No Strings Attached

Chapter Six

For a moment, Lisa couldn’t decide if she ought to eat the cake from Jennie’s fork. Truthfully, she had only packed one fork into the box and she knew that Jennie would definitely share the cakes with her since the girl enjoyed sampling a variety of food instead of eating one portion by herself. She was hoping for such an interaction with Jennie this evening and her opportunity was here.

Lisa leaned forward and ate the cake as Jennie held the fork. “Hmm…my cake is delicious!”

“Self-praise is no praise, my dear,” Jennie laughed, patting Lisa’s arm with her free hand.

“Hey, you agreed it’s good too. In fact, you said it first!” Lisa slapped Jennie’s thigh playfully. She let her hand linger a little longer on Jennie’s thigh, feeling the soft silky skin before she removed it. Her pulse quickened as Jennie continued to feed her using the fork.

One mouthful for Lisa, one mouthful for Jennie and the cycle repeated itself until the cake was finished. Lisa smiled at the thought of the indirect kiss they were sharing. It reminded her of the night she was high on sake and the illusion she had about kissing Jennie. She wished it was real.

Jennie, on the other hand, enjoyed having someone around instead of having to stay alone in the room. She had a plan brewing in her head to try to make Lisa stay for as long as possible, and hopefully hit a lucky break tonight.

After their finished eating the green tea chiffon cake, Jennie rose from her seat and peered into the box again.

“What shall I try this time?” Jennie said aloud.

“The mango cream cake. It’s one of the best sellers in the store.”

“Sounds great,” Jennie remarked. She placed the cake on a plate and brought it to the desk. She pointed at the chair and asked Lisa to sit on it.

“I’ve drafted a rough website structure, based on what I think you would like to include in your website. Do let me know if you have any comments.” Jennie sat on the window ledge, eating her cake while Lisa was browsing through the draft on her laptop.

“Looks great to me. It would be nice to have a section for new products. We intend to come up with new recipes every month.”

Jennie hopped off the ledge and stood next to Lisa so that she could read the text on the laptop’s screen. She leaned forward and placed her hand on the mouse. Lisa hurriedly removed her hand from the mouse so that Jennie could use it. The brief contact was enough to make Lisa’s heart skip a beat.

“Would you like to sit down instead? It would be easier for you to make the changes,” Lisa said. Her breaths quickened as she felt Jennie’s body pressed against her arm. Jennie didn’t seem to have any unusual reaction as she focused on adding Lisa’s requirements on the draft copy.

Jennie shook her head. “How about placing the ‘new items’ section over here? It’s more upfront. I’ve also built in a section for social media. You can link your youtube, facebook and twitter accounts here when you have them in future.”

Lisa gulped. “That…that would be great.”

Jennie’s arm brushed against Lisa’s body as she retreated back to the window ledge. She continued eating her cake while Lisa continued to browse through the draft.

I can’t even focus on the words on the laptop now. All I see is her face and…that bathrobe she was wearing earlier on! That touch…her touch…I just can’t…focus…