Chapter 53: Is He Coming Home Tonight?
In fact, the person Cathryn couldn’t wait to talk to about the good news of her passing the audition was Keith. She didn’t want to tell him on the phone, she wanted to tell him face to face. Keith usually got off work at half-past five in the evening and got home at six o’clock.
She couldn’t wait to tell him the good news, she sat around the house anxiously waiting for his arrival. Cathryn happened to see John and asked, “Is Keith coming home tonight right after work this evening?”
John told Cathryn, “No, he won’t be home tonight as he has to attend a banquet tonight and will be back later.”
“Okay, thanks, John,” Cathryn said, trying to hide the disappointment on her face. She not only had to eat alone, but she had to resist her inner excitement. She laid down on the sofa in front of the fireplace and read, silently waiting for Keith to return.
The banquet ended a bit later this time, and when Keith got home, it was twelve o’clock, and Cathryn usually was asleep at this time. When he went upstairs, he trod lightly as he was afraid of waking her up.
Arriving on the second floor, he put his coat on the hanger and went to the center of the living room. He was pouring himself a glass of water. He drank some wine at the banquet tonight, though Keith was not a heavy drinker, he was exceptionally thirsty after drinking too much.
His leather shoes made a slight sound as he walked on the floor. However, when Keith picked up the cup and was about to take a drink, he turned his head and was astonished to find Cathryn asleep on the sofa. With the cup leaving his lips, the scrupulousness in Keith’s eyes was naturally replaced by tenderness when he saw Cathryn.
After drinking the water, Keith took off his shoes and stepped on the wooden floor. He slowly walked up to the sofa and then sat down beside her. Over the past few weeks, she had been extremely exhausted.
Every day when Keith went to work, she was still asleep, and when he got off work, she was just waking up from a nap. Not long after the two of them had dinner together, Cathryn began to feel sleepy again, and then she went into her bedroom and fell asleep soon after washing up. Although Cathryn lived with Keith, he had never seen the way Cathryn slept.
Every night when he went to bed, he yearned to see her face and wanted to make love to her again. This was a secret that he kept to himself. A corridor only separated their bedrooms, his physical desires could only be relieved by himself.
Nevertheless, thinking that a wall only separated their bedrooms, Keith felt the distance between them was close, and he cheered up again.
The soft lighting spread evenly on Cathryn’s face, making her face look peaceful and quiet. Wondering if it was his own illusion, he felt that her facial features became softer than when he had first met her, with more lasting appeal and charm than ever before. She was sleeping with a book in her arms, which was the reference book on the test for the Teacher Certification.
When she came back from home, she showed Keith the book, telling him that one of her wishes this year was to get her Teachers Certification. But when he had suggested hiring a tutor for her, she was very determined and said that it would be uncomfortable to be bound by a tutor. Then he immediately changed the topic.
When people first met Cathryn for the first time, she always came across as honest, or the same may say a dull woman. But after associating with her more deeply, they would find that she was actually a young woman, who was lively and cheerful, liked joking, with a lot of strange and eccentric ideas in her mind. However, she only showed this aspect to the people she was close to.
Keith was glad that he could see this aspect of her, though, in her mind, he was just the father of the baby in her belly and a close friend. He was very delighted that he could look at her at such a close distance. Thinking of this, Keith smiled again.
Cathryn slept soundly, with her brow relaxed, slightly pursing her lips which were ruddy and delicate. Keith looked down at Cathryn, his intense gaze fixed on her. The alcohol in his stomach came into play, burning his desires and his reason.
Keith recalled the night when the two of them had entangled naked. Cathryn had wrapped her legs around his waist. She put her arms around his neck and eagerly wanted to release her lust. She had moved her lips back and forth, wondering where to place them, and finally, they kissed.
Cathryn had responded unskillfully but eagerly, and her small and exquisite, sweet tongue, full of the smell of wine, had suddenly slipped into his mouth. They kissed each other passionately, his warm lips kissed their way down her neck and slowly moved down every inch of her body.
Unconsciously, Keith had already slowly bent down beside her. Recalling the night they had made love. He looked at Cathryn’s slightly opened lips. She was gorgeous, and desire stirred his blood. Night after night, he had dreamt of her. The scene of that night played over and over in his thoughts.
“Just a kiss, she wouldn’t discover,” Thinking of this, Keith bowed his head and kissed her. The soft, springy touch, like the tentacles of a jellyfish, touched Keith’s body, drawing out all of the feelings and desires in his deep heart for Cathryn. Her breathing was long and slow, and the breath from her nose was gently up on his lips.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
He carefully kissed her lips again, savoring the sweet taste and softness of her warm lips. As he raised his head after having kissed Cathryn a third time, the distance between their faces was no more than two inches, Cathryn, who had been asleep, suddenly groaned and then woke up.