I'll Come Back, Always

Chapter 5

Roseanne's POV

         I opened my eyes when I felt something bright hit my face. What in the...... Where am I!? This is definitely not my bedroom, am I even in my house?

         Wait, let me remember what happened yesterday after I left our office. First I came across a man, his name is Lorenzo, a general. Then I pretended to be his fiancé because he had information I could use to write papers, and thankfully I actually got to interview him. Then he proposed to me and I think I agreed. Wait, I agreed!

          I widened my eyes and sat up immediately. Then this must be his room! It's a good thing that I'm still wearing my clothes, though I would prefer if I changed into something else when I go to bed. Oh, and I had an emotional mental breakdown right in front of him. How embarrassing.

          "You woke up." Speaking of the devil, he is standing near the window, looking outside. He probably opened the curtains, that's why the sunlight suddenly shined on my face and woke me up. But he has a very comfortable bed, if I must say so myself.

           "Ahm......" What should I say to him? "Good morning?"

           He turned around and smiled at me. "I told the maids to bring our breakfast upstairs, they should be arriving soon. I'm sorry if I woke you up, I have a habit of opening my curtains when I get out of bed."

           "It's okay." I mumbled and looked away. I probably look like a mess right now, I don't really remember how I fell asleep though. But I remember him kissing me, a couple of times actually. I let a man I just met kiss and marry me. What is wrong with me......

           "Did you sleep well?" He walked towards me. Please don't come closer, I could feel my cheeks burning.

        "Umm, I did, thank you." I tried to give him a smile, hopefully that didn't look fake at all, my heart is beating rapidly right now, I can't think straight.

        "Sir, ma'am, you're breakfast is served." A woman called from outside, probably the maid that he was talking about.  What if she sees me in his bed, she would suspect that we did something last night. Please no......

        "Come in." Lorenzo said and the maid entered. She set the tray of food on the bedside table before bowing at the both of us and going out again, closing the door behind her. She didn't even spare me a glance. Guess this isn't as terrifying as I thought it would be.

         Lorenzo fixed the pillow behind my back and set the tray on my lap, sheets covering my lap of course. I just stared at him. I'm still so confused as to what I did yesterday, did I really just agree to marry some guy I just met for some news? Since when was I like this?

        "Since we are fiancé and fiancé now, I guess we should get to know each other." He spoke and looked at me before picking up a piece of sausage with his fork and bringing it to his mouth.

        I just stared at him. He raised a brow at me and chuckled. "Since when we're you so quiet, you had so much to talk about yesterday when we finished with the interview."

        "Umm, sure." I said.

        "Sure?" He asked back.

        "We should probably get to know each other." I picked up a fork and picked up a strawberry and put it in my mouth. It tastes great, really sweet.

         "Okay then." He paused and thought for a bit. "We'll start with the basics, my name is Lorenzo Carl Bastorio, you probably know that already. I'm 24."

         I felt my eyes widening. He's only 24? 24!? And he's the general, I wonder how much he had to sacrifice just to be in this position?

         He chuckled. "Why are you surprised? Do I not look 24?" I shook my head.