FILTHY ENGLISH: Romantic Tryst - BOOK 1 (4 page)

After putting the beautiful ring on Carolina’s finger, she looked at the ring and to Nils, she knew he was expecting a comment:

“It’s the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen, thank you so much”.

Genuinely, saying that because she was hugging and giving him a long kiss.

They left Carolina’s flat engaged.

When they finally arrived at the hotel for the gala ball, they were escorted by a hostess from the hotel entrance to the hall before the venue room, where they were served a flute of champagne.

Waiters were very busy handing out the champagne, making all guests welcomed and happy, it was a good start for the evening.

The hall was filled with guests while they took a sip of champagne they could appreciate pieces of art displayed all around, for the silent auction. Since the auction would follow throughout dinner and only at the end of the dinner would it be closed and the winner will be known, everyone could see the name on the IPad who bids what and for how much.

As Carolina and Nils had only bought two places at the table for dinner, they would stay with four more couples, who they didn’t know who they were.

It took them a few minutes to discover their table, and with great surprise, they had as table mates one of the greatest writers of England with his wife, a very friendly couple with a huge age gap, the wife was definitely a wife-trophy. The other two couples were Carolina and Nils’s social friends, they meet before in several events when they were together for the first time, both couples were pleasantly surprised to see them together.

Dinner was going well with all the guests at the table having a great time, all guests were delighted with the wonderful dinner, and a well-known band was playing in the background. Carolina saw in guest’s faces how delighted they were, making her feel very happy to be part of the organization of the event.

After dinner, some were ready to dance, while others were curious about the ongoing auction and following their chosen pieces, they took the last moments to bid in the silent auction spending millions to help the cause.

Carolina and Nils bid on a painting both liked, it was an artwork from a well-known modern art painter and both were hoping to get their first acquisition for a future together.

Sitting back in her chair, watching all the guests having fun and Nils, life was starting to make sense to Carolina, starting to be free with Nils and seeing him as the man for the rest of her life.

Everything was good now.

Carolina loved dancing and as soon she heard a song she likes, she was ready for a dance and pulled Nils to dance with her, Nils grabbed her from behind, dancing at the same pace with Carolina.

While they were dancing, they hugged each other, Carolina closed her eyes and when she opens her eyes, she looked sideways to the exit door and for a second she thought she saw JP.

Her blood froze in her veins, she looks again, but there was no one there and she thought her mind was playing tricks, maybe she was having an unconscious desire to see JP again. Trying to forget, she continued dancing with Nils and soon she didn’t think about JP anymore.

But now she hasn’t the same energy to dance as before, she is slightly upset because she is having such a great time with Nils, and there it was JP back in her mind, it was not fair to her and Nils.

She is completely off suddenly and didn’t feel like going home to Nils place tonight, she needs to be alone, and she needs the comfort and safety of her home.

She stretched to reach Nils ear and told him she is going to the toilet, she wouldn’t take long.

While she was walking towards the exit door, she looks back at the busy room filled with happy guests dancing and drinking, everyone seemed to be having fun, she needed to be alone right now.

While she walked past the huge marble atrium she started to feel more and more relaxed, the anxiety that started minutes ago in the gala room was calming down and she felt more serene.

The hallway was empty and cold, Carolina felts good and at the same time having a shiver in her body from the fresh air, about 3 meters to the women's toilet she saw the men’s toilet door opening and a man getting out.

Her eyes almost jumped from her orbits, her jaw dropped without order and her body froze completely, she couldn’t believe who she was seeing, JP is a few meters away and in front of her.

She is not going crazy after all, and her mind isn’t playing tricks, he is right there in front her.

Carolina’s body immediately stopped responding to any brain commands at the same time she saw him.

With, so many emotions trying to come out at any moment, she remained perfectly still in the middle of the hall. She didn’t know what would happen next and in complete shock of seeing him again because she thought he was a closed page in her life.

But the feelings were still there and inside her a whirlwind of emotions all about to come out at any moment. Still frozen waiting for his reaction unable to produce a sound.

When JP looked up in her direction, he recognized her immediately despite almost one year had gone by and they never saw each other.

He stopped like her and stared at her only a few meters away. It had been a long time since the first and only date they had. Looking the same as she remembered him, just awesome and those unforgettable blue eyes giving him that intense and hunter look.

Carolina wasn’t sure if he stopped because he was trying to remember where he knew her or stopped because he expected her to take the initiative to start any conversation.

JP looked at her without saying a word.

She remained frozen and mute.

Without any doubt, he still has an intoxicating effect on Carolina.

In silence, JP starts walking towards Carolina, always in a firm walk without taking his eyes from hers, he approached so closely that she felt his breath on her face, his body heat, and his smell.

"I almost didn’t recognize you, you look stunning tonight. I need to have you again"

Without a word, she instinctively takes a step back and he takes another step forward, getting too close again.

She takes another step back and gets stuck between the wall and JP’s body, looking at each other’s eyes for a few moment, and without her permission, JP decides to press his body against hers, kissing her while searching for her hands, holding them, squeezing her gently against the wall with his body.

Carolina was so surprised with what is happening, it doesn’t seem to be real, and it feels like she is living a dream, one in which she imagined long ago a perfect reunion with JP.

But it wasn’t a dream, now it was a nightmare. She was just engaged to Nils, and now she is being kissed by the man who played with her feelings and diminished her as a woman.

Still, she feels the touch of his lips on her lips, his body against her body, his unique scent and it was enough to make her body shiver in all nerve endings.

She discovered she is still madly in love with him.

However, Nils came to her mind and as Carolina regained consciousness of what was happening, coming slowly back to reality, she realizes that none of this makes sense.

Irritation for JP starts to rise and although she has confused emotions, she realises she wants to go out of there. How does he dare to come near her start kissing her just like that, regardless of whether she wants to be kissed by him or not, or if she's with someone else or not?

He didn’t care or respect her at all.

With anger growing inside her, she pushed him, relieving enough pressure from his body, it was enough for her to get rid of him and without saying a word she walked away in a hurry into the ladies toilet.

JP didn’t give up and pursued her, trying to get inside the ladies toilet after her.

"I missed you, I only realise that when I saw you now. Please let me inside. Let’s talk."

He said outside the door, trying to get in, but he couldn’t because she is leaned against the door.

Finally, he managed to open the door slowly and catches Carolina trying to kiss her again, but Carolina pushed him with both hands away, forcing him to stay away, looking at him at the same time with a wild whirlwind of feelings formed in her mind and heart.

She decided that the only thing she could do right now is to run out as fast as she could into the room where the party is still going on.

The dress and high heels didn’t help her taking the speed she needed right now, but she managed to get out of there and ran away, hoping that he would stay behind and give up.

She couldn’t dare to look back because she could feel his gaze spiked on her back, she knew he is coming after her.

At this point, she only wished JP doesn’t see where she is heading too.

They never contacted each other completely for almost a year, she didn’t know anything about JP, he never showed any interest in her and now that he sees her after all this time, he approaches and kisses her just like that?

What is this guy thinking?

What she didn’t need right now is a scene in front of Nils and in front of all guests, it wasn’t fair to Nils, it isn’t fair for her as well.

She took a deep breath before arriving next to Nils and tried to put on her best face, making an effort to ignore what just happened outside the ballroom.

Carolina didn’t want to spoil the event and Nils’ happiness tonight.

Nils is the best thing that has happened to her in the last months, and JP just arrived like that and in seconds messed with Carolina’s mind, it isn’t fair for the wonderful man who was in front of her right now, who makes her feel like a princess.

She didn’t want Nils to go home with her, first, she needs to be alone but she wouldn’t mind if Nils stays in the event if he wishes to, but she couldn’t stay there any longer, her head was about to explode.

How could JP destroy with a kiss what Carolina tried to build few months ago, managing deliberately to rekindle the flame Carolina had for him.

Carolina still feels his kiss like a wildfire, burning her inside with blame and irritation, but rekindle the flame for him? Making her re-live the first and only meeting they had and how wonderful it had been during those unique moments for her. He is not worth her love, and Carolina will deny forever her feelings for him.

Her stress is evident all over her face, sitting at her table, she sees a waiter coming with a bottle of champagne sent from a guest who didn’t want to identify himself. Afraid of being JP sending the champagne, she nervously drank the champagne flute in two sips, filling her flute immediately.

Now she could not hold herself anymore, and her headaches are worse than ever, after telling Nils she doesn’t feel very good, she might have flu. She let Nils give her a kiss on the cheek, avoiding more intimate contact. Saying goodbye, she left the party immediately, fetching her coat and asked the doorman at the entrance of the hotel for a taxi. Arriving completely exhausted at home, she takes her Jimmy Choo’s sandals off and walked slowly from the entrance passing through the living room, going up the stairs towards the direction of her bedroom.

Walking step-by-step in slow motion, she felt helpless, and she wanted to forget this night ever happened.

Feeling dizzy, maybe because of the champagne, she dragged herself to the bedroom, undressed with a huge effort as if it was the last thing she was able to do, dropping everything on the floor without bothering to tidy up, as usual, re-living over and over again in her head the day’s event ...when she saw JP... his kiss...and Nils...the engagement request and the ring.

Tired, she sat on the edge of the bed taking the ring carefully off her finger, she looked at the beautiful and flawless diamond, blaming herself how full of flaws she is.

Nils is a man with excellent taste to buy a ring like this, how will you ever forgive me for letting be kissed by another man? Could I live with what happen without telling you?
– Was Carolina’s thoughts while putting the diamond ring on the small table next to the bed.

She took a short shower, letting the water fall on her body hoping to take the whole mess down the drain disappearing once and for all.

When she finished the shower she felt so exhausted, falling asleep right away erasing completely.

JP and Carolina meet again, however it was nothing what they ever expected to be.

Two days after, both wake up next to each other in the same bed, in what it seems to be a cabin, outside birds are singing frenetically and the sound of the sea dying steady in the beach.

With an almost unbearable headache, Carolina gets up, completely surprised and fear seeing JP lying in the bed next to her.

“How is this possible? Why am I here?” – She shouts at him.

JP with his eyes already open, tries to figure out like her what is happening to him.

“I ask you the same” – He says back almost inaudible because of his headache.

After a few minutes they understand, something odd is going on, because none of them remember getting there.