Not Now

Sensing Mark started to lose control, Fem tightly hugged him down locking his hand from anticipated upward movement. In confusion, he stopped from his movement and his breathing seemed to stop as well.

Fem silently laughed as she lifted Mark's face to see his furrowed brows. She lovingly combed his hair at the back of his head with her long fingers while their eyes locked each other. He was evidently displeased from being stopped but was curious what his woman was about to do. He was in the act of slipping his hand under her shirt but was stopped the moment his fingers touched her bare waist. He was pulled down immediately not allowing his hand to trail up to her tummy.

Fem raised her head and kissed Mark lightly on the lips when she saw his pained expression. He was all the more puzzled. In his eyes, either she was teasing him to prolong his agony or she was stopping him from doing the act because she wasn't yet.

Mark looked at Fem with much longing but what he saw in her was almost like a taunting ridicule when he heard her laugh silently.

Mark could not help but feel a little bit of disappointment. He buried his face into her neck and let out a groan as he bit her shoulder.

"Haha, did I disappoint you?" Fem intentionally asked only to feel him grinding over her down there. She could really feel his manhood became so hard and unusually hot. However, she was not ready for this act yet. Her reasoning kept on buzzing a warning alarm that it is not the time to do this act yet. Of course, the best time is just few days away! They just have to wait until they get married first.

"Mark, let's save this for our wedding night. It should be worth the wait. You have endured for years, so what is few days more?" Fem lovingly rubbed his back trying to comfort him. Her gentle touch was full of love and her melancholic voice spoke of understanding that surpassed the lust that he was feeling. Mark felt her gentle touch and his surging emotion slowly changed to full admiration, gentleness and respect. He raised his head and supported himself with his both hands on the bed as he looked down on his woman who was now outlining his gorgeous sweaty face with her delicate slender fingers. His woman was so oblivious of the way he is turning him hard on.

"Fem, I'm so sorry, I almost lost control. I know we should wait for our wedding night but looking at you like this makes me want to explode. I don't understand why everytime I see you, my body reacts this way!" He confessed in a serious tone.

"So, you should learn to avoid looking at me then. That's a bit dangerous and worrisome. Does your body react that way to other women you look at?" Fem probed teasingly.

"That! That's why I don't understand my body because it's only with you I'm like this. Can you not tell that I'm turning completely helpless and muddled up everytime I'm with you?" Mark pressed his lips covering hers.

"I haven't seen you with other women yet though. How would I know?" Fem brushed his lips with her thumb as she smiled sweetly at him.

Mark's phone rang from inside the picket of his jacket which he laid aside. The ringstone was set for his grandfather. He kissed the woman underneath him and slowly got up.

"Grandpa!"

"Mark, you might want to hike up here. I landed on Greg's pastureland near his house. I can see a house just nearby. I won't come back to pick you up, your grandma feels dizzy. We will go to Greg's home and do some talking while waiting for the two of you." Dave straightforwardly informed his grandson.

"You mean you're up there grandpa? I should have known! How cruel of you!" Mark sounded harsh but he was reveling inside that he will atleast spend more time with his woman. The hike upto Greg Law's residence will take them about two hours which means they can have a quality time together with his beloved woman.

"I suppose you're with your girlfriend, so you might want to come up now for a talk. This place looks really great, it has improved a lot!" Dave said nonchalantly. He has been assigned here before and still have a memory of how the place looked back then.

"I can't believe you are also thick faced grandpa! Going there uninvited? What will they think about you? I doubt if they even know you! You might scare them away!" Mark chuckled.

" I hope Greg remembers me though. Hurry up and come up now! We have to fly back home later this afternoon." Dave hung up .

Fem got up and started tidying up the messy table and stuffing unnecessary papers into the plastic bag for garbage while listening to the phone conversation. Even when not in speaker, she can clearly hear what the other line was saying. She deduced that Mark's grandparents used a helicopter to go to the mountain. She heard the hovering sound of a helicopter about an hour ago but didn't give any though about it. So that was them actually, she thought.

"Fem, my grandparents are at your home now. We need to hike back to your home so we can talk and we can ask your hand from your parents. What do you say?" Mark gently grabbed Fem by the waist and pulled her close to him so that she was standing in between his legs as he stayed sitted on the bed.

"Ahhhh, this hiking makes me tired! I suddenly feel lazy going up that mountain ! " Fem pretended to scratch the side of her neck. She appeared reluctant to go back home.

"I have a solution for that though." Mark stood up and scooped his woman in his arms like a feather. He kissed her lips deeply as he spinned around several rounds.

"Mark! Stop it! You're making me more dizzy!" Fem laughed tugging his sleeves.

"Fem, I feel so excited meeting your parents and asking your hand from them! I love you so much, my sweetheart! Finally, I get to be with the only woman I love!" He whispered. Fem couldn't be more flattered so her face revealed a blushed cheeks as she bit her side lower lip.

In actuality, even though Fem felt manipulated by these people, she understood their reasons. She knew they meant it for good. If it had not been her mother's example of understanding and submission to her father, she could not have learned how to think objectively. In Fem's mind, her mother was the best picture of a wife and a mother. She is always supportive of her husband, understanding his temper and listening to him whenever he to talked about something. She is also willing to speak her mind when she sees that her husband is confused or seeing things in the wrong way. She has raised 13 healthy children, 10 of whom are her biological children. To Fem, she can never match up to the strength, endurance, love and patience of her mother. She has the utmost respect for her mother alone. That's why, even though she felt she was somewhat manipulated, she knew of their intention and she can see through their reasons. It's just that sometimes, her temper that she inherited from her father coupled with her adventurousness were taking charge that she would go against everyone's idea when she is in the bad mood.

"Wowww! I'm starting to feel like I'm getting myself a husband!" Fem giggled in Mark's arms.

Mark put her down in the bed and tickled her a bit before pulling her up in her feet.

"We need to start hiking now or else the sun will be so hot." Marks grabbed Fem's back pack. and checked what was inside. Having seen nothing suspicious, he carried it on his back and helped her close the windows and picked up the trash in the floor.

Surprisingly, there was nobody downstairs when they decided to bid goodbye to aunty Ely. Fem was planning to introduce Mark to her and pay for her brother's rent also. She should have done it last night.

The two started their hiking. They bought bread and water from a store along the road where they passed by.

They had a loving and intimate moments of hiking. Fem told Mark how she dreamed of this moment with him. How they would bicker each other as they laughed their way up. Surely, this moment was one to be treasured, never to be matched by any intimate moments.

Without fully noticing, they have reached the viewpoint within forty five minutes! Were they that fast? Give credit to their athletic and long legs. They were both active and Fem wasn't that so feminine. She knows when to act according to situation. Afterall, she is a tninking woman!

Mark guided her to the front yard of the manor. Fem was not surprised at all. In fact, she has just taken some selfies around here yesterday when she passed by.

"Fem...." Mark hugged Fem by the waist as they stood infront admiring the view.

"This is a huge house! But who stole my design? I will sue him in court." Fem said sniffing some air through her nose.

" I always wanted tell you this sweetheart. This was the backdrop of your letter to me before. I told you, ever since you left me at B City, there was never a time that I didn't think of you. I never told you that behind your back, I was working with your people trying to build our future together. I wanted to prove to your elders that my intention for you is genuine and sincere. I didn't want to tell you this because your father restricted me to. He told me that you were betrothed to your fourth cousin and that I was just an outsider. I boldly asked the chance to prove my intention to you, so he made me promise that I would play fair and square, not using my money and power to win you. That's why, these developments were made as per consent of the village elders and the Law elders including your father." Mark narrated as they stood infront of the huge manor.

"So you actually built this for me? Using my design in my letter to you?" Fem was shocked. " Back then, my brother Niel was telling me about this manor but I didn't think it made sense. Now I know! Thank you so much Mark! You are the man!" Fem hugged Mark by the waist and tiptoed to kiss him on his lips.

Mark was touched by this gesture. He felt hus woman's kiss was all worth it.

"It's because the moment I laid eyes on you in that bar, I knew you were the one whom I want to spend the rest of my life with. And I've grown more and more in love with you each memory I recall with you. I love you so much Fem.... my wifey!" He said lovingly as they stared each other's eyes.

"Thank you so much Mark hubby. I love you... cant wait to be your wifey...." Fem smiled her sweet alluring smile that melts his heart and turns him on everytime he sees it.

"Everything inside is set for our wedding. I will let you open this on our wedding day. I'm just so excited sweetheart!" Mark kissed Fem's forehead long enough as he felt her body leaning in complete dependence on him.

He was losing his control again. But before he completely loses his control, he reminded himself that they should better be going now.