CHAPTER 62
Category:
Romance
Author:
Judith O.Words:1610Update time:25/05/26 18:11:49
When I got back to the hotel room, the door was unbolted just the way I had left it and Kenzie was asleep on the couch, a few bottles of alcohol sprawled all over the wooden floors.
Had she been drinking, waiting for me to come back?
I sighed at the sight and walked over to her sleeping frame. Her hair was a mess and a half-drunk bottle of alcohol was tight in her grip. Cautiously and gentle enough not to cause any noise that could wake her up, I retrieved the bottle from her hand and moved to pick up the other bottles on the floor. I walked into the kitchen and dumped them in the trash can.
I wondered why she always drank this much. Always enough to cause her to pass out.
"Maybe if I had a mother too, I wouldn't think this much."
Was that it? Did she take into drinking because she didn't have a mother to stop her? Someone to listen to her when she nagged and when she cried? Was that why she had resolved to bottle her emotions and use alcohol to subside them?
I walked into the bedroom for a brief second to pack some blankets and moved back to the living room. She had stirred and was now in a different sleeping position from the previous. I picked one of the blankets and spread it over her small frame and I smoothened her ruffled hair out of her face. I frowned when I saw that her eyelashes were wet and a tear rolled down her eyes to the bridge of her nose.
Had she been crying because of what happened?
I shook the ridiculous idea off my head. There was no way she would cry for me. Not the Kenzie I knew. Maybe something else happened that I didn't know of.
I exhaled deeply as I inspected her features closely. I raised my fingers to her face and gently traced the freckles on her nose. My fingers moved to her full lips and my heart burned with jealousy at the thought that she had kissed someone else that wasn't me. I had seen them together when I stopped by the street restaurant to get packaged food for Kenzie and me. And then, I had seen them kiss in front of his bike. It was the most excruciating moment ever.
I wondered why I am feeling this way. This burning jealousy and the urge to keep her within my territory forever. The urge to be the only man for her. The urge to do anything and everything for her. I had left Tory this night because of her. I had broken my walls because of her. Because of this fox-eyed, ash's grey-haired, 5'5 short girl.
Was I beginning to fall for her without knowing?
Was this lust or was this...love?
.................
My eyes flickered and peeled gently open, taking time to adjust to the light before it opened completely. My eyes scanned around the room and the realization that I had slept off on the couch hit me. I tried to raise my head but a strong whoosh of hangover headache welcomed me and I did not wait to be told twice to rest my head on the couch again. As I lay back, my eyes caught on the sight of Connor's frame sleeping on the cushion beside mine. My heart melted at the sight of how peaceful and unbothered he looked as he slept. Like a child.
A small frown appeared on my forehead as my eyes took in the blanket spread over his body and I glanced at my own body which was also covered in a blanket.
He had wrapped the blanket over me and slept in the living room too so he wouldn't leave me all alone myself. He did all these even though he was mad at me.
Connor stirred, about to wake up from his sleep and I quickly raised the blanket high to my chin and faked sleep.
I heard the noise of his body getting up from the sofa and his feet padding across the wooden floors to the bedroom. When no other sound came a minute later, I figured he was completely gone and I opened my eyes first. My other eye opened as well and my heart jumped at the sight of Connor's closeup face watching my face intently. So close that I was afraid that if I made any move, our lips could end up brushing against each other.
"Nice trick, Kenz." He got up and straightened his frame again. "Get packing. Let's head back to my apartment." His tone was still cold and emotionless and he did not say another word before he left my presence again.