All Chapters of Out of the box love stories: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Faith enjoyed the practical work. She loved dealing with people and always had a friendly, encouraging word for every patient.Despite the erotic crackling between Lucian and her, they got along well, he relied on her for a number of things and she tried to relieve him as much as possible.He reciprocated by showing and explaining a few things to her, and she was pleased with his trust. They mostly understood each other without words and worked perfectly together, and Faith had never regretted her decision."We actually need another room for the practice," he mused one evening over dinner. “It doesn't have to be big at all, just enough for blood draws, bandages and maybe even smaller, outpatient procedures. In addition, I could buy an EKG and offer further therapies. "Faith thought about it. The living room and kitchen as well as a toilet, which was used by the patients, were on the ground floor. The hall served as a waiting room, on the other side

Of course you do," he said mildly. “You're a well-known actress, you have a glamorous life, and the world is yours. You throw it away in order to perish in a small provincial nest as a consultation assistant, there must be a reason for that.Faith hesitated a moment. "I have a failed relationship behind me, and I no longer value this superficial life, that's all," she said at last, reluctantly."What happened?""Oh not much," she said bitterly. “I just suddenly found out that the man who supposedly loved me was using me to advance his career. He is a politician, a member of the House of Commons, and has very ambitious plans: one day he wants to become prime minister. I was his figurehead, he liked to show himself by my side, and adorn himself with me, he didn't want anything else. Then one day I told him that I ... ”She paused and bit her lip. "Let's leave it at that."Lucian suspected that that wasn't all, but he didn't ask any further

The pain in Faith's voice cut Lucian deeply. She said nothing more, and he dared not ask her anything, so he just held her in his arms, hugging her and comforting her.So they sat motionless, snuggled close together until it finally began to get dark."We should be driving back gradually, Emily has to go to school soon," Faith muttered softly, pulling out of his embrace.He nodded, gently stroked her hair again, then started the engine.They were back in the house shortly afterwards, and while Faith was preparing breakfast, Lucian ran over to the Graham sisters and picked Emily up.Emily's lively chat distracted them from the events of the night, and in practice there was a lot going on that day, so they didn't get to exchange another word on the matter.Still Lucian Faith's confession couldn't get out of his head, he could empathize with how she must be feeling and would have loved to comfort her somehow. But she avoided him all day, almost

Her imagination ran wild, and it was only with great effort that she managed to suppress the rising excitement. She took a few deep breaths, and finally she had calmed down enough to go outside to join the others.Fortunately, no one seemed to notice how nervous she was. Lucian was at the grill with Shane, Chelsie was chatting with Polly and Molly, and Emily hopped around in between, keeping everyone busy.Faith put the baguettes on the table, added a small bowl of pickles and then sat down next to Chelsie. As she tried to keep up with the conversation, she occasionally glanced sideways at Lucian, trying to determine what he was thinking. But he didn't notice anything, he chatted very easily with Shane, fooled around with Emily, and gradually Faith began to relax a little.A little later they were all sitting at the table, eating and talking lively.Shane and Lucian discussed the planned extension, and Chelsie told Faith's aunts how she and Faith had met

"Are you sure?" He asked doubtfully. "No emotional fuss, no vows of love - do you really want to get involved?""Yes." She pulled his head down toward her, running her fingertips along his neck and down the back of his neck. "Are you going to kiss me at last or do you want to talk all night?""Faith," he squeezed out, "I won't do anything if you don't promise me we'll stick to it - no love at all.""I promise, definitely not love." Her hands went down his back. "Now sleep with me," she whispered longingly, "immediately."Hungry, he pressed his mouth to hers, forced his way with his tongue demanding the way between her lips, and passionately she returned his kiss.She buried her fingers in his hair, arched against him, pressed against his thigh.His hands stroked her body, caressed her breasts tenderly, carefully explored her lap, elicited small, lustful sighs from her.Eagerly she pulled him over her, straightened up a little and undi