LOVING A MANNEQUIN

Chapter 22: Accidental Kiss

*BARBIE HEAVENWARD*

"Why didn't you change your clothes?" I noticed that Angelo didn't change into dry clothes. I had just finished taking a shower and was still wiping my hair when I saw him reading a magazine in the living room. "Don't you feel uncomfortable wearing wet garments?" 

Without taking off his eyes from the magazine, he said, "I cleaned it. I went to the bathroom and washed my clothes in the washing machine while having a shower. I used a dryer to dry my clothes." 

"So fast?" 

"Fast? It's you who took so long in the shower. You consumed more than half an hour. What? You want to smell great in front of me?" He tittered. "Barbie, don't try to seduce me or else you will take responsibility."

"Who is seducing who?" My lips curl into a mocking smirk. I sat at the end of the couch. 

"Why are you sitting so far from me? Are you afraid I am going to eat you? Don't worry, I am not a man-eater." He tapped the space next to him and put aside the magazine. He stood up and walked towards the kitchen. When returned, he was holding a glass of hot milk. 

"Here, drink it until it is hot. Don't catch a cold." Angelo caressed my hair and sat back to the couch. 

"Thank you." While I was sipping the milk and staring at his face, I suddenly realised one thing again. How did Angelo become so familiar with the house? "Angelo, there's a thought that suddenly occurs to me. I am wondering, why are you so familiar with this house?"

He wrinkled his brows and observed me, after he slid his butt on the couch and crossed the distance between us. He pulled a serious face so I could not guess what he was thinking. 

He raised his hand and fondled my cheek with his thumb until he pinched my cheek that made me twitch. "How come your memory is so poor?" 

I hit his hand. "What are you doing? Can you just talk without touching me?" I feigned a spiteful attitude. 

He giggled as he moved back away a little. "Barbie, don't forget, I used to stay here for a couple of days with Miss Melanie and you. How come I was not familiar with this house? If we talk about the familiarity of this house, I'm afraid I am even more familiar than the real owner."

I narrowed my eyes and looked at him doubtfully. 

"What is that look for?" He asked, giving me a cute pout.

"What can you say about the house?" 

"The house? Just fine. The interiors and designs are brilliant. It is spacious, things are well-organised, clean and very safe." 

"Really? Then do you think a p*****t can't enter the house?"

"With those high fences and well-locked doors, who's p*****t can enter? Unless you let him in."

"Then that is right. No one can enter the house. But why, if I remember it right, the first night I came here, someone seemed to be watching me in the bathroom. How could you explain that?"

Angelo sniggered, trying not to laugh but he still ended up giggling. "Hey, don't look at me like some sort of p*****t. I am not a p*****t, okay? With my good looks do I need to do that? Besides, you can't blame me for that. It was not me who left the door open."

"So it's really you?" I grabbed a pillow and threw it to him. 

"Hey, why are you mad for that? If I hadn't closed the door for you that night, I might have seen your body the whole time you were bathing." 

"You even dare to mention that." I now went on my feet and dashed on him. I hit him with the towel I used to dry my hair. 

He kept dodging and bending backward while asking me to stop hitting him but I didn't listen to him. 

Until he moved up suddenly and drew his face close to me with his nose already pressing on my nose. 

"If you don't stop hitting me, I will make you stop with my own ways." He set a sexy smirk on his lips. 

"What are you going to do then?" I tried to provoke him. 

He chuckled and tilted his head. "I will kiss you."

After hearing what he said, I got startled. Thus, I retreated in haste as he also attempted to touch our lips. 

Due to hurry, I stepped on the glossy  pillow and swayed to fall on my back. I shrieked and the towel in my hand accidentally slipped and was tossed above me. 

Angelo stretched his arms to catch me while my one hand also grabbed his shirt. Because everything was sudden and I grabbed his shirt aggressively, it slit. One more funny thing was that Angelo not only didn't manage to catch me up but I also dragged him and fell along with me. 

My heart beat so fast again and everything around me froze as he pinned on top of me. Completely on top of me, with full body contact and along with his lips that also landed straight to mine. 

I blinked my eyes and savored the moment. Although it was just an accidental kiss, I felt good inside. The feeling of being kiss by someone who meant special to you was too good which was able to turn me silly and dumb. 

Later, the surroundings darkened. I assumed we were having a short circuit but who would have thought that it was actually because of the towel who landed to our heads and covered us while stuck at each other's kiss. 

"Oh my God! This is unbelievable. Since when did my humble house turn into a playhouse?" The familiar voice came and thundered the room. 

Angelo pulled aside the towel. As we turned our head to check for who was the owner of the voice, we both fell agape as to realise who came and witnessed us in an awkward position. 

"Melanie?" I whispered. 

Melanie braced her hands on her waist. "Yes my dear Barbie, it's me. Melanie. Are you surprised?" 

"When did you arrive? Why didn't you tell me so I can pick you up?"

"If I told you I am coming home, how would I know you are dating a man behind my back now. Hey man, stand up." Melanie kicked Angelo but before her foot touched him, Angelo rolled down and stood up.

I also picked myself up and explained to her immediately. "Melanie, you misunderstood us. What you see just now was all an accident."

"Accident?" She softly knocked my head. "Don't try to fool me."