Part V

He kissed her gently on the forehead and said, ’You don’t have to be scared, I'm not gonna hurt you. Lets just stay like this a while okay?' he reached out and folded his arms around her and lied next to her on the bed.

He kissed her cheek brushed her auburn brown hair aside, trailing kisses down her neck.

'She smells so good,' he thought. 'And she's smooth and soft... so soft. Do I really know what I'm missing?' he wondered.

'Gah! Its not good!' he gasped suddenly and sat up.

'Wha... whats wrong?' she asked nervously.

'This isn't going to work. But I have just the right cure for it!' he carried her into the bath room and turned the shower on.

'ITS COLD!' she whined.

'Thats the idea baby. If you got my blood boiling any hotter I would have jumped you!' he groaned.

'Why didn't you?'

'I don't know,' he said quietly.

'I'm not good enough for you?' she asked sadly.

'You're crazy if you think that! Didn't you see the effect you had on me?' he replied.

'Then what is it?' she asked again.

'Like I said I don't know. Maybe you're too hippy for my taste,' he said grinning pinching her bottom.

'Hippy? HIPPY?' she said in exasparation. 'You perv! Watch where you're touching. Don't go grabbing my butt just like that!' she giggled squirting bathing lotion into his face.

'I don't recall you struggling earlier... let alone complaining. In fact you were very appreciative,' he laughed.

'Oh... you jerk!' she fumed making him laugh even harder.

On the otherside of the door, there was the sound of barking. Baby had heard them laughing and obviously disapproved.

'She must have finished her biccy,' she said.

'Sound like it.'

When there was no response to to her barking, the pup changed her tactics; whining for all she was worth.

'I think she wants in.'

'You reckon?' he asked. He opened the connecting door and the puppy scrambled inside excitedly. Only to realise that she had been tricked into a bath.

'Its about time she had a wash any way!' he laughed.

Baby obviously did not think it had been that long. She began struggling quite vigourously for one so tiny. At the end of it all, she looked quite regretful about intruding into the couple shower.

He was busy scrubbing the unhappy puppy dry when she came out of the bathroom. He looked at her appreciatively from head to toe and felt his blood start to boil again.

'One cold shower a day is bad enough,' he grumbled. 'Put some clothes on before I have to take another. Theres a bathrobe in the cupboard.'

She giggled happily to herself and put on the bathrobe.

She moved up beside him on the bed and lay down. 'You know I hate it when you smoke those cancer sticks.'

'Can't help it. It calms me down and helps me think,' he waved off her disapproval.

'Are you nervous now?' she asked, her breath warm on his cheek. She lifted her lips into his.

'No but I'm getting there,' he said after the kiss. 'Stop that,' he said irritably.

She laughed again and rested her cheek on his chest.

'Say Vince.'

'Yes Yu-chan.'

'I'm going to tell my dad about us.' she said quietly.

He lay still. Quiet.

'I want my family to know about us. So we can be together always,' she whispered in his ear, kissing his cheek.

'Its getting late. My brother and mother will be home soon. You'd better get dressed and leave,' he said coldly.

She was stung by his reply but too proud to show it. She dressed quickly. They did not speak a word as she walked outside towards her car. He did not follow her. Tears coming to her eyes, she started the engine and drove off.

He watched her every second of the way. Knowing she was hurt. Hurting that he had hurt her that way. But he kept his silence.

'I could have slept with her but I didn't. Whats wrong with me? Thats all I wanted wasn't it?'

He closed his eyes and her smiling face came unwillingly to his mind.

'I refuse to fall in love,' he said outloud and walked into his house.