"You scared me to death" I said as I broke down in tears.
"Hey, hey, I'm sorry, I called and you didn't answer or return my calls so I came over, you weren't around either so I used my spare key. Stop crying already. Were you really that scared?" He asked as he came close to me not really knowing how to comfort me so he just patted my head. I really didn't know why I was crying. It probably wasn't because of Anthony, I was probably still upset about what had happened with my messed up family. I've been trying to hold back the tears but now, the dam just broke and the water can't stop flowing.
"It's alright, let it all out, I'm here for you" he said comfortingly as he hugged me and I cried till I was sure I had no tears left.
He got me a glass of water and I could feel my eyes were swollen now. He sat next to me and stared. He always stared and I must admit, I've gotten used to it.
"You really do cry ugly" he said plainly.
"I'm not in the mood" I said looking away.
"I'm guessing I'm not the reason for all those tears. Do you mind sharing?" He asked. I stared at him for a moment. It's better I don't talk about it. My background is quite messed up and him knowing about it would only give him a worst image about me.
"I'd rather not" I replied.
"Ok. But just remember that I'm always here for you".
"Stop being cheesy" I said looking away.
"Now look who's blushing. I do have that effect on most women you know".
"You sure are confident in your looks" I said smiling.
"Of course. Anyone with a face like mine would be crazy not to acknowledge it. I'm sometimes amazed myself when I look in the mirror, my handsomeness scares me" he said smiling broadly.
"You are such a tease, do you know that" i said throwing a pillow at him which he caught.
"Admit it, I'm the most handsome man you've ever seen right? The perfect example of a living Greek god. People do call me that though".
"I know. All those fans of yours".
"With you included dear stalker" he said grinning.
"For the last time, I wasn't stalking you back then, it was a misunderstanding". I said frustrated.
"And I don't believe you. You don't have to be ashamed to admit that I make your heart skip a beat" he said suddenly coming so close to me and my heart skipped a beat. It was as if time had stopped as we just stared at each other without moving.
"Your eyes are so puffy" he said suddenly and I snapped out of it.
"I just cried" I said as I looked away embarrassed.
"Are you blushing?"
"Stop assuming stupid things".
"But you just looked away shyly" he said smirking.
"I'm looking for my phone silly" I said as I began searching for it hurriedly.
"Here" he said as he handed it over to me. "It was on the table".
"Thanks" I said grabbing the phone from him but not looking at him.
"You're even not looking at me now. My beauty is so dazzling that's it's hurting your eyes. Oh what a beauty! You must be thinking that now right?" He said laughing. I looked at him speechless.
"Only World Wide Handsome Jin has the right to be shameless about his good looks. Hearing this from you makes me cringe hard". I said with a disgusted look on my face.
"You look at me with such disgust but when you watch your idols you smile like an idiot" he said sounding pissed.
"Yea, because they're my idols duhh" I said fueling the fire.
"Snap back to reality because you're stuck with me so you better wake up from your fantasies" he shot at me and I stared at him for a while.
"Being here with you is actually like a dream" I muttered silently.
"What did you say, did you just cuss at me" he said coming closer.
"I didn't say anything" I said trying to use a pillow as a barricade.
"Repeat what you said. I want to hear it" he said locking my neck with his arms.
"Ouch that hurts, I didn't say anything. I said you're handsome. Mr handsome please let me go" I pleaded before he finally let go.
"You're getting bolder by the day".
"Whatever. What were you even doing in the kitchen when I arrived" I asked.
"I was washing up some fruits I found in the fridge" he responded.
"So.... Why are you here again?" I asked as he turned and looked at me.
"I'm here to see my girlfriend" he replied and walked towards the kitchen.
"How romantic. You came to see your pretend girlfriend. Now tell me the real reason you are here''.
"I want to hang out" he said grabbing the grapes on the sink and rinsing them before placing them on the plate he already brought out.
"You came all the way to hang out? What about your friends?".
"Both are out of town and I don't really have any other friends, so....."
"So you came to the house of a single lady to hang out and it's almost 8pm. Convince me that you don't have shady thoughts in that head of yours". I said folding my arms.
"Correction, you're not single until the contract is over, and the one who should be afraid is me because you are obviously the one with shady thoughts. I was brave to come here" he said dramatically as he devoured his grapes.
"And how am I the one with shady thoughts? Please, if you say stalker, I'm gonna kick you out of here". I warned as I knew the next thing he was going to say.
"So fierce. Anyway, I'll be sleeping here tonight" he informed as he made his way to the living room.
"What!! This house has only one room" I reminded him in case he forgot.
"Yes, but with a very big bed".
"I'm not sleeping with you Anthony" I announced.
"You make it sound so sexual. You could have just said we are not going to share a bed or something". I just rolled my eyes. "Since you don't want to share the bed then you can sleep on the couch" he said smirking.
"You're not going to make me sleep on the couch" I protested.
"I'm not making you do anything. You have the choice to choose. Either we share the bed or you sleep on the couch. Pick one" he said smirking.
Like you must have expected, I picked the couch. It was a nice couch but I was super angry right now. Fine, he got me the house, but he can't just come whenever he felt like it. Ok, he actually could, but still, any gentle man would leave the bed for the lady and take the couch right? He was such a douch bag. I messaged Emily and nagged about what Anthony had done. She told me to sneak to the room stealthily and lie on the bed as revenge. I knew what she was up to. Doing that would mean I did what he wanted finally. I began to doubt if Emily was really on my side. I called her out for having dirty thoughts. She just teased me. We chatted for a long time but I didn't tell her about what had happened with my family. I finally fell asleep.
I woke up, and stretched. I was still feeling a little sleepy, so I rolled over to the other side and held my pillow firmly but something felt off. I opened my eyes suddenly realizing that I was on my bed. I laid back down, maybe the drama that happened with Anthony was a dream. It was definitely a dream, I said to convince myself as I laid back down and closed my eyes.
"Rise and shine sleepy head" an annoying voice shouted and I looked up immediately.
"You! If you're here then that means.... How did I get to the bed? I hope I didn't really sneak into the bed as Emily had suggested, then that'd mean I sleep walked" I said grabbing my hair.
"Silly, I carried you over. You kept mumbling in your sleep so I brought you to the bed".
"So we slept on the same bed?" I asked.
"No I slept on the couch" he responded with a smile.
"Oh ok" I replied. He actually was a gentleman. I didn't expect he'd do that.
"I'm joking. We actually slept here together. Did you really think I'd be willing to sleep on a couch" he said raising a brow.
"Just get out already" I said throwing a pillow at him. I couldn't believe that I just felt guilty for misjudging him. He really was a jerk.
"I'm hungry come make me something, and we're going out today so dress nice".
"Where are we going?" I asked listlessly.
"To see my mom" he replied immediately.
"What!!!!!"