Chapter 10 The Apprentice

-Adrienne-

I hadn't finished my conversation on the phone with detective G when there was a heavy and firm knock on the door. It was Mr. Tanaka.

"There's someone here to see you, my lady. It's Daniel, Detective G's apprentice..."

"How do you know if that's him, Mr. Tanaka? How can you be so sure?" My suspicious thought aroused easily in times like this. My stupidity was that Mr. Tanaka had been trained for years by my dad. A matter like this was only a bit of a kitchen issue.

But patiently Mr. Tanaka answered me like he was the most patient creature on earth,

"Detective G already sent me the picture of Daniel, so allow me to be sure, my lady. And I believe you're talking to Detective G, as just now, right, my lady?"

Shame on me!

Thus, I said,

"Ok, Mr. Tanaka, send him in..." I acted as if nothing happened and I hid my guilty feeling. While I continued talking to Detective G,

"He's here, Detective. Would there be anything else?"

"That would be all, my lady. Daniel will explain the way he works to you. I'll keep you updated, and have a safe flight, also... Good luck with your exam."

I swore I could hear him smiling sincerely on the phone. That put me at ease. People were nice to me. In the meantime, that'd be sufficient for me.

I gasped like my breath was choked because I couldn't believe what I saw before my eyes.

There across the room, stood a mature and charming tall man. He was around five-ten, while I was five-four. I hadn't known that a bald man could be that attractive. If I could, I'd be mistaken thinking that he was Jason Statham. He had the vibe of a man protecting anything he held most dear. The kind of man who put a lot of effort till death. Silly me, after all, he was the detective, though he was just an apprentice to Detective G. Being persistently willful was just obvious for a great investigator.

I thought he'd be timid, but he was away far from that word. Though there was something unearthly distinctive about him. Almost ancient. Maybe he had an old soul. But then again, it wasn't the right term to put him that way. He was more than just special. All I knew, was he bled pheromones.

I almost could see how women would fall for him in an instant. And not just for one night, they'd be begging for more.

Even from across the room, I could see his pair of almond eyes so jet black like a black hole that would suck you whole.

Suddenly I could feel the cold air breeze in the room though it didn't winter, it was a different kind of cold. What surprised me was the cold air like being centered on the man who stood before me. I couldn't help myself that something odd happened to my body.

There were invisible hands, maybe the cold air, brushing my shoulders gently, to my neck. I could almost feel like hungry lips were drowning between my neck and my hair. Now my hair was so tense on the back of my neck. I could feel the tingling sensation from the back of my neck, down to my spine, my waist, my hips, and down to the area between my legs. I swore it made me almost wet...

Then he cracked the silence while I was trying hard to get my consciousness,

"How do you do, my lady? Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Daniel, an apprentice of Detective John Gee. I'd be helping him handle the investigation to the north part of Imperial Colony. Each time I get some clues within a week, I'll be calling you to deliver the news. Is there something you'd want to know?" he closed his explanation with a smile to die for.

I didn't see his sweet dimples before. He was just too good to be alive. Then I clumsily asked the most unmeaning question,

"Just Daniel? Or do you have any first name?"

What the hell did I ask that for?

Then oh no... not that smile again. Indeed, he smiled widely maybe because of hearing my foolish question.

"It's Gerhard Daniel, my lady. My childhood friends call me Gerry. But I prefer to be called Daniel since it's my last name" he ended his sentence with a sincere smile. I almost could see he was reminiscing his childhood memory. He looked like he was in peace. It was nice to know that another human being still had memorable childhood.

I was calmer but I was still speechless and didn't know what to say to that gorgeous creature. I just loved looking at his facial hair and to be honest, I was thinking what if that facial hair brushed gently the inner parts of my thighs and went up...

Oh God, what's happening to me? Why do I keep on thinking like this?

My mind screamed for help that I had to send him out right away. I couldn't think straight!

"I guess... that would be all, Daniel. Do you have any other thing to report?" I hid my weariness from being drunk just to be in the same room with him.

"No, my lady. Just to assure you that I'd keep you updated with the investigation each week. Would that be okay if I call you every week?" suddenly his voice became husky and inviting.

It was more inviting to spend the night together, other than reporting what he'd do with the investigation.

Gosh... someone please release me from this agony! Maybe calling Mr. Tanaka would be a great idea!

But instead of calling for Mr. Tanaka, I couldn't believe my mouth when I said,

"I'd love to, it'll be a pleasure"

Wait, did I just accept his invitation to bed? Because it sounded just like it.

I was doomed!

Then he smiled with his sweet dimples...

-to be continued-