Chapter 66 Holding on to Me Is Fine Too
Although the CZ 512 rifle in Natalie's hands wasn't loaded with an ammunition clip, the man who was watching her was startled when she pointed the rifle at Luke.
The man's first thought was "Natalie, you are too gutsy!" If he dared do this to Luke, his arm would be in a shoulder sling for ten to fourteen days.
His second thought was that Luke could snatch the rifle and subdue the attacker in one second with his combat skills. That was a basic combat maneuver in the army. Furthermore, the attacker was just a small and skinny girl.
But the man didn't expect that Luke... raised his hand and surrendered?
After the man had recovered from surprise, he realized that it was no wonder that Mark, Duke, and the others said that Luke could give up his life for his relationship.
… ...Oh, Luke!
Natalie held the gunstock and through the gun scope, she saw Luke raise his hands high. She smiled gradually and couldn't help but laugh.
Her depressed mood since meeting Jepson seemed to fade away in an instant as he pampered her.
Natalie put down the rifle and revealed her gentle eyes. She looked at Luke with her bright eyes and called him softly, "Luke, this is too heavy. I can't hold this anymore. I should get a small handgun instead."
"You held it incorrectly." Luke walked to her side, grabbed the rifle with a smile, took out a clip from the ammunition storage, and loaded the rifle with only one hand.
His actions were slick without a hitch. He looked so handsome loading the rifle.
A man who knew how to use a rifle was really the most charming... The bones and joints of his hand could be clearly seen as he loaded the rifle. Natalie couldn't help but tilt her head and stare at his hand in admiration.
Seeing that Natalie spaced out looking at his own hand, Luke smiled silently and pointed at the shooting safety goggles on the table.
Natalie understood what he meant and put on it obediently. Then Luke hugged her from behind. Natalie was stunned and wanted to turn her head around. But Luke first led her right hand to grip the pistol grip correctly, then put the rifle butt against her shoulder, and led her left hand to hold the handguard.
Luke bent his knees a little to stand as tall as her. He gripped and wrapped her hand on the handguard. "Here, hold it."
He whispered behind her ear. Natalie's whole body was in his arms and her earlobe was warmed by the man's breath. Her heart couldn't keep from beating faster.
She realized that she could really get butterflies in her stomach for the same person millions of times.
Natalie's ears turned red and her voice was soft. "Hmm..."
Luke then adjusted her shooting stance and the angles of her elbows. He taught her how to aim at the bullseye with the gun scope.
"And then?" she asked softly.
He sniffed softly with a smile, released her, and picked up the shooting earmuffs to cover her ears. He then pinched her index finger gently, put the finger on the trigger, took her by the hand and aimed at the bullseye.
"Bang". A gunshot rang out.
The LCD screen showed that the bullet had hit the bullseye.
At the moment when the bullet was shot, Natalie was so nervous as the rifle recoiled. But when she saw that the bullseye was hit, she immediately felt the joy of shooting.
Natalie turned around quickly. Her eyes sparkled with excitement and admiration. "Luke! You are so amazing!"
As she turned around, she inadvertently pointed the muzzle of the rifle at his face.
Luke stared at the small, dark, and hollow muzzle, but he was calm and chuckled. "Are you so determined to murder your husband tonight?"
Upon hearing him, Natalie came to her senses after the excitement and remembered that the rifle was loaded this time. She was afraid that the rifle would fire accidentally, so she frantically moved the muzzle away from him. As she panicked, she pointed the rifle at the wrong direction.
The man who had been quietly watching the sweet young couple was suddenly pointed at by a rifle.
His face was pale and he immediately shielded himself from the muzzle with his hands. In panic, he told Natalie to calm down. He couldn't even speak sensibly and gave the excuse of being busy to slip away. He asked Luke to have fun with Natalie and then left in a hurry with his tail between his legs.
Natalie was so frightened that she hurriedly put the rifle back on the table. She didn't dare hold it anymore.
"... I didn't mean it." Seeing the man disappear behind the door in a twinkling, Natalie looked back at Luke and her face was full of regrets.
It was her first time using a real rifle. So, she didn't have much safety awareness and scared away the man.
"It's his own fault for being such a coward." Luke put his hand on her head and rubbed her hair. He was still smiling. "Have fun with the rifle as much as you want."
Since he said so, Natalie was happy again and said "Mmhmm!".
Shooting as a sport was very stress-relieving. Even though Natalie didn't have shooting skills, she was in a rather happy mood after shooting for a few hours. She had forgotten what happened in the hospital long ago.
Other than the shooting range, there were many other types of entertainment here. After shooting, Mark and the others asked Luke and Natalie to go indoor karting together. Seeing that Natalie was having a good time, Luke took her there.
That night, Luke accompanied her until she had enough fun before heading home.
Before going to bed, Natalie sat cross-legged on a table, looking at the paper target she brought home. It was full of bullet holes. Only one bullet, which was shot with Luke holding her hands, hit the bullseye. All the other bullet holes were scattered around the outer edge.
Luke came out of the shower and saw her staring at her results in the shooting club as if she hadn't had enough of shooting.
"Are you addicted to shooting now?" He stood behind Natalie, wrapped his arms around her with his palms being pressed against the table, and leaned close to her ear.
Natalie turned her head and faced his face, which was very close to hers.
His face was undeniably good-looking. He had thick eyebrows, narrow eyes, and defined facial features. His nose bridge looked even higher as the light shone on one side of his face. The waist tie around his black night robe was loosely tied. Since his face was very close to hers, she could see the sexy contour of his face muscles. She could also feel the man's body temperature and the cool water vapor around him as he just took a shower.
Nowadays, the tobacco smell on his body was very faint. It was because he listened to her and cut down on smoking.
He treated her so well that he exceeded her expectations.
Natalie felt that she really liked him very much. She smiled slightly and raised her chin. As she touched the corner of his lips, she pecked him on the lips lightly.
She looked at him and smiled. Her eyes and eyebrows were so beautiful. She looked very gentle too.
Luke was stunned for a moment and then smiled relaxedly. He lowered his head and kissed her lips.
The loveliest thing about this girl was that she showed him her love for him generously all the time even though she got shy easily in front of him.
He kissed her at a higher position. Since Natalie was sitting, she had to raise her face. As leaning backwards, she was supported by his arm which was being pressed against the table. Both could smell the freshness of the mint toothpaste in each other's mouth.
After a long while, Luke retrieved his tongue and kissed her on the lips in the end. He asked her with a hoarse yet gentle voice while smiling, "Have I succeeded in pampering you?"
It was late tonight.. He still wanted to make sure that she was pampered.
Natalie wanted to laugh upon hearing him. She was still shy after the kiss so her cheeks were a little red. She said almost inaudibly, "Mmhmm." She lowered her eyes and fiddled with his waist tie. As her fingertips circled around the waist tie, she spoke with a very soft voice, "How did you hit the bullseye? It was so hard."
Actually, she was just a little shy and wanted to chat with him casually, but she unconsciously toyed with his waist tie, which was rather suggestive.
Luke stroked her soft lips. "Was it that hard?"
"It was. I could only hit the outermost ring." She raised her eyelashes and looked at him resentfully. "You hit the bullseye every time."
Luke paused for a moment, and suddenly a naughty smile subtly appeared on his face. "Whose was it? It depends on whose bullseye it is."
"Whose bullseye?"
Seeing that her eyes were riddled with confusion, Luke lowered his head and his lips almost brushed against her ear. He spoke slowly with a low and hoarse voice. "It is easy to hit yours."
Natalie was stunned for a moment, and then she understood what he meant. She stared at him with a blushing face. "Luke, you are very naughty!"
She got what he meant quicker with time.
He gave her a dirty smile. His eyes looked slightly bawdy and frisky.
Natalie tossed away his waist tie. She wanted to sound harsh but she didn't sound angry at all when she scolded him. Instead, she sounded like a cat as if she was flirting. "... May lust kill you."
"Hmm." Luke produced a sound with just his throat. He searched her neck, buried his face, and smelled the fragrance of her hair. "When I die, I want to die in your arms."
She couldn't handle him.
Natalie muttered a complaint with a blushing face. She said, "Hmph!" and stood up. Before she could take a few more steps away, Luke caught up with her, grabbed her arm, and pulled her back into his arms.
"Why are you running away? I haven't finished pampering you yet."
Before Natalie could react, once Luke finished his words, he took her to the window walls and hugged her from behind.
"The scenery here is pretty nice," he said beside her ear.
The window walls in the bedroom were spotless and were like mirrors. Natalie and Luke's reflections could be seen in the windows.
Natalie looked at the reflection of his face in the window and wondered why he viewed the scenery in the middle of the night. She wanted to turn around and ask him, but the next second, she heard him say with a hoarse voice, "Hold on to the window."
She had been dating him for a long time, so she knew his sexual taste.
Natalie tensed up suddenly.
Luke seemed to smile. He pinched her chin, turned her face, and kissed her. "Holding on to me is fine too."
 ...
The window walls were so clean that all the reflections in the windows were very clear. The night scenery outside couldn't be seen through the windows. The reflections of the entire bedroom interior were all that could be seen in the windows.
The window walls were like the big projection screen in a movie theater that was broadcasting a live event.
In the past, Natalie would ask him to switch off the lights every time. Occasionally, the lights were on but she would bury her face under the quilt or pillow to hide her orgasm face, thereby reducing her shyness and shame.
But with his new trick, her orgasm expression flashed across her face in front of him. He left her no chance to hide it.
It was impossible that he didn't do it intentionally. When she was experiencing an orgasm, he pantingly answered her question beside her ear, on how to hit the bullseye.
"When you fired the gun, your shooting stance wasn't correct. Your feet should be shoulder-width apart and your toes should be spread out. Your waist must be lowered to position your center of gravity correctly..." As he taught her, he coaxed her to try it out.
This time, Natalie couldn't be bothered to feel embarrassed. She was very sleepy and her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't open her eyes after sex. In between dreamy state and consciousness, she felt something heavy lie next to her. Then a hot towel fell on her cheek.
Natalie could tell that Luke was wiping her face.
Her eyelashes trembled a little. She rubbed her face against the back of his hand lazily and mumbled, "I'm sleepy..."
Luke put the towel on the bedside drawer. Men were particularly affectionate after sex. He leaned over to kiss her lips and whispered softly, "Be good and sleep."
"You too." Natalie pinched one of his fingers and continued to play cute, wanting to hug him.
Luke swept aside her long hair that was scattered on the pillow to avoid pulling her hair as he lay down. He hugged her and brought her to him.
Natalie moved sleepily and found a comfortable spot in his arms. She asked with a low and soft voice as if she was sleep talking, "Can you not wear a military uniform anymore after leaving the army?"
"Yes," Luke said with his lips on her forehead, "Why?"
She hummed and fell silent. She said slightly aggrievedly after a while, "I want to see you wear one..."
Natalie had a day off the next day so she didn't have to go to the hospital.
She went to bed late last night. It was almost noon when she woke up and there was no one around.
Natalie twisted her body sleepily. She closed her eyes and stretched her whole body. She still didn't want to get up and buried her face back under the quilt.
Luke opened the door and returned to the bedroom. He pulled the quilt with a smile and unveiled her blushing face, which was the result of sleeping too much. "Get up."
Natalie hadn't adapted to the bright sunlight yet. She squinted, shook her head weakly, and said no.
Luke pinched her earlobe. He asked her slowly, using a suggestive voice deliberately, "You still want to lie in bed. Is it because you want to continue last night's lesson?"