Chapter 6

• “Stop saying such nonsense! You are embarrassing me!”
• Luke just grinned, "Let's go. Besides I was just saying the truth, my Isabelle," he added then took her elbow.
• She didn’t stop him when he led her to his car. She had no desire to see how the witnesses were talking about them for sure.
• "Where are you taking me? I have to go home now. I have to run some errands and do house chores!” she told him once they were in the car.
• He glanced at her before starting to drive, "You'll see later. It’s just 3:30, I will take you home by 5.”
• She sighed because she couldn’t stop staring at him. He had a sexy grin. As usual he looked good even in just a plain black shirt and a baseball cap which was black too. He was also wearing a pair of dark glasses. She felt that he had them on when he was in public so people wouldn’t recognize him. According to Joyce, Luke came from a very rich family and he was probably well-known especially in the city. There might also be some people from this place who knew him so he was just trying to be more careful. He looked cool and relaxed today. He started to grow stubble again. She couldn't imagine how distinguished he looked when he was in a business suit. For sure he was even hotter. She shook her head slightly with her thoughts. She was a simple country girl and she was not a good match for such a man. But she shouldn't be entertaining such thoughts because she didn’t want to be his toy . This hot billionaire was probably bored. Unfortunately for her, he wanted her to be his entertainment while he was in Sta. Teresita. His voice brought her back to the present.
• “We can eat first. What food do you want?”
• She frowned, “I’m not hungry.”
• She was thankful that he didn’t reply. She rested her head on the seat then closed her eyes. She was sleepy since she didn’t get much sleep last night.
• Luke turned to throw Isabelle a glance. She seemed to be asleep. He couldn’t get over how pretty she was. Since he saw her, he realized that his cousin was right. He was tired of the women he usually dated. All of them were pretty, sophisticated and wild in bed. Isabelle was so unlike them. She was simple and conservative but very pretty. He was betting his life that she was a virgin. He liked that very much. But his forehead creased when he remembered Brett Ledesma. He couldn’t just beat him up like what he did with the f*ckass he saw talking to Isabelle at the university. Brett was Isabelle’s best friend’s brother. He couldn’t do any drastic measure to let that guy knew that he wanted him to stay away from his Isabelle. He sighed heavily. For the first time, he had beaten up a man yesterday just because he touched a woman he wanted for himself. He was into kick-boxing and taekwondo that was why he didn’t need a bodyguard. He had never used his skills to anybody outside his training or practice except yesterday. Well he was relieved because he was positive that after what he did to that a*shole, he would steer clear of his Isabelle. He grinned. The things he could do for this beautiful woman next to him were unbelievable. Then he noticed that she was already awake.
• "We're here,” Luke whispered against her ear which made her open her eyes.
• She sat straight and her eyes widened when she saw that they were in the hill side. She and Joyce often went here when they were junior high school students. They spent most of their summer vacation riding their bikes going to this area. She couldn’t imagine someone like Luke would come to this kind of place.
• "Why are we here?”
• He smiled, "Why not?” he answered her question with another question.
• Before she could reply, he got out then opened the door for her. She just said thank you in a small voice.
• “Wait a minute,” he said and went to the car’s trunk.
• He took out a medium -sized cooler. She didn’t ask him what was inside. He took her by the elbow and led her to a small nipa hut. Since the rays of the sun was still a bit harsh, they got the place all to themselves. People usually came here a little after 5 p.m.
• She saw what was in the cooler, it was coconut. Luke said he bought it before he picked her up. He was trying to show her that he could be an ordinary country boy. His family owned a very big farm and he and Reed used to stay there when they were off from school for a few weeks. He got used to being surrounded by their farmers and their family so he could somehow adjust himself in situations like this with Isabelle.
• She raised a brow when she discovered that there was only one coconut with one plastic straw. She knew Luke could even buy a coconut farm if he wanted to. Her forehead crinkled when he took of his shirt.
• “What are you doing?” she asked sounding shocked.
• He just grinned sexily at her, “It’s hot,” came his short reply.
• She chose to sat down on the wooden bench and he did the same. She didn’t want to see his magnificent body.
• “If you feel hot then why did you decide to come here then? You should have just stayed in your air conditioned room at your hotel,” she said sarcastically with a pout. She heard him chuckle but she didn’t throw him a glance.
• "I want to be with you. I am sure that you will not agree to come to my room," he joked.
• She didn’t make any comment. Instead, she let her eyes roam around the place. Luke could do anything she wanted with her and no one could help her because they were alone. But this was the lesser of the two evil. He was right that she would never go with him to his room. She wished that he wouldn’t do anything bad to her here though.
• "Here, take a sip,” he offered her the coconut.
• She had no choice but to turn to him, "Why did you buy only one?”
• “We can share,” he said casually as he had his eyes on her.
• To distract herself, she took a sip while he was holding the coconut. Though he was wearing dark glasses she was feeling the intensity of his stare.
• "Why are we here?” she asked after taking a sip.
• He didn’t immediately replied. He took a sip too. She swallowed. Her lips just touched the straw and now he was drinking through it. She felt her throat went dry. It seemed like they just kissed each other when he used the same straw. The way he was sipping the juice was so sensual. She felt her heart started to beat fast. After sipping, he ran his tongue around his lips as if savoring the taste of what he just had and her lips. His eyes never left hers . She cleared her throat and turned her eyes back to the scenery.
• “You better take me home.”
• His brows furrowed, "Don't you want to be with me, my Isabelle? I want to be with you."
• She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue. Luke caught his breath. Her natural beauty and innocence made his desire for her grow each day. She didn't even know the effect of what she just did to him. He had been wanting to kiss her but he was controlling himself. He removed his shirt because he felt heat came up his body when his palm touched her elbow. But now that he was bare-chested, he realized he made a mistake. He was imagining Isabelle without her top on. He almost cursed because he was having a boner. He couldn’t just kiss her and make wild love to her.
• "F*CK!" he couldn’t help a curse. He was acting like a pervert. Isabelle woke a lot of strange feelings in him.
• Isabelle gasped when she heard what came out of his mouth.
• OH HELL! I made her more afraid of me! he thought as he saw her shocked face.
• She rose from the bench, "You better take me home now, Mr. Contrero,” she requested in a cold voice.
• “Sit down again Isabelle. We have to talk.”
• "I don’t know why you are doing this. What do you want from me? Why can’t you just leave me alone? I am not your kind of woman! I bet you have a lot of beautiful girls in the city so please just stay away from me!”
• “I don't care about other women. I only want you, my Isabelle. Just give a chance.”
• Isabelle had goose bumps. How can a guy like him say something to a very ordinary woman like her? "Why me?” she asked like a whisper.
• He came closer to her and she didn’t move back. She was too surprised with what he said. He took off his sunglasses, "All I know is it’s you I want, " he revealed without blinking.
• She tried to back away from him to put some distance between them but he took hold of her arm. Electricity seemed to run to her body.
• "I am unlike any of your women Mr. Contrero."
• "And I don't want you to be like them. I won’t have second thoughts killing someone if that will happen,” he said menacingly
• Luke didn’t want to imagine Isabelle being wild and into casual sex like his past bed warmers .Most of them were used to one-night stands.
• She gasped. "W-what did you say?” she asked.
• He moved his face close to hers, "I will wipe out anyone who will look at you with desire, my Isabelle.”
• She pushed him from her. Luke didn't want to release her but he had to. He was mad at himself because he couldn’t control his mouth. The last thing he wanted was to scare her or make her angry. But her nearness was making him lose it. She was so near yet so far. He wanted to possess her right now but he couldn't force himself to her. He wanted her to come willingly to him.
• "Don’t talk to me like that! I am not your girlfriend!”
• "That is why I want to woo you but you keep pushing me away," Luke said.
• She touched her forehead. She was beginning to have a headache. It was like talking to a brick wall, "I will not have sex with you even if you were my boyfriend!”
• Luke straightened. Did that surprise him? No. After being at Isabelle’s house and meeting her grandmother and the way she reacted when he kissed her in his car, he knew that she won't let him fuck her just like that. Isabelle saw that Luke’s expression didn’t change. She was not that naïve. She was aware that he was only after her body. It would be better if she told him the truth. Even if he were Luke Contrero and she was a mere country girl, she wouldn’t let him play with her and discard her after he got tired of her..
• "I will only give myself to my husband," she revealed.
• Luke's eyes turned darker. She held the stare.
• "Then I'll marry you, my Isabelle," he drawled and her jaw dropped.
• "W-what?" she asked.
• She didn’t see that coming. She said that to scare him and to make him leave her alone.
• "Let's get married my Isabelle. And since you like calling me Mr .Contrero, maybe I should start calling you Mrs .Contrero..." he said with a grin.