Strictly In The Bedroom

Chapter 7. Something Temporary

C H A S T I T Y

Year 2010

18 years old

You see, the Spetzlers and the Knoxes were two of the biggest families in the world’s top ten richest families in the world. When it comes to the medical field, they ruled it all. They hold immense power and wealth.

The Spetzlers and the Knoxes have traditionally been two well-known medical families in the field of medicine. Despite the fact that both have distinct types of internationally significant multinational corporations, they have long careers in the medical profession.

Let me start by explaining about the Knox family.

The Knox family has long been a family of doctors from generation to generation and it all started with their great, great grandfather Atlas Knox, that is why they named their entire hospital and university in honor of him. The physicians in their family tree—from great grandparents, grandparents, parents down to uncles, aunts, cousins, and so forth—practice in a variety of medical specialties, and all of them have a reputation for being well-off. However, Philippe Knox is affluent on a vastly different scale.

Lachlan’s father, the richest neurosurgeon in the world, Doctor Philippe Hopkins Knox, is currently the CEO of the Atlas Knox Group. He freaking owns The Atlas Knox Hospitals, which are among the world's top hospitals and are part of a network that is well-known on a global scale. They are the owners of the university I attend, which is also the greatest medical school in the world according to rankings, one of the priciest in the world, and has excellent academic and medical facilities that are accessible to students enrolled in both medical and non-medical courses.

Then here comes the Spetzler. Their family is crazy rich as well.

The Spetzler family is also a family of doctors, but they have primarily concentrated on their medical business, known as Spetzler Healthcare Corporation, the largest company that provides medical supplies like drugs, vaccines, devices, machines, medical insurance, healthcare plans, and so much more to all hospitals and pharmacies all around the world. And they are the most trusted. For many years, the Spetzler Healthcare firm has been the Atlas Knox Group's commercial partner for supplies for their hospitals and university. Lachlan's mother, the wealthiest anesthesiologist, Doctor Rita Spetzler Knox, serves as CEO of the whole healthcare firm.

And right now, in this bathroom where I am which is Lachlan’s bathroom, my hands were shaking as I typed a message to my brother: ‘WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME THAT THIS LACHLAN GUY IS THE SON OF SPETZLER-KNOX!”

Myles saw my message and sent me a laughing emoticon which made me a bit angrier.

MYLES: I thought you knew since everyone knows.

CHASTITY: Well I am NOT everyone!

MYLES: lmfao. You called him names, didn’t you? (smirking emoji)

CHASTITY: shut up.

MYLES: You did, didn’t you?

MYLES: (five laughing emojis)

CHASTITY: one of the things (crying emoji) (middle finger emoji)

MYLES: (sent a voice message)

I pulled my earphone out immediately and plugged it in to listen to his voice message and it was just him laughing hysterically in a very loud manner having the time of his life finding this actually funny.

CHASTITY: YOU ARE A JERK. (five middle finger emojis)

MYLES: Take it easy, he will not take anything offensive no matter how your temper can be overly exaggerated since you are very strong-willed. I already told him. He is actually a nice guy.

CHASTITY: Nice guy my ass!

MYLES: Hey, he saved you and picked you up. He just likes a bit of banter for fun but trust me, he is not so bad. In reality, he is flamboyant and outgoing but he is a nice guy.

CHASTITY: And why in the world did you allow me to stay in the same room as him?? Like, hello? I am a female and he is a male!

MYLES: He is the only guy I could trust in there. I trust him a hundred percent that he will not harm you, not unless you give him consent.

I was immediately pulled back to that moment in his car when he kissed my knuckles and my fingertips. I shook my head off immediately and typed right away: CHASTITY: EW!! NEVER!

MYLES: Then suck it up being temporary roommates with him. I know you came from an all girl’s school but just, think about it, at least he is sharing the best room in the entire dorm building with you. Would you want a random male instead then?

CHASTITY: Fine! Okay. As if I have any other choice.

MYLES: Come on cheer up, lil sis, he promised that he is going to get you a single room so he is working on something for you.

I was stunned. “He did?”

I took a deep breath and began pulling my clothing off as I made my way to the spacious shower cubicle and began having a warm shower. I was quite exhausted and depleted at this point after the turnout of events for the day. As I allowed my thoughts about the unexpected news of Lachlan and his ludicrously affluent upbringing to flow out of my brain, I let the warm water caress my bare body. Once I had done using my own soap, shampoo, and conditioner, I wrapped myself with a towel and saw that this particular room had a freaking hairdryer. Wow, wealthy ass students really do have the best in this dorm building.

My luggage was still in the bathroom, and it was still soaked because of the rain which was still pouring outside. I opened my luggage and tried to look for something to wear to sleep until I realized that all of my freaking underwear and bra were still soaked from my absolutely damp backpack. My jaws just absolutely dropped open wide as soon as I came to that conclusion, because it just means that I absolutely have no underwear or bra to wear tomorrow and the next few freaking days. Moreover, right freaking now, with another man in the same room on the same bed.

“Holy shit.” I muttered against my breath.

I quickly removed all of my wet bras and panties from my drenched backpack and positioned each pair on the sink counter so they would not moisten inside the bag and, hopefully, would not leave this stink of dampness. As soon as I remembered that hairdryer over there, I immediately grabbed it, plugged it and started drying it up before I can wash them tomorrow in the laundry shop. Thankfully, despite the fact that the majority of the pairs were donned in white and light beige and even if they were really wet right now, they did not stain one another.

I flinched the second I heard a loud knocking, “Aren’t you done yet? I have to pee, Skunky.”

“Just… Just a second!” I hollered in panic, turned off the hairdryer and grabbed a random yellow pajama top which was loose enough and a pair of yellow pajama shorts then put them on me without in a very hasty manner. I hung my towel over my right shoulder and scratched the back of my neck because of the entire pair of my bra and panties still laid out over the sink situation. “Crap.” I muttered.

“Yo,” He knocked again, “Come on. I really gotta pee. Open up.”

“Wait… Just…” I just literally froze staring at my pairs of panties laid in front of me with the hairdryer in my hand. I groaned in frustration as he was still knocking outside so I closed my luggage and slightly opened the bathroom door and popped my head out, “You will see… things on the sink.”

“What things?”

“Umm…” I muttered as I watched him doing these little dance moves.

“Whatever it is, I do not care. I just really need to f*****g pee. Now step aside.” He barged into the door, pushing me gently further into the bathroom and as soon as he entered my heart just dropped the second his eyes laid on the sink which had displays of my panties and bras. He grinned, “Are you going to watch me pee?”

As soon as I realized I was still inside, I gasped and ran to slam the restroom door shut in a state of fear. My heart was genuinely throbbing within my chest, and I could feel it. Since a few years ago, I have not really let any other guys view any of my private items, with the exception of my father and brother who may have unintentionally seen them due to laundry that was accidentally thrown in the incorrect basket by one of us. But other than my family, no one has. In elementary and high school, I was usually surrounded by girls because I attended all girl’s school most of my previous education, so I am having a hard time adjusting to the change right now, especially because this flamboyant man who probably has a smug expression as he is currently watching all of my pairings.

I heard him flush the toilet then he swung the bathroom door and smirked as his towering height was hovering over me while his right arm was over my head and propping against the doorway as if he had me cornered and pinned right here in this spot of his dorm room. He did not say anything but his eyes and the way he looked with that damned mischievous grin, I knew he was teasing me.

“Shut up.” I barked angrily, trying to make myself look brave in front of him.

He shrugged his shoulders and smiled wider, “I am not saying anything, Skunky.” He chuckled under his throat.

“Oh I can hear your thoughts from here.” I chirped while arching my brow at me.

“All the way down there?” He grinned, mocking me with my height and how he was really much taller. “Really?”

“Really.” I answered confidently.

He lowered his head and leaned his face closer that I had to move back but he was not really too close, “Just to make sure you hear me, not to have any miscommunication because of my height, there is this laundry place on the sixth floor where I am only accessible, so I can help you with them.” His beautiful green eyes glued on mine, “I mean if you have those cute laundry bags for underwear. Girls have them right?”

“You are absolutely disgusting.” I barked at him angrily.

“Disgusting? I am only going to help you clean and dry in the laundry room a floor above. Besides, you can not access it without my gold keycard and my precious thumb for scanning.” He was still smirking, “Did you really think that I would touch those things? No little Skunky. I will not touch any of Miss Virgin’s private things.”

My cheeks just immediately blushed, “I…. So what if I am a virgin!” I pushed him angrily but he did not even budge because, well, he is tons heavier and he was actually muscular and he is also much taller. “You made fun of me because I do not smoke weed, because I am short, because I have shorter legs and I walk much slower than your long strides, because my n*****s were see through from my damp shirt, because of my soaked bras and panties over your bathroom and because I am a virgin. You are just casually cruel.” I hit his chest with my tiny fists. “I hate you! I do not care if you are my brother’s friend or whatever!” I hit his chest again. Obviously, I was not hurting him but I was still hitting him on his firm and hard chest.

“Hey,” His hands held my waist with both hands, “Hey. I am sorry. I did not mean to be an asshole.” He slowly rubbed my waist up and down calmly, “I am sorry.”

I stared at him angrily but there was something about his gorgeous perfect looking face that irked me a lot.

“Do not get all grumpy now, you will look uglier.” He teased annoyingly.

My mouth dropped wide open as his words made me gasp then scoffed, “And here I thought that you had an ounce of kindness in your body.”

He laughed and teased me while his hands caught me off guard as soon as they were caressing my waist up and down before pulling me closer to him, “Come on do not get grumpier. I was kidding.” He leaned in and caused my eyes to widen as soon as his ear was near my ear, “We will be roommates for a bit of a while so we have to get along, no?” I could imagine his stupid smirk on his face.

There were shivers down my spine.

I tried to push him off but he pulled me back which made me gasp.