Chapter 151 Won't Allow Me

"Uncomfortable…" She murmured lying on the sofa. She reached out, fumbling against his chest, and whispered again about how hard the wall was.

As he looked at her, Joseph thought he would give her a lecture for drinking too much once she was awake. He was thankful he ran into her and Rowen, otherwise, it would be his chest she was rubbing. The more Joseph thought, the angrier he got; he looked at Kate's innocent face again though and the rage was gone.

For the entire afternoon, Joseph stayed close to Kate. He got her water several times and covered her up when she kicked her blanket onto the floor. The sun had begun to set but Joseph didn't want to turn on the light, fearing he might wake Kate up. He knew sleeping was probably the most effective way for her to recover. It was the first time that he had ever taken care of someone besides his mother, he smiled at the thought of taking care of his girlfriend.

A few hours later, Kate finally woke up. She opened her eyes and looked around, she couldn't see anything except the faint glimmer of street lights coming in through the window. Kate rubbed her forehead and tried to sit up as she whispered, "Is it night already? Where am I?"

A voice startled her, "You are awake?"

"Joseph?" She suddenly recalled that she and Lisa drank a lot at lunch. She put her hand up to her mouth in shock, then asked, "Where are we?"

"Your office," Joseph answered her in dark.

One of Kate's hand was resting on Joseph's arm, while the other was still on his abdomen. Every time her hand moved even slightly, it was a tease but Joseph fought to control the desire rising in his heart.

"My office?" Kate didn't notice the coldness in Joseph's voice, "Did I nap for that long?"

"Was it a nap?" He asked harshly.

"You..." She had a bad feeling, and gathered all of her courage, "You know?"

"You want to hide it from me? I've told you not to drink or did you forget?" Joseph snapped.

Kate quickly tried to explain, "I didn't mean to drink so much. It was because Lisa was having a rough time. Her tea shop is not doing well and I had some beer with her to relax."

"That is not the point," Joseph replied.

Not understanding what Joseph was talking about, Kate asked, "Then what is the point? Can we turn on the light so I can see your face?"

"It is probably better than you don't see it," He snarled.

"Are you angry?" She asked cautiously.

"You don't answer my call or reply to my messages. If I hadn't been waiting at the front gate for you to return, you would have been kidnapped by Rowen!" Joseph clenched his fists.

"Call…?" Kate realized she left her phone on her desk. She rushed to apologize, "I am so sorry, I didn't take my phone. Otherwise, I would have answered."

In the past, Joseph seldom had his own phone because all the work was handled by his assistant. However, things were different, he kept his phone with him out of fear of missing a phone call or text from Kate. He had hoped to see her at lunch, but she didn't even have her phone.

"Of course, you are important," She argued, "But, I cannot ignore my best friend because of you. Lisa understands everything and said that I could have lunch with you. She was unhappy though and I did not want to leave her alone."

After Kate explained, Joseph calmly said, "I don't blame you for spending time with Lisa. I am just worried that I cannot contact you when you don't take your phone. If anything happens, I…"

"I was wrong, Joseph," Kate suddenly understood the situation, "We are in love now so we should let each other know that we are okay. I promise I will not make you worry about me in the future."

Joseph's anger was gone and he wanted to feel close to Kate. He pulled her to his chest, then bent down to kiss her. Kate closed both her eyes and her mouth, Joseph couldn't understand why she was refusing to kiss him. He questioned, "You won't allow me to kiss you?"

Kate shook her head and so Joseph pretended to be angry, "You made a mistake, so you should persuade me. Yet, you are refusing my kiss?"

"Ummm, I drank at lunch. If you kiss me and smell it, you will be even angrier," Kate said shyly, "Plus, my bad breath would probably scare you off."

After hearing Kate's reasons, Joseph couldn't help laughing, "I don't mind at all."

"Really?" She was unconvinced.

Joseph didn't answer her but instead leaned down and kissed her passionately. After a few minutes, Kate was out of breath and pulled away from him while Joseph felt as if could ravage Kate, he forced himself to stop.

"I haven't forgotten what you said. We will take our relationship slow," He said as he gently touched her face.

"Thank you," Kate returned to his arms, feeling at ease. After a while, she asked, "You mentioned Rowen. Does my drinking have something to do with him?"

Obviously, she didn't remember it; Joseph didn't want to mention his name again, so he chose not to tell her the truth.