Engaged to the Heartless Heartbreaker ✔

Chapter 43 - Habit

~~~ CHAPTER 43 - Habit ~~~

It was indeed an awkward moment.

I froze on the bed; Nigel grinned like he just made a three-point shot in the basket; and mom was smiling widely for minutes.

Finally, mom fell asleep again which I was quite thankful of or else she would make me feel so awkward to be even here in her bed. Nigel, then, kissed the sleeping beauty in the cheek. I did it, too, after him. Then, we went out of her room.

"So, can I leave now?" I asked him as we were treading the hallway.

"What do you mean leave?" he asked perplexed.

"Well, I need to go back to the center---"

Nigel held my right hand. "Haven't I told you they're excusing you until tomorrow? Besides, it's already late." He then pulled me gently towards a familiar door along the way. "No way. I'm not letting you leave tonight, you're staying here."

I stared at the door where he was leading me. How could I forget this? This led to my former bedroom which was just across his. When he finally opened it, what immediately met my eyes was the bed, which looked like a princess' bed. It produced a happy flapping of my heart. "Here, princess. You're staying here," he said. "Come on."

We went in and, truly, when I behold everything in there, I was astonished that everything was kept in place. My goodness, I didn't know I missed this place until now! The first thing that came to my mind was to lie down on the bed. But I tried myself to remain standing while this man was still with me in the room.

"Your clothes are kept intact in the closet and Suzana made it sure to clean them from time to time. You may change anything you like for tonight," Nigel said at my side, still holding my hand. "And the bathroom is filled with your favorite body wash and shampoo and other toiletry."

My favorite body wash and shampoo? How did he know about them?

Hearing him mentioned body wash and shampoo produced electric bolts in my body... How did he know about my wash and shampoo? It felt so weird to realize that this man here seemed to know everything about me. Was he acting like a stalker or something? Or was I just assuming?

"If you need anything more that's not here, you may just knock on my door," he added.

Knock on his door? Seriously?

"I... I think, everything's provided here. Thank you." It was my way of informing him that I was never going to be knocking on his door. No way. "So... l-let's call it a night," I said finally, sending him the message that I wanted him out of the room already.

He didn't move as if he didn't have a plan of leaving me.

"Nigel... it's time to call it a night," I repeated in case he didn't hear me a moment ago which was also very impossible.

Standing at my right, Nigel eventually moved by pressing his side to mine and my stupid body didn't even complain. I felt his arm brushing mine. "Mom just saw us," he said softly.

Oh, why did he have to still mention it?

I blushed. "I-It was nothing," I stammered.

"We both know it was something, princess," he said in a teasing tone at the same time playing with my palm with a finger that I felt the tickly sensation in that portion of my hand.

I jolted and tried to pull my hand away. "Stop tickling me, will you?"

"So, you're ticklish, huh?" he teased me again.

I snooted at him and the brute was just smiling.

After a short while, he clasped my hand harder and brought it to his chest as he faced me.