Previously...
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Theo caught Lisa before she crashed to the floor.
"T- thank you...", she said in his arms. Then she noticed she was in his arms! Against his body! His face, only an inch from hers!
Alert! Alert!! Separate!! Now!!
Her brain blared.
Lisa immediately separated herself from him with a nervous laugh.
"Mmm ha-ha... Thank you very much, kind sir!"
"Kind sir?", Theo looked puzzled.
"Now let's get started!", she declared walking away from him robotically.
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Just then, Gerrard interrupted them.
"Um... sir... I'm sorry to interrupt but..."
"Oh! Hello boss. I've told you, you don't have to be so formal, calling everyone sir. Just call me Theo.", Theo cut Gerrard off with a fake smile.
'What?! Boss?! What is this now? Why would the young master call me boss all of a sudden?...', Gerrard wondered what was going on.
'...Am I being tested?', he asked himself, confused.
"Uh... Theo... I'm sorry to interrupt, but these papers need your urgent attention.", he said, presenting a large pile of documents to Theo.
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"Of course sir. I'll do them shortly. Right after my study session.", Theo answered politely. He took the huge pile from Gerrard.
'Ah! The young master is so polite. This is so rare. Feels nice...', Gerrard thought with sweet relief.
"Would that be all sir?", Theo asked again, surprising Gerrard again with his niceness.
"Uh... Yes si- um... Theo.", Gerrard answered before taking his leave.
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"Wow, your boss is so respectful.", Lisa remarked with admiration.
"Yes, he can be... Let's start the lesson.", Theo changed the topic fast.
Lisa delved into the books. The moment she did, all her lost composure returned. She started teaching like a professional.
Theo watched her expertly break down concepts he already knew. His eyes focused on her, not the books.
He stared at every delicate feature of Lisa's, observing the slightest detail, like the way she circled her pointer (finger) in the air when she was making an important point;
the way she tucked her pretty red hair behind her ear when it got in the way;
the way her large eyes sparkled when she got excited;
the way her skin dazzled under the reading light;
the way she lightly tapped the butt of her pen on her plum lips when she was thinking...
His eyes focused on the glossy lips again...
"Theo? Are you listening?", they said.
"Yes.", he answered, de-focusing from the lips.
She narrowed her eyes at him in disbelief.
"What did I just say?", she questioned just to be sure.
"The history of music and dance date to pre-historic times, and circus skills date to at least Ancient Egypt.", he quoted her last statement.
"Huh... so you were listening. I thought you got distracted for a minute there... There will be no distractions in my class.", she commanded quite authoritatively.
"Oh?", Theo raised an eyebrow.
He got off his seat with a mischievous smirk.
"You know, I have the perfect way to eliminate distractions...", he said, pulling her out of her seat and unto his lap!
"Wh- What are you doing?!", Lisa's heartbeat sped up again.
"Teach me from here. I'll concentrate better.", he whispered behind her ear!
His tease immediately got Lisa flustered.
"What kind of logic is that?", she exclaimed, alarmed. She pushed his body away, trying to get away from him.
Theo watched her reaction, satisfied with the fact that he could get her that flustered.
'Mmm... Just being close gets her this flustered... she must not totally dislike me. That's good... ', he thought with a silly smile.
He held her firmly with one arm around her tiny waist. The other pinned her wrists to his chest.
"Well, with this proximity, I won't miss a word you say.", he explained, slowly leaning towards her, intensifying his tease.
He leaned in to kiss her glossy lips...
Lisa panicked.
She could feel intense electricity from his touch surging through her spine, threatening to blow up her mind!
Suddenly, Gerrard, Theo's assistant came into the study again.
He saw them both in that lovely position.
'Ah! I definitely came at the worst time...
...The young master is having a bit too much fun isn't he?', he thought, startled at the sight before him.
Lisa froze.
"What do you need boss?...", Theo asked, rolling his eyes, obviously upset.
'He's still calling me boss...', Gerrard hadn't gotten used to the name.
' ...he sounds upset.', he thought, breaking a sweat.
Lisa's mind blew up!
'Oh no! Theo's boss! His boss just saw us...!!!', Lisa felt like she would just die!
She turned red, head to toe from embarrassment. Hot steam rose from the top of her head, getting increasingly hotter until she burst into flames!
Gerrard's jaw dropped.
'What is this scene?! She just caught fire!! This looks dangerous!', he panicked.
Theo looked perfectly calm.
"Uhh... boss... We're quite busy here. Can you please leave?", he asked politely with a threatening smile, still holding unto the raging flames in his arms.
'Ah! He looks p*ssed!...', Gerrard shivered from the chilly stare he was getting from Theo.
"I'm sorry it's just, these extra papers urgently need your attention. The President sent them-"
"I said later, ... boss...", Theo answered with a low growl and a dangerous glint in his eyes.
"O- Of course, youn- Theo.", Gerrard answered shakily before disappearing off in a flash.
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By now, Lisa was knocked out completely.
She lay in Theo's arms, totally white, totally defeated. Her soul had left her body.
Theo looked at Lisa's colorless form...
"Are you dead?", he asked.
No response.
"Hmm... maybe CPR would revive-"
Life immediately returned to Lisa.
"What CPR!? Let me go you brute!", she yelled, tearing herself away from his grasp.
"How dare you!"
She suddenly attacked him with a superkick!
Theo easily caught her leg.
"My innocence! It's gone forever! I can't do this anymore, I swear!" she cried dramatically.
"Calm down. It was just a kiss that didn't happen.", Theo corrected factually.
"These lessons are over! I'm done tutoring you, you brute!", Lisa cried from embarrassment as she packed up her bags.
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********** TKE Q&A ***********
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The correct answer was option d)! All of the Above!!!
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