Anastasia:
I woke up alone in the bed with the comforter wrapped around me like a burrito. I checked my phone to see the time. It's almost nine in the morning. Good thing it's weekend, I don't have to worry about waking up late.
I walked in the kitchen upon hearing the clanking of pots. Zack in his glory was pacing around the kitchen. The delicious smell of pancakes wafted out from the kitchen. I blindly walked further inhaling the sweet aroma and perched my butt on the stool by the counter. This caused Zack to swivel halting in whatever he was doing.
"It's about time you came. I was just thinking to call you awake." He said.
"You made pancakes." I was already on sugar high without any consumption. I had already grabbed the syrup and when he slide the plate towards me, I drizzled it, no correct I covered the pancakes with maple syrup making it all soggy. I hastily took a bite and it tasted heavenly. Well Zack's cooking is always tasty.
" Hey slow down, you don't wanna choke on your food." He said passing me a glass of water.Then only I decreased my pace.
I looked up to give him a grateful smile but my smile turned into grimace as I saw him eating pancakes without any syrup.
"What?" He chuckled looking all amused .It was as if he knew what exactly I was thinking. Idiot Zack.
"You are eating pancakes without any syrup. What kind of deranged psycho does that?"He barked a laugh at my question. I don't what's funny in it , Pancakes and syrup goes hand in hand.
"You are right. I must try it." He stood up from his seat and rounded the counter at the same time I was reaching out for the syrup to give him.
"You could have told me. I would have grabbed it for yo-". I thought he was here for syrup but instead he snaked his one thick arm around my waist. I was about to ask what he was doing, when he stuck out his tongue leaking all way the syrup from my chin to my lower lips making me freeze in spot.I swear he even nipped a little to it.
"Sweet but I would rather eat you." He rasped in my ear. Oh God! What he was doing? I could feel my cheeks flaming up. My body feels on fire. I took deep breaths to calm myself .
He was doing this deliberately. I had to remind myself again and again to ignore his advances. Throughout the entire breakfast I tried his penetrating gazes on me. He was making it more difficult than needed it to be.
After finishing eating, I was ready to sprint my room, when Zack's voice boomed. "I will be in your room in five."
Room, Hell no! After this I don't myself alone with him. "Can't we talk in the living room?"
"Why? Are you afraid?"
No. "Yes" I lied . I was not afraid I was just nervous around him. I was not sure how to act around him nowadays. " And I want to take a bath first." I added.
He thought for a moment then grumbled unhappily. "Fine be in the living in twenty."
Without replying him anything I went to my room. I didn't spend much time in the bathroom. After ten minutes I came out and wore a big oversized shirt and some shorts. I will stay in here all the day and it's not like anyone will see me; well except Zack, I reminded myself stupidly.
I cautiously went downstairs and saw him talking on his phone. He wore a different set of clothes than he wore a while ago. He must took a shower as his hair was wet .
I cleared my throat to aware him of my presence.
"-can go. I can't just up-". He was having a heated conversation with whoever was on the other side of the call. His eyes lingered on my bare eyes for a couple before they moved to my face. Unconsciously I tugged the hem of my t-shirt as if it could protect me from his intense gaze.
If it would have been a couple of days ago, I would have prancing infront of his dressed like this without a care in the world. He was looking as if I was a fallen comet from the sky, which he wants to hold badly and certainly was not afraid of being destroyed by it. He makes me so precious and vulnerable at the same time . Suddenly I was choked up on so many emotions, I found unable to breathe.
"-ne . We will discuss it on monday." He hung up. Rude.
"Come." He motioned me take to a seat on the sofa. I took the seat farthest from which was across from him. His jaw clenched he was not happy about it.
"How do you feel about this?" Geez ! This felt like I was in his many boardroom meetings.
I just shrugged my shoulders in response to this. I overcame my intial phase of shock when I came to knew even before his confession . So, I was just have came to grasp everything slowly.
One minute I was sitting on the safe next I know I was levitating in air , finally landing on a hard rock lap.
What the hell just happened? Darn it.
"What do you think are you doing. Let go off me. I swear to God I will hit you." He laughed as it was the most absurd I had ever said.
"Oh yeah, then do it." He bit back.
"I'm not joking around Zack. I will hurt you." I could myself fuming. My face red from anger. This is completely inappropriate.
"So, am I . Come on little girl hit me." He egged me on. I know I should not have let him to get on my nerves. He was just doing this to rile me up. But I'm too angry to care.
I started punching his chest with all my might but he sat there as if I was caressing him. I could feel my energy draining yet he remain unaffected. Suddenly he took hold of my both arms placing them behind my back with one firm grip of his hand effectively stopping my not so brutal attack pulling me more to him so that we are pressed chest to chest.
"You are so infuriating. " I spit out not knowing what to say more. This closeness was messing with my mind.
"So, are you Anastasia Ivanova. " The way he growled out my name sent a dangerous shiver to my body . "How do you think I have spent all those years with you in the same house. I thought after I move out the distant will lessen my desire but it did the opposite it fed more to it. Dark or light, summer or winter I thought of you only. The last few years you have grown into so much that it physically hurts to look at you. The very walking temptation that you are, I have to remind myself over the years not to pounce at you like a caveman and keep you locked up where you will be my eyes only. "
I closed my eyes. Don't listen. Don't listen. I chant it like a mantra in my head wishing it will block out his voice. The need,the determination, the madness in his eyes has shaken me to core.
"Open your eyes Ana." I shook my head . He pinched my thigh, I yelped opening my eyes.
He removed his hold on hands which are still behind my back. It's a miracle they haven't fallen out. But caught my cheeks in the same hand squished them , puckering my lips out. His eyes looked down on my lips and his thumb of his free hand grazed on my bottom lip .
"Look what you have made me", with my he pressed his thumb in my mouth.
"Good girl" Contrary I found myself becoming bad just for him.