Dangerous.

11.

I was woken up hours later, from a light tapping noise coming from my window. I glanced at my clock, 12 am. " Why the hell is someone bothering me at this time? " I groaned as I got out of bed, I sluggishly walked over to my window and glanced down at the person I was trying to avoid, but I couldn't stop thinking about. I quickly opened my window and sighed " What are you doing? " I shouted at Clifford, he smiled slightly " Trying to get your attention ". I rolled my eyes " Well, what do you want? ", " You " he stated confidently. I rolled my eyes again " You and I both know, that's impossible ", he thought for a second " Will you at least come down and talk to me? ". " Hmm.... No " I exclaimed with a cocky smirk on my face, " Fine, but I'm not going to go anywhere Mel. I'll stay here all night, you have to come out of your flat eventually... So I'll stand here and make as much noise as I want, I'll even wake up your neighbors " he yelled with the same cocky attitude. I rolled my eyes       " Fine, just go in the back yard, I'll meet you down there ", he smiled and nodded. It wasn't a normal backyard, it was a shared backyard, since our flat building allowed pets. I tip-toed out of my bedroom and through the lounge, I didn't even put any shoes on. Delilah and Logan were cuddling on the sofa, from what I could see, they were asleep. I quietly closed the door and ran down the three flights of stairs, I rubbed my eyes and ran my hand through my messy hair. I opened the back door and let him into the building, " Okay, What? " I asked with my arms crossed over my chest. He smiled " Why have you been ignoring me? ", I shrugged " I've just been busy ". " Lie " he stated while pointing a finger at me, I rolled my eyes and groaned " Please spare me a lecture, Clifford ". He shot me a glare, but I don't think he knew what to say, I'm not sure if anyone's talked to him that way. " So, is that all you wanted? Because if so, feel free to go " I spat with a yawn, " Can we just talk? " he asked. I sighed " It's after midnight, can't we do this tomorrow? ",he looked down at his shoes. " I just want to spend the night with you, is that okay? " he mumbled with a frown, I stared at him for a few seconds ( Oh Hell! ). I rolled my eyes and groaned " Fine! Let me just get my shoes, phone and tell Delilah that I'm leaving.... Come on, they're asleep upstairs, you can wait in the corridor ", he smiled widely and followed me up the three flights of stairs. " You know, your ass looks great in those shorts " he chuckled confidently, I rolled my eyes with a small smile on my face " Don't make me change my mind, Clifford ". He let out another chuckle, but didn't say anything further.

When we arrived in front of my flat door, I turned back to him. " Okay, I'll be right back. Just stay here " I sighed, he nodded with a smile. As soon as I opened the door, Delilah an Logan shot up from the sofa. " Well Well, look who it is " Logan smirked, " Come on Logan, don't frighten him " Delilah smiled. I rolled my eyes, he just stood there, I think he was just a bit nervous. I bit the inside of my cheek and grabbed his hand, he stared at me with those green eyes. I smiled up at him , then pulled him into my flat. " This is...." ( Oh god, what do I call him ) I thought, ".... This is.... Milo! " I exclaimed randomly, that was the first name that popped into my head. Clifford gave me a cheeky smile, " Well, it's nice to meet you Milo " Delilah smiled shaking his hand. " It's about time too, Mel talks about you a lot " Logan smirked, I shoved him playfully " Shut up Logan ". Logan chuckled and patted me on the head " Sorry Mel, just playing with you ", " Del, I'm going to leave, we're gonna go hang out " I sighed. She nodded with a large smile, I let go of Clifford's hand and walked into my room, leaving him behind. I grabbed my phone, slipped on some simple black flats, and put on a large dark blue jumper. When I walked back into the lounge, Clifford was sitting on the sofa, between Delilah and Logan. They were asking him all these different kinds of questions, but he wasn't saying anything, like a good boy. I walked over to them and took by the hand again, " Goodbye! " I glared at the too.    " Have fun " Delilah winked, I just rolled my eyes and pulled Clifford out the door, without anymore words.

We got into his car quickly, " Don't worry, I didn't say anything " he sighed starting the engine. " I know, Milo " I teased, he smirked concentrating on the road. " So... Why are we doing this?... Why are we hanging out again? " I asked twiddling my fingers, he sighed " Because, we're friends... Right? ". I rolled my eyes " I guess, but why do we have to do this now.. ? " ( Just being my stubborn self ), he sighed again " Well, I haven't seen you in over a week. Maybe I just wanted to see you and talk to you, will you just be mine for a night? ". That took me by surprise, why was he asking me this, I thought we had no hope... Why was I still thinking about this?. " Mel?... " he sighed with a slight chuckle in his voice, I looked over at him " What? ". He smiled that stupid, but wonderful smile " Well, I asked you if you'd be mine for a night, 5 minutes ago. And you just kinda spaced out ", I smiled a bit " Wow, that's embarrassing ". He chuckled " No, it's cute... But what's your answer? ", I sighed " Do I have a choice? ". He looked at me with a smile " No ", I smiled right back " Alright, then were are you taking me this time? ". He shrugged as he gently took my hand " It's midnight, I'm taking you back to my place ", I nodded " Good, I need sleep ". He chuckled squeezing my hand a bit, " I know I said things couldn't go any further than this, but I didn't mean it. Maybe it could go further, we could just keep it a secret " he stated randomly. I sighed while shaking my head " It won't, Clifford. I can't keep another secret, I've got too many on my plate already. I like spending time with you and I still want too, but unless I find out who the real killer is, nothing will change ", he started to release my hand, but I squeezed it tighter. " We're friends, I'm yours for a night and you're mine. I'm not letting you go anytime soon " I stated confidently, he smirked as he looked at me " You like me... ". I rolled my eyes " Eyes on the road, Milo! ", he chuckled obeying my requests.