Thirty and Single.

Chapter 9.

"Who is Nina?" I asked him but he had already passed out on my lap. I looked at his beautiful face. He looked so peaceful but I know deep down he was hurting. This Nina must have been so important to him. Was she his ex girlfriend? Or someone he was related to? Who is Nina? I looked at him and I was tempted to touch some strands of hair which fell on his face.

I found myself staring at him and I just couldn't stop it. What is wrong with him? Why is he so secretive? What's his story? I am so eager to get to know him. He breathed heavily and parted his lips. I wanted to kiss them so bad. Maybe kissing him will take away his pain. I brought my face so close to him and I was about to kiss him then my phone rang. I almost jumped from the couch. I slowly lifted his head from my lap and placed it on the couch carefully trying not to wake him up. I got my purse and took my phone. Corey was the one calling. Before answering it I took a glance at Colton, he was still sleeping peacefully. I answered the phone.

"Hey you!" Tried to sound excited.

"Hey beautiful. I am home now." He spoke.

"Ooh. I am glad you reached safely." I told him.

He sighed then said "Thanks. It was so good spending time with you. Hope we do it again soon."

I stayed quiet for a while then said "Yeah. We should do it again."

"Okay. Have a good night Genesis."

"Thank you. Likewise Corey." Then he hung up.

I walked to where Colton was sleeping. It's like he was dreaming because he kept mumbling about something. I removed a strand of hair which fell on his forehead and tucked it behind his ear. I went to my bedroom and got a pillow and some blankets. I went back to the living room and slowly placed a pillow under his head and then covered him with the blanket. I didn't want to wake him up so I let him sleep on my couch in my house. I kissed his forehead and switched off some lights then went to my room.

It took me a long time to sleep. I couldn't sleep knowing Colton was in my living room. I was tempted to check on him every second. So, I had to force myself to sleep. Later at night I heard someone shouting and screaming in my house. I got really scared then I remembered.

Colton!

I quickly rushed to the living room. I found him covered in sweat. He kept saying "I am so sorry, please forgive me for hurting you. I didn't mean to. It's all my fault! Now I'll never see you again. I am truly sorry!"

He looked so vulnerable. I had to wake him up.

"Colton! Colton! Hey Colton, wake up! You're having a bad dream." I said as I woke him up. He suddenly opened his eyes. He looked scared and confused. He looked at his surroundings and started panicking. I touched his face and made him look at me.

"Hey! Hey! It's alright. It's me Genesis. You're in my house. You were having a bad dream." I told him. He kept looking in my face and I could feel tears rolling down his cheeks. He suddenly hugged me so tight and I found myself wrapping my hands around him. We hugged until he became calm.

"Hey let me bring you a glass of water." I told him politely and he just gave me a nod. I went to the kitchen and brought him water. He took all of it and gave me the glass. I took it back to the kitchen and went back to check on him. I was about to leave then he pulled my hand.

I looked at him. "Please don't leave me alone." He begged me. He was calm now but he still looked scared. Maybe he was scared that the dream would come back. So, I went and laid with him on that couch. I let his head rest on my chest then I wrapped my hands around him. He kept breathing heavily but as time passed he slowly drifted into sleep and I found myself sleeping as well.

*****

The next morning I was woken up by a knock on my door. I opened my eyes and Colton was gone. I went to get the door. Brooklyn was there. "Genesis are you sick?" That was the first thing she asked me. Why is she asking me that?

"No, why?"

"It's 9am and you're not at work!"

Shit! Shit!

"What? 9am?" I asked her with my panicked face.

"Yeah, worry out! I covered for you. Told Quinn you were following up a story so you went for an interview." Brooklyn is always my savior.

I took a deep breath and said "Thank you love!"

She walked in and said "You better look for any interview ASAP!"

I remembered I had an interview with someone. I rushed to the bathroom and took a quick shower. Then got dressed up. Brooklyn was still waiting for me. "I am driving you to the office." She told me. I looked at her confused.

"Why?"

"Because I want you to tell me what the hell happened last night?"

"Uh...nothing happened. It's just Colton came and he spent the night here."

"Colton? I thought you went on a date with Corey?"

Fuck! Fuck!

"Um, Er...yeah! I went on a date with Corey and it was so wonderful! But when I came back home Colton came to me and he was so sad, drunk and confused. He looked so vulnerable. I invited him in and we talked though he didn't tell me what was bothering him exactly then he passed out on my couch."

"Wow! It seems you had an interesting night."

I was about to say something then she pulled me out of the house. I locked my door. We went to her car and I gave her the directions to where the interview was.

Few minutes later we arrived at the interview place. I did a quick interview and got all the information I needed. Now I am just waiting to publish my story. I hope Quinn will love it. We went back to the car and we were driving to the office.

"Can we get coffee? I really need some caffeine right now." I told her before we reached the office. She looked at me and rolled her eyes then made a stop at Busy Bean. I got myself two cups of coffee and we left.

"So, did you guys like do it?"

I almost spat my coffee.

"No! Nothing happened though I almost kissed him."

"Wow, girl!"

"I know! Don't say anything anymore."

We arrived at the parking lot. We got out of the car and I rushed to the office. I spent most of my time creating a wonderful story. Few hours later I was done with it. I decided to take it to Quinn for approval before publishing it. I was busy going through my story for a hundredth time, I didn't look where I was going. Suddenly I collided with something hard and all my papers fell.

Ouch!

I bent down to pick them and that person bent down too. I guess he was trying to help me pick the papers. Once I took a look at him I couldn't believe my eyes.

Colton!

"Colton! What are you doing here?"