The same roof 3|| HEROPHINE

thirty-four: I love you's

♫-Lie to me by Tate McRae and Ali Gate

꧁ Josephine's POV ꧂

Robert opens the door for me. I don't even ask myself what he is doing at Douglas house.
I don't give him even a stare, I just walk in.
"Baby?" Douglas asks pretty surprised to see me.
I'm clinging my teeth so hard that I have a sharp headache and I don't want to even open my mouth.
"What happened?" he asks while I'm taking my shoes off.
I look up at him and I see his frowned eyebrows but when his eyes meets mine his stare gets softer clearly understanding my mood.
"Come here." he says opening his arms so I crawl on the sofa till I get closer to him.

The moment that my cheek meets his chest I feel my body finding a sense of comfort.

His arms wraps my shoulders, his lips kisses my temple.
He stays in silence understanding that I need a minute to open up about it.
He caressed my cheek that are literally on fire.

Just the fact that him, the person that was the most supportive about me and my job drag me down in that way made my blood boil in my veins.

I don't give a shit about his memory loss.
He shouldn't be saying that anyway.
The disrespect towards my hard work and my job was immaculate.

"Where is Olivia?" Robert asks a bit worried.
Shit Olivia!
How could I really forget about her?
I was so many and in a hurry to walk out from that apartment that I forgot that she was showering.
I'm a bad friend.
I slap a hand on my forehead.
"Shit." I finally open my mouth.
I place my hands on my hair and my elbowed on my knees .
"What?" Douglas asks alarmed.
"She was showering. I forgot about her." I say.

"Now you are worrying me. What happened?" Douglas asks worried about the way I stormed in here.
"Nothing it's just that dickhead of Hero!" I finally let out one of the many insults that it was in my mind.
"Hero?" Douglas asks surprised by me swearing against Hero.

I'm surprised about that too but right now it's the right word to describe him.
"What he did?" Robert asks curiously.
"He said to me that I should talk to Chris about Scarlett to get her job back because Christian would literally do everything for me and bla bla bla. He basically said that I'm there just because I'm close to him." I tell him.

A silence almost deafening takes place between us three.

"Babe, without you getting mad with me too... are you sure that he meant to say that you're recommended?" he asks me kindly brushing his thumb on my cheekbone.
"Of course I'm sure!" I yell at him getting mad even with him but then I remember his words: "without getting mad with me too".

"Listen, he said: ""I've heard that he published your book without thinking twice" with that fucking mocking tone.." I say standing up.
I see Douglas face. He doesn't knows what to do.
"If he said that: he is so wrong. Now, come back." he says opening his arms so I sit back.
"Give me a kiss." he says so I look up to him and kiss his lips that taste like strawberries.
"What can I do to make you forget it?" he asks kissing my hair.
"Nothing unfortunately." I say hiding my face his neck.
"Do you want to stay over?" he asked
"No, I can't leave Olivia alone." I tell him stealing his reading glasses that were placed on his nose and I put them one since we both shortsighted, minus one dioptres.
"I can take her here." Robert offers himself as a taxi.
"No, don't worry. I'll be going home. Let's not forget that is my apartment and I'm not going to stay away from it because I'm mad at him. I will make him want to leave if is necessary." I say while Douglas rolls a lock of my hair around his index finger.
"Do you want me to come over?" he asks.
The answer is yes but I know him and he will surely go to talk to Hero and I don't want that.
I can defend myself.
"No. Enjoy your home after days." I say pressing my lips on his again.
"Alright but let me drive you home." he says standing up and offering me his hands.
"Oh I have my car." I say placing my hands into his and letting him lift me.
"Alright, then I'll drive you home with your car and then take a taxi in the way back." he says starting to put his shoes on.