The Walking Tease
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Claire’s POV
Claire and Vladimir’s wedding has ended.
The moment their wedding vows ended, Claire looked at the woman, but the woman who attended their wedding was nowhere to be seen. She can only see her family and the coordinators, and the photographer.
She was about to ask Vladimir about the woman, but her family kept on talking to him.
Even when they arrived at the restaurant where they would eat, she wasn’t able to ask him about the woman.
The restaurant where they eat was also near their wedding venue. It was just beside the boutique.
They walked towards the restaurant, and they ate there and chitchatted for a while.
Then, after a while, her mom finally said goodbye, and so did her father.
Vladimir and Claire walked her family towards the exit of the restaurant.
“We will be going home now, Claire.” Her mom said.
“Bye, sis!” Carla said.
“Take care of my daughter, Vlad,” Her dad said and hugged Vladimir.
“How about me?” Claire asked.
Her mom laughed.
“Silly! Of course, you will be coming home with your husband.” Her mother said.
She suddenly looked at Vladimir.
“Yes, Ma, Pa Carla, I will take care of Claire.”
“Congratulations to both of you.”
After that, her family went towards the car and waved goodbye after entering the vehicle.
She waved goodbye to her family until she couldn’t see the car they were in.
Tears fell from her cheek.
She wiped it hurriedly, but Vladimir saw her tears.
He suddenly touched her face and wiped away her tears.
She sobbed
I miss my family.
“We can always visit your family, Claire. Don’t cry.” Vladimir said and touched her face.
She looked at Vladimir in the eyes.
He was also looking at her.
“Do you want to go home?”
“Yes,” Claire said.
“Okay,”
Vladimir helped her walk towards the car.
He opened it and let her sit on the passenger’s seat.
She went inside the car and sat there. After successfully sitting, he closed the door and went towards the driver’s seat.
Vladimir started the engine, and then the car began to move.
Claire couldn’t bring herself to ask Vladimir who the woman was, so she decided to close her eyes.
Claire felt that someone was waking her up.
“We are home, Claire.”
She opened her eyes and saw Vladimir. His face was so near her face.
A smile automatically formed on her face.
“Hi, Vlad.” She then kissed him on the lips.
After that, she closed her eyes.
Shiiiiiit! This habit of mine could bring me to hell!
I can’t afford to face him now!
Claire pretended to sleep again.
She heard the door open and then closed.
Did he leave me? Really?
She was about to open her eyes when the door beside her opened. Then someone lifted her, she still did not open her eyes and smelled the person.
She noticed that it was a familiar scent.
Vladimir.
She opened her eyes, and their eyes met.
“What are you doing?”
“You’re still sleepy. Just sleep, Claire.”
“No,”
She was about to move when he suddenly spoke.
“Then, stay still.”
“O-okay,”
Vladimir was just carefully lifting her as if she was just a piece of cake.
He was just walking until they reached the house.
While looking at Vladimir, she saw an unfamiliar ceiling.
He was still lifting her when he asked her.
“Where are we?”
“Home,”
“This isn’t my home,” Claire said and looked at him.
“Yes, it is. It’s our home.” Vladimir said and looked at her too.
He was still lifting her while walking upstairs.
And then they reached a door.
He opened it.
A familiar scent is lingering inside the room.
She looked at the room and then Vladimir.
“Why are we here?”
But Vladimir did not answer her.
He gently put her on the bed.
After putting her down, he suddenly opened the button of his coat and removed it while looking at her.
“What are you doing!?” Claire said hysterically.
Still no response from him.
He then slowly opened the button of his long sleeve polo.
Her eyes widened.
“I’m…we… Ahmm…”Claire can’t seem to find her voice.
“Cat got your tongue?” Vladimir finally said.
He is now on the last button.
She cleared her throat. “We can’t. We shouldn’t. We, I… We just shouldn’t do---”
Then Vladimir left and went towards the other door.
He removed his long sleeve polo and threw the clothes on the floor.
He stopped walking.
“What do you mean we can’t, Claire?” He said without looking at her.
He then opened the door and looked at her.
She saw him smirk a little, and then he entered and closed it.
The audacity to tease me like that! This man is a walking tease! Gosh! He almost got me there!
Claire took a pillow and put it on her face, and screamed there.
She put the pillow on the bed and got off the bed, and was about to get out of the room when the door where Vladimir entered suddenly opened.
She looked at it and saw Vladimir naked.
Her eyes suddenly wandered around his body.
“Where are you going?”
She stopped her eyes from roaming and looked at Vladimir.
She blinked once, then twice.
“Loving what you’re seeing?”
She cleared her throat.
“Of course not,” Claire responded.
She then rolled her eyes.
“Okay, then I will show you more,” Vladimir said.
He was about to get out when she stopped him.
“Hey! No! What are you doing?! You’re naked, you know. Get a towel!”
“So, we are married,” Vladimir said. “Then, give it to me,”
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