Unexpected

Danger in Paradise

Chapter 12

What the hell was he doing home so early?!

She heard the doorknob rattle again; there was a soft clicking sound.

Sora was now in panic mode and her fight or flight reflex was acting, she did the only thing she could think of right then. She dove into the closet, pulling the shuttered door shut behind her just as the front door opened. Her breath caught in her throat.

This was a bad idea, she thought, it was over, she was going to get caught and had no explanation. Well, she did have an explanation but she couldn't just step out and tell Leon right to his face "Yeah, we slept together but you don't remember and now I'm pregnant. You might not be the father because I drank a few weeks before and have no idea what I did so I need to get a paternity test. Can I have some of your hair?"

She was doomed. What was she thinking? Breaking and entering, well not really breaking but she was trespassing and without a reasonable explanation that wouldn't make him hate her. Her nose started prickling and her throat started to hurt. Oh hell, she was about to start crying. Stupid hormones!

She needed to remain silent; he was walking into the room. Man was she glad she'd closed the door behind her. She needed to think and think fast, did she move anything? Not anything really noticeable that she could think of. Her nose started to itch. She moved to scratch it when her bracelet made a small jingling noise. Damn! She froze, looking through the slots in the door. Leon didn't seem to notice.

He walked into the bathroom and shut the door behind him. She let out the breath she had been holding. Now was her chance. She slowly began to slide the door open, careful not to make any noise. If she was caught, her life would be over, okay she was being a little melodramatic but it still wouldn't be good.

She took a breath just as the bathroom door opened again. She hadn't opened the door much yet but she didn't think she'd ever moved so fast in her life. She quickly slid the door shut the rest of the way, hoping it didn't make any noise and held her breath. And it was a good thing too, because the sight she saw was just about to take it away.

But hey, what do you expect when the object of everyone's desires that could put Adonis to shame was strutting around in the nude save for a towel around the waist. She could see his chiseled chest, his strong arms, the arms she was held in on a daily basis on the stage, the arms she wished she could feel around her again, his hip bones stuck out just above the top of the towel, his beautiful white-silver hair brushed against the top of the towel, she wondered how he kept his hair so nice, he didn't even have a single split end! Focus Sora! She couldn't keep herself from staring. He was beautiful, it's a good thing she was somewhat used to seeing him or she would have swooned right then and there.

Wait. Swooning? Beautiful? Wanting to be wrapped in his arms? Why was she thinking these things? Those weren't the thoughts one would normally have about a friend. It must be the hormones… even though the feelings started before the pregnancy, but she had more important things to worry about; she could sort out her raging feelings and emotions later, right now she need to get out of there.

He had walked over to his dresser and pulled something out of the drawer, must have been a pair of underwear, Sora almost giggled. What the hell! She was acting like a schoolgirl now! She needed to calm down. Damn! He was coming over! She pushed herself into one corner of his closet and hid herself behind some of his clothes. Tears sprang into her eyes; she had never been so terrified in her life. She heard the door slide open and held her breath, praying he couldn't hear her racing heart.

She could hear him shuffling through the clothes on the hangers, he was getting closer. She squeezed her eyes shut, bracing herself for the fury. She could hear him pull something from a hanger and close the door. The tears started to flow, she was so relieved. She sat in silence for a few minutes, waiting until she heard the shower before she moved. She slowly opened the door and tiptoed to the sliding door; she took one last quick look around the room and noticed a small glint from Leon's pillow. She walked over and when she looked closely, noticed it was a strand of hair. She almost did a little victory dance right there. She went back to the door, inched it open and squeezed out, sliding it back shut behind her. After climbing over the railing of the balcony, she gracefully dropped herself to the ground and took off in a dead run.