Chapter 24: Chapter 24

Listening to Precious talk about her life before she met me is disturbing, and I hoped I would never come across him and I knew Noah felt the same.

We couldn't exactly go looking for him since she ran away, if not he'd have paid for ever raising his hands on her.

I watched as she breathed softly on my bare chest since that's where her head is. It is already six o'clock in the morning, but I still didn't want to wake her up and besides it's the weekend so there's no rush.

"Where did you sleep last night?" Noah asked, when I'd successfully stood up from the bed without waking Precious up.

"My room." I answered.

"What about Precious?" He asked again.

"My room." I told him, as I picked the toaster machine up from it's position in the cabinet.

"Michael, did you take advantage of her vulnerable state?" He asked.

"Of course not, she asked me to stay with her." I explained.

"And you decided to do it without a shirt." He said.

"I was hot." I said, even though it is an obvious lie as there is an air conditioner in the room and it was on all through the night.

"Of course you were…...show off." He muttered not too quietly.

I took out some slices of bread, put in some butter and enough sardine before closing the toaster with the bread well kept inside.

You'd think that for someone who knows how to cook,and run chains of restaurants I would have enough foodstuff and ingredients in my house, but the reverse is the case. I'm even lucky because I still had the sardine in the house.

"Angel, wake up." I called out gently, as I placed the tray carefully on the bed beside me.

"Is it morning already?" She asked.

"Yes,it is." I replied.

"Okay... I'm up." She murmured.

After using half of the day to stretch...just kidding, she finally opened her eyes to see the food beside me.

"Please tell me it's for me." She said, staring at the food, ready to dig in the moment I said yes.

"Good morning to you too Angel, and yes it's for you." I replied.

Coming closer to me,she placed a kiss on my cheeks before murmuring a good morning too.

She quickly ran to the bathroom, saying she needed to brush. When she came back, she started eating immediately.

"This is nice,did you make it?" She asked.

"I guess." I answered.

"Here, have some." She said.

"It's fine, I had some in the kitchen before bringing yours." I told her.

When she was done eating, she took her bath and I gave her my shirt to wear and it was a little big on her but I thought it was perfect.

"Thank you for everything." She said.

"You don't have to keep saying thank you."

"Your house is beautiful, I didn't get to see it yesterday." She complimented, looking around.

I told her Noah did it, and she wouldn't stop telling him how good he is and the idiot wouldn't stop grinning like a two year old.

Noah finally drove us to her house,and she was much better now. It didn't look as though she cried at all.

"Thanks for taking care of her." Comfort said.

"You're welcome, and congratulations on getting the job." I told her, remembering that Precious mentioned that she got the job.

"Thank you." She said smiling.

Noah just kept quiet, looking between the three of us and not saying anything which is strange because he is always talking. I then remembered that we didn't introduce him to Comfort.

"Comfort, meet sugar and sugar meet Comfort." Precious introduced before I could.

"His name is sugar?" Comfort asked her.

"No, Noah but he's the sweetest person ever." She answered.

"I thought I'm the sweetest person ever?" Comfort and I asked together.

"There are levels to the 'sweetest' I'm talking about here, so shush." She replied.

"Nice to meet you." Noah said, extending his hand for a handshake.

"Nice to meet you too." She answered.

"You should probably let go of her hand now." I whispered to Noah when he didn't let go of her hand.

"Sorry." He muttered, looking embarrassed for once. I totally know how to get back at him now if he teased me about Precious.

"And you should make your staring less obvious too." I added.

"Stop embarrassing him." Precious said, using her elbow to hit me on the stomach.

"He does the same thing to me." I told her.

"Doesn't matter." She responded.

I really had to get back to work, especially now that the new place is opening and I'm sure my Dad would want me to be there for a while but I couldn't risk Precious finding out. The farther I push revealing the truth to her,the harder it gets.

"I'll see you later,I have to get to work." I told Precious.

"But it's the weekend." She argued.

"I know Angel, but don't worry I'll make it up to you." I promised and she nodded.

Placing a kiss on her forehead, I turned back to leave, dragging a staring Noah with me.

"Bye beautiful, bye Comfort." Noah managed to say.

"Bye sugar." She replied.

"Bye Noah." We heard Comfort say.

"You didn't tell me she has a hot friend living with her." He accused me.

"Now you can talk…. wonderful." I said with sarcasm.

"Very funny... whatever gave you the impression I couldn't?" I asked.

"I don't know,the fact that you couldn't stop looking at the innocent girl." I said.

"I have no idea about what you're talking about." He lied but I only laughed.

"Of course, you don't." I murmured,as I drove off.

I made up my mind as I drove back to the office, I was going to make her mine. I couldn't stand the thought of someone else with her and last night was a proof of it when that David guy wanted to kiss her. I'm sure I would've lost my mind if he'd actually succeeded.

"Do you think Precious would say yes if I ask her out?" I asked suddenly.

"Look who wants to man up….and why wouldn't she, I'm sure she thinks you see as a friend because you're taking too long." He answered.

"Friends don't kiss." I murmured.

"And I don't need to hear that." He said, trying to look disgusted but he failed.

"So that's a yes?" I asked to be sure.

"What else would it mean dumbass?" He fired.

"Sorry, you can quit yelling now." I told him but he just shrugged.

So, it's settled then I'm definitely doing it and it's gonna be anytime soon I just hoped nothing comes up.