Second Chances

Chapter 20: Deadly Glares

The next morning, I was busy preparing what to bake for Stephan's arrival. Now, I finally realised that it was really a bad idea inviting him in my condo. It would be better if we meet up in a restaurant, or to the park, or some place where there people.

I feel like I'm cheating on Cliff if I let Stephan enter my condo without his permission.

Right now, I'm waiting for my chocolate chip muffin to finish baking and earlier I made a blueberry pie. When my oven tinged, I bend down to get my muffin and carefully take it off when the door bell ringed.

Oh crap, that must be him.

I removed my kitchen gloves and threw them on the counter and ran towards my front door.

When the door was opened, standing there wearing a dirty gray coloured shirt over that was a black leather jacket, ripped jeans and those piercing eyes really blew me off guard. I am practically drooling over the sight of him. His outfit is screaming bad boy look.

"H-hi, you came." I nervously remarked, opening my door wider. "Please, come in. I apologise if my place is a bit dirty right now. I don't have much time to clean up."

Stephan stepped inside my condo, his manly genuine scent filled up the entire room immediately. God, he smells so good. I missed it.

Wait, what?

He roamed his eyes around the place, with his eyebrows touched. I know what he was thinking. "This is small. You really lived here?"

I closed the front door when I kinda woke up because I'm still drooling at his aura in my home. I walked closer and smiled "Yeah, this is just want I wanted though. All that is important to me is a place to live."

He sat down on my couch, taking off his leather jacket showing off his muscled arms and that familiar huge tattoo on one arm.

"I baked some muffins and pie." I darted off to the counter where the foods are and removed the muffins from its tray and put it on a place.

I sliced a pie, then served him three muffins and gave it to him. "Here. Try some."

He grab it for me and placed it on the office desk. "I'm surprised that you invited me here. What comes into your mind all of  a sudden." He grab the muffin and took a bite of it. "Wow, this is good."

I let out a small laugh. "You want some coffee?"

"No. I'm fine with water." He replied.

I stood up immediately and went to get some water in the fridge and pour it in an empty glass before giving it to him. Jeez, I am acting like a girlfriend here serving my boyfriend who just got home from work.

"What did your parents think of this place?"

I sigh before answering his question, rubbing my hands through the jeans that I'm wearing "I haven't spoke to them for months now and they don't know where I live."

Stephan seems to be surprised at what I said. He stopped from biting "You're not a puppet anymore?"

I shook my head "I started disobeying them once we parted ways. The moment I arrived at their house, I brought up all my courage and told them that I'm leaving home and I'm starting a new life."

Stephan stared at me the whole time I was explaining. Guess that he was quite a shock to hear that I changed since then. "They quickly agreed?"

"No, of course not. But since it was the first time I spoke about my real and true feelings, they let me do it." A smile came out from me.