LINA
I can't believe that for one brief moment, I had actually thought that I could spend a peaceful night here,I muse while shaking my head at my stupidity.
You're staying with a grade A asshole here Lina,my brain tells me.Get real,bitch.
As I stomp towards the living area,I cant help but contemplate making a run for It while he is busy in the shower.
But even in my desperate and frustrated state,I know how much of a dumb idea that is.
Bruno is obsessed with keeping me with him so I'm guessing that he has his security from hell lurking close by,keeing an eye out from any small movements from me.
He is not going to take a chance after I ran away the last time.
And if by some small chance I do manage to slip past his dogs and escape from here, chances are that Bruno will just come and kidnap me all over again.
He even said as much when I left the bedroom.
I'm well and truly trapped and it's going to stay that way,unless I come up with a good plan.One that will get me away from Bruno for good this time.
It's easier said than done though.He is one powerful man so outsmarting him is not gonna be easy.
But I'm nothing if not creative.
Bruno will not know what hit him,I think with an evil smile,imagining Bruno's face when triumph in the end.
"Something wrong,Miss?"says a voice that unexpectedly cuts off my happy thoughts.
When I look ahead of me,I find Bruno's housekeeper in a night dress,looking at me most curiously.
"What?"I say,breathing a little too heavily.
Woman startled me a little.
"I asked if there was anything wrong?You look a little upset,"she says.
"No.I'm just...starved.This is what I look like when I'm hungry,"I say with a nervous smile.
Anna gives me a look that tells me that tells me she is questioning my story.I mean I did say that I wasn't hungry earlier.
Another example of how inexperienced I am in the lying the department.
But I don't have a choice.I'm not about to trust Bruno's staff with any information about me.Especially when they've made themselves clear about whose side they'll are on.
Anyway,despite my obvious fibbing,Anna ends up giving me a slow nod,clearly not that interested in whatever was going on with me.
To her,I'm probably only important if her boss is here.
"Well,as I said earlier,there is some soup that in the fridge that I prepared.You can help yourself to that."
"I will,thanks."
"Okay,goodnight then,Miss, "she says for relief to wash over me.
Good, she is going away.
"Good night,"I say with a fake smile.
"And call me,Lina,"I say to her as she walks past me.
She turns to me with that questioning look. I'm not sure what is going through her head but she ends up nodding again.
"Alright Miss...Lina,"she says,correcting herself.
She gives me one last mysterious look before she goes on her way.
I don't really ponder on it but am just glad that I am on my own.
It's not really that I dislike the woman that much(even though she probably dislikes me),It's just that I am so uncomfortable in this place and she is not helping in the least.
I look around the living room.There are so many places to sit but I don't feel comfortable to sit anywhere.But as I feel my feet getting tired,I hesitantly put my bottom on the armrest of the couch.
Rubbing my hands on my arms,I start to feel angry at Bruno all over again.
Couldn't he just let me have the room?Why is he such an unfeeling bastard?I ask myself.
I begin to think about where the hell I will be sleeping because it, sure as hell,won't be next to Bruno in his huge bed.
That is literally the stupidest thing that I can do right now.
At this point,I think It's clear that I am not as completely immune to Bruno's looks as I would like to be.
You just have to take one look at this man to understand.Unless you're blind,I swear that there is not one person in the world who can resist his looks.
I feel butterflies flutter in my stomach when I think about how he looked without a shirt,his mouth against mine,or him just touching me in general.I put a hand over my eyes as if that will make what I'm feeling dissapear.
Not that these feelings are so terrible,I think.In fact one could almost call them pleasant,I think with a small curious smile.
When was the last time I felt like this?
A long time ago,I answer myself.The last time was when...
Ugh,Lina don't do this,I scold myself,the hand on my face forming a fist.
Stop acting like a giggling school girl.
Don't let that face of a male model and body of an athlete make you weak.He is still a terrible human being.
Stop this at once,my brain tells me.
"If only it was that easy,"I say with a mocking smile.
Bruno is sort of my addiction. I just can't seem to want let him go no matter what. But I have to somehow do it.Addictions are bad for you.
"What's with the creepy smile?"asks a familiar voice.My eyes slowly open to find the face of the most beautiful guy in the world right infront of me.
"I was imagining the day that I would finally be rid of you," I tell him,nervously looking straight into his eyes.
He smiles in a predatory way before bringing his face a little too close to mine for my liking.
"That's alright ,Lina.Dreaming is one of the few things that you are allowed to do here,"he says,passing his minty breath to me.
It does all sorts of weird things to me.The next second I'm struggling to breathe evenly let alone form a coherent come back.
Bruno gives me what seems like a triumphant smile before moving his face a bit far from me.
I take the wet hair and jeans with a glance but am a little alarmed that he is shirtless once again.
'Do you have any decency?"I blurt out before I can stop myself.
"Excuse me?"he says,tilting his head to the side.
"You can't just walk around half naked," I tell him.
"Yes,I can.This is my place,remember?"he replies,folding his powerful arms.
He definitely works out.
Wait,what am I saying?
"Well,you are not the only living here.So can you maybe keep your body fully covered at all times,"I ask,folding my own arms,as if that will protect me from his intense stare.
"Anna doesn't mind,"he states.
My mouth forms a frown involuntarily.
Of course she doesn't.
You're ripped and she is a relatively young woman with working eyes,I think bitterly.
I can practically imagine her undressing Bruno with her eyes when she finds him like this.
It shocks me how much the image bothers me.
"Well,I happen to mind,"I say a bit too strongly for him to roll his eyes.
"Then that's your problem.As if I told you before,this is my home.I will walk around butt naked if I want to," he tells me.
I gasp,mortified at the thought of walking him around without any clothes on.
Bruno chuckles at my reaction. "I'm kidding,Lina."he tells me but then looks thoughtful."Or am I?"
I widen my eyes for him to laugh again while shaking his head.
"You are so cute,baby,"he says.
He follows up by saying,"If you're done lecturing me on how to dress my own body,can we go eat something?"
'I told you that I do not want to eat.I want to go to sleep,"I tell him.
"Definitely not.I'm not letting you sleep on a empty stomach."
"I'm not hungry.Do my words not matter to you?"
"That's not it,Lina. It's just clear that what you say isn't what's good for you.You haven't eaten in over ten hours.You are hungry but your pride won't allow you to admit it. "
I open my mouth to deny it but he cuts me off as he suddenly takes my hand and lift me off the couch."Just shut up and let me feed you ,Lina.You want to go to sleep,right?"
Damn it.He is using what I want against me.
Without waiting for me to respond,he leads me to the kitchen and I grudgingly follow.
******
I lean against the marble counter with my arms folded as Bruno works In his spacious kitchen.
I have to admit it is quite the sight.Wathcing his arms flex and his abbs rippling as he does his thing.I am trying and failing to to stop watching him like a creep.
"Are you going to help?"he says as he pulls the bowl of soup out of the refrigerator which has a note saying to heat for a few minutes."
I give him a blank stare.
"Guess not," he says.
He then ladles the soup from the dish into two small bowls.
As the soup heats up,he grabs a loaf of bread from a breadbox on the counter and slices it into even pieces.
After watching for about five minutes straight,he finally puts the heated bowl infront of me with a bon appetite.
I look at it,for a second,getting hungrier by the second but not wanting to admit to it by eating.
"Put the food In your mouth before I do it for you," Bruno threatens casually.
I glare at him and reach for the bread,pretending that it's not what I really want.
I guess Bruno did have a point earlier.
I hate that.
Bruno and I eat in silence.The soup is surprisingly delicious and I end up finishing all of it.
You would understand if you hadn't eaten for over ten hours.
When I swallow my last bite of bread,I find Bruno chewing slowly,watching me.
"You done?"he asks.
I nod,cheeks slightly red but thankfully he doesn't comment this time.
"Time for bed,I guess.Long day tommorow,"he says collecting both our bowls and proceeding to wash it on the sink.
I don't like anyone cleaning after me but I think I can live with it this time.
"I take it that you've found an alternative place to sleep,"I say casually.
He turns towards me with a serious expression. "This conversation is getting tiring,"he says.
"For once,I agree with you,"I reply while folding my arms on my night shirt.
"I haven't changed my mind ,Lina.We are both sleeping in that bedroom,"he says.
"And I haven't changed my mind either"I say, dropping my arms in fatigue,my body starting to getting more and more exhausted and tired.Especailly now that I have a full stomach.
I swallow the yawn that almost escaped from me.
"You are clearly sleepy,Lina.Just stop being so difficult and come to the room with me already?"
"First,you're the one being difficult and second, not going to happen,"I say stubbornly.
He opens his mouth to talk but I cut him off.
"But as it looks like both of us aren't prepared to do as the other says, can I suggest a compromise?"