Chapter 7: Chapter 7

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"So how, you want to come home with me?"

I chuckle. Why does this guy piss me off at nights like this? It's not that I want to refuse the sustenance of a ride, but I don't feel comfortable going home with him, especially since our status is ex-lover.

He looked at me with a look that didn't know what it meant, but that made me nervous.

"Emmm... I think I'll just order an online taxi," I decided without looking at him.

"Certain?" One eyebrow raised. "It's late, I don't want you...."

"Don't care!" I firmly cut him off.

"I don't care about you. I just don't want it if one of my employees is late for work tomorrow. It could be a loss for my company if you are often late."

I rolled my eyes. Don't ask how upset this heart is.

"Okay, I'm forced to come with you." Like it or not, I give up too. My feet stepped closer to his luxury car. As soon as I was right next to the car, I tried to open the car door, but unfortunately, the door wouldn't open.

I turned to Brian, and he was smiling faintly, but I felt like he was mocking me.

"If you can't open it, you can ask me for help. Don't you have a mouth?" he said then opened the car door for me.

So sweet? Of course not!

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The journey to Alena's boarding house seemed very long, even though it was already close. Maybe it's because you're with the most annoying person, right?

"Ehem." He cleared his throat after we had been silent for so long. "You've turned quiet?" he asked flatly.

"Not really."

"But you've been quiet ever since. You used to be at least quiet."

"Don't talk about the past!"

“You changed, Ainsley….” This was the first time he had said my name since meeting him again.

"None of your business!"

He was silent, and I was silent again. However, the vibrations in his chest only grew louder. I'm afraid that he will hear this vibration.

Finally, the luxury car that took me arrived at the gate of Alena's boarding house.

"You live here?"

"Yes," I replied, then opened the car door. Unfortunately, again I can not open it. Huh, what a troublesome luxury car! "How do you open this?"

"It's still locked, so you can't get out yet."

"Yes, already, quickly unlocked," I begged.

"I won't open it until we talk."

"What are you talking about?" I asked sharply. "There's nothing more to talk about between us, except for work. That doesn't seem possible either."

"Just a moment."

"Okay. One minute!"

He took a deep breath. If that's the case, usually he's patient with me. Because he used to do that often. Then yes, not now.

"I apologize for the past," he said. From the tone of his voice, as if implying a regret.

"I already told you, don't talk about the past!"

Unexpectedly, he even grabbed my right hand. Of course, I tried to push it away, but I couldn't because the grip was too tight.

"Ainsley ... I beg your pardon." He looks me in the eye, and I try to avoid his gaze. "If you won't forgive me, then tonight I will take you away."

why so threatening?

"Yes, I forgive you, but please let go of my hand." Instead of being taken away by a creature named ex, it's better to pretend to forgive.

"Lies! You haven't forgiven me." How can you read my mind?

"I'm serious."

"Then look me in the eyes! I want to see the sincerity in your eyes." An unreasonable order.

I snickered. "Don't be weird!"

"Look me in the eye Ainsley! If you don't want to stay here any longer."

True too.

Okay, rather than spending more time alone with my ex, I did what he said.

I looked into his eyes which were also looking at me. We stare at each other in silence. My hand was still in his. Don't ask me how my heart is right now. What an absurd situation.

I don't know how long we stared at each other in silence. He seems reluctant to take his eyes off her, and I don't understand why I can also dare to stare at him for so long.

For a long time, I felt as if his position now seemed closer to me. His breath hit my cheek which was now hot. Maybe if measured, the position of our faces is only about an inch away. What will happen? Brian, what do you want me to do?

And something I never did is happening now.

"Ainsley!" Suddenly I heard a knock on the car window next to where I was sitting. Immediately, I distanced myself from Brian. Misbehavior for sure. I heard Brian take a shaky breath.

I looked to the side. There you can see Alena behind the glass of the car door.

"Just open the door, it's not locked," said Brian.

"Before I go out, I want to say thank you for taking you home. Oh, yes, this is for you." I handed him the black plastic wrap. He accepted with a small smile.

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"O ow ... you caught Ainsley, kissing your ex," said Alena. From the moment I entered, Alena kept teasing me.

"Noisy you know, Len!"

"Ahaay ... there is someone else who is embarrassed because he was caught kissing his ex in the car. It's almost midnight."

"Who's kissing? Just careless when you talk," I dodged.

"Well, already found out, why are you still dodging?"

"I was squirming earlier, Len, that's why Brian wanted to help blow my eyes," I lied.

"Am I a kid, who can you lie to? After all, I've seen everything from the beginning. From the start, you and Mr. Brian stared at each other, until finally kissed, hehe."

I glared at Alena. Sometimes he knows the truth. And Alena didn't try to wake me up either.

"So you know, if Brian and I were in the car a little longer?" I asked. Alena nodded. "Then why don't you just shut up!" I swear.

"I don't want to disturb that moment."

I rolled my eyes, I couldn't understand the way my friend thought on this one. "But in the end, you're annoying too."

"There are those who do not accept that I disturb." Alena teased again.

"That's not what I meant, Len!"

"Yeah, sorry if I bothered you. Next time I won't bother you anymore if you're with Brian. At first, I didn't want to bother you either, La, but I'm afraid that you and Brian would go too far to do something like that, especially It's midnight, there's a lot of demons."

"Yes, then you should have woken me up when Brian started kissing me."

"I don't dare to do that," Alena interrupted. "I might be punished tomorrow by Mr. Brian, for thwarting his kissing action. Yes, even though I failed that too when I thought Mr. Brian wanted to do more."

"Okay, you know the truth, and I ask you not to tell anyone about what happened earlier," I said.

"Easy ... as long as there is a mouth shut."

"Wait ... I brought something for you." I'm looking for something. "Uh, where was that?"

"What?"

"I just bought a burger. Where is it? Can you see it?"

"You haven't brought anything since then!"

I slapped my forehead. "Oh, yeah, I forgot. I gave Brian the burger earlier."

"It's nothing, just as a form of thanks for accompanying me." I continued.

"Eh, by the way, why can you be accompanied by Mr. Brian? Where is my motorbike?"

"I'll tell you later, now I want to take a shower first. I'm already sticky all over my body."

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After taking a shower, and talking about Alena's motorbike, I lay down beside Alena who was already asleep.

The images of what happened in the car just kept dancing in the corners of my eyes. It's something I've never imagined before, and I've never done it, aka this is the first time it's happened. Brian used to take great care of me as a woman.

Several questions popped up in my head. Even Brian's shadow seemed reluctant to leave.

If Brian dares to do something like that to me, he may be done it with someone else, right? Especially when we met the other day when he called the woman who bumped into me affectionate.

Huh! Maybe he's playing with me. And maybe he's trying to make me fly, and fall in love with him, and then after that, he'll dump me.

Ooh... of course, I won't let that just happen. I don't want anyone to play with me, even if it's an ex who is hurt because I broke up first.

My phone vibrated, I grabbed it immediately. As seen from the notification, there is an incoming message in the green application.

Out of curiosity, I opened it. There is a new number sending chat. There is no profile picture of the sender, and that makes me even more curious.

'Goodnight. Sweet dream, Baby' was the message.

Of whom? How can you send messages like this?

I opened the profile of the number, hoping to find information, such as the name of the owner of the number. But nothing, I didn't find anything.

Then who sent the chat?

Could it be the wrong person?