The Beginning of Everything
1493 Words
Note :
I like to write the symbol ~ it means the character's tone of voice sounds mischievous or hums, ok?^^
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"Kyaa ...!"
Sofia's screams of horror were like a sweet voice to Arsenio's ears. How come? her reaction was as he expected, "Should you scream so early?" He immediately brought out his best innocent acting, "I thought you wanted this~?" He brought out his charisma to make his 'effort' even more satisfying, even winking his eyes naughtily.
Sofia's eyes widened.
Want this?
What did she say last night to make Arsenio this cocky?
Sofia tried to think deeply, repeating everything that happened last night, but nothing.
"I mean, I can't blame you," said Arsenio confidently removing the blanket covering him, "you can't resist this~"
"Kyaa ...!" Sofia screamed again, unable to dodge Arsenio's sudden attack, her eyes widening at the sight of his slightly bulk body than the last time she saw him.
Women might like Arsenio's body, but not for her.
"See? You can't resist my body's beautiful charm. I go to the gym for a reason, you know~" Arsenio is getting addicted to teasing Sofia.
Sofia's instincts instantly woke up, her hands fumbling around her looking for something to get rid of the cocky smile on Arsenio's lips, coincidentally the pillow that supported her sleep was within her reach. Without hesitation, she slapped the white pillow against his face, "You big liar! I know you're doing this to tease me! You j*rk!"
"O-ow! Ow!" Arsenio groaned as his hands tried to stop Sofia's brutal attack on him. The pillow itself was made of goose feathers, but her rage was so hot like a fire that it hurt enough to hit him, don't forget she hit him fast too, "Hey, enough. Stop it."
"I will if you stop being such a j*rk!" Sofia replied viciously, still hitting Arsenio with a pillow.
"Okay fine, I give up," Arsenio admitted his guilt, and immediately the pillow hitting stopped, he moved his arms that felt tired to hold back her tantrum, "I don't understand. You will often see me like this later. Why do you act as if this is such a big deal?"
Sofia patted her forehead. What she was concerned about was not seeing Arsenio's half-naked body, but rather he misbehaving with her, not explaining what happened last night, "You know, there's something more important than this, right?"
Arsenio put on an innocent look, not acting, but seriously he didn't know there was anything important to say.
"What happened last night," Sofia said frustrated with Arsenio's behavior as if they were normal now, "I remember you don't drink alcohol."
"Oh, that ..." Arsenio responded in a not very interested tone, "should we talk about last night? We ended up doing 'that' was something normal, right?"
"What are you talking about? You take advantage when a woman is drunk? Have you lowered your level!?" Sofia argued loudly and disgustedly at the same time.
"Has been two years. Everything can change, you know."
Sofia was surprised to get a calm response from Arsenio's deep voice. She start to doubt herself, whether what was in front of her was her childhood friend or not.
Arsenio may have a bad habit of dating new women, but he is known for his gentlemanly side.
And Sofia was sure that side had not gone away, "You intend to tease me again?"
Arsenio smiled a mysterious smile, "Ouch, got caught. You know me so well, honey~"
Sofia let out a long breath, relieved that her guess was correct.
"We'd better end this conversation," Arsenio suggested calmly, then a second later showed his mischievous face again, "or still want to~? I really don't mind explaining how you teased me, Sofia~"
Hearing Arsenio's enthusiastic voice made Sofia think there was no need to know about last night's incident, but on the other hand, she was curious as to how far she had 'in action'. Her current state was after all naked. Her cheeks heated up remembering the situation.
This is incident for sure will be hard to forget.
Arsenio had seen her body twice.
"You're really enjoying this, huh?" Sofia asked frustrated "I thought you were going to suffer."
"At first, yes," Arsenio admitted innocently, "but I'm thinking again. What we're doing now seems to me like roommates, like when we lived together, the only difference being us in the marriage contract this time."
"I see ..." Sofia didn't know whether she should be relieved or worried that Arsenio had easily accepted their new 'relationship', "does that include yesterday's date?"
Arsenio's face immediately turned cold and annoyed, "Of course not. I still haven't forgiven you for taking advantage of my innocence yesterday."
How could that be?
Sofia tricked him ...
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Flashback
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"Can you see them, Arsenio? D*mn it. I can't ..."
"..."
"Arsenio?"
"..."
Sofia ended her eagle eye gaze at Dominic who was sitting alone in the cafe, she turned around, and realized that Arsenio was no longer nearby, "Eh?" she glanced here and there, checking her surroundings.
Where did Arsenio go?
As far as Sofia's eyes could see, there were only strangers walking past her trying different games at the biggest amusement park in Las Vegas.
'Did he come home?'
Sofia gripped her bag tightly.
Perhaps, the reason Arsenio wanted to accompany her was that she made a sweet promise to treat him who had just become CEO at Enzo Company.
Still fresh in Sofia's ears how Arsenio's irritated voice complained when he found out the real motive for their 'date' was tailing Dominic and Arlyne.
How Arsenio gave her a critical comment had wasted his precious time on her obsession with cheap gossip about Dominic intending to propose to Arlyne.
Sofia was of course defending herself, but after almost half a day of tailing Dominic, she began to think that Arsenio's words had some truth in them because Dominic was only asking Arlyne on a date.
No.
'I can't give up. I need him to be at Arkyn's wedding.'
Dominic can propose at any time.
Sofia took out her cell phone, intending to call Arsenio as something cold touched her cheek, "Ow."
"It's just cola, you're a drama queen."
Sofia glanced to her side to see Arsenio's unreadable face handing her a can of cola. She gladly accepted it. It's a relief that he's still here even though it's obvious from his brown irises alone, he looks like he's dead inside, "Where have you been?"
Arsenio ignored Sofia's question, preferring to sit on the long chair sipping his drink while his eyes stared at the people, the loving-looking couple to be exact, making him a little jealous.
"Arsenio?" Sofia called out in annoyance.
Arsenio still didn't want to speak, he waved his hand for Sofia to stop wasting his precious time on useless things.
"I'm worried about you, Arsenio," Sofia scolded him.
Arsenio still wasn't interested, "Really? You didn't care how I felt when you decided to trick me by asking me out. I doubt it." He should have still suspected something was up when she asked him out to celebrate being CEO.
It's his fault that he still has a soft spot for Sofia, let alone knowing she went to Las Vegas for his sake.
Arsenio furrowed his brows in annoyance.
Which turned out to be Sofia going to Las Vegas for Dominic, not him.
His expectations were too high when it came to Sofia.
Arsenio stared glumly at his own thoughts. It was true, his expectations were too high from the start.
"That," Sofia was at a loss for words for a moment, "I paid for everything you wanted today as I promised, didn't I?" She assured herself and Arsenio that she had not completely broken her promise.
Arsenio folded his arms. He only bought coffee, his appetite for buying something had completely disappeared after finding out Sofia's real motive. He remains in his position, annoyed.
"Oh, come on~" Sofia coaxed Arsenio spoiled, pulling him from the chair with her arms wrapped around his bulky arms, "you did it for your childhood friend too. Remember?"
Arsenio sighed, "I don't understand. Why don't you wait for him to return to New York? Or ask Arlyne for his number."
Why did Sofia choose the harder path?
"Because ..." Sofia was already here. She was too carried away so she couldn't think straight, "Never mind, we'd better enjoy this 'date'~" she tried to change the subject.
"A date ..." Arsenio muttered in annoyance. The word date means they continue to follow Dominic and Arlyne who are in love.
"Oh!"
Someone's soft gasp ended their argument.
Arsenio and Sofia simultaneously turned their heads towards the familiar feminine voice.
Not far from them there was Arlyne who was standing covering her mouth which was open in shock to see the two of them.
"Arlyne ..." Sofia didn't know how to respond, could only call out weakly.
Oh, great.
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