Westbane

Episode 6. 20 Truth Be Told

Elfrida

I honestly didn't know what I was doing here...

He might not even be here, but I did get that feeling, the one that seemed to just alert me whenever Kai Labrosky was around the area. It was there, a slight tingling under my skin and it made my heartbeat go crazy at the same time.

My mind immediately went back to Sasha's words, but I was quick to wipe away that thought.

I stepped into Banian Corner, and it was almost as if the air around me changed. It was much lighter, welcoming and at the same time uninviting. I looked around, and I could see a few people throw glances my way almost immediately, some wore frowns on their faces after seeing me, and others just looked away almost immediately...

The music was slow and easy, something that added to the light atmosphere of the club-like restaurant and bar.

I swallowed, my gaze drawing to the bar area, locking with Kai's, who just sat on a stool, shot glass in hand as he watched me.

I felt my heart skip a beat as I began making my way towards him, his beautiful eyes following my every movement until I reached him, taking a seat on the tall stool beside him.

I wordlessly grabbed a second shot glass, took the bottle on the bar in front of him, and poured myself a shot. He just watched me, his shot glass still hanging mid-air.

"What are you doing here?" he finally asked.

I looked over at him, overwhelmed by the emotions dancing in his eyes. I took a deep breath, wondering why my heart felt so damn full at this moment. "You never called." I told him, bringing the shot glass to my lips. "I waited, again." I said before drinking and dropping the shot glass on to the table.

He didn't say anything, he just watched, putting down his own glass without drinking anything.

"I'm beginning to think your apology was half hearted."

"It's complicated."

"It always is with you, isn't it?"

He remained quiet as I poured myself another shot. I felt foolish again, coming here just to see him, to see if he was okay, because I had felt it all morning... I was so unsettled and I just wanted to make sure everything was alright with him, and I didn't even know why.

I was supposed to be pissed, but at this point, I couldn't even bring myself to feel that way.

To be honest, I haven't been this confused in a very long time.

"Do you wanna go up?" He asked out of nowhere, still sounding as if he had lost all the willpower to engage in a reasonable conversation.

"Up where?" I asked him.

"My apartment, it's upstairs."

I scoffed. "Why do you think I would want to be alone with you right now?" I asked him.

"Then why are you here?" he asked.

"I'm still the Deputy Sheriff of this town, and I'm new here, I don't see a crime in checking out places that are tagged as popular in this town."

"Okay." He said, turning away from me and picking up his shot glass, before taking a drink.

I waited for him to say something else, but he just remained quiet, almost like there was literally nothing else to talk about.

"Why are you being such an asshole to me?" I couldn't help but ask.

His gaze fell on me once more. "Do you wanna go up?" He asked me again.