The Beauty In Our Scars.

The perfect mistress (2)

"Alright then, let me show you how to use the fork and knife, you'll probably need to do this occasionally" Craig said. Mandy nodded, fixing her eyes keenly on him. Craig picked his cutleries and began showing Mandy step by step how to use the and the elegance that must be shown while cutting and chewing the food. Mandy watched every move he made with keen interest, her eyes never left him even for a second.

"Alright your turn" Craig said after he was done with his explanations.

"Alright, sure" Mandy responded. She picked the fork on her right hand and the knife on her left. Craig watched her as she struggled to cut beancake in her plate. Craig sighed and shook his head in defeat.

"Goodness Mandy. Let me help you with that" Craig said reluctantly. Slowly he wheeled himself to her side and slowly adjusted his wheelchair to be a bit higher, he then moved over to Mandy's back. Slowly, he parted his legs in order to get closer to Mandy and then, he held each of her hands with he's, leaning his head slightly on her shoulder.

"First of all, the knife should be on the right not the left" Craig said calmly as he made the switch for Mandy. Mandy's heart began to pound loudly in her chest, she swallowed hard in a bid to hide her nervousness.

"Then you use the knife to cut the food while using the fork to hold the other bit" Craig continued to explain as he held her hands, guiding each movement from the cutting to the holding and eventual putting of the the food into Mandy's mouth. Through all these, Mandy's heart continued to beat louder and louder in her chest. The scent of sandalwood cologne filled her notsrils, he breath smelt like fresh mint and his voice sounded as soothing as a lullaby to her ears. As she chewed the food slowly, she turned to take a look at him, and their eyes met. His eagle eyes pierced into hers,his thin redish lips seemed a bit pouted, Mandy suddenly felt the urge to kiss him. But just as the moment was getting heated, Mandy's senses couldn't betray her immediately.

"Come to your senses Mandy" she thought and immediately, she shook her head strongly. "Uhmmm, I get it now sir. Just sit over there and watch me do it again" Mandy said. Craig nodded in agreement and after adjusting his wheelchair, he wheeled himself back to his former position at the table.

"Alright Mandy, impress me" Craig said. Mandy immediately got into a good sitting position and this time, she passed the "use of cutlery" phase.

"Very impressive Mandy, you catch on quite fast. Now let's continue to enjoy the rest of the breakfast, just continue eating the way I thought you to" Craig remarked. He wore a smile on his face, one that showed he was impressed. But to Mandy, that smile made her heart skip a bit, she had never seen Craig smile before, at least not brightly. She felt butterflies in her belly as she watched him smile, it was as if time had stopped a bit and couldn't help but feel weak on her knees.

"Yeah sure, let's eat" Mandy responded, again trying to hide her emotions. They relatively ate their meal in silence, nothing was heard in the room apart from the clashing sounds of the cutleries and the plates. When the both of them were done with breakfast, about a minute later, the maids came in and cleared the table. When they were gone, Craig turned sharply to Mandy.

"Now, it's time for our study session. Today we'll be reading and researching on business" Craig announced. Almost immediately, some butlers, about three of them walked into the room, some books and journals in their hands. Mandy's eyes grew wide in horror.

"Are we reading all these?" Mandy asked, her eyes still displaying visible shock. Craig smirked and slowly, fixed his eyes into her ash coloured eyes.

"Well, you need to be knowledgeable and well rounded in business. Especially since you plan to start up one" Craig responded. Mandy pouted but eventually nodded in agreement, after all, he was right. The butlers dropped the book on the table and left the room.

"Alright, let's start. Read this book, it's about a breakdown of business terminologies and how cooperate organizations work" Craig said as he tossed a book to Mandy. Mandy examined the cover of the book. In her analysis, the book looked pretty boring, but nevertheless, she resolved to read it and understand every bit of it.

For about four hours, there was silence between Mandy and Craig. They both seemed lazer focused on the materials they were studying. Craig was at his study area, going through some documents and stuff. While Mandy kept reading and joting somethings down. Just then, Craig raised his head and looked at the clock which hung on the wall.

"It's 2pm. Let's do some revisions before we wrap things up" Craig announced. Mandy sighed in relieve as she put a thin paper in between the pages of the book and closed it.

"Alright, I'm ready" Mandy said as she lifted her head from the table.

"So what page did you stop at?" Craig asked.

"Page 90" Mandy answered.

"So what did you get out of the pages?" Craig asked, leaning closely to his desk to listen to what Mandy had to say.

"I learnt the meaning of simple terms in business. How loans work and the necessary criteria for getting one, merging of companies and possible reasons that contribute to the merging of companies" Mandy stated. She went into details on whatever Craig asked her, and at the end of the exercise, Craig found their assessment quite satisfactory.

"You really did a good job on this one. Just make sure to go through all the things you wrote down" Craig said, a satisfactory look in his face. "Let's have some snacks and rest a bit before you leave" Craig offered.

"Wow, thanks sir. I needed that" Mandy said as she wore a smile all over her face. Mandy and Craig went over to the sofa and sat down on it.

"I'll go get some biscuits and yoghurt from the fridge" Mandy announced as she walked over to where the fridge was located. Craig picked up the remote control in front of him and turned on the television, this time, a telenovela was airing.

"Nah, I aren't watching this" he swore to himself, but just as he was about to change the channel, Mandy walked in, with someone biscuits and yoghurt cans in her hands.

"Please if you don't mind, can I just watch this?" Mandy pleaded. Craig sighed in fustration,

"Alright then, but just this episode" Craig agreed after much thought.

"Thank you sir" Mandy said with a smile. She put down the snacks and the two of them began to dig in. The series was an interesting one, as they both laughed and made remarks on what they watched. Just as they both were laughing at a series, their eyes met. Craig couldn't take his eyes off Mandy, her smile, her eyes and her plump pink lips mesmerized him. He knew she was beautiful but now she was up close, she was tempting. Mandy was trapped in his gaze, this time, her sense couldn't save her, she lost control. Craig grabbed Mandy by the waist and dragged her close to himself. He stared passionately at her for about thirty seconds, then he placed his lips on hers. Mandy immediately swung her arms around him, pulling him closer to her. The kiss started subtly at first, but it instantly became so passionate like they could never have enough of each other.