The following day.
Peter wakes up in the morning in good spirit.
Helen wakes up at the same time as him. They met in the hallway going to the staircase.
"Good morning, babe!" Peter grabbed Helen's face and planted a quick kiss on her lips.
Helen was like... what the heck is going on with him? Suddenly he becomes so touchy freely towards her as if they already had a relationship going on between them, she glared at him. "Stop touching me!" she scolded him.
"What's wrong? We have done more than a kiss last night in case you forgotten," Peter reminded her and winked, he's not the least bothered by her sour mood. He continues teasing her by pinching her nose.
Helen looked at him for a few minutes trying hard to control her temper. It's no used getting mad at him, let him be happy for today. Anyways, she's leaving him and his house tonight. Right now she will just allow him to have his way with her as payment for his kindness.
As for what happened between her and Peter last night, it's also part of her payment to him for allowing her to stay in his house temporarily.
They went to the table and made their coffee while Helen put the sliced bread on the plate and spreads peanut butter on it, his favorite spread. She put the platter in front of him.
"Thank you, babe!" he said, looking fondly at her.
Helen gave him a sweet smile and spreads the peanut butter in the sliced bread and began eating.
Peter stood up and went to sit beside her.
While Helen was eating her bread, Peter planted a quick kiss on her cheek.
"Are you mad at me, babe?" he asked.
Helen sighed and shook her head.
"Don't be shy with me. When we got married we will be having sex regularly, pleasuring each other is a common activity for couples to do..." he explained.
Helen blushed and rolled her eyes. "When are we going to get married?"
"Five years later, after all my debt to my father is paid, we can finally get married," he said in a casual tone, wearing a serious expression on his face.
"Okay," Helen answered just to humor him. Five years of waiting...well...while waiting she might as well enjoy her life being single. She wants to experience life... living on her own without depending on anyone.
He looked at her face. "You can wait, right? Five years is not that long. I want to give you and our children a good life..." he said, his eyes gleaming, feeling inspired. In his mind, he was already building a bright future with her. "Today, I swear that you are the only woman I'm going to marry," he said looking deeply into her eyes.
Helen gasped for a moment.
"Can you promise me that I am the only guy you are going to marry?" he requested. He wants her to commit to their bright future together.
Helen was silent for a moment, then she looked at him, he wore a serious expression on his face.
"Can you made an oath that the only guy you are going to marry in this lifetime is only me?" he said.
Helen smiled. "I swear to you that you are the only guy I'm going to marry in this lifetime," she finally said.
"Thank you, babe," he said softly and claimed her lips for a searing kiss.
They kissed passionately for a few minutes.
It is Peter who ended the kiss. "As much as I wanted to kiss you endlessly, we can't. We have jobs to do," he said with a heavy sigh. Then the corner of his eyes curved into a smile. "But we have all the time in the world tonight after you come home from work, okay?"
Helen smiled and nods her head. "OK," she said.
They rose to their feet.
Helen gathered the dishes into the sink and began washing them while Peter cleaned the table and returned the sliced bread and peanut butter inside the fridge.
After they finished their chores in the kitchen, they went upstairs to get ready for work. They entered their respective rooms and took a shower.
Thirty minutes later.
Peter exited his room followed by Helen.
She was already wearing the pink uniform that was given by Jessa to her yesterday. It's the restaurant's official uniform for their waitresses. It's a cute pink dress below the knee.
Peter looked at Helen appreciatively, her beauty shines through even if she was only wearing a simple uniform dress. "You looked beautiful in your uniform, babe!" he said.
"Thank you! You also looked handsome in your attire today," she commented. He was wearing a black slack and gray polo shirt.
Peter smiled and planted a kiss on her forehead. "Let's go!" he said.
They went downstairs and looked at each other.
"You take care of yourself. Come home early, okay?" he said.
"Yes, I will," she replied.
Peter kissed her lips and rubbed her back. "Bye babe...see you tonight..." he said.
"Bye..." Helen replied and exited the door, followed by Peter.
He watched as she exited the gate.
He walked towards the direction of the door and went inside the store to start his day.
***
Inside the JMB Yummy SeaFood restaurant, Helen and the other six waitresses were busy preparing for the store opening.
When the clock turned 8:00... the door finally opened. Several people entered the restaurant to have breakfast. The waitresses greeted them cheerfully and took their orders. Among the six waitresses, Helen's beauty stands out the most.
The morning isn't that much busy inside the store but when it's already 10:00...the restaurant becomes busier until lunch.
Then the crowd thinned out at 3:00 in the afternoon then got busy again during 5:00 up to 7:30 in the evening.
The whole day passed like a blur to Helen. Her first day working in the restaurant went well.
She and the other waitress named Leah, a married woman, who lives near Peter's store walked home together that night.
She finally arrived at the gate and proceed to the house.
When she opened the door, Peter was sitting on the couch watching TV. "I'm home!" she said.
Peter stood up and planted a kiss on her forehead. "Done dinner?"
"Yeah... and you?"
"Finished..." he said.
"I'm going upstairs...I'm tired," she said.
"Okay...let's go upstairs together," he said and turned off the TV including the lights, and locked the door.
They climbed the stairs and went to their separate room.
"Babe, I'll wait for you in my room," he said and winked.
"For what?" she asked.
"Just for a short talk and then let's cuddle. I want to ask you how's your first day in the restaurant," he said.
"OK," Helen said and went inside her room.
She grabbed her pajama and entered the bathroom for a quick cleaned up and brush her teeth.
When she exited the bathroom she was already wearing her pajama. She left her bedroom and went to Peter's room.
He was lying in bed when she entered his room.
"Come here in the bed, babe, and lie beside me," he beckoned her.
Helen walked towards the bed and get in the bed and lie beside him. "What are we going to do? Are we going to have sex again?" she asked him innocently.
Peter smiled in amusement. "No, not this time. We can't do it every night... although sex is pleasurable... it's a bit tiring to do it every day. Let's just cuddle and enjoy each other's company, okay?" he wrapped his arms around her. He doesn't want to scare her.
"OK." Helen rested her head on his chest.
Peter planted a kiss on her head. "How's your first day in the restaurant?"
"It went well without a hitch. I didn't break anything, thankfully," she said and smiled.
"Good! How about your co-workers... were they good to you?" he asked.
"Yeah...they're nice to me," she replied.
"Are you tired?"
"Yeah..."
"Okay, close your eyes and sleep. I'll wake you up later so that you can transfer to your room. I just want to cuddle with you for a few minutes," he said.
Helen smiled. It's nice being hugged by him. It's nice sleeping beside him. She likes his manly smell...so addicting! She likes his caring attitude towards her.
Peter is such a romantic guy.
And that's wanting she likes about him...his sweet and caring attitude towards her made her feel special. She closed her eyes enjoying his warmth.
Peter rubbed her back gently.
It's such a wonderful feeling to lie down in the bed with Helen resting on his chest and hear her gentle breathing. He can get used to her precious presence sleeping beside him in his bed every night. He found himself falling deeply for her.
Deeply for what-?
He smiled and planted a kiss on her head. It might too early yet to identify his true feelings for her but he just hopes that she also had feelings for him, or else it's gonna be a one-sided affection.
A few minutes later, he can already hear her gentle snoring, looks like she had already fallen asleep in his arms.
He was debating to bring her to her room or no need?
Ah, let her be. Anyways, he wants to wake up in the morning with her by his side. That would be awesome! Tonight will be the first night that they will sleep in one bed together like a real couple.
He smiled a little, loving her warmth.
What a fate!
He has to thank his stepmother and Helen's mother for bringing them together.
Their infuriating scheme brought a special lady into his life and give color to his boring and dull life. His life will never be the same again.
He is such a very lucky guy!