WARNING: THE CHAPTER CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
"Stroke it and you know what will happen… or not."
I gulped, biting my lower lip while staring into Hugo's pair of devious eyes. Even doing nothing, I could feel his outline. It was huge, averting my eyes away.
"Was this how you should wake up someone?" I murmured, unable to look into his eyes. "I'm scared, Hugh."
His deep exhale blew past my hair as he hung his head low until his forehead was touching my temple. I felt tickling when his deep and hot breaths caressed my ear.
"Fine," he muttered as he cocked his head back. "I guess it's just me and my feelings."
Hugo was about to push himself away, but I clung onto the neckline of his blouse on instinct. He raised his brows, gazing at me wide-eyed.
"Hmm?" He tilted his head to the side, sporting an innocent look as he waited for me to explain my action. Well, I stopped him from getting off of me. But I didn't know why I stopped him.
"I said I was scared," I muttered, almost pouting while shrinking. "I was scared because I don't know about... this."
I paused and raised my eyes, a bit embarrassed to look at him squarely with how hot my face felt. "But it's not just you and your feelings. Please be gentle and refrain from biting too much. Don't break me too because that will hurt." In the end, I still looked away with closed lips.
I glanced back at him when he tried to suppress his laughter. I frowned as he hunched in while holding his stomach.
"Hugh, stop laughing. It's not funny," came out a weak complaint, slapping his chest a bit. I mustered the courage to look at him in the eye and speak my thoughts aloud, but he just laughed at me. It wasn't funny, and I felt more embarrassed.
"Haha! Sorry, Rinrin. It's just..." Hugo bent over, a smirk plastered on his face while his chest rested on mine. "... did you think sex is painful?"
My breath hitched as I pressed my lips. "Well... Cora said they couldn't even get up for days after their first." That was right.
Alice and Cora's reaction when they thought I spent the night with Hugo was concerning. They looked as though they expected me to die. They didn't explain it to me properly, so I just assumed. That was why I was a bit confused when Hugo and I were in the abandoned greenhouse because the feeling was different.
But I got ahead of myself and convinced myself that was the pleasure before the paralyzing pain. Like eating many sweets before toothache.
"Damn... don't listen to them. They used to exaggerate for a more dramatic effect." Hugo clicked his tongue in irritation before he sigh. "They said it only hurts the first time, but after that... it's only pleasure. Shall we test it? We'll stop if you can't take the pain."
Should we really talk about it like this? I wondered as this was a topic I was a bit embarrassed to talk about. But knowing Hugo, he was the type who preferred to hear the consent. He said he even wanted to kiss me to wake me up, but because he didn't know how I would react, he stopped that idea.
I looked at him, studying his charming face. This was also his first time, so he could also be hurt. We would stop if we're both in pain.
"Al — alright." I breathed out and nodded slightly. "Let's stop if we're both in pain."
Hugo furrowed his brows but shrugged as if he tossed whatever thought that entered his train of thoughts. It was a little awkward as we stared at her other. I flinched when he placed his hand on my shoulder.
"Relax, Rinrin," he said, as his eyes drooped. "Even though you said you even liked the biting, I will try not to bite too much."
"I only said refrain from biting because you might get carried away and bite my entire shoulder off."
Hugo chuckled as he leaned his face closer. "Rinrin, let me show you why sex is addictive... for us." His lips grazed mine, teasing me for not going for it.
Still, I shut my eyes closed while clutching his chest tightly. My entire body tensed when he suddenly grabbed my thigh up, squeezing it lightly while placing his knee in between my legs.
"Relax," he repeated, planting soft and brief kisses on my lips. As instructed, I tried to calm my racing heart and my muscles. My grip on his chest also loosened when his lips smashed on mine.
Hugo kissed me for a long time, feeling his hand caress my thigh. A minute later, he carefully parted from me as he sat on his knees, gasping for air. I gulped when he wiped the corner of his lips with his thumb, staring at me with sharp eyes.
"God... look at that." His eyes glinted as he studied me, his breathing growing heavier.
"Hugh," I called softly when he stretched his neck and took off his white linen blouse. Hugo casually tossed his clothes to the side, parading his honed body built with tight muscle as if there was no space for extra fat.
I've seen his body many, many, many times. But right now, the sight of him made me hold my breath to appreciate it. Hugo was undeniably gorgeous, with an almost perfect, strong body.
He looked so manly, and I felt... weak. I wanted to be in those muscular arms... to be safe in those arms.
As his body blanketed mine, placing his palm on either side of me, my eyes were still fixed on him. He felt hotter now that he was topless.
"Do you want to touch me?" he asked, and I bit my lower lip before I nodded. He didn't say anything as he held my wrist, placing my hand on his chest.
"You look so manly, Hugh," came out a whisper as I was sure my face was just red. Maybe that was the reason I was drawn to him. Hugo was manly in front of others, but there was this adorable side of him where he was just clingy to me — only to me.
His eyes glinted as his jaw fell slightly. "Am I?" he questioned, but before I could answer, his lips were already on me.. His hands clipped the drawstrings of my nightdress, pulling it ever so slowly until my dress loosened, granting him access to what was lying beneath the fabric.