11th installment
“I never knew you could cook so well!” I muse at him with a
mouthful of spaghetti and my eyes full of wonder. I can feel the warm chilli-infused sauce
trickling down my chin but before I can wipe it off, he leans over his plate
towards me and rubs it off gently with his napkin, holding my gaze all the
while. I can feel my cheeks blushing,
tingling even, from this small gesture. My
tongue is burning and my mouth seems to go numb, but I can’t figure out whether
it’s the chilli or my body’s reaction to this hot specimen before me. He winks at me again and I fall into
oblivion, clutching the table with my hand as I peer down at my shaking fingers,
trying to keep my mind off the inevitable.
I excuse myself and go to the bathroom. Closing the door quietly behind me, I lean back
against its wooden frame in pure delight, agony, confusion. Part of me wants to scream with excitement,
to share the feelings bottling up inside me.
I notice that my chest is thumping uncontrollably and my head is
spinning in giddy circles. Take a hold
of yourself Anna, I tell myself, but it’s too late. I have fallen under the Frenchman’s charm and
he has wholeheartedly arrested my desires.
It is clearer now than ever before that I have become his captive.
I wander back into the kitchen to see that he has cleared
away the plates and dishes and it looks like the untouched, glowing creation
which first struck me. How long have I
been gone? My giddiness has removed all
sense of time and space and I scowl at my inability to remain calm, pinching my
arm to assure myself I’m not just dreaming.
The red mark and lingering pain proves that I am not. I feel a soft hand on my waist and my sanity hisses
with anticipation. “I’ve got something
for you” he whispers. I nod my head robotically, caught under his
spell.
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