My first kiss with Anne

Anne and Carl left the hall, and Carl drove Anne to her house. His car was parked right in front of Anne's house with Anne and Carl still inside.

"Have a good night Carl," Anne said and was about to open his car door to come down.

"Wait," Carl stopped her. "Before you leave..." he said to Anne, bringing out a pepper spray from the pigeonhole of his car and handing it to Anne.

"...I want you to have this, it should always be with you no matter where you go," he said.

Anne laughed "why are you giving me this?"

"So you can use it for self-defense. This pepper spray irritates the eyes and can cause blindness... Anne, you're a very beautiful woman and sadly, some sick guys will want to take advantage of you." He said in a serious tone.

"Carl, that's not going to happen, you're like my guardian angel, you're always there to rescue me when I'm in trouble" She smiled but Carl wasn't smiling back. Instead, he maintained a serious face.

"Listen, Anne, I know I promised to protect you but I also want you to look out for yourself too. If anything bad happens to you I might lose it because I care so much about you" he said worriedly.

"Please, don't get too worried about me. I can also take care of myself" Anne assured and Carl sighed with a sad expression.

"What's wrong? Is there something bothering you?" she asked with concern.

"There's something I wanna ask you but I don't want you to think of me as a meddler afterward," Carl said.

"Please ask," Anne said, paying full attention to what he was about to say.

"I'm just curious to know how you and Angelo got to be in the same hotel room in the first place," He opened up.

It was this same question Sasha asked Carl and to be honest, that question has been bothering him. He knows that Anne will never agree to share a room with Angelo under any circumstances but he was still anxious to know what really happened.

"You see, Angelo once helped me when I was cashless at a grocery store, that was the first day I met him. He told me I'd know when to repay him when the time comes and that was why I danced with him in the first place. I couldn't say no because I wanted to return the favor" She said.

Carl mentally cursed himself for thinking that Anne danced with Angelo because she thought he was better than him. Hearing Anne's point of view made him realize that he overreacted to seeing them dance together. Thankfully, he and Anne are now on good terms and there's no misunderstanding between them.

Anne also explained in detail how Angelo tricked her into entering the hotel room with him.

She added "he knows how serious I am about my business so he easily tricked me"

"It's not your fault, you thought he was a good person because he helped you, that's why you trusted him," Carl said and Anne nodded.

"But next time, do not hesitate to contact me when you're in trouble or in a tight situation whether in a grocery store, market, church, anywhere even at the cemetery," he said and Anne laughed.

"You look very beautiful when you laugh," Carl said to Anne. Indeed Anne has a beautiful laugh and she looks irresistible whenever she laughs.

Anne smiled staring at Carl, she wondered to herself why hated this man in the first place. She has known Carl to be kind, honest, and benevolent which was why it was impossible for Angelo to convince Anne that Carl is a fraud. She believed Carl and there was no need for her to tell him the lies Angelo told her about him.

"I'm super lucky to have you in my life," Anne said, staring deeply at Carl's seductive dark green eyes that were mesmerizing. She held his jaw and used her thumb to gently stroke his cheek.

"Actually, I'm the lucky one," Carl said softly. He held her hand that was touching his jaw because he loved the softness of her touch and he didn't want her to part away sooner.

"Don't argue Carl, I'm the lucky one" she said.

"Okay ma'am," Carl whispered.

Anne leaned her body closer to him and the next thing, her lips were pressed against his lips.

Carl's eyes widened out of shock as soon as Anne's lips met his own. He felt his body stiff and his heart was pounding so loudly that he was certain Anne could hear it. He looked down at his lips which were being kissed with surprise and his long lashes continuously fluttered.

Carl was just too shocked to be kissed by Anne so he couldn't react. This was the same woman who always rejected his touch and was ready to insult him at his slightest advances at her.

Anne pulled back from him feeling shy and nervous about what she had just done. Her shyness made her look down to avoid his intense stare. Although, she has been craving to taste his sexy lips and it has finally happened.

"Uh... I..." Anne ended up stuttering and before she could say something meaningful, Carl crashed his lips into her mouth and kissed her passionately with his hands on her neckline.

Anne felt her blood rush and her heart nearly explode from her chest. His warm touch on her neckline sent a jolt of electricity down her body.

Carl was kissing her like he was feeding her all the love and affection he had been subduing for a while and she was gladly receiving it by the way she was returning the kiss full of passion. They both explored each other's tongues with Anne caressing the back of his hair making Carl lose his mind.

They finally pulled back gasping for air but Carl wasn't done yet. He pulled her in, claiming her mouth again with his warm tongue dominating the depths of her mouth which caused shivers to run down her spine.

Carl pulled back a bit and looked Anne in the eyes and down to her lips which were now cherry red from too much sucking. He wanted more but at the same time, he wanted to take things slowly. He's not in a hurry.

However, Anne wanted more of Carl's touch, the warmness of his skin felt so good, and just as she wished in her heart for Carl not to stop, he kissed her again but on her shoulders. Carl slowly traced his lips to her neck, he teasingly brushed his soft lips on her neck which made her let out soft sighs and her toes curl. It looks like this man was sent to drive her crazy.

Carl planted a soft kiss on her forehead and stared at her silver orbs with lust in his eyes. He was still finding it hard to believe that he just shared a kiss with the love of his life. Everything felt like a dream he never wants to wake up from. It was too good to be true.

Meanwhile, Anne couldn't take her eyes off Carl. Her face was flush with endorphins and her chest was heaving up and down. She had never been kissed like that and it felt so good.

Her head was filled with so many thoughts like was she prepared for this feeling? Is she ready to give her all again? but one thing for sure is that she is certain in her heart and her soul that she is crazily in love with this man. She doesn't know how it started but it has been for a while now.

"Goodnight Carl," Anne whispered.

Carl didn't want to ask her any questions concerning their kiss for now so she wouldn't feel awkward. After all, it happened unexpectedly.

"Yeah, Goodnight Anne" he smiled and she came down from his car.

Inside the car, Carl watched Anne's departing figure until she got inside her house.

'My first kiss with Anne' Carl said in his head, touching his lips. He couldn't stop smiling.

It was a magical night both of them would never