Psychotic Maniac

Chapter 30

   The door clicked open and Estella entered, popping the keys on the tray next to the door, upon the desk. The clouds thundered, rain falling, and she shook in cold, her hair slightly wet. 

Walking over to the switch, she turned on the lights and her stomach did a flip. Scared at the sight of Edward on his couch, she was shocked to see him at this time. 

 Holding her heart, she yelled. "What is wrong with you?" 

 Edward seemingly lost somewhere took some time before responding. 

"Why? What happened?" 

Estella now calmer, stepped toward him. "You scared me. Why are you even sitting like that in here? And more importantly, how did you get in here?" 

Edward stood up, his features were unresting. "You gave me the key to your house. You wanted me to move in, right?" 

Now that he mentioned it, she did remember her words. "Oh yeah, sorry. My day was hectic." 

"No worries." He held her hand, pulling her closer, a sexy smile playing on his lips. Estella sensed the heat between them rising and as he brought his lips closer to hers, she resisted. 

"I'm cold, Edward!" She whispered. "I think I should change." 

She couldn't move away from him when he wrapped her closer, pushing themselves down on the couch. 

"You know  I can help you with that." 

And he kissed. She closed her eyes wanting to take her worries away and kissed back. His hand already worked on her coat and after he threw it away, he reached for her soft dress.

Estella's back arched when kisses rained down on her neck, she drew him close, wrapping her legs around him. Their eyes made a contact and she failed to find any sincerity. Her heart sank. Thea was screaming in her mind and so was her heart. 

Abruptly, she shot up from the spot, leaving Edward on the couch, and took a few steps away from him. 

"What happened?" He faced her, perplexed at her behavior. 

"I...I need a shower first, I think." She stammered, looking everywhere but him. 

Edward smiled once more. "Sure. Lemme join you." 

"NO!" She almost shouted at him, giving him the obvious hint. "I mean, you don't understand. I had a long day and I want to be alone. Just some time alone." 

Saying that she hurried to her room. 

"Dinner?" He asked and got no response. Looking away, he saw the watch that read 5:30 in the morning. 

"More like a breakfast!" He muttered to himself, suspiciously glancing back in the direction she went. 

As stated downstairs, Estella hit the shower, drenching down under the hot water. Her back ached, her eyes tired and she wanted to cry for the growing distrust inside her. 

She couldn't help earlier and hesitate. Damn it, Tanya! Damn it, Thea! Joining Tanya for the last night's event was disastrous. She wanted me to call her to discuss her thought. 

Sighing, she turned off the water, and stepped out naked, grabbing a white towel on her way. Her heart wanted to call Edward upstairs and finish what he started but the voice never came out to her and she realized the seed of the suspicion was already budding into a full-fleshed plant. A thorny one indeed. 

Looking back, she recalled where she could've been wrong about him. In the beginning, he was charming but had a stormy vibe going inside him. His eyes were dark, flirty, and charming. The beautiful smile was captivating, however, it took her more than that to let herself sway for him.