A Distant Memory

Chapter 17 - New Plan

A mere minute after all my friends walked out, Anderson walked in.

He looked dead and not figurative, literally. almost as if it was his blood that was all over his clothes, when in reality it was my dried up blood. His hair was ruffled and it was clear that he didn't sleep a second.

"Oli" he breathed in relief, a smiled creeped up his face and it made my heart flutter a bit, I ignored it. "Mr.- Marko. Marko."

His eyes widened at the fact that I called him by his first name, "Me calling you by your first name is highly unprofessional and unlike the real world at all, so consider it a 'thank you'" he chuckled and sat on the chair that my dad slept on, the chair that Kiara sat on. I narrowed my eyes at him

"I will be working from home for the next few months through my recovery, my dad will stay with me in the afternoons so he can help take care of me. I've already talked with my doctor... as for your internship, it will be paused for a few months and then we'll continue after my recovery" I informed him, why would he want to be here for anything besides his internship?

A beat went by. 

Dead. Fucking. Silence.

Was he mad that I put a pause in the internship? Did I care? Did he care?

"Ready for another plan of mine?" he smirked at me, this was the Anderson I knew. "Only because you saved my life" I muttered with a scoff, he chuckled and man spread on the chair.

I'd be lying if I said that it wasn't hot, air got stuck in my throat.

"You need someone to take care of you during the day, no?" he asked, where was he going with this? "I was planing on hiring a caregiver, why?"

"Eve's mom is going on a trip with Eve to Europe for a month. I protested and I got it from being from two months to one. Eve begged me to let her go for a month, she's over the moon" He chuckled at the last bit, I gave him a look that said 'where are you going with this?'.

He sighed and tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear, his touch made my body go into shock.

"I can move in with you for a little while and take care of you. That way we can also continue with my internship" he suggested. I had to act as if I totally loathed the idea, well I did loathe it. I loathed how his stare made me week in the knees and how I acted like a teenage girl around him, I loathed what his presence- no. What his existence did to me. What he does to me.

Also not to mention the fact that he's incredibly annoying.

"Are you out of your goddamn mind? First of all, it's way too much to ask of you. Second-" he cut me off, "You're not asking, I'm offering" he teased.

"Second" And if looks would kill, Anderson would be six feet underground. I took his silence as a sign to continue, "That would be extremely unprofessional. I am an ethical woman" I explained, I'm sure I looked like complete and utter shit, but I'd let him believe that I was that confident in myself.

"Haven't we grown to be friends?" his lips tipped up into a smile, "No." I snarked back as I shot him a deathly glare, the door bust open. 

This time it wasn't the police, it was my beautiful babygirl.

"Mommy!" she ran towards me and I pat the spot next to me, she jumped up, held me by the waist and cuddled closer to me, I winced as she pressed on my stomach injury. 

"What's wrong?" she sat up, scared that she'd hurt me. My dad looked at me as pride flooded  his eyes, Agnes's eyes fixed on Anderson, judging him from head to toe, I chuckled internally.