Harrison's masculine vibe was like a heatwave, rushing towards Roxanne.
But when he kissed Roxanne, he seemed a bit shy and naive, only sticking to her lips without knowing what else to do.
This made Roxanne, who was originally on edge, relax.
She laughed, and that laugh made Harrison even more nervous.
He gently lifted her chin, his eyebrows slightly creased, asking, "What's so funny?"
"Harrison."
Roxanne looked at him cheerfully, into his eyes that were softer than a starry galaxy.
"I feel like you've never kissed anyone before, you have no experience."
Her laugh was a happy one, like she had discovered a treasure.
Harrison, however, misunderstood and thought she was making fun of him, which made him feel a bit embarrassed.
He pinched her nose and said in a low voice, "You little rascal, you can't kiss either and you have the nerve to laugh at me?"
Roxanne's laughter became even louder.
He was 32, and she was 28.
Both almost middle-aged, yet they had saved their first kiss for each other.
This really proves the saying: only those who share the same values can be together.
"What's so funny? It's my first time kissing someone."Harrison admitted openly, then playfully brushed her nose, saying, "You should be happy that your husband doesn't have a lot of ex-girlfriends."
"I am happy, that's why I'm laughing so hard." Roxanne replied.
"You're laughing at me for being dumb, aren't you?" Harrison didn’t believe her.
"No, I'm not laughing at you for being dumb, I'm really happy."
Harrison again lifted her chin, looking serious, "Stop laughing."
Roxanne held back her laughter, "So... should we try again?"
Harrison didn't answer.
His reply was another kiss.
Two people who didn't know how to kiss, kissing without any skill.
There was no magical feeling, just awkwardness.
Then, Roxanne's stomach growled with hunger, interrupting their experimental kiss.
Roxanne escaped, "I'm hungry."
She was really hungry.
She wasn't interested in kissing anymore, because other than awkwardness, there was no other feeling.
She wanted to eat quickly.
Harrison, who was holding her tightly, didn't plan on letting her go, "I'm hungry too."
He had been hungry for 32 years.
Roxanne didn't understand his meaning, grabbed his hand, wanting to go to the dining table, "Then hurry up, let's get something to eat."
"I only want to eat you." Harrison looked at her affectionately.
But she avoided him, "Stop joking around. Hurry up, if we don't eat soon, I’m going to collapse from hunger."
She pulled him to the dining table.
She served him food, "Eat properly, stop staring at me."
"You're very beautiful." Harrison complimented.
Roxanne served herself food and while eating heartily, she teased him, "You don’t seem to get shy at all!"
He leisurely passed her a piece of steak, saying seriously, "If I was too shy, how could I have married you?"
Feeling good today, Roxanne ate lots of food.
Watching her eat so inelegantly, gobbling down a large piece of steak, Harrison frowned, saying, "You eat so fast, don't you chew, it will affect your digestion. No wonder you never gain weight no matter how much you eat."
"Isn't it good not to gain weight? Do you want me to become fat?"
"Eat slower."
"But it's too delicious, I can't stop."
"You're really greedy."
"But I'm also very happy."
Harrison was speechless.
"Harrison, this steak you made is really good."
"You should eat some vegetables too, to balance your nutrients."
Harrison passed her some salad.
She didn't want to eat vegetables, so she forked another piece of steak, "I want to eat meat."
"I've never seen a carnivore as skinny as you."
Harrison forked some vegetables to her mouth, forcing her to eat, "Open up."
Roxanne bit down on the vegetables he fed her, and laughed, "Harrison, you're not worried that you’ll go broke by feeding me because I eat so much meat, are you?"
What a joke!
As the president of Rodriguez Group, how could he ever be broke?
He just thinks that eating only meat and no vegetables is not balanced.
After dinner, Roxanne got up to clean up the dishes.
Harrison gently knocked her hand, stopping her from cleaning up.
Then he signaled her, "I'll do the dishes, you go eat an orange."
"I just ate, I don't want to eat an orange."
Harrison peeled an orange for her, forced it into her hand, and said, "If you don't eat vegetables, at least eat some fruit. Otherwise, I won't make you steak next time."
"Alright, I get it, balanced nutrition, I will eat it."
She laughed and ate a slice of orange, watching him work in the kitchen like a diligent little bee.
Who knows if he will still be this diligent after the honeymoon period?
She's seen many men who work hard during the passionate and honeymoon periods, taking the initiative to do all sorts of things.
But after the honeymoon period, they become lazy and the novelty wears off, leaving all the housework to the woman.
She hopes Harrison can keep this habit.
While he was doing the dishes, she was not idle either.
She cleaned up the house thoroughly.
After a while, it was time for a shower and bed.
They each returned to their own rooms.
Harrison at the door, called Roxanne who was about to enter her bedroom.
Roxanne turned back, responding to him sweetly.
"Roxanne." Harrison looked at her seriously, "The kiss I just shared with you was the first time I initiated a kiss with a woman, and it was my first kiss."
Last time when she kissed him, it wasn't really a kiss.
This time was his real first kiss.
He felt it was necessary to explain this to her.
She laughed happily, "I know."
He didn't say anything else.
He seemed to have run out of topics to chat about.
But he didn't seem to want to go back to his room either.
They just quietly stared at each other.
Just being able to quietly watch her like this, felt like the most beautiful time for him.
Roxanne also didn't know what to talk about, so she just quietly looked at him.
After a while, Harrison spoke again, "Roxanne, goodnight, sweet dreams."
"Goodnight!"
After pushing the door and entering, Roxanne leaned against the door and let out a long sigh of relief.
She thought that Harrison looking at her so affectionately just now, meant that he wanted to sleep in her room tonight.
This made her feel a bit nervous.
She was nervous because she had no experience in such matters.
If Harrison had indeed popped the question, she wouldn't have turned him down.
But Harrison seemed like a cool cucumber.
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