Chapter 34 - A Night Together

Alice and Adam were escorted into a luxurious suite where their bags had already been placed. As Alice looked around and noticed that both the bags were together, she turned to the concierge and asked," Aren't me and my boyfriend going to have separate rooms? I thought Mr. and Mrs. Mou were very conservative..."

The concierge smiled and said," Yes, they are indeed conservative. But Mrs. Mou has asked us to convey that as long as the relationship is true, they are understanding enough that today's couple do not follow old traditions.. Have a nice stay both of you. All the amenities for the guests are available twenty four seven." He then extended a tablet and continued," This is the tablet for house keeping, kitchen and other services with all the applications listed. Please enjoy our hospitality."

The serene atmosphere changed when the concierge left. At this moment, Alice seemed to realize that she had miscalculated. She had assumed that they would be given separate rooms or at most a suite. The big bed and the low ceiling seemed even more lower as the room felt as it had shrunk while the bed seemed to be getting bigger.

Not turning to look at him, she cleared her throat and said," I'll go freshen up first and then you can go.. We can talk about the sleeping arrangements later.." Even as she walked towards the bag, her mind desperately tried to think up of some sort of clothing that would be suitable to wear at night. All her night dresses were not fit to be worn in public! Before she could unzip her bag, however, a pair of hands landed on her shoulders, causing her to stiffen.

Icily, she asked, "What are you doing?" Adam ignored the stiffness and quickly pushed her into a chair nearby before he started to massage her shoulders with quick fingers before answering,"Alice, you are more tightly wound up than a spring and just looking at you is making me feel tired. I am just going to help you get the kinks out so sit back and enjoy."

As Adam spoke, his fingers had already done their magic. Alice closed her eyes and let her self relax under his touch. The slight roughness of his fingers against her bare shoulders seemed to be making her hyper aware of him. She bent dow her head and tried to ignore the feelingaking her self think that she was with a professional masseuse.

Being so close to her, Adam could feel her every movement and when he realized that she had finally accepted his touch, he spoke,"Alice? What happened?"

She turned to look at him in question, not understanding the meaning of the sudden question. Ignoring her look, Adam looked down at his fingers which were kneading her flesh and asked,"You were fine when we came here. I believed that he we had become friends. But mid way through you have been throwing weird glances my way and I can feel that you have erected a wall around yourself. So, let me rephrase the question, "Why are you suddenly treating me with wariness as if I am going to attack you any moment?"

Once again Aloce was stumped at this man's perceptiveness and intelligence. She had become wary of him because he was too smooth with people. She kind of hated such smoothness as it made her feel.that such people were not too genuine. But the reason for her erecting a wall was something else. She breathed deeply and explained,"Adam, I was not expecting you to be such a people's person and it just caught me by surprise. And my wariness stems from that. But let me tell you that we are not friends. We are at most mutually benefitting partners."

A sudden wave of anger caught him be surprise when he heard the words. So because he had played his part well during the banquet, she was drawing a line between them? For every one step he took forward, she was jumping two steps backward.

Well, then he would have to just increase his speed and not give her a chance to escape. Bending at the waist, he slowly placed his lips against the nape of her neck which was exposed to him.

His warm lips against her neck set fire running through her body. All thoughts of setting boundaries seemed to escape from her head. Alice felt as of she was stuck to that chair unable to move.

Adam closed his eyes and breathed in her alluring scent, letting her feel him. He wished to take her in his arms and ask her what had happened that she had forgotten him? But he knew that now was not the time.. After a few minutes, he finally straightened and walked around her to kneel in front of her.