I thought of rejecting his suggestion of spending the night in Liberty Hotel but in the end, I accepted it. We agreed to take things slowly and he won't do anything that can make me feel scared trusting him more.
When we reached the room on the 42nd floor, I was surprised that he already has the key card. He really prepared everything, and he already expected the sequence of events tonight.
The room is still decorated with an oriental style of furniture. Everything is the same. I was expecting he would at least prepare something, like flowers or it will be candlelit. I was quite disappointed. The consequence of expecting too much.
"Do you want to stay here or in the bedroom?" Geoff asked.
"Anywhere is okay." I said pouting.
He looked at me with a smile. I avoided his gaze. I know he would just tease me again. He opened the fridge and got a bottle of red wine. Then he took two wine glasses from the shelf.
"Could you open the bedroom door for me? My hands are full." He said.
I opened the door, forcing myself to act normally. What I saw inside surprised me. The bed has a giant teddy bear and beside it is a bouquet of pink roses. The room is also decorated with Christmas lights. I find it so romantic. I couldn't help but admire the place. I know I am already too old for this. Most people experience this kind of surprise in their high school or college years, but for me, this is my first time to have this experience.
"This is just a small surprise, but you are already crying, what more if I give you more than that?" He chuckled.
I walked near the bed to hug the teddy bear. It is too soft and cuddly. It is bigger than me, I won't feel cold in the winter anymore. I was taken aback when I felt him behind me. He touched my shoulders at first, and then slowly put his hands on my waist. He is now back hugging me. I wanted to just enjoy this moment. I wanted to let go of his touch but decided not to, he is now my boyfriend so he can hug me anytime he wants.
"Thank you." I finally had the courage to say. I wanted to say more but no words came out.
"Only thank you? No kiss or hug?" He asked demandingly.
"That's it for now." I said with a smile.
"Hmp!" He moved to the table now set up in the glass window. The view from outside is so mesmerizing. He started pouring wine in the glasses and sat down in the sole chair beside the table.
"So where will I sit now?" I asked.
He tapped his lap gesturing that I sit on it. I chuckled in response. As I was about to get the glass wine, he pulled my arm and I fell down to his lap. He hugged me immediately and tightly that I couldn't let go.
"Perfect!" He said. "I have waited a long to hold you like this."
"I have a question. How did you know about where I live and where I work?" These are the questions I have wanted to ask my Genie who turned out to be him.
"Ah about that! When I came back from Australia 3 years ago, I have been searching for you but unfortunately, you didn't have any social media accounts, so I gave up. Deep in my heart, I know someday we will meet again. And then last month, I was in this bar owned by a friend. It is a small one but since the owner is my friend, I went there, and luckily, like it was destiny, I saw you. Since then, I asked someone to follow you."
"You're so creepy! How can you instruct someone to follow me?" I was shocked with his revelation.
"It was for your protection and at the same time, I want to know everything about you. I had to make sure that you won't be lost from my sight again. If you love someone, you will make sure that he or she is protected all the time and that you know everything about that person." He is now holding my hand. It gives me comfort to know that someone wants to keep me safe.
"I don't want to lose you again, Jessica. I made a mistake of letting you go once and this time it won't happen again." He is now touching my face, tracing his finger from my eyes to my lips. He is giving me an electrifying feeling that I haven't felt from Lance. He is giving me that feeling of excitement and at the same time being cherished and loved.
He gently kissed my nose and then my lips. It was so gentle, a kiss that can make everyone melt.
We enjoyed the whole night cuddling and kissing. All my fears that night disappeared. How can someone like me be loved by someone like Geoff? I considered myself lucky that night, and I hope it will remain this way.
We woke up the next day beside each other. I got up first and decided to take a shower. I was scared to be seen by Geoff looking haggard. After taking a shower, I was thinking to wear the same dress I wore last night since I don't have any clothes with me when I got here but to my surprise, there is now a wardrobe installed just next to the bathroom door. I opened it and saw a lot of dresses and shoes. There is also a note posted on the wardrobe door.
"I personally picked these for you my love. Hope you like them. – Geoff"
He is very thoughtful. How could he know everything that would happen? He is like a fortune teller who can predict what I think and need. I chose a floral dress and flat shoes. As I was brushing my hair, he came out from the bedroom and hugged me tight.
"Good morning my love." He said and planted kiss on my head. "You smell so good. I think I can't resist myself from touching you."
I let go immediately after what he said. I don't want to break our deal. I want our relationship to be perfect until we finally get married. It will only be two months from now anyway.
"The dress looks perfect on you." He said. "My future wife is the loveliest woman alive, and also the sexiest but I am not allowed to touch her, too bad."
"Go and clean yourself up. I'm hungry." I said and continued what I was doing. I dried my hair and put a light make-up. Luckily, I brought my make up yesterday.
We spent the whole day together. Aside from signing some documents, he made sure he was free the whole day and since he is not known to many as the CEO of Liberty Hotel, we could go anywhere we want to like what a normal couple does. We watched a movie in a cinema, something I used to do on my own, play arcade games which I just watched before. I used to envy people playing there who looked very happy and finally, I was able to try it. We held hands all the time and there were times that he didn't want to let go of my hand even while we were eating. Everything was perfect that day. I set aside all my fears for a day for this man and it was all worth it.
At 10pm, he finally drove me home.
"Won't you be inviting me inside?" He asked.
"Not today. Next time! I know you are already tired and we both have work tomorrow." Actually, my place is quite messy at the moment since I was in a hurry yesterday and I didn't want to show him this side of me yet. I don't want to show him my flaws until the time that I am sure he really loves me. Also, I want to invite him in my place after we got married. But I didn't tell him about my thoughts.
"Didn't you remember I am the CEO? I can go to work anytime I want! I can even work at home if I want to. I want to spend more time with you." He now looks a bit sad which gives joy in my heart. Am I weird?
"Well, I don't have that privilege and I need to get up early tomorrow. We still have many days ahead of us. We can meet tomorrow after my work if you are free."
"How about just 30 minutes?" He still didn't give up. I find him very cute and he is making my heart flutter, but I shouldn't give in.
"No!" I said strongly. "Go now. Bye!" I went inside my apartment building and headed to the elevator. I looked at him one more time and waved goodbye. He waved back with a sad look in his eyes.
I was smiling the whole time and I already miss him. When I got out from the elevator, my phone beeped. A message from Geoff.
"I already miss you. Can't wait to see you tomorrow morning. Have a good night my love."
End of message.
Tomorrow morning? Don't we have our separate work tomorrow morning?