explained.
“Why’d you have to ask that, huh?” Kianna demanded.
“Because I needed to know.”
“Other guys would have just been happy they were getting some!” Silence tore through the room at her comment and she felt the bed give. Looking up, she knew she had stuck her foot in her mouth again, but didn’t know how. Sitting up, she watched as he walked to the window and stared out it for a while. There was nothing out there, no lights—nothing. But still he stared. She remained silent, trying to think of what could be going through his mind. Still he didn’t speak and she thought her mind would explode with the silence. With her lips pressed into a thin line, she pushed from the bed.
“Do you really think all I want from you is sex?” Dao questioned.
“I-I…”
“Kianna, listen to me.” He still faced out the dark window. “I don’t want just sex from you. Never from you…”
She watched as he turned and walked toward the door, “Where are you going? Your bed is here?”
“To get some food,” was the simple answer.
There was a strange silence that followed his exit. It was the kind of silence that left a person holding their breath, waiting for something to
happen—anything to happen. The silence was interrupted by a slam of the room’s door and she knew he had left. The sound of the door caused her to gasp in fright.
Slowly, she got up and walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. Stripping the robe off, she allowed it to fall to the ground and stepped into the shower. With the water flowing over her, she finally cried. She cried not because of the fact that she had hurt Dao again without meaning to, but because she felt so useless. She felt as though her life was passing her by and she had no idea how to grab a hold of it. Dao could be the one. Then again he may not be, but he the way he touched her couldn’t be a lie.
Kianna knew she should learn to take chances and Dao would be the ultimate test. He had so many opportunities to have taken advantage of her, but didn’t. If he had been any other man, he would have taken her in the plane when she had kissed him, or after the other kisses they had shared. He could have forced himself onto her on the plane, in the cars, that night in Hong Kong.
But the big one came when she thought about how close they had come to making love on the balcony. He could have not asked her at all. He could have just taken her, but he was worried about her. Dao had asked the ultimate question
disregarding the fact that a man never asked such a question.
Once again, she had pushed him away. Her body reacted to him strongly. When he touched her, all she could think about was doing anything he said—gave him anything he wanted. But once again, her brain had stepped in and ruined everything.
Dao did not know why she kept on pushing him away. He had tried everything to stay away from her, but she kept right on coming. Each time he gave in to her, she simply freaked out and ran. Sighing, he thanked the man at the restaurant for the wrapped food and took the bag. He then dumped his change into his pocket, glanced both ways and rushed across the street ahead of a bicycle. With one hand holding the bag and the other in his pocket, Dao made his way up the street back to the hotel.
At the door, Dao stopped, took a deep breath before swiping his card and pushing the door open. He heard the water running and figured she might be taking a shower. He unpacked the food onto the table and sat down, waiting. He ripped open a fortune cookie. He didn’t want the cookie,
he just wanted some good news—any good news. He unfolded the piece of paper inside.
You will find great happiness with a new love.
Dao rolled his eyes, growled and hurled the cookie and the fortune into the garbage.
The bathroom door opened and Kianna walked into the room.
He stood and entered the kitchen area. He washed his hands and moved back silently to the table. “I brought
“Why’d you have to ask that, huh?” Kianna demanded.
“Because I needed to know.”
“Other guys would have just been happy they were getting some!” Silence tore through the room at her comment and she felt the bed give. Looking up, she knew she had stuck her foot in her mouth again, but didn’t know how. Sitting up, she watched as he walked to the window and stared out it for a while. There was nothing out there, no lights—nothing. But still he stared. She remained silent, trying to think of what could be going through his mind. Still he didn’t speak and she thought her mind would explode with the silence. With her lips pressed into a thin line, she pushed from the bed.
“Do you really think all I want from you is sex?” Dao questioned.
“I-I…”
“Kianna, listen to me.” He still faced out the dark window. “I don’t want just sex from you. Never from you…”
She watched as he turned and walked toward the door, “Where are you going? Your bed is here?”
“To get some food,” was the simple answer.
There was a strange silence that followed his exit. It was the kind of silence that left a person holding their breath, waiting for something to
happen—anything to happen. The silence was interrupted by a slam of the room’s door and she knew he had left. The sound of the door caused her to gasp in fright.
Slowly, she got up and walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. Stripping the robe off, she allowed it to fall to the ground and stepped into the shower. With the water flowing over her, she finally cried. She cried not because of the fact that she had hurt Dao again without meaning to, but because she felt so useless. She felt as though her life was passing her by and she had no idea how to grab a hold of it. Dao could be the one. Then again he may not be, but he the way he touched her couldn’t be a lie.
Kianna knew she should learn to take chances and Dao would be the ultimate test. He had so many opportunities to have taken advantage of her, but didn’t. If he had been any other man, he would have taken her in the plane when she had kissed him, or after the other kisses they had shared. He could have forced himself onto her on the plane, in the cars, that night in Hong Kong.
But the big one came when she thought about how close they had come to making love on the balcony. He could have not asked her at all. He could have just taken her, but he was worried about her. Dao had asked the ultimate question
disregarding the fact that a man never asked such a question.
Once again, she had pushed him away. Her body reacted to him strongly. When he touched her, all she could think about was doing anything he said—gave him anything he wanted. But once again, her brain had stepped in and ruined everything.
Dao did not know why she kept on pushing him away. He had tried everything to stay away from her, but she kept right on coming. Each time he gave in to her, she simply freaked out and ran. Sighing, he thanked the man at the restaurant for the wrapped food and took the bag. He then dumped his change into his pocket, glanced both ways and rushed across the street ahead of a bicycle. With one hand holding the bag and the other in his pocket, Dao made his way up the street back to the hotel.
At the door, Dao stopped, took a deep breath before swiping his card and pushing the door open. He heard the water running and figured she might be taking a shower. He unpacked the food onto the table and sat down, waiting. He ripped open a fortune cookie. He didn’t want the cookie,
he just wanted some good news—any good news. He unfolded the piece of paper inside.
You will find great happiness with a new love.
Dao rolled his eyes, growled and hurled the cookie and the fortune into the garbage.
The bathroom door opened and Kianna walked into the room.
He stood and entered the kitchen area. He washed his hands and moved back silently to the table. “I brought
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