Chapter 49: An Escaped Tigress*
That night, Xander and Yera were sitting beside the outdoor fire pit on a terrace outside their cabin. They were sipping on champagne as they enjoyed the warmth from the glowing embers. Xander made sure that Yera was only getting one glass of champagne, although Yera also wanted to have a glass of dessert wine, which had a higher alcohol content.
"NO!" Xander firmly rejected. He surely would not want to be tormented on the first night of their romantic mountain getaway. Just the thought of himself being played by the crazy drunken Yera made Xander flinch. No, he definitely did not want to have blue balls like before. It was damn torturous.
"Why not? I’m with you, and I trust you. Don’t tell me you wouldn’t be able to handle a fragile woman like me when I’m drunk? Are you that weak?" Yera provoked him in the hope that Xander would be cajoled into allowing her to drink more. She could not believe how strict Xander was in not letting her drink just one more glass.
"Fragile? No, no, no, Darling... You’re nowhere near fragile when you’re drunk... In your state of drunkenness, you resemble an escaped tigress that would go on an attack spree at any moment," Xander disputed with a horrified look on his face as he recalled how this escaped tigress had previously assaulted him, only to leave him hanging after she decided that she had had enough fun with him.
"Really? Am I really that crazy when I’m drunk?" Yera doubted but was immediately answered by Xander with multiple vehement nods as he chugged down his drink.
But Yera really felt like drinking, and she was not willing to take no for an answer. So she tried to grab the champagne bottle from Xander’s hand, but unfortunately for her, he was too quick to dodge her hand.
"Don’t be stubborn, Darling..." Xander was grinning broadly as he enjoyed teasing Yera.
"Let’s do rock, paper, and scissors... What you’re doing is not fair..." Yera complained, seeing how unyielding Xander was.
Yera frowned and let out some heavy sighs, which made Xander suddenly feel perturbed. He heard Yera’s temper could get the better of her when she’s irate and that she had a tendency to walk away from any conversations when it happened. So he quickly conceded to appease her, "Alright, alright... Let’s play that then."
Yera’s eyes lit up, and she quickly faced Xander with her legs crossed and her back straight. "Ready?" She said as she positioned her right hand to start the game...
"Rock, paper, scissors.."