~~~~•Celine•~~~~~
"Do you have a licence ?"
Chris asked skeptically.
"No ,but I can drive "
I said while igniting the car revving off the parking lot.
"Yull get us in trouble if we ran across the police"
Chris smiled trying to be cheerful.I gazed at his dull eyes and smiled sadly,life had never been easy for Chris, after revealing his sexual orientation to his dad ,his dad was furious ,poor Mr Gibson was angry after realizing that his supposed heir was not 'man enough' to take over the family business when the time comes,hence the responsibility was passed to the younger son ,Jake .
Mr Gibson sorted to violence towards Chris,I could feel his sadness whenever someone acted rough on him it reminded him of his father.
"Then I'll convince them with my charm to let us go"
I smiled back while drumming the steering wheel with my fingers, outside the car the weather had changed and the clouds were now heaving,the rain started as a drizzle before turning into a downpour.
I drove the car steadily while stealing glances at Chris,he had leaned his head on the window and closed his eyes,my thoughts fluttered off to my sister Sally .
Chris and Sall had a thing in common, they dispised the opposite gender . Sally had never dated a guy and she had always clinged closer to her female friends,it happened that when she was sixteen years old,one of her bodyguard tried to abuse her,that incident had implanted an ugly image on her young mind about men.
'Men are devious creatures'
She would say .
I wondered what had made Chris choose his path,maybe someone had abused him as a child,or it was simply his own orientation.
I approached the Gibson mansion and slowed the car down,Chris opened his eyes and immediately his eyes turned pale ,I realized he was dreading his father and I felt sorry for him,on the other side,I was anticipating to see Jake,I wondered if he would be pleased to see me or not.
The automated gates opened and I drove the car into the compound parking the car before alighting,it was already dark and I wanted to pick a taxi back to our apartment,I know Sally must be worried of my whereabouts.
"Chris I think I'll head back home now,my sister must be worried about me"
I stated nonchalantly.
"okay hun,thanks for bringing me home,I loved the company"
Chris said hugging me tightly.
"Bye "
I patted him softly on the back before turning to leave.
"Chris is that you?"
Jake's voice echoed from the corridor of the main house,I stilled turning my head ,my heart had started hammering on my chest only by hearing him speaking.He stood at the few stairs infront of the door while pocketing his hands.
He was wearing a brown short revealing sets of hard earned muscles on his legs,his eyes flew from Chris and landed on me and he flinched.
"Celine?"
He mouthed suprised,I could see a spark of excitement in his eyes and it kind of melted me.
He walked towards us and gazed at Chris.
"Is he in yet "
Chris asked with dread .
"No"
Jake replied.
Chris heaved a heavy sigh before walking into the house leaving me and Jake outside.Jakes eyes rested on me sending a wave uncomfortable giddiness allover me,the way he gaze at me really makes me nervous.
"You are leaving"
He stated bluntly,I read his expression and realized he was dissapointed,he was angry since I wanted to leave without even a 'hy'.
"Yeah,just wanted to make sure Chris was home safely,he got into a fight with some guy and I knew he would be depressed,I didn't want him to drive himself in that condition"
I said and felt like I was desperate of explaining myself.
"Okay ,wait here"
He mumbled and walked back into the house before emerging again fully dressed while pulling on a black leather jacket on,he looked so sexy in the jacket that I found myself staring at him.
He was holding his car keys.
"Ill take you home "
He said walking towards his car.
"Its okay Jake I'll just pick a taxi "
I said trying to sound casual.
"You did my brother a favour , take it as a 'Thank you '"
He smirked.
"Okay "
I shrugged.
Jake drove in a steady speed as a nerve wracking silence ensured between us, Jake wanted to speak but he didn't know how to start.
"I missed you"
He said Suddenly,I glanced at him and he kept his eyes on the road.
"I didn't bail you intentionally"
He added before looking at me,I could feel the emotion visible in his eyes as he spoke.
"I got sick,my asthma went rogue on me ,I didn't want to worry you , it could distract you of your studies and I didn't want that "
"So you thought the best thing was to shut me off?"
I blurted with annoyance.
His explanation was Noble but not what I would have wanted,not what any girl who loved her guy so dearly would have wanted,I will want to be there for him during his hardest times, otherwise our relationship wasn't worth it ,I felt like he had snatched something so important from me.
"I didn't want to drag you into my problems Celine ,try to understand that I cared to much for you that I couldn't bare stressing you with my own burden "
He said in a tone that teetered between gentle softness and urgency .
He gazed at my eyes and said.
"I still do"
His words made my stomach full of butterflies but part of me was still angry at him.I remember the time when I couldn't receive any text from him,were the worst time of my life,I waited for days from him but when weeks passed by,I gave up, Sally had been my saviour convincing me men were not worth crying for with her philosophy.
'Men are devious creatures'
I kept quiet as the car came to a screeching halt,I got out of the car and waved goodbye to Jake ,he wanted to escort me into the house but I refused knowing all too well how Sally hate him for 'tormenting her stud muffin'.
A smile erupt on my face as I pushed the door into the house.
TBC .....