Thanks to ChiefHal for his proofreading assistance.
Chapter 4
After the night I had with Juri, I couldn't help but feel a bit awkward about the whole situation. I had just had sex with a woman, and it only really happened because of my terrible mistake. Now, she was staying at my place, and had eaten me out, after taking a bath with me...
Of course, I had my regrets. It's not like I wanted to have sex with a woman; especially her. I was a straight girl, who was previously married to a man. The only reason we divorced, was because he cheated on me with a bunch of Asian women. And now, I was waking up that morning after having sex with one myself!
What was even worse was the confusion I felt about the whole situation. Despite being straight, I just couldn't say no to her, once she started playing with my nipples in the bathtub. And then when she ate me out... the first time I had been eaten out in forever... I had maybe the biggest orgasm of my life. Yeah, I wasn't into women, but I was definitely in a conundrum after that explosive result...
Honestly, I felt so awkward about the situation, I just wanted to leave for work that morning, without having to see Juri. I didn't even know what to say to her. It was like one of those awkward mornings after a regretful one-night stand.
To my surprise, when I stepped out of my room, I noticed all the lights were still on. At first, I assumed she had just forgotten to turn them off after going to sleep, but then I realized she was wide awake and standing in the kitchen.
When the pretty Asian woman noticed me, a big smile came over her face, causing me to have one of my own. She then grabbed a bag and a thermos from the counter and ran towards me, handing them over.
As I looked through the bag, I noticed two different containers. Pointing at them, she managed to say in English, "Breakfast... and... lunch!"
Though her accent was strong, she still had me grinning from ear to ear. It was so adorable for her to attempt English. I imagined she must have been practicing those words all morning.
Juri then pointed at the thermos she handed me and managed to say, "Coffee!" with her heavy accent.
An even bigger smile came over my face, showing my gratitude for her. I just couldn't believe that after the night we had, where she took care of all my physical and sexual needs, she decided to wake up early to make me breakfast and lunch.
I wish I could have gotten on her app and thanked her for everything, but my hands were full and I didn't really have time. Instead, I bowed to her, because that was one thing I knew she would understand. She bowed back to me, and I was off for another long day of work. And for once, I almost wished I could have stayed with her, instead of leaving her alone.
***
Unfortunately, work proved to be as awful as I expected it to be. It wasn't just that I wished I could have stayed home with Juri; work in general had just been rough since I got back from my trip. I never realized how behind I would be, especially with my employees seemingly slacking off.
Outside of the breakfast sandwich Juri packed me, everything about my morning was a living hell. I was looking forward to sitting down and eating my lunch, not only so I could rest my brain, but also so I could appreciate Juri for packing my food again, practically the only good part of my day.
Unfortunately, just as my lunch was about to start, there was a knock at my door. I had just warmed my food in the microwave, and I was looking forward to getting an early start on it. Instead, I just covered it back up and pushed it aside as I invited the visitor to enter my office.
I rolled my eyes when I noticed it was Alana stepping through my door. I had to stop myself from asking, "What do you want?" and instead attempted to be nicer by asking, "How can I help you?"
"Hello, Miss Ortiz..." she started, before completely stopping in her tracks. I suddenly saw her nose twitching, and her eyes started to move around the entire office.
"What's wrong?" I asked, growing suspicious of her.
Her tiny nose continued to sniff. "It's just... it smells like chicken Katsu and rice in here..."
My face immediately grew red as I realized she could smell the Japanese food Juri had prepared for me. Not wanting her to know anything about that entire situation, I quickly explained, "I had some... Japanese takeout..."
Her eyes grew big, and she actually looked pretty cute when she smiled. "Oh, you like Japanese food? I never realized that, Miss Ortiz. Which restaurant did you end up going to?"
I had moved my container to the side, but I nervously grabbed it for some reason, causing Alana to notice it. Pointing at the container, she said, "Oh, there it is! But that doesn't look like takeout... It actually looks... home cooked..."
My heart began to race as my normally timid intern interrogated me. I nervously replied, "Um... it's from a home-style restaurant... and these are just leftovers... That's why it's in this Tupperware..."
"Okay..." the quiet woman said, twiddling her fingers. "But Miss Ortiz..."
"Please, no more questions about my food," I interrupted, trying to shut down the conversation. "I just want to eat in peace."
"Sorry... it's just... if I had known you liked Japanese food, I would have made some for you..."
I raised both my eyebrows, surprised by her proposal. "You can cook Japanese food?"
"Well, I'm not the best cook... but I can make stuff here and there..."