That One True Love

Instant Wife

“OMG Lila! Next time you do this, I am definitely telling grandpa to hunt you on your sleep!”  Deedee was furious that Lila did not return last night. She was talking nonstop since Lila went back and seated on her bed.   They look after each other and they share the small one room apartment since they both started working.   

Deedee adjusted her tone, “did you do something last night?”  Her voice was full of malice teasing Lila.  She knew her friend was never interested in relationships.  Unlike her who had 3 boyfriends, Lila was very inexperienced on this side.  “Why are you blushing?”  Deedee’s eyes widened. “OMG! Did you go on a one-night stand?!”

Lila is still processing what happened last night.  The team had fun and they are not necessarily people who drink.  Their tolerance over alcohol is low including her.  While having breakfast with Tim, she recalled what he told her.  Hearing ‘one-night stand’ brought her back to reality.  “You’re so dirty minded! Yesterday was the most embarrassing day of my life! I screwed up.” She covered her face disgusted of how she may have looked in her drunken stupor.

Everyone seems to be wasted.  Tim brought her to his apartment since no one knows where she stays.  God knows how many times she apologized to Tim for troubling him.  She was thankful that he was gentleman enough to let her sleep on his bed.  Except for her shoes everything is intact.   It was hard to swallow the simple breakfast, she can’t help but be shy of the thought of sleeping in a man’s apartment.  They looked like young couple living together.   This caused her to blush but then she uttered, “I am so embarrassed Deedee! I passed out after having cocktails.”

Deedee’s excitement died down, sure enough her friend has very low tolerance to alcohol.  During their post college graduation party, she ended up sleeping with Lila along the beach watching over her friend after a bottle of beer.  “Lila NEVER. EVER. DRINK. Without me or someone trustworthy!”  She had to stress it; she is afraid this will cause her friend trouble in the future.  Deedee did not dig down the topic which gave Lila the biggest relief afraid to make up story to her sister like best friend.

Tim on his way back his bachelor’s pad was all smiles.  Now he has an idea where Lila lives.  He insisted on dropping her for her own good.   He recalled what happened last night and what he decided to omit from their conversation earlier.

The after party confirmed so many things, quite a surprise for him.

First, Lila never had a boyfriend. 

Lila does not drink and has very low tolerance to alcohol, something he prefers over the women he had in the past but getting her drunk was the biggest opportunity for him to be closer to her without being too obvious.   

She talks back and swears when she is drunk. He finds it cute.

She likes being hugged.  In fact, he carried her like a toddler.  He intends to carry her princess style, but her body kept twisting and turning while saying carry me, hug me.  Lila wrapped her arms around him, her head resting on his shoulder breathing warmly on his neck.  Her legs clutched both sides of his hips. He supported her with one hand making sure Lila’s head stays on his shoulder and the other arm supporting her weight under her butt.  The scenario in the elevator last night made him smile more. He had a short conversation with old man who seemed to be unit owner.  He smiled looking at how he carried Lila.

“Everything alright?” the old man casually asked with smile on his face.

“My wife went a little overboard with her cocktails.”

The old man chuckled, “That is how I carry my grandson.”

This was one of the untold stories to Lila.  It is a little secret that Tim would like to keep to himself.  He did not go in detail how he carried her.  Her face is already flushed with just the thought that she was carried drunk to someone else’s house. 

God knows how he tried to control his body reaction to her.  Friday is wash day, typically jeans day for most in the office but for some goddamned reason she is wearing a black leggings under her oversized dress that looks like a doll dress.  Letting her slide a little bit down is like his arrow hitting the target.

The most important revelation is that his heart raced carrying her from the car to his pad, yet she called him an Ice King before!

She kept on apologizing to him earlier for being a trouble.   Tim said to her, “I did not bother change your clothes, I don’t want to scare you when you wake up with men’s clothes.”  This made Lila sank into her seat.   She is both embarrassed and humiliated.  Its like he is a gentleman, or she just too unattractive for him. 

“I am really sorry for bothering you.” She smelled herself and continued to say, “I stink, I’ll help replace the bedsheets and get it to laundry.”

Tim casually rejected her and that she does not need to bother; some part time housekeeper cleans twice a week in his pad.  How can he be troubled, did she know that he slept comfortably beside her? He was spooning her the entire night and her faint natural smell almost made him lose control.  This is another untold story.  He just did not want her to feel awkward.  He felt guilty but that is his bed!  It is the price she had to pay for sharing bed with him.

He is not a saint, he had countless experiences having relationships before.  From the no holds bar discussion with drunk nerds last night, he knew that Lila is single and afraid to be in a relationship because she wanted to be successful in her field.   This was another deciding factor for Tim to admire this little kitten.  Her scent still fills his nostrils. How can she stink with just 2 small glasses of cocktails?  He almost sucked her neck inhaling her sweet scent.  He is not changing the bed sheets in the next couple of days, that is for sure.  He is certain that Lila is someone he wants to be with.