LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - SEASON 2 CHAPTER 103
May and Riley arrived just before dusk. It was a good thing that the car that they brought was a four-wheel-drive because to reach Riley’s place, they had to go off-road. Well, it was not his place, but his deceased master’s house, as Riley would always correct her.
The place was very secluded deep in the mountains, of which dwellings still had a thatched roof, and of which walls were still made of mud and sun-dried bricks.
“Riley!” Greeted an old man, who was running to Riley.
“Uncle Ben!” Riley exclaimed, and the old man burst into tears as he hugged Riley tightly. It was a very touching moment because Riley had gone missing for years.
Riley had already informed his uncle of their visit in advance. The village had only one landline telephone, which was placed in the community hall. Luckily, his uncle was the chief of the village, so it was not difficult to reach him at all.
“Oh, you’ve grown so much, Boy… I can’t believe you’re still alive. Did you know that I almost had a heart attack when I received your phone call? It is a good thing that I can see you in person now because otherwise, I would have thought I was only dreaming or hallucinating about your ghost. We all thought you were dead. Oh, God, but look at you… Thank God you’re alive, Riley! If only your master were still here…” Uncle Ben said as he broke the hug and looked at Riley from head to toe. He was still crying tears of joy from seeing Riley alive and well.
“Yeah, a lot has happened, Uncle… I will tell you the whole story… I would also like to visit Master Foo’s grave…” murmured Riley.
¹¹¹Uncle Ben nodded and said, “Yes, I’ll bring you there tomorrow. It’s almost dark now, and you just had a long trip. You should go rest for now.”
Uncle Ben finally noticed May, who was standing behind Riley all this while. The old man then looked at Riley with questioning eyes…
“Uncle, this is my boss, Miss May. She has been helping me to start a new life. I told you about her coming with me when we talked on the phone.” Riley introduced May to his uncle, smiling as he wiped his own tears.
“Nice to meet you, Uncle,” greeted May with a charming smile as she extended her hand, which Riley’s uncle accepted warmly before he threw a meaningful glance at Riley.
Riley smiled bashfully, and his face reddened. Uncle Ben just smiled and shook his head upon seeing Riley’s reaction. The boy he knew was not a boy anymore. He was already a man.
“I had the house all cleaned up as you requested. It’s a good thing that I did it, despite my doubt that it was really you talking to me on the phone… Wait, are you sure you want to stay here? The house is too… Uhm, how should I say this? It may not be suitable for your boss to stay in.” Uncle Ben voiced out his doubts before he suggested, “I think both of you should just stay at my house. It has been renovated, and it’s better than staying here.”
Riley laughed and said, “It’s really okay, Uncle… My boss is well prepared.” If only his uncle knew of all the stuff that his boss had filled their car in…
May smiled at Riley’s uncle as she seconded, “Yes, Uncle, it’s really fine. I have brought a lot of things that we may need, and I’m sure Riley has missed this house so much, so we should stay here.”
Then she added in jest, “Thank you so much, Uncle, for being so thoughtful, but rest assured this woman is highly adaptable. I think I can even survive in a jungle…”
Uncle Ben laughed and nodded before giving Riley another meaningful gaze, which Riley ignored this time.
“Alright, I will take my leave now, so you both can rest. I already made sure that you have at least basic things inside, but call me if you need anything else…” said Uncle Ben, grinning. He still could not believe how Riley had grown up so much that he even brought a cute young lady with him to visit his hometown. Riley told him that he was only working for the young lady, but by merely looking at them, Uncle Ben could feel that there was something more between them than just being colleagues.
“Thank you so much, Uncle Ben,” Riley said, and immediately excused himself to May so he could see his uncle off.
May went inside to check out the house. It was neat and tidy, and it looked exactly like how she had expected it to be; modest and simple, just like most houses in remote areas. There were two bedrooms with a bamboo divan bed in each of them. She was glad that she had brought two rolled mattresses for her and Riley.
She started to get their things out of the car and moved them inside the house. She was startled when Riley took the luggage from her. “I’ll handle everything, Boss. Just sit over there and relax. If you want, you can start working on your laptop. The electric outlet is here,” Riley said as he took out May’s laptop and prepared it for her.
May puckered her lips and countered, “No, it’s okay. I will prepare dinner instead.” She immediately looked for the kitchen.
Riley scratched his head and said with a timid look, “We use a wood-burning stove. Hold on, I will prepare it for you.” Riley walked outside the house, and May followed. Just a few meters away from the back of the house, she saw a rudimentary wood-burning stove.
May knew how to cook over a wood fire. Well, she had the theoretical knowledge, based on the cooking books she read, but she had never done it for real. After observing how Riley make the fire, she went on to prepare all the things she would need for cooking.
She was fast in gathering and chopping all the ingredients while Riley was still busy preparing the fire. When she was done, she said, “I’m fine… I can manage here. It’s getting dark soon, so go get our stuff from the car and move them into the house.”
Riley did as he was told. Cooking over a wood fire produced a lot of smoke, so May would cough from it every now and then as she cooked. But she was happy that she got to experience something like this. She did not notice the smudge she smeared on her face as she maintained the fire during her cooking.
She had prepared a simple dish and was satisfied with the result. It was a ginger-flavored chicken dish, mixed with papaya and fresh spinach.
“Wow, I’m such a great cook! Urgh, I feel so sticky, though,” May complimented herself as soon as she was done cooking, but was feeling uncomfortable from all the perspiration on her body. Her nose itched, and she scratched it without realizing that she was smearing her face even more.
She went back inside the house, without knowing how she looked…
As soon as Riley saw her, he burst into laughter.
“What?” May asked a bit confused.
Riley did not say a word. He just walked toward her and wiped the smudge off her nose and cheeks. May’s face blushed and murmured, “The food was ready. I will just wash first…”
Inside the bathroom, May’s heart was still beating very fast. She quickly removed all of her clothes and splashed herself with buckets of water. The water was rather cold, but she braced it by closing her eyes.
As soon as she opened her eyes again, she suddenly screamed, “Ahhhhhh!!!”
Riley heard May’s scream from the bathroom, so he quickly ran and opened the door.
May jumped at him as soon as she saw Riley, without any care that she was totally naked.
“Rats!!! There are rats!!!” May’s voice was trembling as she was holding around Riley’s neck, as he bridal carried her.
Riley turned crimson and felt the dryness in his mouth as he tried to speak. No words would come out as he unconsciously gawked at May and her appealing naked body. As soon as he realized what he was doing, he immediately closed his eyes, afraid of the improper thoughts that had started to form in his mind.
He stammered, “Uhm… Boss, you’re naked…”
May only realized that as well, and her eyes widened in horror. She looked at Riley and warned him. “Don’t you dare open your eyes! Put me down! Oh no, wait, there are still rats here. Ugh… I h@?? rats so much I could get a heart attack from seeing them!”
“Go out of the bathroom… Wait, don’t open your eyes. Uhm, just turn around slowly…” May instructed, and Riley did as he was told with his eyes still closed.
“That’s good. Now, walk slowly… A bit to the right. That’s it. Now put me down! Don’t peek, okay? I will get my towel from my room. Please make sure the rats are gone when I’m back,” May directed him.
“Please, make sure they’re gone, or I’ll die!” She shouted as she ran into her room. Riley went back to the bathroom. There was a big plastic barrel inside that was already filled with clean water fetched from a well or a natural spring near the house.
“Where are you? I’m going to ki|| you, guys!” Riley hissed as he looked for the rats who were responsible for his agony! Agony that came from seeing that glamorous naked body and feeling aroused without knowing what to do about it. May was the first woman he had seen naked in his entire life, and she was so beautiful to him. Her voluptuous B??@Å¡?s, her rounded hips, her smooth skin… He swallowed hard as the image was replaying in his mind.
“Are they gone? Tell me once you get rid of them!” May shouted. As soon as Riley took care of the rats, she went back to the bathroom to finish her bath. May had not even soaped herself when she saw those rats, her worst nightmare. She chided herself for her own stupidity of not bringing a towel with her before, which gave Riley the chance to see her naked. She sighed and mumbled, “Oh well, he just had to take responsibility… He was the first man to see me in my birthday suit!”
Riley and May were both quiet as they ate their dinner. None of them dared speak of the incident in the bathroom. But May could no longer take the silence, so she asked, “Did you see everything?”
Riley looked at her and nodded as his face blushed. “I’m sorry, Boss, I was not able to look away because…” He paused his sentence as he was hesitating if he should tell her or not.
“Because?” Asked May with a raised eyebrow.
“Because it was too pleasing to my eyes, Boss… Uhm your body, it was hard not to stare… Sorry Boss.” Riley honestly said as he apologized.
May did not know whether he should laugh at his innocence or compliment his honesty. But whichever it was, she was flattered. Then a wicked grin started to curve her lips as she thought of teasing him more. “Hmm, because you’ve seen me naked, and you were the first man who has seen my naked body… You should take responsibility,” May said.
Riley was a bit confused, so he asked, “Take responsibility?”
May nodded as she widened her smile. “Yes, take responsibility… Didn’t you know that merely staring at a naked woman could impregnate her? So you have to marry me…” May declared that shocked Riley.
“Okay, Boss, I will take responsibility…” Riley murmured. Of course, he knew what May was saying about impregnating a woman just by looking at her naked body was utter nonsense, but he did feel responsible for having seen her in nude, and he would like to take care of her.
Meanwhile, May looked at him in disbelief. Is he really that naive? She was just playing around with him, but he seemed to have taken it seriously.
“But I was just…” May started to explain when Riley cut her in.
“Boss, I will marry you anywhere and anytime you want…” Riled declared, to which May’s mouth fell open in response.
‘Is he for real?!’ May mused. She stared at him for a while, with her mouth still open, and she really did not know what came over her when she said, “Alright. We’ll get married after a month of dating. From now on, you’re no longer my fake boyfriend, but my real one. We’re now in a relationship for real.”
Riley held his breath as he listened to May. A part of him was rejoicing because he liked May for real, but had always felt it was impossible for him to even dream of having her…
‘Wait… I’m probably just dreaming right now…’ He doubted and pinched himself. He felt the pain, so it was absolutely real.
After dinner, the two prepared to sleep. May was so scared that rats would appear in her room that she insisted Riley slept with her.
“But I think it’s inappropriate. We’re still not married,” Riley rejected. He was unsure of sleeping together with May on the same bed. He felt that it was too early for them, and he knew it would be torturous for him…
May complained, “What are you thinking? We will just sleep, we won’t do anything else. It’s not like I’ll pounce on you and take advantage of you…”
Riley turned deep red as he honestly stated his reason to her. “That’s not what I meant, Boss. You’re… You’re so beautiful, and I’m still a normal and healthy man. I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself…”
“So? Don’t control if you can’t… I’m scared of rats, I won’t be able to sleep by myself from worrying that they would appear again… Let’s sleep together in my room,” May said, not taking no for an answer as she pulled Riley to her room.
Riley kept sighing as he looked at the ceiling. He did not budge from his position at all. “How can she sleep so peacefully?” He complained at the woman who was already asleep beside him.
May’s pink cherries kept haunting his head. They were rosy pink on top of those rounded melons… They were of a significant size that he wondered if they would fit his palms. He abruptly slapped himself to interrupt his impure thoughts. ‘Wake up, Riley! Sleep!’ He felt he would go crazy soon.
May turned to lay on her side, facing him, and she was so close that her B??@Å¡?s brush against his arm. ‘Oh, crap!’ He moved May a bit further to her side because he was already lying on the edge of his side of the bed.
After he moved her, he was about to turn his back on her when May suddenly hugged her like he was a bolster pillow. His face was just an inch away from hers. He cursed as he felt something was burning from inside of him. He could feel his own arousal getting up.
‘Red alert!’ He panicked. He tried to move away from May, but she only tightened her embrace. She could feel something struggling in her arms, so she drowsily opened her eyes. Their eyes locked, and May smiled as she murmured, “Hmm, why are you still awake? Sleep… Oh right, I forgot the goodnight kiss…”