I'll Teach You, Marianne.

  Anne clasped her hands together in front of Jack's face.

"No, that's not what I meant. I meant to say that after I got divorced from Leon I commit myself to not having sex before marriage," said Anne in a loud voice.

Jack's previously sparkling eyes immediately dimmed again when he heard Anne's words, even though this was not the answer he wanted to hear from Anne. Jack still hoped that Leon would never touch Anne, but after hearing Anne's words, Jack finally realized that what he hoped for was not possible. However, Anne and Leon used to be legal husband and wife in the eyes of religion and state.

Slowly, Jack's flat smile grew on his face. "I see, I don't think you've ever..."

"We were just a normal couple, in the literal sense… for something like that I'm sure you will understand," Anne immediately cut off Jack's words.

"I understand that Anne, well I don't want to talk about that anymore. Everyone has a past that can't be changed and so do I. I'm not a saint either, so you don't have to feel uncomfortable with me. I don't care about your widow status, Anne. The important thing is that you are loyal to me. Loving only me would be more than enough for me," said Jack softly.

"So… you don't mind my status, Jack? Aren't you embarrassed if your business partner finds out you're dating a widow?" Anne asked back blindly.

"The one in the relationship is me and not them, so why should I be ashamed? As long as you don't have sex video footage circulating on the internet it's not a problem for me. Why should I be ashamed to date a widow like you? There are a lot of men out there who publicly tell the world that they are dating a former porn star. They do not even feel ashamed, they are proud of it. Then why should I be ashamed because I have a widowed lover? I have told you many times, your status is not important to me. As long as you want to be with me, it is more than enough. From now on, put that worry away. I don't care what others have to say about your status, Anne. We are the ones who are going through all this," replied Jack at length with a smile.

While lowering her face, Anne said, "Thank you, Jack, thank you for not making a fuss about my status."

Jack reached out his hand to Anne and ruffled her hair in annoyance without taking his eyes off the road. After that, he got back concentrating on driving his car to the place he had booked for dinner with Anne. Although there was some disappointment in Jack's heart, he was glad that Anne had been honest with him about her status.

"You've only slept with a man who was your legal husband, so you don't have to be ashamed of that. There were many women out there who would proudly switch partners to satisfy their desires or to find satisfaction by dating many men. You are still so much better than them. So don't think too much about what people have to say regarding your status, I've said many times that I accept you as you are," added Jack as he entered a luxury restaurant area in the city center. The restaurant still maintained the interior of the building from the very elegant Victorian era.

Anne nodded her head slowly in response to Jack's words. Shortly after that, Jack then invited Anne to get out of the car to go to the place that had been reserved by him. When she stepped into the dining area, Anne admired the beauty of the building, she felt like she was back in the past. Jack who was walking beside Anne looked satisfied, he was happy that Anne liked the place he chose.

"Jack... are we going to eat here?"

"Yes."

Anne was speechless when she heard Jack's answer, she did not expect to be taken to a very romantic place by him. Their dinner place is on the rooftop of a luxurious restaurant that has an ancient building. The building had not been restored at all and it had the views of almost a third of London. She could see now from where she was. Not to mention that near their table several music players were accompanying their dinner time by playing romantic songs that make the atmosphere more intense. Anne, who had never been invited to a place like this, looked so mesmerized by what she was seeing. Her eyes even filled with tears because she was touched by all that Jack had given her today.

Jack approached Anne who was looking down, without hesitation he hugged Anne from behind. "Why? You don't like this place?"

"It's not that… I like this place, Jack. I like it a lot. I'm just very happy right now, I've never been invited to a place like this before. So I..."

Anne couldn't say everything in her heart, because Jack suddenly turned her body and landed a sweet kiss on Anne's lips. Anne, who usually got angry or refused it when Jack treated her like this, could only smile. She seemed to enjoy the kiss. It could be proven by the fact that Anne's hand had gripped the front of Jack's shirt firmly. Seeing Anne's response only made Jack smile. 

He then began to play his tongue, tracing every inch of Anne's mouth with pleasure. Jack tasted Anne's tongue and played his tongue skillfully in Anne's mouth. Anne, who had never been kissed so tenderly like that, seemed to be enjoying it. Having no experience whatsoever, Anne chose to surrender and follow the flow of Jack's movement. Anne just asked Jack to end her hot kiss when she saw several waiters coming out of the door and walking to where they were now while carrying trays of food.

With her face flushed in embarrassment, Anne tried to avoid eye contact with Jack, but apparently, Jack didn't let that happen. Jack immediately grabbed Anne's face and looked at her with a loving gaze while wiping the drool that still seemed to stick to Anne's lips.

"You have to learn to kiss me back, Anne. That way this won't happen again in the future," whispered Jack quietly as they stood while staring at the waiters setting the table with various delicious meals.

"What just happened actually? I don't understand."

"I'll explain it later, we better sit down now. I'm already hungry," answered Jack quickly as he led Anne into a chair after the waiters had finished setting the food on the table.

After the waiters left Jack then poured wine into his glass and Anne's glass with a sweet smile.

"Raise your glass," Jack said quietly.

Without being ordered twice, Anne grabbed her glass and raised it to Jack, and toasted with a smile.

"For our better relationship," Jack said back with a smile.

To be continued