Chapter 55 Give Me a Break
It was windy by the sea, so Luke's shirt was flapping in the wind. Natalie's soft and long hair swept across his face with the wind from time to time, tickling his heart with a casual temptation.
Her words surprised him.
He looked up at her and kept silent after a brief moment of surprise.
"What do you mean?" His voice was deep and soon blown away by the wind.
Looking at him, Natalie felt her ears burning. She had bitten the bullet to say that just now, so she couldn't say it again.
And she was complaining inwardly because he deliberately asked the questions while knowing the answer...
Natalie kept silent and didn't dare to look at him. She glanced between the sea and the white beach and then snorted coquettishly.
Luke bent down with a smile, let her feet fall back to the ground, and kept his arms around her waist. When he straightened himself up, his lips brushed her auricle, and he whispered into her ear, "Nata, I didn't want to do anything to you tonight."
He spoke softly while exhaling hot breath to her ear as if he wanted to be a considerate and upright gentleman, and this made her look horny.
Natalie rested her flushed face on his shoulder. When she was about to suspect herself, her earlobe felt warm and wet, and then the tip of his tongue slowly moved to her neck.
"Liar..." Her voice became unsteady because of his actions, and she said, "You've wanted to do it since the first time you kissed me."
Luke couldn't help laughing.
Suddenly, he felt that he underestimated her affection for him. She was a warmhearted and pure woman who was serious about her emotional life. She had barely acted on impulse, otherwise, it would not have been so hard for him to chase after her before.
When she said those words just now, she looked shy but sincere.
He knew since she had said so, it meant she had made up her mind to be together with him forever, and it was not a whim.
He also wanted to sleep with her, but he thought he must take good care of this cute girl for the rest of his life and must not let her down.
Although he thought so, he still wanted to tease her, so he moved his lips away from her ear and sighed, "Why did you expose my lie?"
Natalie looked at him silently, and the look in her eyes was saying, "You finally stopped pretending. I guessed it right! You've always harbored evil designs."
There was nothing special that night. After they had dinner outside, they would take a walk around and go back home.
When they passed by a supermarket before dinner, they both knew what they should buy. Natalie was too embarrassed to go to buy it, so she said she would stay in the car.
Luke wanted to tease her, so he deliberately asked her to go together with him, saying, "It is you that want to use it, right? I don't know which one you like!"
Hearing this, she punched him fiercely and glared at him, so he could only get out of the car alone with a helpless smile.
It would take about twelve hours to fly from Alcomara to Wolsher. Therefore, Natalie's flight would be at noon tomorrow because she wanted to arrive in Wolsher in the daytime.
She could not miss the flight, so she should go to bed early.
But she had no concept of having sex. She had looked fearless when she had proposed it, but in fact, her mind had been filled with shyness and nervousness.
When they returned home, Luke closed the door and locked it with a click.
When Natalie heard the sound, her heart skipped a beat.
She was too embarrassed to look directly at him, so she ran into the bathroom in slippers with her clothes in her arms.
She was slightly startled to see him leaning against the door after she took a shower.
Luke folded his arms over his chest and leaned on the door lazily as if he were about to take a shower too. His shirt had been pulled out of his waistband and unbuttoned, so his upper body was half-revealed.
"Why did you lock the door of the bathroom? There is no one else in this house, right?" Luke whispered.
He blocked the way at the door, so Natalie couldn't get out. Her skin turned pink after the shower. When she heard his words, her cheeks flushed. She was shrouded in mist which was rising in the warm orange light of the bath heater.
Natalie's heart was throbbing more violently than ever, and she said quickly, "Hurry up and take a shower. The water is hot."
She turned aside to slip away, but Luke hooked her back with his arm. He pulled her back to the bathroom and said, "Accompany me."
Natalie was speechless.
She was afraid the nightgown would get wet, she let him take it off and throw it on the shelf after a symbolic struggle.
She was wearing light-skinned lace underwear, which was thin and breathable. It set off her thin waist and long legs and made her breasts look soft and beautiful.
Luke spread his shirt on the sink and put her on it, and Natalie rested her hands on his shoulders. When she was about to say that she had already taken a shower, he pressed the back of her head with his palm and kissed her.
"Luke..." Natalie couldn't avoid the kiss, and her voice was pushed back into her mouth.
Luke's hands fondled along her smooth and delicate back and moved to the back of her neck. Her long and loose hair seemed to have hindered him from kissing her, so he pushed it back, hooked the black hair ring on her left wrist with his fingers, took it off, and twisted her hair into a loose bun at the back of her head.
There was a hazy mist in front of her eyes. Natalie had brushed her teeth after taking a shower. But the coolness of the toothpaste in her mouth had been replaced by the faint tobacco smell on the tip of his tongue, which made her inexplicably feel as if she had inhaled nicotine and gradually become addicted.
She had no idea when her lace underwear was unbuttoned and taken off. She only vaguely knew he hooked her knees with his arms and leaned forward to deepen the kiss.
When he let go of her lips after a long time, Natalie felt as if she were floating in the scent of the shower gel. After she opened her eyes in a daze, she found not only her hands but also her knees hanging on his shoulders.
Natalie leaned back and propped her hands on the sink behind her, feeling the bright light dazzling her eyes. Because she hadn't been naked in front of him before, she felt so embarrassed that she wanted to hide.
Luke leaned forward, grabbed her long and slender legs to imprison her in his arms, and stared at her with his long and sparkling eyes.
"Don't you want it?" His voice was hoarse after the kiss.
What did this question... mean?
Natalie blinked her watery eyes in a daze and looked at him at close range. She couldn't understand his question, so she slowly bit her lower lip, looking very seductive.
Luke smiled meaningfully, and his eyes suddenly darkened. Under her ignorant gaze, he lowered his head.
Natalie didn't understand what he meant. The light in the bathroom was dazzlingly bright, so she couldn't help squinting her eyes.
Suddenly, the thunder exploded in her head, and the lightning was flashing in front of her eyes. When she groaned and raised her chin uncontrollably, the back of her head banged on the mirror.
Immediately, she came back to her senses, but soon, her eyes became unfocused again.
"Luke, Luke..." Natalie gasped and groaned softly, calling his name.
The light was shining brightly, making her dizzy. But as long as she lowered her eyes, she could see the erotic picture.
Natalie closed her eyes and bit her lower lip, trying to hold her voice back in her throat. Her fingertips sank into his black and thick short hair and grabbed it as if it were a life-saving straw. When he sucked and licked her, she felt as if her soul was about to go out of her body, and she could not do anything but breathe in and out through her mouth.
It was late autumn now, so the weather was cool, but Natalie felt as if she were on a sultry midsummer evening. Before the thunderstorm, the dark clouds were gathering in the sultry heat. Finally, there was a rumble of thunder, and then the torrential rain poured down. It was not hot or stuffy anymore, and the sky became clear.
Natalie gasped and felt weak all over her body, so she slid down the marble sink. Luke grabbed her into his arms, laughed in a hoarse voice, and whispered in her ear to ask if it was comfortable.
Natalie didn't answer but buried her face into his chest, completely lost in the experience she had never had before.
The sound of running water was heard in the bathroom, and the steaming mist filled the air again. After a few minutes, the sound stopped.
Luke picked her up effortlessly and went into the bedroom where only one night light was turned on. Luke threw away the bath towel around his waist and fumbled in the plastic shopping bag. After the rustling, he tossed a box onto the bedside table.
Natalie looked away. When he pressed himself against her, she raised her head and looked at him with shyness in her eyes.
Luke lowered his head to touch her forehead, gently rubbed her slender ankles, and asked, "Are you afraid?"
"Has it started?" Natalie's voice was mixed with sobs, so it sounded a little grieved. He had already pressed his dick against her pussy, but he was still asking her if she was afraid.
Luke wanted to laugh, so he kissed her face and replied, "Not yet."
Natalie didn't know this very well and thought the pain would last for seconds, so she tried her best to hold her breath and wait for it to come.
Luke slowly and patiently kissed her from her cheek to ear and then to her lips. He was very eager, but Natalie tensed her body up so much that he couldn't start at all.
After a while, his lips fell on her eyebrows, and the tip of his nose with fine sweat rubbed against her face. He said with a smile, "Do you need me to bring your rabbit over and let you play with it for a while?"
Natalie opened her eyes slightly, and her eyelashes were flickering. She glared at him in shame, blaming him for making fun of her at such a moment.
"Relax, baby," he said hoarsely.
Natalie gritted her teeth and nodded slightly.
Luke was very gentle, but Natalie was so frightened that he felt she would crumble at any time, so there was no progress after a long while.
It was Luke who felt more uncomfortable. He felt tight in his throat, and a blue vein was popping out on his neck. He lost his patience and planned to force his way in and apologize later.
When it was halfway in, she suddenly opened her eyes and burst into tears.
Luke wiped her tears off with his fingers, kissed her ears, and comforted her coaxingly.
Natalie cried so hard that she couldn't speak, but she kept shaking her head and pushing him. Seeing her cry like this, Luke felt sorry, so he took a deep breath and forced himself out.
He then took her into his arms, patted her back, and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't cry. I'll be back after taking a shower."
After he took a cold shower, smoked a cigarette on the balcony, and went back to the bed, Natalie sobbed while burying her face in the pillow.
When Luke hugged her, she felt more relieved, so she leaned against his chest and said in a nasal voice, "I feel better now. You can try again..."
Luke smiled helplessly, thinking he had given her all his patience.
"Give me a break," he teased in a hoarse voice and warmly coaxed her in the middle of the night, saying, "Good night. I will not do it today."
Natalie couldn't help closing her eyes sleepily, but she felt his private part was still hard, so she stammered nervously, "But you're still..."
"It's okay." Luke kissed her forehead.
"... I didn't mean to go back on my words." Natalie's voice was barely audible because she felt very guilty, but she had not expected it would hurt so much.
Hearing her sobbing again, Luke didn't speak. He lowered his head and kissed her. At first, it was just a light kiss. When Natalie responded, his kiss became more intense. In the dim and warm light, they were sucking each other's lips.
Natalie raised her eyes and said softly, "Let me help you."
Her eyes were full of tenderness, and before Luke could respond, she crawled under the covers and slid down without hesitation.
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Natalie had never thought someone would love her so much. He would never lose his head even on the matter of sex, and he had always respected her and cared about her feelings.
She had met two kinds of people. Some were nice to everyone, but some were only nice to her.
Luke undoubtedly belonged to the latter, and for Natalie, he was the only one too.
Exclusive enthusiasm and piety were the meaning of love.
The next day, they said goodbye at Alcomara Airport.
At the security checkpoint, Natalie took the suitcase from Luke's hand. She didn't want to cry but wanted to smile while bidding farewell.
But she didn't know what to say, so she hid the reluctance in her eyes and looked at him with a smile, saying, "I'm leaving."
They had a tacit understanding, so neither of them said any nauseous words. Luke lightly touched her pink face and said with a smile, "Call me when you arrive."
"OK." Natalie nodded obediently.
"Go." Luke leaned over and kissed the corner of her mouth, and then he said in a low and soft voice, "Don't look back."
Natalie blinked, nodded, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him back. The moment her heels fell to the ground, she turned around and went toward the security checkpoint with the suitcase.
It was not necessary to turn to look back repeatedly at every step because they would reunite soon. Moreover, this was not a common separation because she was trying to run toward him.
So, she should leave happily with expectations.
When her eyes uncontrollably got moist, she quickly held the tears back. She didn't look back but went straight to the waiting hall after the security check.
Luke stood at the security checkpoint until her flight took off.
Natalie arrived in Wolsher around noon local time and was picked up by a person from the research institute, so she did not see Mateo. After reporting to the Wolsher Medical Life Research Institute, she was taken to the dormitory.
Another student of Mateo was from Churnell, and her name was Sarah. She was a very enthusiastic and cheerful girl and was four years older than Natalie.
When Natalie arrived at the dormitory, she had been there for a long time and cleaned Natalie's bedroom. Seeing Natalie coming, she excitedly stepped forward and hugged her. She was very talkative. She asked Natalie to adapt to the unfamiliar environment today and said they would go to meet Mateo together tomorrow.
It was their first meeting, but she was so warm as if they had known each other for many years.
Natalie thought it was a good start and felt grateful because her roommate for the next three years was a nice person.
The time difference between Wolsher and Athana was twelve hours, so when Natalie and her new roommate went to have lunch in Wolsher, it was dark in Athana.
Natalie thought Luck might be sleeping now and didn't want to wake him up, so she didn't call him but sent him a message, telling him that she had arrived at Wolsher safely and that she liked her new roommate very much.
The conditions of the dormitory of the research institute were quite good. They lived in a suite on the fourth floor which had two bedrooms, a kitchen, a balcony, and a bathroom.
Sarah had the habit of taking a nap at noon, so she went back to her room to sleep after lunch.
Natalie also went back to her room. After making her bed, she sat on the edge of the bed with a soft mattress, wondering if she would lose sleep tonight because she was unused to the new bed.
Suddenly, Luke called her.
This was their first phone call after she arrived in this foreign country. Natalie picked it up quickly and asked, "Why haven't you slept yet?"
Luke laughed, "Because I want to call you."
She was able to hold back her emotions when they separated at the airport. But after she arrived in this foreign country, she suddenly could barely control herself when hearing his voice.
Natalie held back her tears before saying softly, "Everything is OK here."
When she finished peaking, she thought she sounded too serious. She wanted to sound happy, so she immediately pretended to be relaxed and complained, "But the mattress here is too soft. I'm afraid I can't sleep well on it. If so, it will be too torturous."
Luke didn't expose her lie but replied as casually as her, "I'll ask my people to buy a new one for you."
"No thanks," Natalie hurriedly said, "I may get used to it soon. If you change my mattress, it will make a splash, and others will think I'm spoiled."
Luke agreed and said with a smile, "Yeah, you're more torturous than the mattresses."
"What do you mean?" Natalie frowned, not understanding his words.
"Who else can torment me beside you?" he said in a drawling voice, and his ambiguous words reminded her of the night before she had left. The arrow was fitted to the string, but he stopped it.
Natalie felt guilty and shy at the same time, so she blushed and muttered, "You can't blame me for it. It hurt, so you can't..."
"Is it something that I can control?" Luke laughed.
Natalie was speechless.
He said in a deep voice, "If you do this again, I will be exhausted."