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.

sturdy one, after she had

despite his continuous knocking and banging, Jack

as she had kept Jacob waiting outside the bathroom for

while

a few steps, she accidentally stepped on the

into the warm embrace of a man. Immediately, she knew it was Jacob who had caught her as she could smell the same peppermint

Jacob's heart started beating faster and faster, as both of them started to

the shower, Emily's skin turned soft and smooth. Her soft skin coupled with the fragrance of peppermint mixed with a hint of sweetness, blew Jacob's

should be more

but her head stopped at Jacob's chin, so she had to remain still, while she just murmured,"It's too dark and I

from your place, if

in his arms and carried her to the living room. All

dazzled Emily, who closed her eyes tight instinctively, before turning 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 her with the

up with satisfaction as

Please let me know." Jack's voice came barging

Jack's voice broke Emily's trance, she raised her head immediately.

Concerned for Emily's safety, Jack switched on the electricity. However, there was still no response from Emily, which

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

she was safe, but he immediately denied,"I had nothing

Jack had no idea that, initially, Emily had chosen to live 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

don't misunderstand me. Please open the door, and let me explain

"Go away!"

going anywhere. I'll stay here

"Are you nuts?"

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

and interrupted her before she could even finish speaking,"I will not sleep on

She assumed that people like Jacob would never sleep in such a humble room as hers if there was another choice, let alone sleep on

sofa, but she didn't have a problem as it was only going

his face, like he had just come up