Kevin watched Leena disappear behind the bathroom door; he shook his head with a small smile. 'Such an interesting little girl.' Kevin thought to himself. He then walked towards the study. Didn't she know that he would get a perfect view of her body when she was running? It turned out that married life would have more fun than he thought.
Inside the bathroom, Leena looked in the mirror and held her burning cheeks. "So humiliating!" she muttered in remorse. It was only a naked man. Big deal! But it was still so embarrassing. How could she walk out and face him again afterwards? Leena looked around and suddenly realized she didn't bring any clothes in.
She pulled the door slightly open, and warily peeked through the crack. It seemed that Kevin had gone. She sighed in relief and discreetly moved a few steps forward. When she was sure that Kevin was no longer in the room, she darted towards the closet, grabbed her underwear and pajamas, dashed back to the bathroom and locked the door behind her. Her heart was pounding fast as she did all these.
Leena felt calm and collected after a hot bath. When she emerged from the bathroom again, she was in her pajamas. She glanced around the bedroom and felt relieved; it would be her new home from now on. No matter what happened, she had to get used to her new life as soon as possible. She was not the spoiled little princess in the Leng family, but a woman married to a military officer. She could no longer do whatever she felt like doing -- her actions had consequences now.
Her heart started beating when she saw the huge bed. Kevin said it was his bedroom as well. 'Does that mean we'll have to share a bed?' Leena wondered, her face blushing again. Though they slept together once, she was drunk; she didn't remember any details except the fact that they had sex. They hadn't even kissed after that night. 'Wait, would he try something later tonight? Can I say no if he does?' Leena was a bit frightened. She wasn't sure whether she could sleep with him again while she was sober; at least not so soon.
Her skin was tight after the hot shower, so she walked up to the dresser and applied some moist lotion all over her body. Leena then went to the bed with her laptop. Like every young girl in her age, Leena loved to snuggle in her bed while binge-watching TV shows or browsing fashion news sites.
The first thing she did after turning on her laptop was to check email. She clicked on the top one. It was from a friend; so were the several other mails that followed. Leena deleted all the spam, and replied to every message from her friends. Then she clicked on the last one. It was from her mentor from college, who was inviting her to be one of the judges of a French design competition called 'The Goddess's Gown' in the letter.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: It'll Come Naturally