of mentioning his observation, John Hoffman gave the younger man a warm smile.  

Bill took his hand in his, shook it and smiled back. The governor's status and presence didn't intimidate him. 

"Am not doing well, sir."

"Am in love with your beautiful daughter!" 

Bill said the words in his head but spoke another word. "Nice meeting you again, sir."

He told him but didn't feel his words, "I am getting by sir. I feel great."

His eyes darted toward the governor's daughter again, and this time, their eyes met briefly. 

Her eyes shifted, it darkened for a moment as if in recognition of him but shook her head weirdly, blinked and went back in the arms of Derrick then suddenly she turned to face Bill.

"Do I know you?" 

She asked, her eyes shown with the confusion that marred her beautiful face. Bill looked into her eyes and hoped she recognized him. While he studied her, he noticed her beautiful gray eyes and his heart warmed up to her.

"Kathleen, meet my brother." 

Derrick walked towards where Bill stood with the governor's daughter in his arms to introduce her to him. Though, he craved to touch her hand and feel her soft touch on his hands again, Bill felt like walking away before the couple reached him. He couldn't bear seeing her in the arms of another man, even when the man is his brother.

"Oh, that makes sense." 

Kathleen studied him very well, her confusion is apparent in her eyes but finally, she said, "I guess, that's why I thought I have seen you before today."

"It must be your resemblance to Derrick."

She said the words with the most sexy voice Bill had ever heard, his eyes popped out, immediately he composed himself but lost it again when she licked her lips and bit down the lower lip. The action, though innocent turned him on and he felt his hardness bulged in his white slack while blood rushed to his face, causing him to be on heat. Bill turned sideways to hide his bulging trouser before anyone could see it. 

"I must have seen your picture with Derrick before." 

Kathleen Hoffman spoke the words, she tried to convince herself but her eyes still held her confusion. Bill noticed and gave her a warm smile, responded to her greeting before he excused himself so he could quickly visit the guest toilet to adjust his bulging trouser.

"It's so nice to meet you too."

Bill shook her outstretched hand, lingered a little before he dropped her hand and rushed to the guest toilet, briskly, he walked away. Away from the intense gaze of Kathleen Hoffman, as she searched her mind of where she knew him, not finding any answers in her memory, she turned away from the retreating figure of Bill and concentrated on Derrick who was telling her a joke.

Bill felt the intense gaze of Kathleen, it followed him as he walked away. The huge burgeoning in his trouser made his walk uneasy, but he held his head high as he walked out in a gallant stride but as soon as he was out of sight, he released his breath, sighed, and spread his legs to allow a little space for him to walk well. 

"What a relieve!"

When he got to the restroom, he quickly unzipped his slack and his hardness sprung up proud and begged for release, gently he adjusted himself to fit inside his slack. After he accomplished his task, Bill sighed, he was happy the throbbing pain had eased. 

"Would I be able to face you again?"

He adjusted his cloths, properly dressed, he left the restroom and headed back to the patio.

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Dinner sounded at last at exactly six o'clock. They all left the patio and moved to the dinning room, the room stood out as they all took their seat at the table set with different exotic dishes and red wines, it all set impeccably on the dinning table. 

"Would you care for some salmon, sir?"

The housekeeper who temporarily serve as cook served out food on their plates and poured water for them. Mrs. Alyssa, the cook was on her off-day so Mrs. Smith the housekeeper offered to help with dinner. It is always fun and a treat whenever they ate together as a family, especially dinner and today was no different. 

The food was spicy with different exotic dishes ranging from Cannelloni of avocado and Scottish salmon with delicate cream, Maine which has Maine lobster in a thinly sliced turnip with sweet and sour dressing, duo of beetroot and apple, young shoots of herbs served with green mustard sorbet, truffled langoustine ravioli in a foie gras sauce with simmered green cabbage, deep fried and pureed artichoke served with a turmeric chickpea cappuccino, delicate flan of sea urchin on potato puree topped with Arabica coffee foam, seared scallops in green curry with young leek, rose shrimp in bonito tuna and kombu seaweed broth with ginger, fish fillet with tempura of Shisō leaf on delicate squid ink risotto and other exquisite dishes. 

"Well, well..."

Bill looked around the table, and didn't miss the satisfied look on the faces of everyone at dinner, he smiled and studied the woman beside Derrick, for a second his heart stopped. 

"Holy s**t!"

At the corner of her mouth, Kathleen licked lobster cream that stained her perfect mouth, Bill sat up in his seat and squeezed his legs together to conceal the instant burgeoning in his trouser, quickly he turned his eyes away from her and scanned the room.

Every other person at the table concentrated on their food while Andrew Connor shared some jokes that cause everyone to burst into laughter. They all enjoyed the enormous amount and richness of the food and wine on the table, especially each other's company. 

Bill returned to his food but didn't enjoy it as much as others did, his mind and eyes kept swaying back to the beautiful woman sited beside his brother. At that moment, she noticed the glitter in her eyes as she smiled to something Derrick said in her ear, immediately Bill felt like beating the s**t out of Derrick but restrained himself from causing a scene. 

"Hell, no!"

"What did you say Bill?"

Victoria searched his son's face and worry lines drawn her face up, she didn't miss how quiet Bill had been since they started dinner and it got her worried. She looked over the table to study the faces of others who were smiling or laughing at a joke but Bill kept mute, his face set in a grave look.  

"Mother, it's nothing."

"I just reacted to dad's joke."

He lied through his teeth and quickly turned his face so his mother wouldn't see through his lie but Victoria kept quiet and concentrated on eating her food.

"Hmm...!"

Bill sighed and sneaked a quick look at Kathleen before he returned to his food. "She's so beautiful."

"I can go on watching her without eating."

"She's food to my thought." 

He mused, in awe of her beauty, and wished he met her first, reminding himself that she's Derrick's girl.

"Bill. Bill!" Someone called his name, it sounded loud, quickly, he brought himself out of his erotic thought of her and turned to check where the sound came from. 

His eyes darted round the table searching for the person who called his name, he realised everyone in the room focused on him, that was when he realised they expected a response of some sort from him. Quickly, he covered his loss for words with a pleasant smile and returned to his food. 

"Sorry I didn't respond, the food is too delicious it took more effort to eat it."

"I am so famished." 

His mother looked at him, the suspicion shone in her eyes, and smiled warmly before she pointed at the food in front of him. 

"That's why I asked why d'you not eat your food."

"Are you all right dear?"

"You've been acting strange since you got in from your walk."

Victoria moved closer to him and whispered the words so others wouldn't hear their discussion. 

"Am fine mom."

"I am just preoccupied."

"Am so famished. Can I eat my food now?" 

He pointed out before he dive into his food, although not starved for food, Bill kept eating his meal. 

"What I want more than food is to kiss her and make passionate love to her." 

He thought sadly and a long sigh escaped his mouth as he spooned food inside his mouth, and it saddened him she doesn't even know him. 

"How I wish I had waited longer to know introduce myself to her."

"Now, she doesn't know I was the stranger she kissed few hours ago in the rain."

Bill regretted he didn't stay longer. "I would have at least told her my name!"

"Maybe ask her on a date."

He looked at her again, and noticed his brother's arms, Derrick ate with his right hand and draped his left hand possessively around Kathleen as she ate her food. The two of them shared a knowing look, and shared a smile that no other person at the table noticed except Bill, who couldn't take his eyes off Kathleen. 

Bill shifted on his seat, uncomfortable with their closeness, he almost fell on his side while he studied them, he grabbed his plate before it fell off the table. 

Dinner was fun and exciting, the delicious food and wine tasted rich and tantalizing. Everyone enjoyed the food and wine even Bill finally put his mind on the food to distract him of the beautiful woman not too far from his seat at the dinner table. 

He ate the rest of his food in total silence, though he tasted the sweetness of the delicious meal, he didn't enjoy the food. From the discussion on the table, he got to know Kathleen Hoffman is seventeen years old and would be eighteen years old in few weeks. He also learnt she schooled oversees but recently returned home permanently to join her father's chains of company as the CEO. Bill has never wanted and desire a woman the way he wanted her.

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Though she greeted him and thought she knew him somewhere yet Kathleen Hoffman doesn't recognize the handsomely dressed man who sat few feet away from her on the table, her mind drifted to the handsome man in the rain, the man she kissed and would have given herself to, if he hadn't stopped her.