Created Distance

Lucille's eyes widened and her heart skipped a beat. What was worse was that she did not push him away at first. Instead, she dazedly recalled what he had said to her the day before. "Why are you so good at it?" Her eyes were covered, and the only thing left was her magnified senses. She could even feel that he was tracing her lips in a gentle, patient, and restrained way... Lucille shuddered and stopped just in time. Before she could push Joseph away, he had already stepped back and created distance from her. "Do you remember now?" Lucille was stunned. How could he have the gall to ask. Lucille threw a pillow at him. "B*stard. You did it on purpose!" Joseph snorted, and his eyes sparkled. He looked at her and said with a meaningful smile, "You're the one who riled me up first, Bobo." It had a double meaning to it. It wasn't just surface-level. The strange thing was that Lucille actually understood. Had the tacit understanding between her and Joseph reached such a level? It was as if s