He storms into her room. The little demon is furiously typing on the top with an evil glint in her eyes. She doesn't even notice that he is there. She is completely absorbed in whatever she is doing. He pushes the top close and takes it away.
"Fuck!" She tries to grab it. "What are you doing, Manoban?"
"What are you doing?" He glares at her. "Are you doing something illegal?"
"Since when gaming is illegal?" She looks like she will cry. "I was at the last level. Because of you, I have to play it again. Manoban, why do you always try to take my happiness away?"
Liam frowns when he hears her accusation. It's just a game. She is treating him like a happiness sucking demon because he interrupted her gaming time. "Kim, it's just a game. You can play it again. I want to talk about something."
"Ha! Just a game?" She stands up abruptly. "It's not just a game."
He rubs his forehead. Why can't he understand her? Women are usually crazy about diamonds and clothes. Why is this woman crazy about games? "Anyway, you can just play it again. I want to talk about a serious matter."
"Oh, my gaming time is a serious matter." She glares at him. "Listen, Manoban, it is very important for me to take care of evil bosses for the first time. It's not fun the second time."
"Why?" Liam asks her seriously.
"How should I explain this?" She frowns a bit. "When you play the game for the first time, you don't know much. All the scenes, storylines, and tricks are new. You are walking into a new world. You don't know what will come. It's like life. But, it's more interesting than life. Do you get it?"
Liam shakes his head. "What's wrong with the second time?"
"Because you already know what is there, it's not the same in the second time." She looks at him dully. "It's like first love. When we fall in love for the first time, the feeling is fresh. You don't know how to hold back. There might be doubts and insecurities, but it's also pure. However, second or third love isn't the same. If you still don't understand, think about your first day at school or the first day at a new place. When you go there for the second time, you already know what is there. It's not the same... Argh!"
He hasn't forgotten about her first love. He purses his lips. Fresh feeling. He is sure that she doesn't have any feeling toward him. She is his first love, but he is nobody in her life yet.
"Second is also fun." He tilts his head and looks into her eyes. "During the second time, you know what you want. You won't be distracted. You will go straight toward where you want to be."
She shakes her head. "Or you will lose interest and decide not to go because you already know how things are going to be."
***
"Really?" Manoban chuckles. "Remember your first time with me on the bed? Did you like it more than the second or the third time? I am sure that you haven't lost interest."
Just how did this conversation escalate to that territory? This perverted Manoban!
"It's not the same."
He scowls at me. "That's my point exactly."
"Tch!" I let out a sigh. "Sex isn't as much as fun and exciting as gaming. So, it's not the same. I prefer gaming over sex anytime.".
His face darkens. He steps closer to me. "Anytime?"
This is dangerous. I make some distance between us. "Tell me why you are here. Why do I have to see your face in the morning?"
"Did you do something illegal last night?" He asks me quietly.
I know what he is referring to. I shrug my shoulder and sit on the bed. "It's only illegal if I am caught."
He tells me bitterly, "I told you that I will take care of it."
"Your method will take a long time. I don't have that much patience. If someone comes and picks on me, I am going to destroy them."
"It's not the right way. People will think that we are buying the hackers to bury this. I am sure that they have already begun investigating as we speak." He sighs. "If you quench all the fire at once, it won't go unnoticed. Besides, it is illegal."
"Was it not illegal to destroy my house?" I can't help but laugh. "Manoban, just pretend that you got nothing to do with this. Whether it's a benevolent angel who is helping the Manoban family or just someone like me, don't think much about it. I have decided to take care of it my way. You do it in your way. I am not stopping you."
He doesn't reply. He watches me with his dark eyes. I look back defiantly. But, I don't see anger. The calmness in his eyes is intriguing. I wonder what he is thinking about.
"Good, I won't try to stop you." The corners of his lips curl up. He pats my head. "If something goes wrong, I will take care of it."
What? Did he just say that I can rely on him if things go wrong?
I clasp his hand to stop him from patting. "I am not your dog. So, don't ever do that. I don't need to rely on someone like you. Also, I can take care of myself. Do you think that this is the first time?"
His smile becomes wider. "I know that it's not. I acknowledge your skills. That's why I am promoting you to a new role in your previous position at work."
"What role?"