"Mr. Terence, I bought the things you asked for. I didn't know which one you prefer so I just bought everything..."
Nathan explained as he took out boxes from the black tote bag. He continued, "These are the biggest sizes and these are for women. And these two are special; one is for emergency and the other is for long periods of time."
Terence watched Nathan intently before he said, "It seems like you know a lot. I just asked you to buy a box of condom, but you bought so many."
He asked Nathan to buy some because he only had a few spare ones left. He didn't expect him to buy so much.
Nathan was slightly taken back and responded, "Mr. Terence, it's not that I know a lot; it's just that you're too late in knowing about all of this."
Terence laughed as he said, "I'm not like you. I'm only dedicated to one."
Nathan just shrugged off his shoulders and didn't argue any further.
Terence was one of the few men with integrity that he knew. For that, Nathan admired him a lot.
Terence kept to himself for twenty-eight years until his true love finally came.
"What is this?"
Terence suddenly asked when he saw a purple box the size of his palm in the bottom of the plastic bag.
Terence tried to grab it but Nathan immediately pushed his hand away. Nathan explained, "Mr. Terence, check it out later. For now, you should take a rest. I should also leave."
Terence didn't inquire further and went back to his room carrying the bag.
The moment he entered his room, it so happened that Carla was coming out of the bathroom. "What is that?" Carla asked as she stared at the black bag Terence was carrying.
"It's nothing," Terence nervously stated. Then, he hid the bag behind him and walked towards the bed.
Carla adjusted the bath towel that was covering her as she watched Terence who was acting very mysteriously. Then she covered her wet hair and approached him really quietly. Trying to make as little noise as possible, she tiptoed her way towards him.
She saw Terence put several boxes into a hidden drawer at the edge of the bed.
"What are you doing? Do you have to be so mysterious? I know that's just boxes of condoms,"
Carla unexpectedly exclaimed.
Terence was surprised and he immediately looked at her. Seeing that she was about to approach him, he looked at the bag and saw that there were still some boxes left in it. He quickly poured everything carelessly into the drawer.
If they were just condoms, it would not be a big deal, but Nathan bought something else on his own will.
Terence had no idea what it was earlier until it dawned on him what it could be.
It was no wonder that Nathan didn't want him to see it earlier. When everything was in the drawer, he stood up as fast as he could and pretended not to hear what Carla had just said.
But Carla was naturally a curious person. She wouldn't let it go so easily. Terence tried to grab her but she was fast and made it past him. Without a second glance at Terence, she pulled out the drawer and poured everything that it contained out onto the bed.
"What is that?" Carla asked.
She grabbed the purple box and opened it. Confused, she repeated her question, "What is this? It even has a remote control."
Terence's eyebrows frowned. He put everything back and shut the drawer. He couldn't look at Carla so he just said, "It's nothing. Aren't you tired? I'll have a shower really quick and then we can go to sleep."
Then, Terence stood up and scratched his hair nervously. Feeling relieved, he walked into the bathroom.
'God damn Nathan!
Why did he have to buy that? !' Terence cursed in his head.
A short while after, Terence walked out of the bathroom.
Carla was smiling at him in a strange manner. She teased him, "Really, Terence? We just started doing it. Don't you think it's a little too early to use toys?"
Carla was not a fool and curiosity would always get to her, so while Terence was in the shower, she googled what the peculiar thing was.
Terence looked at the toy which Carla was fiddling in her hands. He frowned a little. Then, he placed the towel around his neck, strode briskly over to the bed and grabbed the toy from her. Without a second thought, he tossed it into the garbage can.
"Nathan bought it on his own free will. I didn't ask him to," Terence explained plainly.
Carla looked at the garbage can and pitifully said, "Why did you throw it away? We can keep it for the future."
Terence stared at Carla. He couldn't believe that she was now getting bolder. He flicked her forehead teasingly. "You don't need it. You have me," Terence stated with a wry smile.
Carla looked back at him lasciviously. She bit her lip and didn't waste any second. She turned off the light, grabbed Terence so he fell on the bed and jumped on top of him.
She was really frustrated and depressed lately. She needed an outlet. She had been looking for it more and more as the hours passed by.
And at that moment, she couldn't hold herself back. She stopped thinking about the fact that Terence would marry someone else someday in the future. At least she had him for now, and she wanted him now.
Terence smiled and he let her take charge. After she got tired, Terence flipped her around and pressed her under his body.
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