I came out of my thoughts when I saw the driver pulling near the apartment. I quickly hopped off and walked towards the elevator. When I entered my apartment, I could her cartons and luggage in the living room. I heard some laughter from the kitchen, so I made my way there.
Jane was bending over the Island table. Her black see-through blouse was raised a bit due to her posture. Her legs were encased in tight black matte pants which accentuates all her curves in the right places. I felt a stirring in a place I should not feel. Her hair was as usual tied in tight bun. She was talking to Mrs. Helen, my housemaid as if they were long lost friends.
I cleared my throat to make her notice my presence. Someone should tell her not to take such positions. I could feel my resolve to stay away from her fade. I saw her straightened herself and turned to face me. I wished she did not. Even though her blouse was see-through, she wore a camisole inside. But one's imagination could only wonder what those breasts looked like without it. She smiled at me and said
'Hi, I hope you don't mind the luggage in the living room. We were both a bit tired so thought that maybe tomorrow we can shift everything in my room.'
She knew that Mrs. Helen would be strictly confidential about our marriage.
'I am sorry I am late. Do not worry about the luggage, take your time. I hope you didn't have much difficulty in moving your things here?'
I asked while moving towards the sink. I needed some water to cool down my mind a bit and hopefully cool down the damn reactions.
' Oh not at all, the men you sent were all very helpful. They did not let me do anything until I threatened them that they might break something. Then only they let me carry some of the bags.'
She beamed, and I was stunned. She threatened them and they let her have her way. I sent trained commandos to help her! What is she? I moved towards the table and told her
'They were sent to help you. You should have let them do their work.'
'Well yeah they did help me. But I could not just stand there like royalty and let them do all the works by themselves. After all it was my stuffs, they were moving.'
she exclaimed and bent again on the table to look at a newspaper. Damn her. I could see her cleavage from the top. I should stop this I reprimanded myself and turned to leave the kitchen but before leaving I told Mrs. Helen to get dinner ready and I headed for a much-needed cold shower without turning to look at her again.
Why was I feeling like this? I have not taken anyone to bed for a while. That's it. That's the reason I was attracted to my curvy would-be wife. MY? REALLY Emilio? Since when did you become possessive? I shook my head and turn the tap on.
I waited for the coldness of the water to do its work and after that headed to get dressed. I still needed to talk to her about the upcoming ceremony and other details. There was so much to discuss that it seemed we would be stuck 24/7 trying to get all those things done.
I waited and completed some work on my laptop and after some time Mrs. Helen informed me about dinner being ready. While I was on my way to the dining room, I could not help but notice that Jane did not take the room next to mine but the one farthest away. At first, I felt a wave of anger gripping me but then I smiled. Why was she bent on flying away from me? My smile grew bigger as I realized after one week, we will both be staying in the same room. What will she do then?
I could not help myself and let all my resolve disappear. Let her have these few days. Once in the palace, things would run as I planned. I hummed and waited for her in the dining room. After a few minutes she joined me in an oversize pink tshirt and white capri pants. Her hair was still in a bun but it was a messy one with few tendrils flying freely around her face. She looked at me and seemed startled. I was in a casual white tshirt and grey sweatpants. I observed her as she shook her head and moved to the dining table. I smiled knowing that my time with her would come.
" Shall we eat? I am hungry" I said as I waited for her to sit. Unsurprisingly she sat two chairs away from the main chair. I waited for her to remove the covers and then sat on the chair next to her. She looked surprised but did not say anything. We made small talk but mostly concentrated on our food. I could safely say we were both famished. After dinner, Mrs. Helen retired to her room and Jane was about to do so when I called her.
"Jane, please join me into the TV room. We have to discuss certain things" She followed me without saying a word and sat on the couch. Again, she chose one end of the couch. I took the photo album and then sat close to her until our legs were touching. She tried to shift to avoid me but I was extremely close to her.
" I wanted to show you my family album so that you get to know some of them" I opened the album into my lap and the first photos were that of my grandparents. I started to narrate how they made all the sacrifices they did and how gradually they established a flourishing traditional business.
"They look very happy and very much in love" she said.
"They were. Even to this day Grandma misses Grandpa enormously" I replied. She looked over the photos of my grandparents closely and then commented.
"It is a shame that such love does not exist anymore" I was taken aback by her comment. She felt the same about love. Did she experience a heart break or broken family as I did?
"My parents were together before my mother took off. Dad discovered all her frauds and cheatings in the same day." I went on narrating my life's story. She listened intently and occasionally glanced at me. I was silent for a moment and then she questioned.
"You did not miss her?"
"Frankly no! Because even before she was not really a mother to me. She was more interested in her own life. From childhood I gravitated towards Dad mostly. So, when she left, I did not feel any void or big change in my life" She nodded and ran her fingers on one of my childhood photos. She smiled. There was a certain level of intimacy in what we were doing, and I was relishing it. I realized I still did not know about her family.
"What about your family?" She looked at me and said.
"Wait, I'll bring my phone and then I could show you some pictures" She got up and left. After a few minutes she was back, and I smiled inwardly as she sat right next to me. She showed me photos of her families introducing me to each member. Compared to mine, she had a large family with whom she seemed to be in touch.
"You are lucky to have a big family" I commented. She simply shrugged and said.
"It depends. I do love them, but the interference is huge also. Sometimes you feel suffocated as you do not have the privacy you want. Other times you are grateful they are here for you" We discussed our families and I made sure she knew that she could not trust anyone from my side except from my father and Meghan. After almost an hour she yawned. It was a tiring day for her, and God knows the coming days were going to be more exhausting.
"We'll continue tomorrow. Go to sleep Jane". She stood and I followed her to her bedroom silently. When she reached her door, she hesitantly looked at me and said.
"Good Night Emilio" I bent over and kissed her on her cheeks. It took great willpower to remove myself from her and head back to my bedroom. I did not turn to look at her, but I knew for sure she was startled.
It is only the beginning Jane I smiled as I headed for another cold shower.