A Graduation Gift

Rufus slammed the car brakes all of a sudden, pulling the car to an halt.

He turned around to check on Cassandra who was sitting in the back seat. Her face was extremely red and her eyes were closed with her eyelashes moving slightly as she frowned. She seemed to be suffering from pain. She was murmuring his name and some inaudible words which Rufus couldn't tell.

Rufus held his breath and leaned closer towards the backseat, trying to discern what she was saying.

Thankfully, he recognized some of the words she was saying. She said 'homeless' and 'desperate.'

All of a sudden, Rufus remembered their conversation that time. He had also pulled over by the road, and told her that he would be standing by her side at any time.

He promised to love, protect and cherish her. He said that he would always be with her and give her a home.

Rufus was silent for a moment. Then he thought, 'Cassandra, why are you talking about this? Are you reminding me to fulfill my promises?' Rufus asked himself as he looked at Cassandra's innocent face.

Facing the steering wheel now, he smiled happily, then sped up and drove to his place directly.

As soon as they arrived, he carried Cassandra up to the bathroom. He filled the bathtub with warm water as it would help a drunk person sober, then gently placed the woman inside the warm tub.

He wanted to take her clothes off; but unexpectedly, the lady who had been quiet and dazed suddenly began to struggle heavily.

She was pushing and shoving whoever or whatever within her reach. Both her hands and her legs were desperately swinging and plunging in the air, causing the water in the tub to be spilled everywhere on the bathroom floor.

"Go away! Don't touch me! Go away!"

With her eyes still closed, Cassandra's eyebrows were frowning. She exerted her utmost strength and struggled to fight despite being half conscious.

"Be a good girl, Cassandra. Calm down! It's me, Rufus!"

Rufus was holding her in his arms all this time so she wouldn't hurt herself. Taking off her clothes was a struggle for Rufus, especially when he was doing it with only one hand.

"No, Rufus! We can't do it!"

Cassandra opened her eyes, it was obvious however that her head was still blank. She couldn't even recognize the man in front of her.

Rufus reckoned that she hadn't recovered from being drunk yet. Probably she even forgot that she had already been divorced, that was why she kept saying no to him.

With the warm water wrapped on her body, she started to recover and regain consciousness gradually.

on the man right in front of her. She couldn't help but be amazed at the handsome features of

was still so gorgeous, with the usual cool face, the face of her savior, her protector, and the one who came to her every time

thought

could feel the warmth from his skin and the

done

asked, trying to suppress his desire aroused by her touch. His voice

"Hmm?"

seemed to be so real. But before she could figure it out, she felt gentle hands

suddenly cleared at the warmth of Rufus's kiss. She wasn't kissing him back for she was surprised at the turn of

to push him away, but she failed.

I cared for you. You have gone through all to come to me. Now it's my turn. Let me show you how much I love you,"

started to feel the warmth rising up her body. Soon enough,

"Rufus..."

made Rufus crave more from her. He wanted to pour out his love for her, the long-concealed passion and yearning he had

eyes darkened, and he was no

be a great and passionate night for Cassandra and Rufus. They shared the love and enjoyed themselves to the mirth and passion without any bars hold. Rufus wished the night would be longer and Cassandra felt

smell lingered under her

she blinked her eyes and cleared her vision.

a totally strange room with a masculine

leaned an elbow on the pillow and watched her

morning, my Sleeping Beauty," he muttered under his

held her breath upon setting her eyes on the half-naked

night flashed back her mind. She found herself in

recalled how loud and daring she was last night, and she also remembered that Rufus was angry yet laughed at her because of her childish

him condescendingly as if she would kill him should he dare

She had been resistant to him in the past but this time, she

reached out and stroked her face with a coltish smile

so soon after we spent

think of what she did last night at the

root of

first met and had sex because of alcohol. Now it happened again. She was drunk and they

she would never drink again!

took something