4 How he said "I love you"

I hesitantly opened my eyes when I suddenly sensed someone shooting warm gazes at me. I was greeted by a pair of intense penetrating blue and green eyes. They were urging, coaxing me to say something. They were playful, hypnotic and fiddly at the same time.

I parted my lips but nothing came out.

I just looked intently at those strange set of enthralling irises, memorizing all its details, every hues, every lines and curves, trying to pierce into its very depth, its very soul. They were the most unique pair I have ever seen in my life.

"H-Hi!" I finally mumbled half awake with my eyes half-opened.

"Good morning, sunshine." His fragrant breath fanning my face. His breath so warm and intoxicating.

My lips curved into a smile. My arms automatically wrapped around his neck, drawing his face closer to mine. "Good morning."

He planted little kisses on my nose, cheeks and neck.

I giggled. I was loving every minute of it. Those warm little kisses brought so much joy inside of me, uplifting my still drowsy being and preparing me for something more intense, more exciting, more tempting.

"I want you, darling. I want you so bad." He whispered, softly nibbling my sensitive earlobes.

A soft moan came out of my parted lips before he claimed them in a jiffy.

"Tha gaol agam ort." He uttered as he deepened the kiss.

"Tha goal agam ort." Sophie murmured those words repeatedly with her eyes closed. "Hmm, Tha goal agam ort…"

She felt a slight nudge on her shoulder but she ignored it. She continued mumbling with her pursed lips pressed on something soft yet in a little awkward shape and a little bit sweaty. Carried away by her intense emotions, she gently wrapped her arms around it and lovingly brushed her face against it.

Then she felt another nudge, this time it was on her head and was even stronger as if the whole world was shaking around her.

"What the…?" she frustratingly opened her eye, looked up and saw Mr. Finn's face above her.

"Mr. Finn?"

The old man's face was contorted with amusement but mostly with disgust. When she looked down, she found herself clinging around Mr. Finn's huge belly like a hungry koala ready to devour his shirt which was already smudged with sweat and slobber. Her slobber!

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

In a flash, she bolted five meters away from the old man. Her arms wrapped around her body as if she was molested and taken advantage of by her unwilling boss.

"You're hopeless Sophia." Mr. Finn said shaking his head. Amusement gone and only disgust flooded his already sour face. He dabbed off the dirt on his shirt with a towel wrapped around his neck.

"What happened, Mr. Finn? What did you do to me?" with teary judgmental glare, she asked the old man.

He hurled her with his famous killer glare instead. His eyeballs were bulging out of their sockets.

She backed off.

"What did you to me?" Mr. Finn stepped forward and displayed the traces of drool on his shirt. "You made this Scottish map on my shirt, you numpty lass!"

"WHAAAAATTTT??"

"You ask yourself what you've done all right."

With totally confused face, she approached the bed where the boulder man was still sleeping.

"T-The last time I knew, I-I was sleeping here." I pointed the chair by the bedside.

"Then?" Mr. Finn coaxed.

I tilted my head, wracking my head to remember what happened next.

"I-I think I was in some kind of a situation?"

"And?"

I scratched my head. "I-I woke up and saw a man, with blue and green eyes and w-we ki---"

"Kissed. You just kissed and pecked and nibbled my belly, you bampot!" Mr. Finn cut me and showed off his messy shirt. "Get a strong real lad and do that thing with him, okay?"

She coughed exaggeratedly. It felt like there was still a big ball of slobber in her throat.

"You're crazy, boss."

"You're the one who's crazy. I let you bring this lad to this hospital but you forgot to deliver Mrs. Fenley's jellies."

"Oh no!"

"Oh yes!" he snorted. "Now, now, I called her that you'll be late for delivery due to some "accidents" and she's okay with that but you should deliver them before noon. Today."

I looked on the wall clock and it was almost ten in the morning.

"Shocks!" I hurriedly grabbed my purse and ran out of the room.

The hospital is an hour away from the village with a car. It will take her at least an hour and a half if she'll ride her bike. She needed to hurry!

"Use my car, eejit!" Mr. Finn's voice echoed in the corridor.

"Oh!" She stepped backwards and excitedly went back inside the ward to grab the keys on her boss' palm.

"Thanks Mr. Finn. I owe you one!"

She stepped out and with a wide smile on her face walked towards the stairs.

"Stop daydreaming! It ruined my already ruined day!!!" He yelled.

"I won't!" She yelled back.

'Back to work Sophie! Don't you dare fantasize about the boulder man. That is and never will be good for your health!' She reminded herself slapping her face a couple of times.

"But God! That dream felt so real I feel like melting inside his arms and my heartbeat raced like horses!" She mumbled. Her subconscious was getting too conscious now.

'The heck, Sophie! He's a total stranger! You don't even know if he's a murderer or the country's most wanted criminal. Pull yourself together, will you?' Her other side was being objective here.

"But his kisses---"

'Were just illusions!'

"But it felt so real!"

Yaw naughty lass!

"Ugh! Shut up you two!" She screamed calling the attention of some passersby in front of the hospital.

Out of disgrace, she stepped inside and sat on the driver's seat after she secured the jellies in the trunk.

She held a deep breath before starting the engine.

"No more debating. I'm not going back to that hospital room. Not ever again!"

She pushed the gas harder and sped away.

Focus! Focus! Focus!

Saving that boulder man made her somewhat his hero. Thanks to her, he cheated death. Now that he's in the hospital, she'll let the hospital staff find his family. She did her part and that was it.

She'll move on and get her feet back on track. Anyways, her job at Madame Boyle's and Mr. McGregor are waiting for her.

Money! More money! Her other, more objective mind screamed.

"Gosh! I never dreamt of something so...so...sensual like that! How can that happen to me?" She thoughtlessly whispered while her eyes were on the road but her other mind was somewhere else: imagining his red sexy lips kissing hers.

"Ugh!!!! You're sick Sophie!"