By the time Tyrone realized what was happening, it was already too late for him to regret what he did. He started it, and now he was paying for it by losing it... his sanity...
He had thought that being rough on Raine would frighten her enough that she would finally stop teasing him. Instead...
’Damn!’ Tyrone inwardly cursed when he felt Raine’s tongue entangle against his. She learned far too quickly, and now she was kissing him like an expert devouring her pray. He knew had to stop, but her soft lips were so luscious that his insides were screaming out for more. She could taste the lingering flavor of lollipop inside her mouth, and it was mixing with her natural taste in a way that was so crazily delicious.
He tried to pull out from the kiss again, but Raine’s strong arms didn’t let him go. Then the telephone rang, but still they continued kissing, almost eating each other’s mouths as their tongues left left no parts unattended.
However, the ringing refused to stop, so Raine finally chose to be responsible and be the first to break away from the kiss.
"I guess that’s our lunch," Raine murmured with a pout.
Seeing the opportunity, Tyrone immediately moved towards the door and said, "I’ll go get it."
Raine was deviously smiling as she watched Tyrone leave the room.
"Ah... I never thought that kissing would be that good," Raine whispered as she lightly touched her lips with her finger. She also felt something growing between her thighs. "No man has ever made me feel this way before. I’m so aroused! Hmm... Then again, I’ve never kissed any man before," Raine mused to herself. This was new, a brand new frontier of feelings to explore. However, it would have to wait.
Soon enough, Tyrone went back inside with their lunch hanging from both of his hands. Patiently, he watched him prepare the table, unpacking the lunch boxes and placing them on the table.
"Let’s eat," he said as soon as he finished.
Sitting beside him, Raine immediately started eating since she was already really starving. Likewise, Tyrone did the same.
There was a moment of silence as they both had their fill. But sure enough, Raine was the first to break the silence as she asked, "Have you ever kissed a woman before?"
Tyrone almost choked on his food, immediately going for his water to clear his throat.
"It’s just a simple question answerable by a yes or a no. So what’s with the exaggerated reaction?" Raine snorted with a twitch on her mouth.
"Yes," Tyrone answered.
"How many women?" Raine asked further.
"Seriously?" Tyrone burst, turning his head to Raine to look at her in disbelief.
Raine lifted an eyebrow at him and continued, "Yeah, seriously. Did you feel horny too whenever you kissed them?"
Tyrone’s face reddened. He was speechless. ’Them?’ She made it sound like he had already kissed a lot of women!
"What’s with the blushing? I’m asking because you’re my first kiss and I feel aroused. As such, I’m wondering if I’d feel the same way if I kissed other men. Since you’re so reluctant to answer my questions, then I’ll probably just kiss other men and see if I’ll get the same result," Raine nonchalantly commented as if kissing random strangers off the streets was only a simple matter to discuss.
"No!" Tyrone burst. Why would she want to kiss other men to find out? Definitely no!
He was screaming inside, but he didn’t dare to voice his thoughts out loud. Instead, he just stared at Raine with a constant frown on his face.
"No, what? You mean, no, as in not feeling horny with other women you kissed? Or is it a no, as in, no to me kissing other men?" Raine scoffed. She was enjoying seeing Tyrone’s conflicted expression far too much.
"Both, okay!?" Tyrone confessed with snapped eyebrows. Why was this woman beside him constantly seemed to be so hell-bent on teasing him whenever she could?
"Oh... I see. You’re the possessive type, then. Very much like me. But I’m still curious though... I want to see if it’s only you that could make me feel aroused or not," Raine murmured as she continued eating.
Tyrone’s nostrils flared out at her musings, but he chose not to react because he just knew that Raine would just push him to his limits.
Eventually, Raine stopped talking and, like Tyrone, continued eating her food in silence. Her mind had shifted gears and was now busy as she thought of the lollipop boy and the opportunity to kiss the man. Surely, she could tell by their kisses if they were truly just one person. But then, it would take some time for her to encounter the lollipop boy since she would be busy in her mission here first.
After eating, Raine quickly brushed her teeth. Soon after, she prepped herself for another round of prescription writing. After all, she still had another line-up of patients coming.
It was late afternoon when she finished checking them all.
She was performing some light stretching when Tyrone entered the clinic and asked, "Are we going home now?"
Raine smiled at him, "Hmm... Not yet. I need some more time with Xander, so wait here in the meantime."
Tyrone could only watch Raine grab a cup, mix some hot and cold water, put in some instant coffee powder, and then stir it with one finger. Sipping at her beverage, she even winked at him before she left the room.
Raine had her smile all over her face as she walked towards the corridor. The said smile only became even brighter the moment her eyes darted at the man walking in her direction. He was holding his phone in his hand and was far too preoccupied with gushing over something on the phone that he had overlooked Raine, who intentionally bumped into him, spilling her cup of coffee on his dress shirt.
"Oh! I’m so sorry..." she exclaimed as she tried to wipe the spilled coffee off his shirt with a handkerchief.
Xander only smiled, "It’s okay, Dr. Yao. It’s my fault... Geez, this is why it’s bad to check on your phone while walking."
Raine’s pretty face fell as she insisted that she was to blame, "No, no, it’s really my fault. I forgot to wear my glasses..."
Xander winked, "Okay, this isn’t a competition. If we can’t agree, then it’s both of our faults. Anyway, I’ll be going now. See you around."
Raine smiled at him. But as soon as he was out of her sight, she took out her mobile phone and dialed Dylan’s number, who had just arrived last night with the others to work as her aide. She instructed to her phone, "I need a dress shirt in Xander’s size. Buy one from the store where he usually buys his clothes."
From a distance, Tyrone saw what happened since he couldn’t help but follow Raine anyway. He still couldn’t tell Raine’s true plan was yet, but she constantly trying to get closer to Xander Yang as much as she could.