Chapter 36 - Dangerous

Unlike the others who were happily exiting the company premises the moment it was closing hour, Lucy felt like a kid who had been separated from her favorite toy. She didn't like that she was leaving the building without any document to work on at home. How was she supposed to pass her spare time? Maybe she needed to find a bookstore and get herself some books to read, and maybe she could also stop by a grocery store and stock her refrigerator, Lucy thought as she stepped out of the building and looked around the parking lot for her official car and driver.

Almost immediately, she saw the car drive in her direction at full speed, and then it screeched to a stop right in front of her. She frowned as she wondered what was wrong with Tom since almost everyone else was looking in their direction now.

Her eyes rounded in surprise and her mouth almost dropped open when Tom stepped out of the car looking like he had just stepped out of the front cover of a Playgirl magazine. Who was this mouth-watering, butterfly-giving, toes-curling handsome hunk in front of her? Where was her driver? Although her driver had been very attractive in a manly way, the person before her looked attractive in a very boyish and dangerous way. His previously black hair which used to be slicked back was now a curly copper brown short mid-skin fade. He had a silver nose ring on the right part of his nose, and two diamond earrings on both his ears. Although her driver had made her feel uncomfortable, he had been 'safe' unlike the person in front of her now, she thought, as she listened to the collective appreciative gasp which came from some of the other ladies around.

"Who is this hottie?" One of the ladies asked.

"Is he her boyfriend?" Someone else asked.

"Isn't this the guy at the cafeteria earlier today?" Another lady asked.

"Is he? He looks so different and handsome!" The second lady said.

Tom winked at the ladies who were hurdled in a corner staring at him, before turning to look at Lucy, "Are you ready to leave ma'am?" He drawled with a crooked smile.

"Did he just ma'am her? Don't tell me he is her driver?" The first lady asked.

"It seems so. He doesn't look like a driver," The second lady said in a loud whisper.

Jade had been right, although women did not like to admit it, they were naturally attracted to bad boys as an ant was drawn to sugar. From the moment the hairstylist had finished dying and styling his hair, and he had gotten his nose and ear piercings, he had noticed that almost every lady he walked past turned to look at him. It hadn't helped that his stylist had suggested he roll up his sleeve and undo a few more buttons if he wanted to really play the bad boy. Seeing the appreciative glint in Lucy's eyes now, he knew he was on the right track, Tom mused.

"Ma'am?" He drawled, leaning closer to Lucy so she would focus.

Lucy snapped out of her daze as her eyes focused on his face, and she regretted it immediately she met his beautiful hazel eyes looking at her with a glint of amusement in them. She felt her mouth go dry and blinked at him in confusion.

"We should leave," she suggested as she quickly reached for the doorknob at the same time as him. She withdrew her hand immediately their fingers touched, and it was all Tom could do not to chuckle as he held open the door for her to get in.

Lucy hurried inside the backseat of the car and sat down. She took off her glasses and fanned her face with her hands as she tried to compose herself before he would join her in the car. Was she really attracted to him? Perhaps it was because he was the first person she had slept with? Maybe it was time to get that dildo as planned.

"You finished early today," Tom observed as he got into his seat.

Lucy cleared her throat, "Yeah," she said without bothering to offer any explanation.

She reached into her handbag and took out her glass case, and then used the microfiber cloth to clean the lens of her glass before wearing it again, "If you don't mind, I would like us to stop at a bookstore or a grocery store. I'd like to shop for sometime before going home, so you can just drop me off and leave," she said without looking at the rearview mirror which she knew he was using to watch her.

"Perfect then! I need to shop for groceries too, so maybe we can shop together," Tom said with a grin as he turned on the car ignition, and reversed.

Lucy noticed that he waved at the ladies who were still standing there as he drove away. Did he always give every lady his attention? He had also been looking at the twins earlier this morning, and thinking back now she remembered he had also been the one to offer to be her one-night stand. Perhaps he was a philanderer? Had he used a condom when they had sex? Did she need to go and run tests for sexually transmitted infections or diseases? She wondered with a frown. How could she bring herself to ask him if he had used protection? What if he had cum inside her? Lucy thought in alarm as she suddenly sat up on her seat. Why hadn't she thought of that before? She hadn't even bothered to get herself any pill.

"Is there a problem?" Tom asked when he noticed her sudden movement through the rearview mirror and saw how pale she looked.

"I'm okay," She said with a shake of her head as she quickly fished her phone out of her bag and clicked on her period tracker app to see if she was safe.. She sighed in relief when she realized that her ovulation day had passed over five days ago, "Of course, I wouldn't have been that careless," she murmured to herself as she dropped the phone on the empty seat beside her and relaxed her back against the seat before closing her eyes.