Chapter 5 TAKE IT SLOW

CHAPTER 5

Cathy thought constantly about that night in her room with Carlos. She imagined what he would do to her if she had allowed him. The tension of her sexual desire made her edgy lately. She became moody and snappy at Carlos and the poor guy had no idea why she seemed tense. Cathy could no longer resist the tension, it had become like torture to her body, she needed a release. She dialed his phone to inform him she would like to visit but he didn't pick up, frustrated, she waited for his call but Carlos didn't return her calls, neither was he present in class. Cathy became worried, she decided to visit him unannounced.

"Cathy, what are you doing here?" Carlos asked, surprised when she appeared in his room two weeks later.

"Why were you not answering your phone?" she asked with a tinge of anger.

Carlos scratched his head "I had a meeting with the old man today and it was long," Carlos said

"All day?" She asked

"I'm sorry, I had a lot on my plate." He explained ruefully

"Clearly, I am not on this plate." Cathy replied flatly. "Very well then, I was worried and just had to see if you are fine. I will take my leave now."

Carlos held her hands "Come on, babe, I'm sorry" he begged, "my mum is sick, I had to visit her at the hospital after the meeting."

Cathy looked concerned. "How is she?"

Carlos shrugged, "I hope she would be fine, at least the doctors thinks so."

"Okay." Cathy said, "I have to go Carlos, this is already past 10pm, I still have a 30 minutes' drive to my place" Cathy pushed his hand off slightly

"Then stay over " He whispered

"Carlos, you know I can't"

"I have missed you, please stay with me." He pleaded.

"Fine" she replied reluctantly

"So, you came over today because you thought something bad happened to me?" he teased her

Cathy swatted his hand away playfully. Carlos laughed; the richness of his laughter made her insides quaver.

"I should do this more often" he teased again. Cathy hit his chest playfully and pushed him off.

"Come here," Carlos said, his voice slightly above a whisper. The room seemed electrified with the current that passed through them. He held Cathy's hand and drew her to him. There was something about his eyes, it seemed to burn with desire. Cathy looked away.

Carlos tipped her face to look into his eyes, "I want you, Cathy." he said hoarsely

"Carlos, I..." Cathy looked away, her chest thumped loudly in her ears

"Oh Cathy!" Carlos didn't allow her say anything, he swallowed her mouth with his and kissed her so passionately. He raised her to his study table; she could feel his hands on her back undoing her zippers, then she pulled back a little.

"What's wrong Cathy?" He asked gently

"Carlos I am scared," she confessed, "You are my first."

"I will be gentle I promise." Carlos said, his eyes shone with passion.

Cathy knew there was no going back this time. She wanted this as much as he did. She nodded.

"Cathy, I want you and I want you tonight" he said huskily.

He lifted her and cupped her butts in his arms and she wrapped her hand around his neck

She could feel him walking down to his bedroom which wasn't that far from his study; she knew there was no stopping him now, that tonight she was all his, she was not going to fight it.

Carlos slowly lowered her to the bed, as his hand unzipped her gown, his lips played around her earlobes a bit. She wasn't sure what she should do and she was so nervous. He was gentle and when his hands began to trail down her stomach underneath her thighs and in between her legs, she felt so hot like the heat has just been turned on to a 100°c. He looked at her, trying to figure out what was on her mind. She wanted him to but wasn't sure how to respond, it was her first time. He gently undressed her. He kissed her and fondled her breast with his tongue, sensation, and ecstasy flooded her brain, and she wanted more of him. The shivers and excitement he brought to her made her yearn for more. She parted her legs as he undressed, she couldn't get her eyes off his gloriously naked body and as he lowered himself to her, he thrust gently into her, the slippery wetness made his entry smooth.

"Oh..." Cathy gasped as she felt a sharp tinge of pain. She opened her mouth to breathe

"Does it hurt?" Carlos asked in alarm. He tried to pull out but Cathy held him back.

"A little, take it slowly." She said and braced up, unsure what to expect.

Gently, he thrust in, kissing her and letting her flow in his rhythm, the pain subsided as he moved in and out in rhythmic thrusts, she felt the pure ecstasy welling up within her, and building up like a volcanic eruption in her entire being. She thrashed on the sheets, her hand gripped Carlos's head as she let out loud moans. She felt Carlos stiffen and jerked inside her, his moans and hers sounded like music in her ears.

They woke up in each other arms.

"Good morning sunshine" Carlos greeted

"Good morning" she replied, a bit shy.

He placed a smooth kiss on her forehead.

"What time is it?" she asked and looked around, searching for a table clock

"It's past eight"

"Oh my God Carlos, school" Cathy panicked and almost jumped off the bed but he held her and drew her to him.

"I know and I didn't wake you on purpose." Carlos said with a laugh, "after the beautiful night we had, I figured you need to rest and spend more time with me." He winked.

Cathy hit his chest playfully, "I have a class by eight, Carlos and I must go." she insisted.

"Cathy just stay with me please" he begged, "One missed class does not make you a bad student."

Cathy considered his request, "I guess I could forego this one" she conceded

Carlos grinned and drew her into his arms. Cathy felt the hardness of his manhood and smiled also. It was going to be an interesting day after all.

Some weeks later, Cathy studied in the library studying; their exam was coming up in a month and she had a lot of preparation to do to hit the target and keep her scholarship next year. Again, Carlos was not in school, she dialed his number a number of times and he didn't answer. Carlos had been absent in school for three days and his phone had been unreachable, Cathy became worried.

"I do not like it when he goes off like this and it's becoming frequent these days," Cathy told Jesse, irritated for the umpteenth time when she had tried to reach him again.

One week later, she still hadn't seen Carlos nor communicated with him, Cathy almost lost her mind and could hardly concentrate on her studies. She became a mess of herself. Jesse walked into the room one evening, her eyes sad, she sat close to Cathy and whispered with empathy.

"Cathy, his mom died." Jesse announced.

Cathy felt her heart drop in her stomach, tears welled in her eyes "Oh my God Jesse. Carlos adores his mom."

Jesse hugged her. Carlos would be drowning in pain. She knew how much he loved her and had tolerated his father because of her. She wished she could comfort him now.

"How did you know Jess?" Cathy asked, her voice low.

"It was in the news today, Cathy, the entire campus is talking about it." Jesse said calmly

Cathy frowned and wondered what Jess meant. "What? Why?"

"She was murdered." Jesse said.

Cathy blinked; her eyes widened in surprise. She stared at Jesse, lost for words to say unsure how to process this information. The word murdered rang in her ears.

"H...how did this happen? Who did it?" She heard herself speak, her eyes stared into space, unseeing.

"She was admitted at the hospital two weeks ago and someone went in there and shot her dead." Jesse replied.

Cathy sighed, she rubbed her hands against her face, she felt numb. One thing was sure, Carlos needed her.