The rest of the day pa.s.sed peacefully with Al and Ru playing games and Ryu sorting his e-mails on his latest Apple phone.Though ,there were hundreds of emails awaiting his reply Ryu kept getting distracted by the mischevioue pair playing and laughing in the corner. He would s.p.a.ce out while doing his work and find himself staring in their direction..

In the evening,Ryu went to leave for his house but Ru did not want to be separated from Alicia so they both managed to convince Ryu to leave him with Alicia.Remebering Ru's tantrum from this morning ,he promised Ru that he would visit him before leaving for "work" tonight..

Alicia,felt at a loss after Ryu left.She had felt his stares on her through out the day keeping her on pins and needles.She had thought that once he was gone she would be able to finally relax.But thinking of him going on a date with that supermodel madebher even more agitated.She was tempted to call Neil to babysit and don her detective hat and follow the man.But calling Neil would only invite more teasing and chances were he would convince her to not follow his brother.After much agonizing and thinking an idea struck her and she hurriedly planned her trick while smiling evilly..

Ryu,did not consider tonight's meeting a date.He considered it more as a business meeting to clear things between an employer and employee.Though if the kind of rumors were spread by an employee working directly under him,that person would have been blacklisted immediately.He was giving Cat Jones some face because of her profession (as it needed rumors to boost popularity)and the fact that she was the face of Lance Cosmetics..Dressed in a savvy black suit and white s.h.i.+rt open at the collar,Ryu wore his golden Rolex on his hand and left for Alicia's house.He had planned to meet the woman at 9 and it was only 7.30.He knew Ru would want his father to tuck him into bed.He got into his Maybach and drove towards Al's house..Getting there he saw Ru wearing his Baby Dragon pyjamas which he usually kept at Neil's place and a new story book tucked under his arm.He ran to his father,handed the book to and running towards the second guest bedroom got into his bed waiting for his father to read the story in his baritone voice.

Seeing the father and son settled ,Alicia excused herself with a murmur and went to execute her plan.

Ryu seated himself on the stool next to the bed and started imitating the voices of the characters taking little Ru into a dream world of mighty dragons and warriors.Ryu heard the doors downstairs banging a couple of times but thought nothing of it and continued with the story.Finally after 30 minutes of reading,Ru fell asleep with a smile on his face.Warmly tucking the blanket around him,he left the room in search of Alicia to bid her a goodnight.

Thinking ahead to his meetings and the next day,Ryu stopped short when he reached the living room.Clad in a soft pink bathrobe,with a towel around her head,Alicia was sitting on the sofa watching television.She was engrossed in the show with her hands clasped tightly in front of her.He could smell a faint fragrance of tropical flowers that he had come to a.s.sociate with her.All thoughts erased from his mind,his only thought was "what wasnshe wearing underneath that?"He must have made some sound because she turned towards him suddenly.Seeing him standing there,she got up from her position on the sofa and walked towards him..giving him a tantalizing glimpse of her shapely legs and the deep valley between her b.r.e.a.s.t.s.."She asked you a question you stupid guy!!"His brain shouted at him..

Ryu:"...."

Alicia:(smiling confidently)"I asked if you are now ready to leave for your date?"

Ryu was reminded of the bothersome task before him and nodding rather dumbly he glanced at the Aphrodite incarnation before him and made to leave.He,who was known for his iron control,was worried about his inability to stop himself from devouring her.He had just opened the door to leave when he heard her seductive voice, "What is the hurry?You can talk for a minute with your fiance,can't you?"

He turned back to answer her and realized that they were now standing really close.Close enough that he could see the water droplets glistening on her smooth skin.In slow motion he saw her delicate hands grab his wrists and gliding slowly over his arms come to rest on his shoulders.She stood on her tiotoes and with a wet,cold hand brought his head down for a kiss.His body reacted immediately and as he was about to pull her against him she moved back.Lightly pus.h.i.+ng him back,she then proceeded to close the door in his face and called out in a m.u.f.fled voice,"Enjoy your date.Hmpf"

Frustrated from unfulfilled desire and confused from her abnormal behavior,Ryu failed to notice an important detail.He was pretty sure that in his 32 years,he had never had the experience of having a door closed in his face.Distracted he looked at the watch and realising he would be late,he opened his car.Only after he had started the car did he come back to his senses and realize that he had been tricked...His entire car smelt of a female perfume..specifically the tropical flower perfume..and then he realized that her hands were wet not because she just had a bath but because she had doused them with perfume which she then proceeded to rub onto his clothes and skin...The result was that he smelt like a woman...He couldn't stop his laughter at her deviousness and prepared himself to receive many odd looks tonight..As Ryu drove towards his destination,unknown to him he had a besotted smile on his face.What he did know were two things,Life with Al was never going to be dull or boring and secondly he may not approve of the results of her tonight's endeavour but he definitely approved the method..She was welcome to rub against him whenever she wished...