The next morning Claire woke up as usual at six o clock to get ready for work. Before she stepped in the shower she picked up her cellphone from the bed and switched it on. Her phone vibrated in her delicate hand. Twenty three missed calls and five messages. She swiped the screen to preview. All missed calls and messages were from Dick. She cleared the screen and grabbed her towel to go into the shower. She would read them on her way to work, she didn't want to ruin her mood so early in the morning.

After having a hot shower l, Claire patted herself dry with her big white pure cotton towel and relaxed on her bed for a while under the air conditioning. The cold air against her skin felt like spring dew.

Changing into a blue jeans and white formal blouse, Claire made her way to the kitchen where she was welcomed by her mom with a bowl of rice Krispys and a tall glass of juice. She knew she was blessed to have such a caring mom. Her dad had already left for work as usual before she woke up. However he never failed to kids her goodbye even if she was asleep.

Claire ate her cereal and gulped down her juice. She grabbed her bag on the way out. She knew her lift club would be outside any minute and she knew that they did not like to wait.

Feeling her pockets, Claire realized that she did not take her cellphone. She ran inside the house as fast as she could, up to her bedroom to grab her phone.

To her surprise it was not there. Her mom stood in the passage, " looking for this?"

Before Claire could reply her mom walked over, places her cellphone in her hand and leaned over, "we will talk in the afternoon".

Claire looked at her phone and saw that the messages were opened. She did not even read them yet but she knew it was something serious. She wanted to kick herself for leaving her phone. But she wanted to kick Dick even more.

"Peep peep"

Her lift club had arrived and Claire stormed out of the house as fast as she could. She knew she couldn't be mad at her mom for snooping in her phone.

She sat in the back seat of the nissan sentra next to her best friend,Mary.

" You look flustered Claire, are you OK?", Mary asked, her forehead creased in worry folds.

" Nothing I can't handle", Claire replied in a sombre tone.

She took out her phone and looked at the missed calls, going through the call log l. Dick had called minutes before she could go in the house to get her phone. The call had lasted two minutes. She wondered what they had talked about. "That could be the possible reason why mom went through my phone", she thought.

She checked her messages.

" I can believe you are lying", was the first message from Dick at nine o'clock.

" You just don't want to see me. I can see you are avoiding me", Claire read the second message.

" I just want some me and you time tonight. I will be out before your parents wake up. I promise", Claire glared at the screen. This probably was the message that her mom had seen that will be tackled later. She already dreaded it. But could it be that maybe that two minute call did not go in Dicks favour. She felt a little relieved.

She scrolled to the fourth message, " Baby, all I wanted was to make some sweet love to u tonight but you denied me that. It would be the best you have ever had yet. Better than all the other times".

Claire's face went pale. Her mother had read such a message.

Claire finally scrolled to the last message, " I miss you so much baby. I wish you were in my arms tonight. Goodnight baby sweet dreams. Love you".

Claire was shocked at his responses. They were guilt tripping her. He did not use obscene language at all. This was a first to her. Normally he would be blowing his top off at her. She felt that maybe he had come to some realization that sexial desires are not everything. Pleasing the body is not the key to their relationship.

Claire smiled at the last message, ignoring the other four. Dick was indeed an expert at reeling in the innocent. Claire was yet again love struck.

Mary looked at Claire, " Can only be Dick that can make a sad, pathetic looking person like you smile from ear to ear".

They both looked at each other and laughed.

The car pulled up at the company and they jumped off bidding Mary's dad goodbye.

Dick waited for Claire at the entrance, like he did everyday. They both worked in the same company. Although Claire was still on training, her position was higher than Dicks, making her his superior once she was settled in the company.

Although she had spoke to the boss and he was offered a job at the company because of her good word, Dick was still rather ungrateful for being in a junior position. He did not express it directly but Claire knew how he felt from his actions and side comments.

He hugged her tightly is a warm embrace. Kissed her rosey red lips gently, " I missed you".