I'll Teach You, Marianne.

Days passed very quickly for Jack while Anne was staying at his house. This was Anne's third day living with him and Anne decided to go back to her apartment because she felt her leg was much better. Doctor Pierre also said that Anne's leg had healed quickly because she followed all his instructions well, even though Jack wanted Anne to stay with him longer but he couldn't do that because Anne still insisted on returning to her apartment. 

"Are you sure you can walk well, Anne?"

"Isn't there any pain at all?"

"Don't lie to me, Anne, I can detect lies even if they are as small as marbles."

"Are you sure you want to go home? Then when you're at home, who will help you?"

"Should I give you a maid?"

Questions escaped Jack's lips, as he saw Anne packing her clothes into the suitcase after receiving the last examination from Doctor Pierre, who stated that she really could use her left leg again. Anne, who was very happy to hear the doctor's words, decided to go back to her own apartment. Staying at Jack's house for three days made her feel uncomfortable. She really didn't want to bother Jack any more, that's why she decided to return to her apartment. Linda and Paul, who knew about her condition, at first panicked when they saw the bandage wrapped around Anne's leg, but when Anne explained that she was okay and just needed some rest, Linda finally stopped asking how she was. 

"My leg is healed, Jack. Didn't you also hear yourself how Doctor Pierre explained the condition of my leg? So I hope you'll stop worrying about me, Jack. Remember that worrying too much is not good. I'm an adult woman who is 23 years old, so there's no need to worry about me. I can take care of myself well. You know how my life has been so far, right? So you don't have to overreact like that, Jack, it's just a sprain that happens to be disturbing my activities." Anne tried to briefly answer all the questions Jack asked her. 

"You still have four months to go, Anne, don't try to manipulate your age," said Jack quickly. 

"Jack." Anne quickly interrupted Jack's words, her eyes staring at Jack sadly. "Don't treat me like this, Jack, I don't want to depend too much on other people. I'm not used to getting this kind of attention. After all, all my past experiences have made me an independent person to carry on with my life."

"I'm not someone else, Anne, I'm a man who..."

Anne shifted her seat and used her palm to cover Jack's mouth, so that Jack wouldn't continue what he was saying.

"Give me more time, please. I need more time to make a decision, I don't want to experience that pain again. You know how painful and hard it was for me to get back on my feet after all that." Anne spoke softly as she stared intently at Jack's very clear sky blue eyes. 

"How much longer do I have to wait for an answer from you, Anne? Haven't two years been enough to convince you of me?" Jack asked without pause to Anne who was standing in front of him. 

Anne shook her head slowly in response to Jack's question that she didn't really want to hear, because Anne knew the answer would hurt Jack. Getting rejected was the most disappointing experience for a person, and Anne knew that very well. 

"I don't know, Jack. One thing for sure is just let everything flow as it goes. Everything that is forced is not good, Jack, I want to start everything from scratch without any coercion," replied Anne softly.

Jack pursed his lips as he heard her words, He slowly wrapped his arms around her legs, as she stood right in front of him, and Anne was surprised by his sudden action. 

"I will wait for when the time comes, Anne. I can afford to wait for you for two years. So I'm ready to wait patiently for an answer from you," whispered Jack softly as he rested his head on Anne's stomach.

"Jack, don't be like this," Anne groaned uncomfortably. She felt uncomfortable with Jack clinging to her body.

Instead of listening to Anne's words, Jack tightened his embrace on Anne's body. He still wanted to enjoy the vanilla scent from Anne's body. Even though they slept in the same room for 3 days, Jack never touched Anne at all. He didn't want to kiss Anne when she was asleep. He wanted to see her enjoying the kiss. That was why he could only hold all his desires in full of torment.

"When the time comes, I won't hold back, Anne. I'll make you all mine," Jack muttered under his breath.

Anne's face turned red when she heard Jack's words. Even though Jack didn't speak clearly but she could still hear the words that came out of Jack's lips. Since it was getting late in the afternoon, Anne forced him to let go of his arms. She wanted to sleep in her apartment tonight. Therefore, she wanted to finish her pending work as soon as possible because Jack had always been bothering her, by asking almost the same questions. 

Thirty minutes had passed, all of Anne's clothes had moved back into her large suitcase neatly and there was not a single piece of her clothes left in the closet where she had kept her clothes for the past three days. With unsteady steps, Jack then asked her to go down to the first floor. She let Anne walked in front of him. He deliberately walked behind Anne, as he wanted to see if her leg was completely healed or not. 

Even though she only stayed there for three days, Anne had managed to win the hearts of the maids at Jack's house. It was evident when she said goodbye the maids who looked very sad. Anne, who didn't want to get carried away, tried to stay calm. She didn't want to look like a crybaby in front of Jack. Jack didn't like seeing her cry, and that was why Anne tried her best to hold back her emotions. After saying goodbye, Anne left Jack's mansion. She sat in the back seat with Jack who had not wanted to let her go. Jack continued to tighten his arms around Anne's waist, after forcing her to sit next to him. Anne, who didn't want to cause a fuss, let him do that to her.

"Just a little hug, Anne, calm down. Don't get emotional, be patient Anne." Anne kept talking to herself, trying to calm herself so as not to explode. 

Not satisfied with a hug, suddenly Jack gave Anne a kiss on the shoulder which was slightly open. "I will miss you so much, Anne, I will miss seeing you sleeping soundly under my blanket. I really can't wait to marry you, Anne."

Anne's face immediately heated up. "Jack... please," Anne moaned softly when she felt Jack's kiss. All the hairs on her neck raised as she felt Jack's kiss directly on her skin.

to be continued