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Tipping her chin up slightly with his hand,
he looked into her eyes and saw all the
things he knew he could never be to her.
She was such a lively and wonderful girl,
he didn’t want to break her heart or spoil
the great friendship they shared. Taking
this further would most likely result in an
unhappy ending, he was almost sure of it.
It wouldn’t be fair to her.
“Angela….” he started but she cut him off.
“Don’t give me the speech Tikky, heard it a
million and one other times before.
Just….” She turned to face him, grasping
his hands she asked “Why don’t you give it
a shot, give us a shot? There's no harm in
at least trying, is there? You’ve not really
tried to… to like me, you’ve just concluded
that it won't ever work out.”
“I’m afraid, Angela!” He told her honestly.
“of what?”
“You deserve someone who will fall
helplessly in love with you, I don’t think I
can fulfil what you really want. Would that
be fair to you?”
“Tikky, you’re all I want, all I need, I tell
you. Smart, so considerate and loving even
when you aren't conscious of it. You
always consider others first before
yourself….the list is endless tikky. You
need to atleast give us a chance or don’t
you find me even a little bit attractive?”
He did, he couldn’t lie about that. She had
a great figure although on the petite side,
wasn’t bad looking at all, she was hot and
he’d definitely lusted after her a few times
which was normal as a guy but that didn’t
mean he had to pursue her. Tekena
wanted a meaningful relationship, he
wasn’t the fling type.
“I do but then-“
“No buts, Tikky. Lets start from there, we’ll
take it easy I promise.”
“But what if it turns into a disaster and
then we loose our friendship, which is
what will most likely happen.” He told her.
"I value what we have and I really don't
want it to get destroyed."
“Okay, can we make a promise to never
ever stop being friends whatever
happens?” She asked.
He smiled “You sure that will work?”
She shrugged “It’s a promise, we have to
keep it, like it or yes!”
“Hmmmm” He ran it all through his mind
quickly. He really liked her as a friend
and even though he seriously doubted he
could feel more for her, maybe it was
worth trying? “So how does the agreement
go?”
“Okay,” She raised her right palm, smiling
now, she said, “I, Angela solemnly swear
to take Tekena as my trial…em…
boyfriend?” her eyes were questioning, he
nodded urging her on “and promise to still
remain friends even if things turn ugly. So
help me God.”
He laughed “Are you sure you haven’t done
this before? I don’t think I could have
come up with a better one myself.”
“Very funny, Tikky, its your turn now....
Say it like you mean it.”
" Okay, " He repeated her words
exchanging his name with hers hoping he
was making a good decision.
“Okay, now we shall seal it with a kiss.”
She added with a sheepish grin.
“Hey! Is this an attempt to steal a kiss from
me, Angie?” He asked
“What if it is, is it working?” She asked.
He smiled “maybe…depends, what kind of
kiss, a chaste one or a wet one?”
“Ewwwww Tikky, do you have to gross out
the moment?" She frowned, but still
smiling.
“What? I was just asking to know which
one to do, is that a bad thing?”
She laughed “Just let it flow, you don’t have
to preplan it.”
“Okay,” he said and without giving her a
warning, he pulled her to him, planning
on a chaste one but when his lips met her
soft inviting one slightly parted from her
gasp of surprise, he couldn’t deny his
tongue a taste of hers.
She welcomed him
in gladly and Tikky immediately felt that
rush of excitement and lust that usually
followed. He wasn’t a monk after all, his
body obviously didn’t share any of the
reservations his heart did. He could want
her even though he didn’t have deep
feelings for her.
She’d leaned into him now, and he
couldn't help but deepen the kiss. It had
been a while, but he didn't want to go far
and so he restricted his hands to her arms
even....