Chapter 9.

A Bold Proposal.

Marina took a sip of her coffee, looking at Brenna with a mix of determination and concern. She knew her friend needed a push to see the truth and stop idealizing Shuhang.

Brenna, I want you to invite Shuhang over for a wine tonight, Marina said in a calm but firm voice.

Brenna frowned, clearly puzzled. ¿Why would she invite him over? It doesn't make sense.

Because when people are relaxed and a few drinks too many, they really show who they are, Marina replied, trying to sound convincing.

Brenna was still hesitant, but seeing the determination in her friend's eyes, she decided to trust her. Okay, I'll do it. ¿What else do I have to lose?

Marina smiled, grateful for Brenna's trust. Perfect. Just try to relax and enjoy the evening.

What Brenna didn't know was that the wine Marina had prepared was altered. She had added a very potent substance.

She wanted to increase their desire. Her goal was to get them both to fall into temptation before they finished the bottle.

That night, Brenna and Shuhang met in the living room, with the bottle of wine on the table. Brenna poured the glasses, trying to maintain a calm appearance. Shuhang, unsuspecting, accepted the invitation and they began to chat about trivial matters.

As time passed and the bottle emptied, they both began to feel the effects. Shuhang became more relaxed, his words looser, and Brenna noticed her own thoughts clouding with a sense of warmth and desire.

Marina, watching from an adjoining room—she had secretly entered the apartment after her friend left the copies of the entrance keys on the coffee table and she took advantage of this to make sure everything was okay—waited for the right moment to intervene if necessary. 

She wanted her friend to have a chance to show Shuhang what she really felt, but she was also prepared to intervene if things got out of hand.

The atmosphere in the living room became more and more intimate, and the laughter and whispers intensified. Brenna felt her heart beating hard, knowing that this was a unique opportunity to get closer to Shuhang.

Marina crossed her fingers, hoping that her plan would work and that Brenna could finally get the attention and love she so desired… and everything came like an inevitable explosion and the atmosphere transformed into an extremely intimate encounter when he pulled her to his body and began to kiss her, caressing her back over her clothes and beginning to rub against her while he sat her on his legs, which made small moans escape from her lips and he drowned them with passionate kisses; Marina, seeing this, knew that her plan was resolved and left the apartment because she did not want to contemplate what would evidently happen…

She could already imagine her friend's face when she woke up in his arms and realized that they had sex while drunk; so, feeling victorious, she took out a cigarette, lit it and blew the smoke in a thin line while the night was the accomplice of her little pranks that would surely bring good results at dawn.