Louise planned to relax for the weekend since Brent went to the mountain with the boys. She, now, could have some alone time all by herself. She sat on the chair in her study, resting her elbows on her desk and her head in her hands, looking aimlessly at the open windows.
The sun shone brightly in the blue sky, and white clouds were here and there. Trees were not that far away, all quivering with new spring life. The buds were bursting open to blossom, those purple lavenders, blue balloon flowers, golden poppies, and many more scattered around Wellington's yard.
Birds chirping and twittering faintly reached her eaves: sparrows, swallows, songbirds, robins, and many more that Louise didn't know about. They sang and danced among the trees like a symphony.
"Ding-dong!" The doorbell rang unexpectedly. Her moment of 'not doing anything' was interrupted.
'Who could that be?' Louise muttered as she ambled to the front door. 'Could it be the delivery guy? But this early? They usually come in the evening or later?'
Louise peered through the peephole in the solid oak door in the foyer. And she saw Richards standing on the front porch, all alone by himself.
Louise opened the door. Richards stood there looking tall and handsome as he always was. But his visit was unexpected for Louise. Josephine, her sister who now was carrying his baby in her womb, didn't mention anything about Richards' visit. Louise felt a bit uneasy seeing Richards alone. She had never been alone with him since they ended their situation-ship years ago. Especially after Richards married her sister Josephine years after they broke up.
"Are you going to invite me in?" Richards asked in his usual calm and charming voice after they gazed at each other for a minute or two. His sharp, piercing gaze made her stomach turn.
"C'mon in..." Louise took a long, calming breath before she motioned him into the house. "What brings you here? Josie knows that you're coming? She didn't mention anything to me last night on the phone."
"Josie doesn't know..." Richards said as he walked into the house; he closed the door behind him.
Louise frowned. She really didn't want to be alone with this man at all. Their perplexed relationship was making her feel uneasy. She couldn't deny she may still have some feelings for this man, more or less sexual proclivity. But Louise didn't want to ruin everything, including Josie's life.
"What do you want?" Louise said, but her tone shifted from warm and friendly to cold and distant. She gazed at the handsome man with her stern blue eyes, waiting for an answer.
Richards lingered his eyes upon Louise. Her figure had become much fuller than when they first met years ago. Louise was still vivacious, with the same old voluminous brunette curls pulled up into an updo, with a few errant curls breaking free at her temple and neck. He let his eyes travel from her curls down her white neck, along her great curve--her generous bosoms, thick hips, and shapely long legs--then back to her unblemished face. Her lips were plump, looking undoubtedly soft and lush.
He could still remember how he buried himself between those two yabos. Just thinking about the past stirred his desire to bury himself between bosoms again. Back then, they were both young and vibrant. They used to make love in the room all day and night. Somehow, they went apart. He thought he would just have her in his mind and never see her again. Until that very day, two months before his wedding with Josie, Louise came back into his life... not as his lover, but as Josie's elder sister.
A flush appeared on Louise as Richards' eyes were upon her as if he had touched her. "Ahem..." Louise cleared her throat, breaking Richards' reverie, "Up here, Richards!" She screeched. Her eyebrows raised to her hairline and then down into a perplexed scowl. Louise stared at him intently and cautiously with her bright blue eyes. She didn't want to be alone with this man at all. He was her brother-in-law, her sister's husband. Everything in the past should stay under the carpet.
"I'm sorry," Richards said with a not-so-apologetic look. "But Louise, I miss you!" He took a few steps towards Louise. She could smell the woodsy aroma from his body. It was his scent. A scent that Louise couldn't forget about. Dirty sexual thoughts and images of their absurd past flooded into her, something she had fancied about when she was alone in the bathtub, touching herself. Not waiting for her response, Richards pulled Louise close, holding her tightly in his arms.
"Stop," Louise pushed him on his chest, but her eyes were sparkling with surprise and desire. "No! And get out!" She scolded, trying to make herself away from his warm embrace.
"Louise," Richards didn't budge; he grinned. "I know you miss me too. I saw you glancing at me all the time. I know you missed me, just like how I missed you. Don't lie to yourself." He walked closer to Louise.