Crawl To Me

12 - Confused Confessions

Jacklyn

"Hello, Kavin."

"Jacklyn, have you had your breakfast?"

"Yeah, Jeremiah made it."

"Good, good."

"When are you going to return?"

"It’ll take two days. I'll be back on Monday evening."

"Hmm."

"Feeling bored?"

"Yes, Jeremiah also left for work."

"Then go to college."

"It's late."

"You always have reasons ready not to attend college."

I laughed.

"Okay, Jacklyn. Bye, take care."

"Bye."

He quickly cut the call like he was in some kind of hurry.

I looked out of my window; the weather was quite nice today. I took my earphones and sat by the window. As I was selecting a song, I got another call—it was from "DADDY."

Doesn't he have any self-respect after that night when he said he’d only come to me when I asked for it?

Should I pick up the call?

Or...

"Hello, what do you want?"

Ok I am shameless.

"Why does my baby girl sound angry?"

"What do you want? I thought you said you'd only talk to me again when I wanted to."

"Hmmm... Okay, you don’t remember anything about last night, then?"

"Last night? What happened?"

"Last night..."

I heard the voice from both sides of the call. I quickly turned around and saw Ren, wearing a white shirt and shorts, leaning on my balcony door with a proud smirk.

"Are you a vampire who can fly?" I asked, turning to face him.

He just smiled at me and entered my room like he owned it, taking a seat on my bed, leaning back on his hands. His manspread was driving me wild, making me think, *Should I suc...*

"Princess?"

His voice snapped me back to reality. He was reaching for my phone, and I quickly stepped closer to snatch it from him, but my clumsy self had other plans. I fell on him, and before I knew it, I was in his grip, on top of him.

"If you wanted to sit on my lap, you could’ve just asked," he said into my ear, his raspy voice sending a chill down my spine.

I stood up, embarrassed, and took a step back from him. I didn’t dare look at him, hanging my head down as I whispered, "I'm sorry."

He leaned forward, took my hand, and pulled me closer, making me sit on his lap. I struggled until he placed his hand on my waist and pulled me in even tighter.

"You don’t have to be, Princess."

I kept my gaze down the whole time. For some reason, I felt safe in his embrace. He lifted my chin, making me look at him.

"It's okay, Princess."

"Hmm."

I wasn’t sure what to say, but I was definitely enjoying his warmth. I leaned into his chest and closed my eyes. Sensing my comfort, he gently shifted my position, putting both of my legs on either side of him, making me wrap my arms around his neck. He pulled me even closer, leaving no space between us.

It was so peaceful that all I could hear were our breaths. After a couple of minutes, he took a deep breath and asked,

"Jacklyn, do you love me, baby?"

I unwrapped my hands from his neck and looked at him, taking a moment before replying, "I don’t know, Ren."

He looked a bit confused, so I asked him, "Do you love me?"

"Yes, Princess, I do love you."

"How do you know that you love me?"