[Refer to the previous chapter to pick up where you left :D]
Sara huffed and sauntered towards him in long strides. Then, she dropped the first aid box on the sofa. It landed with a soft thud. She then dragged him up and pulled him along the access strip behind the flight of stairs.
"Hey! Hey! Where are we going? Your room must be upstairs, right?" Riley hollered from behind her.
Sara rolled her eyes with annoyance, "Don't overthink it."
She dragged him in and stopped in front of a door. She opened the door and said while pointing inside, "Go and get yourself a warm shower. Wear prepared clothes and come out for dinner."
Sara was about to walk away when she was stopped by Riley.
"Wait! Wait! How did you get the menswear?" he asked, sounding highly suspicious.
Sara closed her eyes and took a deep, deep breath to calm herself down. Then, she spoke in a low voice, "As I said, don't overthink it. Those clothes in there belong to my Dad. If you know the best for yourself, wear them unless you don't show up being naked around my house!"
"Around you…" he leaned closer and whispered, "I would very much like to."
Hearing his words, Sara shoved him in and slammed the door on his face. The moment the door closed, her cheeks heated up and a deep cerise color appeared on them. She patted her cheeks to cool them down.
"I can visualize your face being red as a tomato", she heard him guffaw from behind the closed door. Sara shook her head and quickly left. He was just driving her insane.
On the other side of the door, Riley against the door and a tiny smile bloomed on his face. They say when a girl lets you wear her Dad's clothes, either she finds semblance in you or she has no choice. In the case of Sara, the latter seemed nonsensical. So, she must be in for the first one.
Meanwhile, Sara quickly made her way upstairs to clean up and find some fresh clothes to wear.
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An hour later
Sara came down wearing a white maxi dress, which flowed down to her knees. The sleeves ended near her elbows. The dress was neither too beguiling nor too conservative. It honed her slender and tall body, without revealing much. Her long legs were bare and she wore a pair of pink, fluffy sandals with two bunny ears protruding. Her long, black hair was wet and it stuck to her facial frame, making it look smaller and softer. A faint blush rested on her cheeks because of the warm shower she took.
Once she was on the living room floor, Sara glanced towards Riley's room. It was still closed. It seemed like he was enjoying a warm shower. Who knew if he was a bathroom singer as well? Sara smiled at the thought of Riley singing in the shower. If someone was to post a video of this on the internet, it would have gone viral without a doubt. Be it easy on the ear or not.
With that thought in her mind, Sara went to the kitchen to prepare something light for dinner. It is said that one should always have a light meal at night for a good night's sleep.
The day was tiring enough for both of them. She thrashed him during the conference earlier in the morning. A single encounter changed everything. Sara opened the refrigerator and found it stuffed with fresh supplies. She took two eggs from there before she found some packets of instant needles on the shelf above her.
She brought out a deep pan and proceeded to boil some water first. Then, she added the chunks of instant noodles. While it was boiling, she chopped some carrots, shallots, and beans. Later, when the water had boiled, she strained the soft noodles with a strainer. She took a frying pan, switched on the induction and added some olive oil after it was heated. She then added the veggies, tossed them until they were brown and crunchy and added some salt, pepper and other spices. Later, she added the noodles and sautéed them. She put the pan away and served the noodles on two plates. She added some more oil to the pan and prepared some scrambled eggs. She added them upon the noodles.
She craned her neck to look if he was coming. Uh-huh! No signs of him coming out of the room. Did he faint in the bathtub? Or did he slipped on the bathroom floor and lost consciousness? Sara thought it was best to check on him.
She walked towards his door with long strides. She knocked at his door and crossed her arms over her chest. There was no reply.
"Riley?" she knocked again but to her surprise that the door was unlocked. She lightly pushed open the door and peeked in. She saw that Riley was sleeping soundly on the bed. He was wearing her Dad's V necked t-shirt and white pajamas. He had his hands crossed under his head. She slowly entered without making any noise.
She carefully looked at his sleeping face. It was illuminated by the light of the yellow lamp by the bedside. She crouched down next to his bed to take a closer look. His face was flawless and his looks were refined. His messy and wet hair made him look wild and seductive. Sara bit her lips before leaning closer and tucked the strand of her hair behind her ear. Then, she proceeded to plant a kiss on his forehead. But before she could do so, Riley shifted his body upwards and planted a kiss on her lips instead. Sara was stunned to see that he was actually awake. He was now smiling widely at her stunning face. She tried to move back but he grabbed her neck and planted another kiss on her lips.
"Riley!?" Sara slapped his hands, but he kept smiling.
"Hmm?"
"The dinner is ready", Sara declared and looked away.
Without releasing her, Riley shifted to his side to face her directly, "Is it?"
"Yeah", Sara turned her face a bit only to realize their close proximity, "Let go!"
"Sure", Riley surprised her with another kiss, but it landed on the tip of her neck.
"If you keep doing that…" Sara grunted.
"Hmm? Doing what?" Riley asked with childlike wonder, flapping his eyelashes innocently."
"…"