Free Web NovelChapter 87: Confused (1)
"Scarlet."
The sound of her name leaving his lips and his hands roaming her body had led Scarlet to lose all sense of reason. This was quite unlike her but she could not resist it any longer. Not when his hands were on her and his mouth found its way to her skin, savouring her as though she was some kind of treat.
"Ian," Scarlet called his name, her hands lost in his hair to then give him a slight tug back so she could see his face.
She had truly made the mistake of entering a contract with this man because of where she ended up now.
This was simply not enough. Scarlet needed to have more of him. He had placed this desire in her head and now she wanted more of it.
Scarlet loosened her hold of his hair and trailed her right hand over his shoulder down to his chest. His exposed chest always had her attention though she didn’t like to admit it. She couldn’t help wanting to see just how fit he was.
Scarlet ignored how satisfied Ian looked to have her so focused on his chest. His teasing wouldn’t bother her now as there was something she desperately wanted to do.
She began to undo the buttons of Ian’s shirt. Ian had left as many buttons as he could open whenever she came around so why now did he only have one open?
"This is painfully slow, Scarlet. Let me help speed it up," Ian said, his hands on her waist shifting her body to have her feel why going slow was torturing him.
Scarlet bit her lip, suppressing a moan that came from feeling Ian’s apparent need for them to be intimate. Despite his request for the pace to increase, Ian still moved his hands slowly from her waist to settle on her buttocks to give a squeeze.
Scarlet was unable to hold back her cries this time. She could not focus to get the rest of his buttons open when he touched her.
Her emotions were all over the room and her body craved to have more. She fell right into the palm of his hands. He moved his left hand to have his thumb along her lips. His thumb gently pressed on her bottom lip to stop her from holding back by biting down on it.
"Open those pretty lips of yours, Scarlet. Let me-"
"Milady."
Scarlet’s eyes opened, greeted by the darkness of her bedroom. She turned to the right only to find Sunny curled up on a pillow on the other side of the bed.
The realisation of what happened hit her like cold water. Her eyes were still wide from the shock that she would have that kind of dream and with Ian of all people. The very man she had told that they were not to be intimate.
"Milady."
Scarlet couldn’t bring herself to answer Florence’s call. It was now morning which meant she had to get dressed for the painter and Ian’s return. It was terrible timing for Ian to return to her estate after the dream she had.
Scarlet almost felt like she should apologise to him for the line she had crossed even though it was in her dream.
"I must be losing my mind," Scarlet concluded.
Why else would she have that kind of dream where she wanted to sleep with Ian? Where she enjoyed the thought of him touching her.
It had been some time since Scarlet had been with a man but it had not bothered her so much that she had these kinds of dreams, so why now?
Scarlet sat up as lying in bed wasn’t making it any better. She was fine around Ian and never had any dreams so again, why now?
Was it his confession yesterday?
Scarlet had felt a little weird after it but then the feeling went away.
"What did I drink with dinner?" Scarlet wondered if that could be the cause.
Whatever bottle of wine that was poured had to be thrown out. She could not want the man she had a contract relationship with that way. Scarlet was like any other person with those kinds of needs but it had to be with anyone other than Ian.
Ian would gladly offer himself but she wished to keep their relationship as the contract stated. Perhaps, all she needed was to soak in her tub to clear her mind.
"Come in!" Scarlet finally allowed Florence in. She slid off the bed to get started on filling the tub with water.
"Good morning. Milady?" Florence muttered, confused by Scarlet in a hurry toward the bathroom. Did she need to pee?
Florence moved fast to pull back the curtains to bring some light into the room. It was an exciting day since she was already informed to prepare for the arrival of the painter and Ian’s return. Even the princess was so excited that she was already awake.
Florence pulled back all the curtains and then waited for Scarlet’s return to the room to help her get dressed for the day. "Is that water?" She asked herself as it sounded like the tub was being filled.
Why would Scarlet do that when Florence had always run the water for her?
To be certain that Scarlet was well, Florence headed to the bathroom, finding the door to be open and Scarlet already stripping out of her night dress. "Lady Collins, maybe you should wait before you step into the water. You just woke up."
"I think that I am ill," Scarlet said, her hands frozen in place to not lift the dress over her head.
"Then that is all the more reason why you should not get in the water so fast. Allow me to do my duty to run the water for you. Breakfast is not ready so you need not rush or is there somewhere you are to be before the painter comes?" Florence asked, hoping she had not made a mistake with Scarlet’s schedule. freēwebnovel.com
Scarlet stared at Florence, noting her off her behaviour had to be. It was starting to scare her as well that this was what she jumped to do. Scarlet let go of her dress to let it fall back to hide her body.
"Are you alright?" Florence questioned as Scarlet’s behaviour was strange. Scarlet was a bit more relaxed in the morning but today she was energetic. Was it because she was excited to see Ian again?
"I am fine. Just a little confused. You can continue with the bath," Scarlet said, leaving it to Florence so she could find another way to clear her mind.
If Ian could see her now he would probably laugh at her for being this way all because she had a dream of him.
Scarlet didn’t know what to be annoyed with more. The fact she had a dream of Ian or the fact that for a moment, she had been annoyed with the disturbance as she wasn’t satisfied.
She was not in so much of a need to be with a man that she would be like this with Ian. She could be without those kinds of desires for much longer than this. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
’I will not sleep with a man I have no feelings for,’ Scarlet said to herself.
Their recent closeness might have made her this way but she was strong enough to ignore the need to be so close to a man around her.
