Hot Pursuit

Chapter 17

[Georgina's POV]

By the time I was gasping for air, both me and Kieran were already too lost into the moment that neither had any clue how we ended up lying on the sofa this time.

Surprising how lust could actually control the minds of humans and even managed to lead them to another place without realizing it, I found myself waking up to the result of my own foolishness. I knew it. I should totally avoid having physical contact with this unbelievable guy. I was still in utter shock at the time and suddenly got distracted by the poking hardness that I could completely feel over my stomach. My gosh... Was he just actually having a...

My gosh. This was completely dangerous. We were actually close to almost doing it here. I should totally stop this entire stupidity at once. It was no longer fun. And even if I did enjoy it subconsciously, I still knew that I would regret it right away if I let him cross the line completely. When I finally come to my senses, I tried to push him off of me, as Kieran was totally lying on top of my body and it was starting to get more uncomfortable as I was also already too aware of the poking object near my waist.

"Just give me a moment first," I heard Kieran breathing out against my ear, sending hot air through my senses, and I shivered from it as he stayed still for a little longer. He was perhaps trying to gather himself first. I understood if he was having trouble trying to come to terms with it. We were pretty much mindless of what we did. And it was the hormones, after all. This was just the natural reaction of our bodies being driven by our own lustful desires. He just liked kissing women, I guess. Not that particularly kissing me had anything to do about it. I was just the helpless damsel who happened to be in the right place at the wrong time.

Maybe it was because it had been so long since the last time he had s*x. I guess that was it. I knew at least about that in regards to men's seek for pleasure. And I tried not to overthink again, my gosh. Please, Georgina, this was just purely physical lust. The emotions were completely shut off the whole time too. And I knew that because I did not even think for a second that I was actually madly in love with him to kiss him back. I just did it because he was so good at kissing and I was completely addicted.

He was really just a damn sensational kisser. I had to give him that with a round of applause too if I could. But it was really starting to make me feel weird down there while trying not to think too much of the hardness I felt from him. When he finally moved, I was able to let go of the sigh I was holding inside. And as he stood up, he started to act a little strange.

He quickly turned around, perhaps noticing as well that there was something really active on his lower region. He cleared his throat and tried to fix his disheveled state while I just laid there on the sofa, still not moving and completely hung up from what just happened. I could still feel my lips tingling from the long kiss we shared. Then as Kieran turned around to look at me again, he silently just offered to help me up, trying to be much more careful now. I bet he felt awkward as soon as he realized where we ended up. I could clearly see the regret in his eyes. Was he even going to apologize?

I did not need that though. I was completely sober when we did it and I let him still do it. I was partly at fault too. When I finally got to sit up, I took the chance to speak first, trying to break the heavy silence between us.

"You kissed me again," I tried to laugh at the situation, sounding a bit off still, but managed to brush it off with a weary smile on my face. I could not even look in Kieran's direction as he sat next to me. But I heard him sigh loudly from my side. He was utterly speechless this time and that somehow surprised me. Was he really just as lost as I was? Why did he even kiss me?

"I was carried away," he soon admitted in defeat and I could hear the sincerity in his words. I just found myself nodding back to it and still smiling, but this time my smile was completely fake and I still could not get over the feeling that he kissed me so passionately just a while ago. It felt like he was kissing me not just out of pure lust but with some mixed emotions bundled with it. But then, maybe I was just overthinking it all again.

I really had to stop thinking. It would always lead me to misunderstand a lot of things and this one was particularly not the kind of situation I would even want to misunderstand. I really had to get out of here. Away from this man... Away from lust. I soon let out a really long sigh afterward.

"It was just an impulse, isn't it?" I joked again, but this time I was just really trying to convince myself to shrug the numbing pain I felt when it hit me that I was too foolish to be swept away with the desire of kissing him again. Then I added, "You just wanted to shut me up, right?"

I didn't hear Kieran answer me back though. But I could feel him thinking so deeply about my question. Was he now feeling guilty? I guess he must be. And he should be. After all, those kisses should never even happened from the very beginning. I still could not explain how we always ended up this way. It was already twice that we had kissed, but those two times were both out of sudden pleasure. I still could not believe it. In one day, I actually managed to be kissed by Kieran Locke twice. And both were exceptional in their own way. I no longer think I could ever get kissed the same way again after this.

I will be forever remembering those kisses from now on and would most likely compare them to the next kisses I will be getting if ever I really get to date someone in the future. So damn you, Kieran. You ruined it all for me.

"Stay here for the night. I'd be sleeping in a separate room," This was the only thing he could even say to me after what just happened. I was still confused but I did not bother to say that out loud anymore. I still had not yet recovered from the kiss and would never really like to get kissed again if I start nagging at him once more. So I kept myself glued on the sofa as I sensed Kieran standing up. Then realizing how still dazed I was, he took the initiative to finally offer some help. Thankfully.

"Let me help you with that dress first," he gently insisted. And I did not even think I had any strength in me to decline. Because honestly, I just wanted to get out of the dress and wear something more comfortable and sleep and forget and not see Kieran again because I knew seeing him once more after this night ends, will only complicated things more. So I just let him help me first. Then he told me that there were some clothes available for me to wear in the bedroom before he finally left me alone. It was only then that I finally felt completely relaxed.

That was how the night ended for the two of us... But I was still dumbfounded to realize, I hadn't even asked him about returning my stuff.