Chapter 10 --- A Challenge

      It had been almost 2 weeks since they both been in China. They both had been out to conventions, meetings, and having dinners with special guests. Mr. SaPone had been acting like a boss and paid very little attention to her ever since the kissing incident happened the night they were out together. They had 2 more nights and 3 days in China before their plane left. Mr. SaPone was going back to Thailand, while Kat was going back to America. Both of them were in their own room after a long week of intensive work and a long meeting that they came back from.

      Kat was in her room thinking to her self, �I wonder if I can go out tonight and do my own thing.� With a big sigh, she continued, �I know I have to take Mr. SaPone with me because he wouldn�t let me go alone. But if I take him, what if the same thing happens like it did last time?� Kat couldn�t think anymore, so she got up and walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water. She realized it was dark and that no one was there. �I wonder if Mr. SaPone will wake up anytime soon� or he might be so tired he might not wake up at all until tomorrow morning.� She slowly walked towards his room to see if he was there and if he was really dead asleep so she could go out and enjoy her fun for a little while and return without him knowing. When she got closer to the room, she realized the door was ajar. She didn�t want to be rude or nosy to peek in, but she did it anyways just because she wanted to know his condition before she headed out.

When she peeked in, a small lamp was lit but the whole room was still dark because the light was off. She wanted to go in a little more to see if he was there, but didn�t want to make any noise so she turned around and was headed back to her room until she heard a man�s voice:

"You�re not tired or something Kat? Seems like you need someone to play with?�

"Ummm�.umm� I was just seeing if you needed anything that�s all�� that was the only thing she managed to say while turning towards his room again. He was standing in front of his room looking at her with suspiciously of why she was in front of his room. She was looking at a tall handsome man with black hair and had nothing on but a black robe wrapped around him. Kat tried not making eyes contact with him, and tried not to look at him so much or else he will notice. She needed to cover herself up so she just went on,

"So� did you want anything? Umm� If not�than I think I will head back to my room.� As she started walking towards her room, he answered her question:

"Actually I do want something.�

She stopped and continued to listen without turning back to look at him.

Tik continued with his manly voice, �It is almost dinner time. I want to eat dinner soon. If you don�t want to go out, we can order in and eat it here. And of course after dinner I want dessert, would �you� care to join me?� with a slight smile on his face hoping she understood his message.

Kat understood his message but played dumb so she could quickly go to her room. She turned around and replied to him, �I am not hungry yet, and I want to go out. I don�t feel like wasting my time in China being in this hotel. I want to go out and explore the beauty of another country.�

He continued, �Why not go out tomorrow. You have all day off tomorrow and until your plane leaves in the afternoon, the day after that, so why not have a relaxing night. We did have one hectic week, to the point we didn�t talk much. Don�t tell me you are scared of me?�

"Scared of who?� she challenged.

"Me. That�s right. You�re afraid you cannot handle yourself being one on one with me. I know you was looking at me earlier� With a smirk in his face.

'Shit I knew he knew I was looking at him' Kat thought to herself.

"I was looking at you to see if you were okay that�s all. Don�t get any ideas of me wanting you. If anything it�s you who wants me! And I don�t want to stay close to you because I�m not your type of high class women or should I say �high class prostitutes?�� She said with pride and started walking towards her room.

He grabbed her wrist and swung her around towards him so they were eye to eye. With his smart mouth �What�s the different between high class prostitute and a �little helper� or should I said �personal assistant�?�

She thought to herself, he�s not the only one that has a smart mouth, �I use my skills and abilities to make money and earn it with my hard work. Unlike some people, I mean your favorite type of people�who like to make money the easy way. They act good and look pretty, spend lots of money like there�s no tomorrow and they are good in bed. That�s what you call your type of helper. And don�t mistake me with any of them.� He looked like a madman and pulled her closer to him while he was whispering softly, �Is that so� is that what you think about other people� and always make yourself the nice and innocent one, but at the end you are no different from them. You will leave with the one that has more money huh?�

She was confused� �What the heck are you talking about??? I�m not yours, so if I want to go with someone else I can... and for your information, I don�t care about the money. For richer or poor I will be with who I love and for sure it will not be you.� She said with an angry face and continued, �I can�t wait until my contract is OVER� I will no longer have to suffer. You make me sick, the way you think makes me sick, the way you talk makes me sick, and the way you kiss makes me sick� and� and�.� She couldn�t believed she said �kiss!�

"...and what? The way I�m getting you in bed with me makes you sick?� he finished the sentence for her with a low tone of voice.

"No� she rebelled and continued, �The way you look at me and put my pride down makes me sick of your nasty and arrogant face of...�

His hard lips crashed onto hers and didn�t let her complete her sentence. He didn�t want to hear what she had to say. He never had to try this hard to get a woman to sleep with him. He just used his power of money to get them. Sometimes he didn�t need to use his money; he used his charm of just wanting them for one night with no strings attached. As he was kissing Kat, he never felt that he had to use this much strength to kiss anyone before. But he liked new things and challenges. She was his challenge and his willing to do anything to get what he wanted.

As she was struggling to get loose he was holding her tighter and would not let her go. It took her awhile to get her consciousness together and once she got it, she knew she had to break loose somehow. Kat stepped on his foot and grabbed his arms and twisted it, and took the chance to quickly move away from him, she was of course a black belt after all.

"Don�t ever do that again�you have no right to! You are only my employer, not my boyfriend, not my fianc�e, not my husband. And you will NEVER BE�because I don�t like your face! How many times I have to tell you that! You violated me way too many times and and�.� She was so angry she said whatever came out of her mouth. She hated it when people just violate and put her down pride, and he was her number 1 in her list. He always caught her at the right moment when she was weak. But this time he had gone way too far.

"...and...� Tik was waiting for her to continue but she couldn�t think of anything.

"And�why are you so cruel, so cold hearted and why me? I don�t want to waste my time having to deal with someone as irritating as you. I have better things in my life.� She got something out at last� she felt better.

He had an emotionless face and didn�t seem to care. He just answered her question, �I think I told you this before, if you don�t remember, I�ll refresh your memory. If I want something I�ll get it. You who just happened to pass my way and of course, as I told you before�all I want is one night. You are some challenge; different from other women I�ve been with. But you�re no different from them, after all you are one of them.�

"I HATE YOU!� Kat yelled at him with a serious tone of voice, her face was getting hot from anger; she didn�t even want to look at him. As she was turning towards her door again she wanted to give him some last words, �I just want you to know, my heart is already taken and will NEVER change. So back off and know who is taken and who is not!�

He burst out a little arrogant laugh, �I never said I wanted your heart, all I want is your body.�

"Shut up, you will NEVER get me in bed...�

"Is that a challenge?� Tik questioned.

"No, it�s a PROMISE!� and she walked in her room and locked it, hoping she would go back to America soon and forget about everything in China. Although she didn�t want to see his face, she would have to until her contract was over. She would rather see his face in an office than in a room. She could handle it when other people were around, but was afraid of being alone with him, not because she wanted him, but because he looked like a mad man that could do anything at anytime.

As he listened to the sound of the locking door, he knew he just had to get her. She was his best challenge ever. Why did he want Kat so bad? Was it because she reminded him of the love of his life? His old girlfriend, Benz was also a very independent person who loved to travel and wanted to explore things. She carried her pride and would not let anybody put her down. If they did, of course she was also a smart talker and thinker who never gave up until she got her way. That was why he was truly in love with her. But at the end, he realized it was only an act. It was all an act! The more innocent they acted and looked, the higher the price.

As he was walking back to his room he said out loud to himself, �I got fooled once, and it�s not gonna happen again. Kat you want a challenge from me, you�ll get it! If I want something, I will get it. You carry your pride high; well� let�s see how long you can carry it!!! You and your pride will be mine� Just wait� You�ll see...�

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