Maria had been lost in thought for a while, and when she snapped back to the moment, the room had gone silent.

Puzzled, she glanced over at Sidney.

"Hm? Why did you stop talking?"

"I'm done," Sidney replied, his tone cool.

"Oh." Maria nodded, handing the tablet back to him. "Got it. You did great. Keep up the hard work."

She even flashed him a harmless smile, then casually stood up.

"I'm going to dry my hair. Feel free to see yourself out," she said, grabbing her hairdryer from the drawer and standing off to the side as she began drying her hair.

Her arm lifted, exposing the soft curve of her waist, while her long hair cascaded down, filling the air with a faint scent.

Sidney's fingers twitched, his gaze fixed on her back for a long moment.

Maria wasn't paying attention to whether Sidney stayed or left.

He clearly wasn't interested in her, and she had shown him that she knew about his intention.

Continuing to dry her hair, she assumed he would take the hint and leave.

couple of minutes, she felt his hand gently wrap around hers, stopping the dryer

confused. "What are

behind her, Sidney looked down, meeting her

"It's late, aren't you

won't take long," he said

let go of the dryer

back on, his fingers gliding through her

fluttered half-closed, her face relaxed in quiet contentment. Soon, her hair was dry, and Sidney turned off the dryer, setting it down on the table in

Well, good night..." Maria began to say, but her words were cut off when

happening, he leaned

Maria froze, completely

him to

Sidney's kiss deepened, fervent and thorough, exploring every inch of her

felt her body weaken

had only improved over

holding her firmly in place as his kisses grew more intense. Their breaths mingled, thick with

pushed her

behind and their lips never parted. Maria's arms wrapped around his neck, responding in

dry tinder, igniting a fire that consumed them both instantly. Their

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