PILLOW FIGHT

Inside the bathroom,

It was still a bit misty as Steve had just taken a shower. One could hear the sound of water and the unstoppable heartbeat of Steve. She was in a dilemma. She could still feel his hot breath near her ear. She could still feel his voice buzzing in her ears. She could still smell his cool fragrance. She could now clearly feel his presence beside her.

*Knock*Knock*

Suddenly there was a knock on the door she was leaning on. "Sorry, I will not tease you again but you looked too cute to me to not tease." came the voice of Steve from the other side of the door.

"And… I wanted to ask what will you wear after a shower. Wanna wear my shirt. I can lend you one… Hahaha." In the end, he burst into a fit of laughter. He was still not done with teasing her. He wanted to continue his teasing. But he was unaware of what was coming next would forbid him to tease her ever again.

In an instant, the door flew open and Jessica walked out. Her face was innocent but her eyes were filled with mischievous. She walked towards the frozen Steve and stared at him. Soon her eyes were filled with tears and she said sobbing, "why do you need to bully me? Why do you always tease me? You are not a good man. I will not marry you."

Steve observed the pitiful girl and could not see through her trick. His eyes turned very cautious as he tried to calm down the girl. Seeing her tears he could not help but stop his teasing and surrender to her. He lowered his head and asked, "What can I do to make you feel good?"

The instant he spoke this Jessica's eyes turned bright with mischief. He had easily walked into her tricks. "Do one fifty push-ups with me on your back…" Again into her act, she put up an innocent face and said. She could see that Steve had again become a stone and was now somewhat dejected. She made a sad face and said, "it's okay if you don't wanna do this. I… You never listen to me anyway…"

Steve narrowed his eyes and felt as if something was wrong with her. She had never acted spoiled in front of him and today she was far away from that. He was still thinking when she voiced out that he was not physically maintained and would collapse if he did push-ups. This boiled him. He was physically fit enough to carry loads and run at a good speed. He had to show his woman how good he was physical.

In his determination, he took the position to start his push-ups while Jessica sat on his back and started to cheer him.

When he had done a hundred push-ups he felt the weight on his back to be reduced. He looked at the girl and instantly his face bumped with a small cushion. He was now sure that she wanted to provoke him into a pillow fight. Soon after the bump, she was on the other side of the bed with a cushion in her hand ready to attack. Steve smiled at her funny position and was not willing to stop her from destroying his super expensive pillows and cushions instead he took a cushion and played with her.

Soon the room was messed up and the two of them collapsed on the bed. They had fought wholeheartedly and now were exhausted. Before they drifted to the dreamland they had a small conversation.

"Ron called. He wants to invite us to his birthday party next week. If you are free, let us go."

"Hmmm… By the way who is Ron?"

"He is the brother of Amy."

"Hmmm… Now go to sleep. I have some work I will go to the study."

Saying this Steve got up and set up the destructed place and went to the door at the corner of his room which led to the study. Jessica was tired so she soon drifted to sleep in the cozy bed.

At midnight, she felt someone's arms around her. Firstly she wanted to move away but the person was unwilling. She struggled for a while and the next second the arms around her fell loose and drifted away. Sensing some kind of insecurity she turned and wrapped her arms around the person who had previously trapped her. To her shock, she felt much better and she drifted back to a deep slumber.

Steve who had sneaked into the room and had tried to trap Jessica was also shocked by her reaction and afterward also felt something new blooming in his heart. He hugged her to sleep. And I swear it was the best sleep he ever had.

The next morning they woke up in the dirt they had themselves created. They sat on the bed stared at each other and then at the mess. They broke into a fit of laughter. Yesterday night they had fought like kids and now they were responsible to clean this up. Getting down from the bed they started cleaning.

After about half an hour, the room was cleaned and they both were ready to go downstairs.

It was a warm atmosphere downstairs. Mother Smith was instructing the servants while Grandpa Smith and Father Smith sat side-by-side, one reading the newspaper while the other watching the television. The couple walked down and greeted everyone before taking their seats next to each other.

"Jessica dear, what would you like to have for your breakfast?" Mother Smith asked as she observed the couple.

"Anything will do, mom," Steve answered her before Jessica could say a word. Mother Smith angrily glanced at Steve and this gave him a chill through the spine. He was not afraid of loss in his business but afraid of his angry mother. when she was angry she was no less than a storm that would leave nothing behind.

He gulped down nervously waiting for his mother's hailstones, but to his surprise, nothing happened. His mother just gave him a smile and said in a sweet voice which was quite threatening "my dear son, I am not interested to talk to you I am talking to my daughter. You should keep your mouth SHUT." Hearing her words Steve subconsciously put a finger on his lips looking terrified.

There was a short silence in the room before everyone broke into a fit of laughter. Jessica was the first to laugh and the last to stop. She was accompanied by Grandpa Smith. Steve stared at their laughing faces and a smile broke on his face. His eyes glittered and he continued to stare at her before he was forcefully shaken by Mother Smith.

"Do you want to eat her with your eyes? Stop staring at my diamond-studded daughter or I will trap you in a room."

Mother Smith threatened him again. Steve slowly looked at his mom's scary face and chuckled, "if you will lock me in the room who will accompany your precious 'diamond-studded daughter to the party tonight. Many unpleasant and useless insects would keep their eyes on your precious daughter. There will be no one around to shoo those flies away."

Mother Smith got angry and said, "okay! okay, go with my child and if there is even a small scratch on her I will tie you upside down outside for a total of two weeks. By the way what party is it about?"

"It's Amy's brother, Ron's party. It is soon his birthday. It is a private party not many people will be there only some close friends of Ron and Amy." Jessica replied.

She had long yearned for a loving family and when she now had one she was not willing to hide even a single bit of information from them but there was still something that was better to not tell them. This will harm them and they may go away from her. After all, she was someone everyone feared, dead or alive.

Her train of thoughts was broken when Steve touched her hand. She looked at his smiling face. "Let's go shopping. I have ordered a few designs for the party lets go and look at them in the mall?" he said tightening his grip on her hand. She just nodded and got up. "Hey! Eat first then go where you want to go." Mother Smith commanded.

"No way, mom. I should take the responsibility to arrange a romantic dinner for my would-be wife so she is not snatched by any other useless fly but by your precious 'rubies studded son." He then winked his eye at his mom and went out with his fingers intertwined with that of a blushing Jessica.