His Unveiled Passion

Those words had just left Tessa's lips when Stephen grabbed her arm and pulled her into his embrace. She didn't see it coming and naturally fell straight into his arms. "What are you d—"

She didn't even have a chance to finish her sentence when he kissed her. In the beginning, he had kissed her tenderly, languidly. It was a kiss filled with confidence and skill.

Sure enough, a tingling sensation soon spread through every nerve in her body.

Eventually, the kiss gradually shifted from something gentle to one that was deep and demanding.

Just as Stephen was about to take things a step further, Tessa shoved him away, panting. "Take a shower."

As he was interrupted midway, his dark eyes were cloudy with grievance. "Can't I kiss you, my love?"

Tessa didn't expect Stephen to behave in such a manner when drunk. She couldn't tell whether she was imagining things, but it seemed as though he was playing coy. That was especially true when he addressed her so intimately. The way he said it melted her heart.

So, her voice softened as she coaxed him gently, "Be good and take a shower, okay?"

"Won't you join me, my love?" he asked, his eyes shining with hope.

It was very hard for her to turn him down.

Just as she was about to respond, he deliberately murmured huskily, "My love, I'm drunk. It's not safe for me to shower alone. What if I fall?"

Tessa huffed at him in amusement and nudged him gently. "Stop faking it."

tell if it was because of the alcohol or his determination to act, but Stephen staggered and stumbled into

thud. He definitely bumped

and hastily rushed forward to check

It hurts," he murmured

at her and said suggestively, "Now, I

need my

whether he was actually hurt, but she

she conceded, saying, "Alright.

Tessa's hand, leading her to the bathroom. "You're

had taken every chance to

her as

single friends. It was as if he was worried that people

wasn't much different from a child showing off

the bathroom, he leaned against her, limping. It did seem that

anything despite seeing through his terrible act. Instead, she helped

door closed behind them

say anything, he silenced her

turned on

that the water had

finally ended, the bathroom was already filled with steam from the