Erica had given her best friend all the time she needed to scrutinize the area. They still had a lot to see, so she called out to her.
"Alright Nina.  I'm sure you have seen much of the sitting and dining rooms.
Let's go upstairs and see the rooms."

"Right away Miss Woods.", a faint laugh escaped her lips as she said the words.

"Oh please.  You're position in my life gives you no right to address me formally.", Erica said as she moved towards Nina and held her hand, leading her upstairs.

"So,  let's go.", She said, pulling Nina behind her.

They took the wooden stairs at the south western corner of the room to reach the rooms above.   There were several doors on that floor, leading to different rooms.

They stood in the middle of the corridor and Erica mumbled a few instructions to her.

"See this side on your left. It has two doors, facing each other.", Erica said before Nina could answer.

She pointed at the doors and briefed Nina more about the rooms to her left
"That one belongs to my parents, don't you ever go there. The other one is for my younger sister. She's away in Sydney, at my aunt's place.",

"What's her name.", Nina asked with an interested tone.

"My aunt!"

"No,  your sister."

"Oh! She's Audrey.", Erica replied, feeling relieved that Nina was not all of a sudden interested in her aunt .

"She's got a beautiful name."

"Traitor! How come you have never told me that I have a beautiful name.", Erica joked.
"Soon you'll love my entire family more than you love me.  Hmm I'm jealous."

"There's no one who can take your place in my heart", Nina said, patting on the other girl's shoulder.

"Alright.  Now.", she paused and moved further towards their right.

Erica reached the first door and said it was a guest room and the door opposite it was Tom's room.

"This will be your room." she said, pointing to the guest room door.
"Oh!  Tom loves his privacy, so don't go around wandering in his room."

Nina accepted with a nod.

They took a few steps to reach another door that led to a room which Erica said was hers.

She turned the knob and swung the door opened.
She turned around to face Nina and opened her arms wide as if to hug someone and then gave her a grand entrance.

"Welcome to my pink paradise. She bowed in conclusion."

Nina's mouth fell open and her eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "Oh my God. Is this your room?"
It's gorgeous. There's surely pink  almost every where."

Erica's Walls were painted a pale pink, her duvet was a shade of hot pink and the frame of her mirror was also in hibiscus pink. 

She had a white table with perfumes,  lotions and a Mac book placed on the other side. The furniture in her room was surely expensive.
A king size bed, a shelf of shoes about two meters tall. 

Nina walked to the full body mirror and looked at herself. She was clad in blue ripped jeans,  a cream T-shirt, and red pumps.

Decent enough!

She shrugged at the thought.

Nina went ahead on her exploration and felt the fabric on Erica's bed. She knelt close to the bed and held the hem of the duvet in her hands. She then pulled it to her face and instantly got filled with a mesmerising scent .

"Ah, this smells so good.", she said as she rubbed the duvet on her cheek, with her eyes closed, taking in the sweet smell close to her nose.

"You think so! Try this." The snob moved over to her table and picked a certain bottle of cologne.
"Smell that.", she said with a smug smile, handing the bottle to Nina.

Nina put the bottle to her nose closed her eyes, and sniffed the bottle.

" Ayyy", she moaned at the way the perfume messed with her senses and feelings.

Suddenly she felt a hand touch her waist and pull her close so that the two bodies met. With evidence from the strength that came with the hand wrapped around her body, she immediately confirmed that it was a male person.

She didn't know who it was but it felt good to be touched, there around her waist. She did not hesitate to anything the stranger did. He smelt so good anyway.

She felt the warm air that came from his nostrils when he breathed on her neck, sending butterflies in her stomach.
She couldn't take it anymore.  She had not done this in a while.  She was not going to do it now. Not with a stranger.

She opened her eyes and.....boom.  She was back to reality. It had all been in her imagination. The perfume reminded her of something that she missed. Something that she had blocked from her life.

Could she avoid it forever?

She was human after all. Some things would always find their way back, things like feelings.

Damn it. What was that? What are you thinking about Nina?

The thoughts filled her mind.

"Give it back pretty girl. You have been smelling my perfume for five minutes already.
I even thought that you were dreaming.", Erica snapped.

"Dear God", she murmured as she touched her forehead.
I'm sorry Erica,  you're perfume is just ..............", Nina said as she handed the bottle of perfume back to the owner.

"Compelling?, I know.", she said with a smirk.
"You almost lost yourself to the feel of the scent next to your nose.", Erica said as she placed the bottle in its place.

"Ah haha. That will never happen again.  I will never lose myself again for anything or anybody.", she said, gritting her teeth.

"Look at you. Being emotional again.", Erica said, her brows raised.

"Lemme guess. It's that Mr. You're Not My Type guy."

"What a jackass!", she added scornfully.

"Erica let's not talk about Ryan now." She pleaded.
"He's not worth our time. 
I moved on and I'm a happy girl now."

"Okay.  He's still a j...."

"Enough of the insults. Please!"

"I'm just trying to be the best friend you deserve.", Erica said, her face creasing into a frown.

Nina got up and moved towards Erica. She opened the arms that were crossed on Erica's chest and threw them over her own  shoulders.

"You're the best of them all. Being here for me is the best gift you have given me, and I thank God for you. Thank you Erica.", Nina said as she embraced the other girl.

"Thank you for being here too." The former said as she returned the hug.