A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Emily, are you okay?"

In the darkness, Emily could barely see a faint shadow, tall and slender, standing at the doorway of the bathroom.

Without a conscious thought, she pulled down a towel to cover herself, and answered,"I'm okay."

"Okay." Jacob turned away without a moment's hesitation.

The thought of spending another second in the dark bathroom all by herself sent shivers down her spine as she implored,"Please wait for a moment, Jacob."

Jacob stopped in his tracks and walked back in an instant, as if he knew she was going to call him.

"I'm a little scared. Could you please wait for me at the doorway?

"But you've asked me to stay at least two meters away from the bathroom." Jacob replied in a calm voice, but with a hint of sarcasm,"So you want me to stand at the door, right?"

"Yeah." Acknowledging the fact that it was her request, Emily felt embarrassed, as her face turned red immediately. However, when she realized that Jacob wouldn't be able to see her in the dark, she felt relieved and added,"I want you to turn your back to me."

Jacob stood still at the doorway, silently. Not having received any responses, Emily called out again,"Jacob..."

Jacob had to turn his back to her. However, surrounded by the hot steam floating in the bathroom, as soon as he heard the sound of rushing water again, he started to get hot gradually.

'Emily, even without a conscious thought, somehow, you still manage to turn me on, ' Jacob thought to himself.

Tsk! Was it not true, that a man standing at the door of the bathroom waiting for a woman to take a shower, was similar to a hungry wolf waiting for the little sheep to wash itself, before eating it? Too much credulity was never a good thing.

"How are you, Emily?" Outside the door, Jack had heard Emily's shriek followed by the loud sound of the door being pushed open, which made him a little anxious as he mistakenly thought that she had fallen down,"Don't be afraid, Emily. Open the door and let me in..."

However, both Emily and Jacob ignored his "kindness" spontaneously.

Jack got tired of anxiously waiting outside, so he started to knock on the door, making a loud and muffled sound.

a very expensive and sturdy one, after she

Jack still failed to get

Jacob waiting outside the bathroom for her. Soon after she

end of the doorway somehow comforted her, while she put on her clothes and

steps, she accidentally stepped on the wet floor, lost her balance

Immediately, she knew it was Jacob who had caught her as she could smell the same peppermint gel she had

turned red in the dark, and likewise, Jacob's heart started beating faster and faster, as both of them started to feel nervous in each other's

Her soft skin coupled with the fragrance of peppermint mixed with

be more

head stopped at Jacob's chin, so she had to

from your place, if

arms and carried her to the living room. All of a sudden, the lights came back on.

her head towards Jacob's chest. Needless to say, Jacob had a strong chest, strong enough to block out the bright light for Emily and to provide

Jacob's face light up with

know." Jack's voice came barging in through the door

trance, she raised her head immediately. Embarrassed, she struggled

safety, Jack switched on the electricity. However, there was still no response from Emily, which caused him to

heard Emily's angry voice,"Are you insane, Jack? Why

soon as Jack heard Emily's voice, he felt relieved knowing that she was safe, but

in that community because it was safe from power outages. Moreover, Emily had never suffered a power outage since she'd lived there. Thus, Emily believed that Jack was responsible for the power

misunderstand me. Please open the door, and

"Go away!"

going anywhere. I'll stay here until you

"Are you nuts?"

Jack. She turned around and saw Jacob gazing at her. After hesitating for a moment, she said,"Since there

immediately, and interrupted her before she could

assumed that people like Jacob would never sleep in such a humble room as hers

knew that she had to be the one to sleep on the sofa, but

you," responded Jacob with a questionable expression on his face, like he had just