Chapter 19

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"What are you staring at?"John asked as he opened the front door to his house. My eyes widened,I didn't realise he was looking at me. "I didn't know you had such a huge house."I admitted. He studied me for a moment,tongue in cheek."This house is nothing compared to yours."he finally said resting his keys on the kitchen counter. I flushed at that."That's not what I meant.I just always imagined you living in an apartment." He raised an eyebrow at me."Why is that?" Why was that?Was it from all the shows I watched with agents and cops? "I'm not sure."I said biting my lip then wincing in pain. I had totally forgotten that it was bruised. John's eyes darkened as he watched me."Take a seat in one of the chairs."he ordered walking out of the kitchen. Instead of obeying his order I decided to look around his house a bit.It wasn't the least what I expected.Despite John's cold personality his house was somewhat warm.There was just something about it that made me feel at home. I stopped to look at some pictures,one of them caught my eyes.I stared at the picture for a while,John was probably around seven or eight when that picture was taken.He was standing next to his parents,at least they looked like they were his parents. Why did he never mention them and if this was his house then where were his parents? I studied the picture again,the John in that picture looked so happy,I suddenly wished that I could once again bring back that happiness in his eyes. I wish I knew how. "I thought I told you to sit in one of the chairs."John said behind me. I gasped and spun around so that we were face to face. "I-I was just looking around."I stuttered nervously. Why was I such a nervous wreck today?Oh I don't know maybe it's because you were kidnapped today..or maybe it has something to do with spending an entire night alone with the one man you seem to loose control with whenever you are near him,I pointed out to myself. "Sit."he said again motioning to the couch next to where we were standing. I took a deep breath and finally sat down. John surprised me by kneeling down on the ground in front of me. Oh dear Lord.Was he going to propose? "What are you doing?"I asked after I found my breath. "I have to clean the cut on your lip"he said in an isn't it obvious tone. I flushed for the second time tonight.                "Oh." How could I have thought he was going to propose?It seems as though I was the one who had hit her head today not Belle! He dipped the cloth into the bowl with water and gently patted it on my lips. "Does it hurt?"he asked softly. I shook my head,the only thing that hurt was my heart.Seeing this gentle side of him made me fall for him more than before. He then placed his hands on my cheeks lightly."This might hurt alright."he said before he rubbed a cream on my lips lightly. I closed my eyes,the cream did burn however the pain wasn't that bad to stop the desire that stirred to life when he touched my lips with his finger. When I opened my eyes he was staring at me intensely. In that moment I wanted him to kiss me,I was practically shouting it in my mind and when he finally looked like he just might do that his phone rang out. He looked away picking up his phone from the table. "Hey Lena!" Lena! I was suddenly reminded of why I even left the house today,it was because of her. Why was she calling him so late at night? Did I interrupt there special date or something? When he finally ended the call I stood up from the couch angrily. I was supposed to be angry with him. "Is everything okay?"he asked looking at me like I might explode any moment. And I very well might with all the hurt and anger I felt right now. "You could of just said that you didn't like me.You didn't have to hide the fact that you and Lena were dating.You didn't have to lie to me."I snapped . John's eyes widened as he stared at me like if I had lost it. "What are you talking about?"he asked. "I called your phone today.I wanted to ensure that you were safe."I explained,not sure why I had to explain anything at all."But Lena answered the call and said that you were busy." He stared at me with a blank expression."I don't see your point Rosella." "How can you not see my point!"I shouted."You lied to me.You said that you were just friends but you're more than that.You left me today to go on a date with her and now she is calling you in the middle of---" I stopped talking. John was taking deliberately slow steps towards me,the look on his face deadly. "What are you doing?"I asked,taking a step back. He didn't answer ,just kept walking until he had me jammed up against the wall. He placed both of his hands on either side of my hide on the wall and leaned down so close that I could feel his hot breath on my face. "The reason why I left you today was so that I could focus on finding the kidnappers who are after you.I was in the process of a meeting and my phone was in silent laying on my desk.I was not aware of the fact that Lena answered my phone today nor did I know that you had called,she did not tell me."he muttered."Now before you think anything,I have never given her permission to answering my calls not even to be using my phone for that matter.So I will have a little discussion with her about that incident." "John--"I whispered. "I'm not finished."he scowled at me."I still don't understand how you could jump to the conclusion that Lena and I are dating.It's rather absurd if you ask me.I thought I already made it clear that I'm not interested in any of that and especially not with her.Regarding why she called tonight,she wanted to know if you were okay." What was I to say to that?I was finally left speechless. How could I have been so stupid? I did notice however that he made no comment on my first statement about him not liking me. Was that good or bad?Did he have feelings for me or not? I was probably better of not knowing,at least not tonight. "Does that answer all your questions?" I nodded,still unable to speak. He sighed dropping his hands and walking away. A few minutes later he walked back out of his room....shirtless. I tried not to gape as he studied me closely."Aren't you going to shower?"he asked. I slowly nodded,trying not to stare at his bare chest--the last time I had seen him shirtless we had...I blushed. He seemed to read my mind for his gaze swept over my body and his eyes darkened. "The shower is right there."he said,his voice sounding different. I nodded grabbing the towel from his hands and almost running to the bathroom. I stared at myself in the mirror,my hair was in a mess,my lips bruised--I looked horrible. I showered quickly and wrapped the towel around me. Wasn't I missing something? What was I supposed to wear? "John?"I called stepping out of the bathroom. No answer. "John?"I called again. Still no answer. I looked around frantically,could something have happened to him. I rushed into his room and froze. He was lying on his bed,two hands above his head on the pillow and looking at me with a hungry gaze. He didn't move from where he was,just continued to stare at me. "I-I need something to wear."I stammered nervously. "I left one of my shirts for you on the table outside."he said,his voice a husky whisper. I swallowed then nodded. "Rosella."he called. I spun back around."Yes." He looked like he had something to say but instead he shook his head."The room near the bathroom is where you would sleep tonight." I nodded again and made my way to the room after I had picked up the shirt from the table. ................................................................... John's POV: My control was slipping.Maybe bringing her home with me tonight wasn't such a good idea after all. I needed a distraction from Rosella before I did something stupid. With a sigh I reached for my phone on the bedside table. Though I didn't want to talk to Brent right now I knew he was a good agent and probably would know more about what was happening at the agency than any of my other agents. "Hey."he answered. "How is everything at the agency?"I asked. "They managed to track the car to a building."he said. "And?" Please tell me they found those bastards. "It was a trap." "What do you mean it was a trap?"I demanded sitting up from the bed. "There were men waiting there with guns." Shit. "Did anyone get hurt?" He sighed."No one did.But we're not getting anywhere and this case is becoming more dangerous." I let out a frustrated breath."Then we have to interrogate the one we have."I stated and I sure as hell would enjoy it. He had dared to lay a hand on Rosella. There was silence on the other side of the line. "Thank you John."Brent said totally surprising me. "For what?" "For saving my sister."he said before cutting the call. I stared at the phone blankly for a while and just like that I realised that the ice barrier that was between Brent and I was broken. .......................................... It was midnight when I walked into the kitchen searching for something to drink. A noise coming from Rosella's room made me pause. I reached for my gun as I made my way to the room.She sounded like she was in distress,crying in her sleep. I pushed the door open and slipped in,trying to see in the darkness . I knew that I shouldn't be in a room alone with her at night but she was obviously in distress. I knew that a nightmare wouldn't harm her but I couldn't just leave her like that. I stared at her for a moment ,she looked beautiful as usual even though she was having a bad dream. "Rosella."I called softly. "Rosella."I said louder touching her shoulders lightly. She jumped and her eyes flew open in confusion."John?"she asked as though she thought she was dreaming. ................................................. Rosella's POV: I couldn't believe John was in my room,I still felt like I was dreaming. I rose up from the bed as the blanket fell from my shoulders,John watched as it fell and his eyes lingered on my chest before they met my eyes again. "You were having a nightmare."he explained. I nodded."I dreamt that the kidnappers got me."I said shivering at the thought. That wasn't the real problem in the dream however ,he had gotten shot in my dream and that was why I was having a nightmare. I shuddered again as I remembered how he fell to the ground His hands brushed a stray of hair from my face and I leaned into the touch. I looked up into his eyes wishing he would kiss me and make me forget the dream. I was about to say something but then John did something I never expected him to,he leaned down and kissed me!
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