Mirae immediately froze as she heard James voice next to her. She turned towards him and said with a smile "Nothing, just... this coffee burnt my tongue again." She said in a low voice recalling what had happened few hours back at the restaurant.
James laughed at her and stretched his hand to ruffle her hair. "You sure are childish, Mirae!" He ruffled her hair and asked her to follow him. And Mirae followed after him.
"You got brown sugar?" James asked Mirae and she sighed. 'Eating brown sugar again?' Since James had told her to follow him, Mirae expected that he would do something but instead he was just going to tell her to eat brown sugar?!
With an exasperated sigh, Mirae took one cube from the box and kept it on her tongue until it melted. Later she drank some water and walked back to the couch.
James came after her and sat beside her. He was about to take his coffee cup when Mirae snatched it from his hand. "It has become cold. I will prepare a new one." Mirae began to get up from the couch when James stopped her.
He looked at the time in his phone and stood up from his place. "It is late, Mirae. I will get going now."
"Oh? Is that so?" Mirae asked before lowering down her head. Just by hearing his words, Mirae began to feel lonely.
Then she looked here and there for a second and tip-toed to kiss him. Giving a small kiss on the corner of his lips, she stood straight and looked at James for a while. When she noticed that he was in a daze, she moved closer and kissed him. This time, she pulled him onto the couch and kissed him.
As she felt the taste of coffee from his lips, Mirae felt elated. Really elated. It just felt as if her dream came true.
James was completely caught off guard when he felt her kiss. He was so lost that he even forgot to respond her back. He just felt the sugary taste coming from her lips and he felt perplexed. 'Is this really happening?' He asked himself...
And as James felt her hands trying to unbutton his shirt, he came back to his senses. It was actually happening but... this isn't what James had wanted. He actually wanted them to do something when they had told each other how they felt towards one another... Not before that!
"I.... I'm sorry!" James pushed Mirae away and stood up. He looked at the shattered expression on her face and closed his palms into a tight fist all the while trying to endure the pain which his nails were causing to his palm.
"I'm really sorry. I didn't take a shower yet." He explained and straightened his shirt.
"I will get going now!" Saying this, James quickly left her house.
*CLICK*
As Mirae heard the sound of the door clicking, she realized that she had ruined everything. James' words and his actions came to her mind again and again and she began to bite her nails in anxiety. She began to wipe her sweaty hands to her dress.
As she thought of how she pulled him and began to kiss him, she sat down on the floor with a defeated look on her face.
"What did I just do?"
"Why did I do that?"
"Just why?" She questioned herself trying to find an answer and immediately took her phone. Sliding through her contacts, she opened the chat section between her and James.
"I'm sorry... Mr. James!" She typed the text and then deleted it all. Closing her phone, she threw it on the couch and laid down on the floor.
'My small mistake, my greed, ruined my friendship with him. He will think that I am a bad woman.' Thinking it like this, she felt warm tears escaping her eyes. Mirae wiped the tears escaping her eyes and walked back to her room.
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"F*ck! What did I just do? Why did I stop her?" Meanwhile, James banged his hands on the steering wheel. His f*cking thoughts... He cursed himself as he recollected Mirae's broken expression. He just wanted to hug her but he couldn't do.
He again banged on his steering wheel for two to three times and lowered down his head. Then something came in his mind and he stepped out of his car cursing and running quickly back to Mirae's house. And standing outside of her room, he began to ring the doorbell continuously.
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*DING-DONG* *DING-DONG* *DING-DONG* *DING-DONG*
Mirae grudgingly got out of her bed as she heard the bell ringing continuously. "Ahh!!! I AM COMING!" She annoyingly yelled and walked to the main door.
Keeping her hand on the handle, she asked being frustrated by the continuous rings "CAN'T YOU JUST WAIT?" And opened the door.
Just as she opened the door, she looked at the man for a second until she was taken in for a big hug. Mirae noticed the empty wall in front of her and then looked down at the person who was holding her in his embrace.
"Uh... Mr. James?" Mirae looked perplexed at the man who was hugging her while taking deep breaths. Just as she was about to push him away, she felt his lips on her own. The coffee taste still lingered in his mouth as his tongue intertwined with hers.
Mirae had never anticipated for a kiss of this kind. She widened her eyes in surprise as she felt his kiss deepen.
"Mr.... Mr... James?" She tried to push him by keeping her hand on his shoulder. Before starting with everything, she wanted to know if James was doing this while feeling guilty for her.
"Can we continue what you started?"
And when James asked while looking at her with eyes full of desire and love, Mirae encircled her arms around his neck and wrapped her legs around his waist. "Do whatever you need, Mr. James. I'm all yours!"
She inched closer to his face and kissed his lips which were now a little swollen. She really couldn't forget the taste of caffeine which was coming from his lips. It tasted really great and he also was smelling great.