Chapter 23

"Have you ever rides a motorcycle before?" asked Brianna when we meet at our meeting place. We have agreed to meet at one a secret place. She came from the house while I came direct from office.

"Well, long time ago while I'm in high school," I told her, "Why?" I asked.

"Well, why don't we ride Jake tonight to our destination," she suggested while taking out another helmet from her bags.

"No problem but with one conditions," I said taking the helmet from her.

"What's that?' she asked.

"I'm the one in the front," I smiled.

"But you don't know how to get there," she pouted her lips, looking so cute.

"Well you can show me the way," I mocked and couldn't stop myself from kissing her pouted lips, "I won't let anything happen to Jake, besides, you're sitting behind me."

I could see she's blushed but she covered it up by twisted her lips before sighing, "Alright."

I smiled as I put on my helmet and sat on the bike. She sat behind me, wrapping her arms around my waist loosely. I pulled her hands tighter, "I want you to hold me tight, I don't want you to fall," I said to her. If I know her better, I think she rolled her eyes before tightening her grip. I smiled as I feel our body touches. I could feel her soft breast pressed against my back and I could feel my heart pounding in excitement, feeling her closeness. I could also feel her heart beating fast on my back. Is she nervous being this close to me or does she loving it too? "Ok, where to?" I asked her as I started the engine.

"We're going for dinner first, right?" she asked and I nodded, "Ok, just follow this road and turned right after a traffic light. I'm going to take you to another of my favorite eating place," she told me.

"Yes, ma'am," I teased as I rode us off to our destination.

After dinner, I insisted sitting in front of bike again. Well, I want to feel her body again and if she sits in front, she might not allow me to be that close with her. Clever, huh?

"God, are you sure about this?" asked Brianna when we walked into the bowling centre, "I seriously don't know how to play that game."

"Don't worry, I'll teach you," I promised her as I linked my fingers around hers, "You're going to enjoy it. I'm very sure of that."

She smiled, "Alright if you said so, but don't you dare laughed at me," she warned.

I put my right hand up, "I promised I won't."

We got a lane and I help Brianna to get the shoes and chose a suitable bowling ball for her. We walked to our lane and putting on our shoes and get ready to bowl.

"Ok, are you ready?" I asked as I stood up ready to start the game.

"I guess so," she bit her lips.

I chuckled, "Come let me teach you," I pulled her making she's stood in front of me. "Ok," I snapped my fingers and I took her right hand, "First, simply hold the ball using the finger's holes by inserting your middle and ring fingers in these holes and your thumb in this one," I put her fingers into the correct holes. "Ok, now, hold it. Use the other hand to support the weight of the ball."

She took the balls in her hands and I positioned her well behind the lane, "Ok, now, hold the ball in front of your body near the waist level," and she did as instructed. Still standing behind her, I straightened her body, "Stand upright." I wrapped my arm around her waist while the other on her hand. We were really close and our body touched again. My lips were on her ears and I inhaled her sweet strawberry smell. I could feel she slightly shivered and I held her tighter. God, she felt so good in my arms and I don't think I want to let go.

"What else do I need to do?' she softly asked waking me up from my trance.

"Oh, you.... " I stumbled with my words, "You need to take a few steps forward up to the foul line," I pushed her slowly towards the lane, "Lowering the ball with one hand," I took her hand which holding the ball down, "and rolls it down the lane," I instructed as she released the ball and it hit 5 of the pin.

"Yay," she clapped her hand happily, turning around facing me. Our faces were just inches away and suddenly everything just stop. We were staring at each other and my eyes slowly traveled down to her sweet inviting lips. I saw she nervously gulped before she softly asked, "Is it your turn now?"

I immediately looked at her clearing my throat, "No," I step backwards, "You have another shot. Just repeat what I just show you just now."

She smiled, "Ok, I'll try to do it on my own," she said and took the ball again repeat the whole step. This time the ball went to the side of the lane instead. "Aw,' she whined and I chuckled at her. "You promised not to laugh," she pouted her lips.

I bit my lips, "Sorry, I didn't mean to," I apologized. "Now you watch me, ok," I said to her as I took my ball, "You need to aim before you throw the ball." I throw my ball and it hits all the pins down. "That's how you do it," I proudly said to her. She poked her tongue playfully at me, "Jealous," I mocked at her.

We continued playing and Brianna improved a lot. She's a good learner as she catches up very fast. We played two games, before decided to pack and leave.

"I think I'm coming to play again. I've kind of enjoy the game," she smiled at me.

I smiled, "I've told you, you will enjoy it."

"Do you play bowling often?" she asked me as we walked out of the bowling centre.

"I used to play on the weekend with my friends" I told her.

"No, wonder you're good," she smirked.

"Well, you're improving too," I praised her, "With a lot a practice you'll be as good as me."

"Hmm, I hope I'll able to beat you the next round," she mocked.

"Hah, don't put your hopes to high, my dear," I chuckled.

We decided to stop by at the bridge just to enjoy the night view. We sat on a bench facing the sea, eating our hotdogs, "What other games do you play?"

"Not much games anymore. When I'm in high school, I've played football. I was the captain," I proudly told her.

"So you one of those guys that American girls called, 'The School Jocks' when you are in high school," she teased.

"Hey, I was a very good guy when I'm in high school, that's why everyone loves me," I playfully scowled.

She laughed, "Well, that's what I heard about high school's football captain."

"Well don't believe whatever you heard," I playfully mocked at her making her laughed louder.

"So, what do you normally do during your free time when you're at home?" Brianna asked.

Munching my hotdogs, I told her, "Well, I sometimes go for a drink with my friends, sometimes with my college friends or with my office colleagues. Not clubbing, just sit down in the pub enjoying our drinks and talk. We don't really like clubbing. We find it too noisy."

"Yeah, agreed," nod Brianna, "But are you sure you guys go to the pub just to talk or actually trying to catch some girls?" she teased.

"Not me," I raised my right hand, "I'm not that type of a guy."

"What type of a guy are you then?" she asked as she finished her last bit of the hotdogs.

"I'm a one woman's man," I proudly tell her and she laughed, "Really, that's why I don't have any special girls in my live. I only want to commit myself to the person whom I'm sure I want to share my life with."

"Don't you have anyone back in the college?" she asked.

"I do have a girlfriend back then. After college, we both went back to our own hometown. She got a job there while I'm in LA. Long distance love didn't work for us. She found someone new and when she told me about it, I'm surprised that I'm not angry or frustrated but instead feel relieved. I think because we seldom see each other, we have grown out of love. She's now happily married to the guy and pregnant with his child," I told her.

"So up till now you don't have anyone special?" she asked.

"No but I think I have found her," I said looking straight at her.

She looked at me... did I see sadness there? "Really?" she softly asked.

"Yeah and I was hoping you could be her," I told her and she blushed looking down at her hands. I took her hands in mine and she slowly looked at me, "I'm not saying this because of our family's plan but because I truly like you. I know it's too fast to say this but I know one thing for sure that I'm really likes you and I think I'm started to fall for you. Every time I touch you, my heart is beating so fast like it bursting out of my chest, just like I'm feeling right now," she continued blushing but with her head down and I slowly tilted her head making her looking at me, "I hope you don't deny that you're feeling the same. I could feel you heart beating as fast as mine when we are really close just now," I reminded her.

"You felt it?" she queered and I nodded my head, "I could feel yours too," she coyly told me making me smile.

"I guess we have the same feeling," I chuckled trying to lighten the situation.

She chuckled, "I guess we do," she said shyly.

"Can I take that as Yes? You are feeling the same towards me?" I happily asked her. She shyly nodded. I chuckled, "So can I call you my girlfriend now?"

She chuckled, "Maybe but I still don't want us to tell anyone yet. I still want us to get to know each other first before we let the world know about us."

"Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anyone about it," I promised her, "What I know right now is that you and I are a couple and even though we are, I'm still going to continue courting you."

"Of course you have to continue courting me, otherwise, I'll withdraw from being your girlfriend," she joked.

I laughed, "Don't worry I'll make sure you enjoy being my girlfriend. I promised you that." She laughed but stopped when I put her face in between my hand and leaned my head closer to hers. Without a word, I kissed her. I could feel she's shocked at first but second later, she kissed me back. Forgetting about our surrounding, I deepened my kissed as I felt she wrapped her hands around my neck. Our tongues dance in sync in our mouths making me moans. When Brianna tried pulled away from me, I groaned and continued kissing her.

"Rick," she called my name breathless but I stopped her and continue kissing. She pushed me slowly, "People are looking," she said softly on my lips making me stopped. I just remembered where we were.

"Let's get out of here and continue somewhere else," I said to her softly. She smiled and nodded. Without further delay, we rode her Jake back to where I left my car. I pulled her into my embrace intended to continue where we left off.

Brianna stopped me when I tried to deepen our kiss, I groaned again. "Not here, Rick. There's people here," she informed me, "Let's go home and I'll wait for you in my room," she blushed when she said that to me.

I smiled, giving her a short kiss before I let her rode her bike and I followed from behind.