It's Complicated

Chapter 12|CHAD

CHAD

It was awkward.

Being alone with Brett inside a room was awkward after the doctors left us. We were just silent.

I glanced at him and he was also looking at me making me look away. Why am I there? When I should be going home at that time.

I bet it's already evening?

"How long were you taken here?" I asked and he looked at me. I fought not to look away.

"Days. I don't know." He said and I just nodded.

"Does me being here help you at all?"

I don't think it helps at all. I think I was only fooled. I wonder what makes it different if I was there or not.

"Absolutely, yes." He said and he sat on the edge of the bed, facing me which I was sitting on a couch.

"You should stay in bed, shouldn't you?" I stood and he shook his head.

"I'm fine." He said and I forgot that he's stubborn. I walked towards him and held his shoulders and pushed him down the bed but he also snaked his arm on my waist, taking me down with him.

My heart started on beating like crazy again and it feels so hard to breathe.

I tried to get up but he just pulled me down, closer that our chests were touching and I don't want him to feel my wild heartbeat.

Brett was grinning from ear to ear and I can feel my cheeks were burning.

"Let go of me." I said and I tried to keep my voice calm when inside was a chaos.

He was about to say something when the door suddenly opened and I pushed him down so I can stand, hearing him grunted.

"I'm so sorry." I said.

"What's this?" A woman said who walked in and then I was surprised to see Bryan behind her.

"Mom! It's nothing." Brett said.

Oh, God. The mother is here and she just caught us in that awkward position. Fvck!

"And who are you?" She said, scanning me suspiciously.

"That's Chad." Bryan said and he looked at me. And I think he's doing fine, I guess. I mean, I bet losing me doesn't mean anything to him. It's just me, nothing so special. "Brett's mate."

"Yeah." Brett said and their mom was surprised.

"I'll wait outside." Bryan said and he went out of the room.

"I'm Julia." She said and held her hand making me feel relieved. I thought she's strict or something.

"Chad." We shook hands and her smile was as bright as the sunshine. "It's nice meeting you."

"Same, honey." She said reminding me of my mom before she looked at Brett. "Now get your ass from that bed because Isen already discharged you." She said and Brett happily jumped out of his bed.

"Thank the goddess and Isen." Brett said.

"Wait, he's not healed yet." I said and I jumped when Brett held my hand. He was so close suddenly to me.

"It's okay. You still have so much to learn." He whispered and it made the hair on my nape stood.

**

It was already dark when we went out of that huge house and Brett never let go of my hand and I didn't bother to say a single protest.

"I should go home." I said and pulled my hand but Brett tightens his hold. "It's late."

"Exactly. You should stay the night." He said and I don't know what to say!

"Yeah." Julia agreed and Brett smiled at me like a kid.

"Besides, you don't know the way out of the forest and you don't want to be eaten by wolves, yes?"

I glared at him. I can't ask him to escort me out because he's wounded and so is Bryan.

We walked out and I didn't expect to find a lot of houses there. It looked like a village in the middle of a damn forest and the air was so cold and fresh. We inside a single story house and it's so homey.

"Your house?" I said when we went inside the front door.

"Yeah." He said and pulled me to a hallway and then opened one of the rooms there.

"You're sleeping here." He said and I could tell that it was his room and not a guest room.

"With you?"

I watched him walked to a closet. "Yeah."

"I can sleep on the couch." I said, pointing my thumb outside. I'll go crazy if I'll spend a night in his room. . . with him.

"What!?" He exclaimed and looked at me. "No! If you don't want to be with me, I will sleep on the couch instead."

"Definitely no, you just went out from the hospital." I said and why does he have to be so stubborn?

"I told you, I'm fine."

"And I also told you I can sleep on the couch." I insist and he stared at me.

"Tell me why can't we sleep together?"

"Tell me why we should." I said and I just saw him smirked for a second.

"Because we're mates." He answered.

"Because I don't know you." I said, answering his question also.

"I'm not going to do anything at all." Brett raised his arms on surrender. "I'm injured!"

Yes, he's injured and tell me I'm too choosy, but who would sleep to someone you just met?

Well, I know that I already knew him for a couple of days but it's not enough. I don't really trust him. I only had one decent conversation with him!

"And a kiss." He added.

Yes. And a quick kiss.

My eyes widen. "Eavesdropper!"

"I'm sorry. You're so readable."

I can feel myself blushing and I take note I shall not think anything when I'm with this man.

"Don't you have any extra rooms here? Guest room perhaps?" I said and he shook his head, turning his back on me and I can't. . . won't take my eyes away from him when he removed his shirt.

Shit!

He's back was so sexy and it didn't stop there! He turned around and my mouth was watering from how perfect his body was. I can't describe it. It's too much.

I didn't even hear what he said.

But something's wrong.

"Your wounds." I said. "They're gone?" I walked towards him and touched his side where the long stitched cut was.

It was there before. I knew it was real because I touched it. But now it's gone. And his other wounds were gone as if it was just a joke.

I jumped when Brett held my wrists, my hands still on his body and slid it up. I even felt my whole body shivered from the feeling of his hot body on my hands.

He stopped when my hands were above his chest and he leaned his face on my left ear. And I just noticed that I was breathing kinda heavily.

"Don't touch me so suddenly like that." He whispered. "It's making me hard."

I pulled my hands and took a step back.

"I'm so not gonna stay here with you." I said and went out of the room immediately to calm my heartbeat down.

I leaned my back on the wall and placed my hands on my chest, breathing slowly.

"Is everything alright?"

"Fvck!" I exclaimed in horror and I was relieved when I saw Bryan.

"You're being jumpy." He chuckled and I smiled nervously.

"I'm good. I, uh."

"I heard." He said and well I should get used on them being an eavesdropper.

"Yeah?"

"Brett was right." He said making me look at him. "You're our guest and we don't want you sleeping on the couch."

I nodded in understanding.

"Or on the floor, either." He added making me chuckle.

"So, you're suggesting?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Maybe you can sleep in my room since you've already slept with me at the same bed before. It's not that awkward already."

Not that awkward? We're ex-boyfriends! How can it be not awkward!?

But it doesn't feel that awkward between me and Bryan. Just a little.

I smiled at him. "Thanks, Yan. . . I mean, Bryan."

Bryan smiled at me and ruffled my hair.

**

I was sitting beside Brett in front of the dining table. Bryan and Julia were at the opposite side of the table and Kenneth, their dad was at the head.

"I can't believe you found your mate." Julia said to Brett who was just silent all the time.

"And he's a human." Kenneth added and I don't know why but it really bothers me the way they call me human. I smiled at them and I can't even look straight at Brett. He didn't even bother to glance at me and it kinda bothered me. A lot.

We all glanced at Brett when he stood, dragging his chair backward.

"I suddenly felt tired." He said.

"Yeah, go ahead and rest." Julia said.

"Good night. I'll go ahead." He said before he walked out of the dining room. And they all glanced at me.

Am I supposed to follow him too?

"You should finish your meal." Kenneth said and I nodded.

**

"Are you having a lover's quarrel or something with Brett?" Bryan said when we went inside his room.

"No." I said. We didn't fight, did we? I just don't really want to sleep with someone I barely know. But Brett isn't a stranger anymore.

I sighed.

"Come here." He said ass he slide inside his bed.

His room was simple, as simple as his room in their other house. I walked towards the bed and slipped inside the covers. I'm kinda glad that we're still friends even after breaking up.

"I heard you were caught by the scouts when you were crossing the border." He said and chuckled.

"You bet! You're so terrible! How could you leave me there!?" I exclaimed and punched his chest playfully making him chuckle.

"I did warn you."

I wanted to kick him in the gut that time, he will heal anyway. Just like how Brett healed amazingly fast.

"Don't even try on kicking me on my balls." He said making me laugh.

"Eavesdropper." I said and he laughed.

"I missed you." He said and in a friendly way makes me smile at him.

"Ditto." I said and Bryan just tickled me on my side which was my weak spot and I burst out laughing.

"i***t!" I exclaimed and he just stuck his tongue out.

**

When I woke up, I turned to check Bryan if he was already awake and a finger just poked my cheek making me chuckle.

"Good morning, sleeping beauty." He said making me frown. "I hope you slept well?"

"Good morning to you too. And I did sleep well." I said and I sat when Bryan slid out of the bed and changed his clothes.

I watched him removed his shirt and I was supposed to feel something like before, but no. Because all I can think of was Brett's sexy back. I shook my head and asked myself why am I comparing Bryan and Brett.

We walked out of the bed and Bryan went into the restroom first and told me to go wait for him in the kitchen and I found Julia and Kenneth having an early coffee.

"Good morning, Chad." Julia beamed.

"Good morning to you both." I said and they offered me a cup of coffee and asked me to sit down and join them which I happily obliged.

"Is Brett still sleeping?" Julia asked making me look at them.

Shoot! They didn't know that I slept in Bryan's room. He didn't even mention that we're ex-boyfriends and it would be better that way.

"I should call him." I said and I got up instantly, not wanting to hear what they're gonna ask more.

I walked and I bumped at Bryan on the way.

"Where are you going?" He asked.

"I'm calling Brett." I said and he nodded.

I stopped at Brett's door and I don't know what to say! I felt so nervous for just asking him to get out and have some coffee together. After a minute of debating, I knocked on his door three times and I waited, but there was no answer.

And it made me feel sad inside. He was angry at me, I bet.

I sighed and twisted the knob, hoping that maybe he forgot to lock it which was crazy and there's no way he didn't. But I was surprised when it opened.

I pushed it open and the first thing I saw was the fixed bed as if no one slept there last night. And it made me start to worry. Maybe he took a walk first thing in the morning and he forgot to tell his parents.

But it still didn't stop me from worrying. And I am starting to become paranoid.