I Like Her That Way

Chapter 4

Clarissa's POV:

I'm having cramps everywhere in my body from sleeping in that chair. Looks like I'll have to get used to it. Maybe I'll have to sleep there everyday. How did I get on the bed anyways? Ricardo put me here? 

When I saw the time in the clock, I quickly showered. It was time for Ricardo to leave and I heard the front door open, so I quickly went downstairs with my towel wrapped around me. I didn't have time to dress up in clothes. He was about to leave, just when I came running down the stairs.

I wrapped my arms around him as usual and saw his eyes widen in surprise. I explained to him why I came out in a towel, but his gaze turned.... lustful? THE Ricardo Lardhart was experiencing lust, because of me! That look started making me wet. 

Before I knew it, he grabbed me and started kissing me like no one has ever done before. I was wet, but heat started pooling in my core when I felt his arousal on my thigh. I moaned into his mouth. 

Then, it all came to an end when he stopped kissing me and pulled away. He sneered at and it hurt. I thought we were going to be fine and he was giving us a chance, but I was wrong.

Dejectedly, I went back to my room and dressed in a sundress.

Did I ever tell you that I love reading? I sat on the bed and took out a few books. I decided to tell Ricardo that I would get a job. It was getting really boring at home. Even if he says no, I'm not going to laze around at home.

After I ate lunch, the doorbell rang. Who could that be? I opened the door and raised my head to see Ricardo standing there. He quickly went to our room and closed the door. He didn't even walk, he swayed.

I followed after 5 minutes due to the shock. I opened the door to see him in his casual attire sleeping on the bed. I touched his forehead and it was burning. I quickly put a wet cloth on his forehead. I asked him if he ate anything and he shook his head. I quickly ran to the kitchen and made hot chicken noodle soup. It was my grandma's recipe. She used to make it for me when I used to fall sick.

I put the soup on one side of the tray, a glass of water and tablets on the other side. I rushed back to his room.

He refused to eat at first, but I pleaded with him, so he sat up. Then I started feeding him the soup. I hope he likes it. Thank god, he finished his soup. After some time, I gave him some Tylenol.

I know that people feel lonely when they have fevers, so I crawled beside Ricardo and pulled the blanket over us. I put my head near his chest and hugged him tightly smelling his strong manly cologne. Wow! He smells amazing. I stroked his hair lovingly and I soon drifted off to sleep after kissing Ricardo on his cheeek.

"I hope you feel better, my Ricky."

Ricardo's POV:

I woke up feeling way better than before. I barely got fevers. I felt so lonely when I was young. My parents kicked me out of their house when I was a teen.

I was arrested because the policeman thought I was someone else. When I made a phone call to my parents from the police station, they told me not to call them again. After the police apologized for the misunderstanding, I went back home, but no one took me back in. I was already 18 at the time and I stayed at a friend's house till I went to college which was only 6 months. It's partly why I'm cold towards Clarissa.

I felt so lonely when I used to get fevers, but today, I didn't. I didn't even ask Clarissa to be with me, but she was still there.

I still don't like her, don't get the wrong idea. I didn't ask her to take care of me. Then I saw her arms around me, so I yanked them off me.

Clarissa's POV:

I felt a sudden yank on my arms. I woke up to see a very angry Ricardo. I touched his forehead and the temperature was back to normal. I inwardly took a sigh of relief.

"How are you-"I was cut off by Ricardo.

"Just shut up! I never asked you to take care of me and how dare you touch me? Don't lay a finger on me!"

"But I was just-"

"You were just what? Huh! Trying to take advantage of me while I was sick. Is that what this is?"

"Ricardo, you don't understand. I didn't take advantage of you. I was just taking care of you. You misunderstand me Ricardo. Why do you assume the worst of me?"

He rolled his eyes. "You are the worst, Clarissa. I don't know how many times I should show you. I'm not a man of words, I'm a man of action. I have been showing you all this time that I do NOT like you, but you don't understand at all. So, now I'm saying it to you. I don't like you. At all."

Tears sprang to my eyes. "But, you kissed me today."

"I kissed you for a very basic reason. The same reason any man kisses a woman. The same reason I would kiss any woman. You assume you're someone special to me, but you are not. You are my wife in paper only. Just for namesake. I didn't marry you out of love. I married you out of convenience."

His words cut through my heart. I didn't expect him to love me or anything, but I needed him to know how I felt. I don't want anything in return. I just needed to tell him how I feel.

"Now go away." He told me.

"I can't go away. I.... I love you."