Embrace Love's
CH 61'S. Forget that kiss

Claude glanced at Catalina who was just silent with a glance toward the outside of the car glass. He could not see the girl's face.

"Lina ... What did Dr. Luigi really want by taking you to the room?" The question was asked by Joanna who was sitting in the front seat, next to Vincent who was driving.

Catalina looked towards the front, Yoana did not look back as she asked. The woman remained staring towards the front while voicing her question.

Catalina turned back to the glass. Pulling a long idle before answering Joanna.

"He wants to talk to me" said Catalina.

"About what?" ask Joanna again.

Catalina did not reply, staring half-thought at the road their car was traveling on.

"Ck, you don't want to talk about it?" asked Yoana while clucking.

"He ... Doctor Luigi said that he loved me" Catalina said without turning her gaze away from the windshield.

"What! She's just engaged to Natalia! Is he not ashamed to say that to you!" suliku Yoana's.

Catalina was silent. There was a little regret in his heart. Why not be firm in front of doctor Luigi. He knew Luigi's doctor had his heart set on him, but he just avoided it and acted like he didn't know anything. Make Luigi's doctor nurture that feeling. Would it be any different if he had been assertive from the beginning by telling Luigi his feelings? that he only considered him a friend, a great co-worker. If he does that, will Luigi's doctor step back and try to get to know and like the girl his parents propose. I don't know ... Catalina did not know, she was sad to think of the sad expression on the doctor's face before he forced her to kiss him. Unknowingly Catalina wiped her lips with her palm.

Claude saw the gesture, Catty's palm wiping her lips repeatedly. The girl was still facing towards the glass, so Claude could not see her face. But Claude was sure, Catalina wiped her lips, not the rest of her face.

When they arrived at the room where Luigi was taking Catalina, they saw Catalina standing not far from Luigi's doctor, both of whom were doing nothing. But from the shocked expression and the hand of doctor Luigi holding the lips, Claude was able to surmise what had just happened. The doctor seemed to have forced a kiss on Catty and Catty who did not like to fight back by biting the man.

The doctor's lips will be swollen and painful. He'll need honey .. Like I used to when I was forced to kiss Cat, Claude thought.

Claude recalls when he forced her to kiss Catty in the car while returning home from the hospital carrying a sprained Yoana.

After arriving in front of the mansion, they all descended. Catalina walked limped in her high heels. He opened it in front of the mansion. Yoana and Vincent enter first after seeing Claude waiting for Catalina to finish with her shoes.

"You okay, Catty?" ask Claude.

"Yes .. I'm just tired" said Catalina.

"Let's go in, rest in your room" Claude asked. He waited for Catalina to step in with her bare feet into the mansion.

They went up the stairs and separated into the hallway of their respective rooms.

"Good night, Catty" Claude said. Staring at Catalina who was on her back. Wishing the girl turned her head a little because Claude wanted to see her face but Catalina replied to Claude's words without turning around.

"Good night, Claude," he said softly, then stepped back into the hallway of his room.

Catalina locked the door to her room. He took off all his clothes, washed his face and wore the loose-fitting gown he used to sleep in. He went to check on Leon before he threw his body into the bed. Through the door of Catalina's connecting room peeked at Leonard who was soundly closed. He came back and closed the door. Then put his tired body on the bed.

Catalina held back her lips. Luigi's doctor's kiss made him angry and dislikeful. Just like the old days when Claude kissed her in the library and in the car. He was also angry and disliked. Then what's different about Claude's kiss at the hunting lodge? why at that moment his heart felt soaring, it felt like thousands of butterflies were flying in his stomach and his heart was pounding, pounding erratically.

Catalina tries to dive into her own feelings. Realizing her feelings had changed, something else happened to Claude. He closed his eyes, tried to reach for the dreamland, deciding to let time answer everything later.

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Catalina woke up, feeling her throat dry and hoarse. He glanced towards the nightstand. The water in the pitcher is only a little. Catalina decided to get up and would refill her drinking water in the kitchen.

Her cushioned bedroom sandals dampened the sound of her footsteps and held her feet from the coldness of the floor. Catalina arrived in the kitchen and stopped suddenly. Up ahead, Claude was already sitting with a glass of water in a tall glass.

"Catty's? Why awake?" claude asked, her eyes devouring the view of Catalina wearing a loose, short canal dress, room sandals with a hairy rabbit eardress. The girl's hair was unravelled tangled up to her waist.

Catalina raised the pitcher he was carrying, showing it to Claude.

"I need to fill this up" Catalina said hoarsely. Then he cleared his throat.

"You're always running out of water" Claude said.

Catalina frowned as she filled the pitcher with drinking water. Claude was right, he needed a bigger drinking place, fill it more so he didn't keep going down to the kitchen when he forgot to fill his pitcher.

"No," Claude replied firmly.

"Why?" ask Catalina wonder. He saw the man begin to smile and then got up and walked over to him.

Catalina looked up when Claude had stood in front of her. Claude took the pitcher that had been filled with drinking water and placed it on the table. Then she approached, wrapped her left hand around Catalina's waist and her right hand stroked Catty's messy hair against her nightgown.

"You want me to be honest, Cat? Because if you had a lot of drinking water in your room, you wouldn't be down in the middle of the night to fill your pitcher. Which means I won't meet you accidentally like this."

Catalina was only half listening, as she was busy arranging her heartbeat that was starting to beat fast. He looked into Claude's shining and sparkling eyes looking at him.

"She said she loved you?" The question in the whisper came from Claude's lips. His fingers moved immediately stroking Catalina's lips.

"My answer is Catty .. has he kissed you too?"

Catalina held her breath, Claude was too close, very close and he could not move. The man's arms were coiled around his waist. Pulls closer.

"Catty's? Did Luigi kiss you?" That question again. Claude nailed Catalina's eyes, waiting for the honest answer he wanted to hear.

Catalina gulped, realizing she was losing her voice. He could only answer by nodding his head.

Claude took a deep breath. Allegedly right. Luigi forced to kiss Catalina. With his fingers stroking Catalina's lips, Claude lifted the chin of the girl who was bowed in front of him. He lowered his head, putting his face closer to Catalina's face.

"I'll erase his tracks here Catty. Forget the guy's touch here."

The kiss was soft and full of feeling. Makes Catalina drift in a vortex of passion that seduces her into responding. Unwittingly by her, Catalina raised both of her arms and wrapped around Claude's neck. Then he returned Claude's kisses just as gently.

The timid kiss made Claude's passion rise, he tilted his head and deepened the kiss. Both of his arms were already coiled around Catalina's body. Interestingly approaching, it was as if their already clinging bodies were still less close to Claude.

The sigh that escaped Catalina's lips was like a warning ring to Claude. He had to stop immediately, before the fire burned them both and would not be extinguished before they burned to the ashes of regret. Yes ... Catalina will definitely regret it, for giving herself up to a man who hasn't even told her that she loves the girl.

Slowly, Claude raised his head. His eyes glistened at Catalina who stared back at him with her now wide-eyed blue eyes. Claude smiled.

"Remember this touch dear Catty. Forget the Doctor's touch on your lips."

Claude stroked Catty's moist, slightly swollen lips.

"Nr ...." Catalina stopped, she gulped before continuing, "why did you do it?"

Claude smiled broadly. "You really want to know? I'm gonna say it. But you have to promise not to walk away from me and let your heart and feelings understand everything, then tell you what you really feel honestly."

Catalina looked at Claude, she understood the light in those eyes. The sparkle that told him Claude's true feelings. Slowly he broke away. No ... Catalina felt she couldn't hear it. He still needs to understand himself first.

Claude released his embrace on Catalina's waist. Let the girl go. With his eyes still continuing to stare, Claude saw an unconvinced gleam in Catalina's eyes. He let in when Catalina turned away from him and left at a quick pace leaving him alone in the kitchen.

Claude turned to the pitcher filled with drinking water on the kitchen table. He shook his head strongly as the desire to deliver the pitcher crossed his brain.

No Claude. Don't try to think about it. The room was a big temptation. Let Catty pick it up herself if she needs it ....

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