After having to take the bus I'm glad to finally be here.
I walk up the street.
Every house here looks like it could be owned by a movie star.
When I arrive at the right one I check the address, that Aiden send me, again.
I look up from my phone again but yes it's the right one.
I hesitantly walk towards the mega huge mansion in Victorian style.
I walk through the open gates and my mouth hangs wide open.
Luckily no one can see me right now.
It's an admittedly beautiful house.
But the garden tops everything, flowers everywhere.
And, I pause in my tracks, there's even a freaking mini maze in the center! Are we in a damn fairytale?
I walk up the marble stairs and ring on the door.
After only five seconds the door opens and an older looking gentleman smiles at me.
"Welcome Miss Fortier, Mister Torres is already waiting for you in the living area. Let me show you there." He says but I can't answer because I'm still trying to comprehend all this.
He has a butler?
And a living area ? What does that even mean?
The man takes my jacket and then starts leading me towards the living area.
I roll my eyes internally.
And my mouth opens even more. If that's possible.
Everything here looks so damn expensive I'm scared to breath on anything and break it.
Everywhere is marble. It's an open but inviting interior. The ceilings are damn high and there are a lot pictures of men and women who are probably Aidens grand grand grand mothers and fathers.
We walk down a hall until the butler opens two huge double doors and makes space for me to enter.
And once again I'm shocked.
The chandelier on the ceiling is impressive.
But it's nothing against the huge wall full of books. There's even a ladder there! I think I'm gonna cry! This is every readers dream.
I hear a throat being cleared so I'm forced to look at the rest of the room, and oh there is Aiden.
What a disappointment.
I'm so happy to see him, he's so damn handsome. The lovesick bitch in my head says but I quickly force her away.
"Hey cb."
I just stare at him my brows furrowed.
"It stands for crybaby." He explains, smirks and I roll my eyes.
He stares at me in his intensive way and I can't take it anymore after about two seconds so I say "so you're rich huh?"
Yeah amazing try at a conversation I know, leave me alone.
"Yes I guess I kinda am." That's all he says and I'm shocked he's not boasting, but I definitely won't complain.
"Let's just begin with the assignment cb."
We start working and after nearly two hours the butler brings us food, like Aiden promised.
I look at the lasagna in suspicion and try to decide if it's a coincidence that we just got my favorite food served.
"I'm not trying to poison you don't worry."
I decide, it's a coincidence, I mean everyone loves lasagna. Everyone sane at least, so he probably doesn't!
"So where are your parents?"
"My father is away for work." He says but doesn't elaborate and even though I'm a pain in the ass, I decide to let the matter sit, because he really doesn't look like he wants to talk about it.
So I decide to address the elephant in the room.
"Why do you have me as your background?"
"I could ask you the same."
"I asked first."
"We're not in kindergarten!"
"Fine! Ugh. It was a lost bet okay?" I know it's a lame lie but I couldn't come up with something better.
"Yeah mine was too."
"Stop lying!"
"Why? You are too."
"No I'm not!" He gives me a stern look. Damnit.
I definitely won't tell him that I had a love-hate crush on him for the longest time, so my bestie put him as my background and my stupid ass never changed it.
"So will you tell me the true reason now?"
Oh hell no.
"Nope."
"Okay, then I won't as well."
"You're such a baby."
"Mhm."
After I finished the second best lasagna, (my mom's will always be the number one!) I have ever had, we start studying again and continuing to work on the first assignment.
This time we sit on it for 2 and a half hours straight and my eyes already feel heavy.
Sometime he joins me on the probably super expensive couch.
My day was so exhausting.
I decide to just close my eyes for a teeny tiny second.
~
I wake up and immediately his scent hits me.
I look around and notice I'm still on Aidens couch.
That's also when I notice the fucking whale that's laying half on top of me.
"Hey! Wake the hell up!"
"What?" He groans. And brushes the chestnut brown locks on his forehead away.
Why do his hair look so soft? And why do I wanna touch it?
"You weigh like a million tons," I say, he rolls his eyes "and my mom is probably very worried already. I gotta go home."
"Yeah, good luck with that. Have you seen the weather forecast? Or have you looked outside? There's a freaking blizzard going on."
I look outside and damnit it does look bad.
"But I can't stay here!"
"Why? Oh wait, yes now that's it's finally raining I'm ready to put you into my basement and kill you there with my axe!" I roll my eyes at him being a smartass.
"And what are we supposed to do? We nearly finished the first assignment."
He sighs as if I'm a child he has to explain everything to. "We could do what normal people do. Like watching a movie, making food etc."
I mean I don't wanna stay but - I look outside again - yeah I'm not going out there. So staying here it is.
After reluctantly agreeing, he asks a butler to bring us some food.
"'Do what normal people do'" I mimic him "yeah sure. No one normal has a freaking butler," you annoying jerk I manage to think in my head, without saying out loud.
"What do you wanna watch?" He asks but the ass already turned on a movie and surprise surprise it's my favorite.
"Okay all jokes beside, are you freaking stalking me or some shit?" First my favorite drink, then the lasagna, with my favorite sauce if I may add, and now the movie?! Oh hell no Mister stalker.
"What? Why the hell would I be that miserable to stalk you?" His left mouth corner goes up.
Ughhhh
"Okay shut the fuck up! I'm trying to watch a movie can I ignore you some other time?" I snap, even though I asked him a question, but I don't know what else to say.
When we finally come to the sad part I can't help but shed a few tears, even though he's probably gonna tease me about it fore - oop - what is that?
I look over at him in shock and see that he's also crying a bit! Oh my gods! I'm gonna die! I can't laugh at him for crying at this masterpiece of a movie, but it's just too funny to see him cry to a freaking cartoon! Let's ignore the fact that I've also cried a bit!
When he notices me staring he glares at me.
Goddamn piece of shit! As if it's my fault he's crying.
After the movie is over I ask if I could take a shower because I gotta take a quick break from just him in general.
He's so exhausting.
I wash my whole body with his scent, and I hate myself for loving it!
When I'm finished I walk out of the shower and there lays a hoodie on the bed.
I can't! Can I?
Fuck damnit.
I pull the hoodie on without thinking.
But when I smell his cologne I'm regretting it.
Why does he have to smell that good?
I leave my shorts on because I'm a little bitch and I know half my ass is hanging out.
If I'm tortured with his smell, he'll be tortured with my admittedly amazing ass.
I gotta admit it's my best feature and I won't hesitate to pull out and play all of my cards.
I head downstairs but then I remember I don't know where to go!
Fuck!
Why does he live in a huge mansion again?
But then I hear voices which I decide to follow.
And finally after some wrong turns I see the living 'area' I roll my eyes again.
I then also see his teammates and first of all why the hell are they here? Second of fucking all, is the storm over?