Forbidden Love

chapter four

The bright light that flowed through the windows woke me up. The light beams were shining directly on my face. I always seemed to forget to close my curtains before I went to bed. I was incredibly hot. Not only was I burning up, but I had the worst headache I've ever had. I groggily turned over in my bed only to find out that there was someone else in it, and that we were both naked.

"Shit!" I gasped, sitting up quickly.

This only caused my head to get even more. I looked around and noticed this wasn't my room. I was sleeping on a large king sized bed that was placed in the middle of a cramped apartment.

"Go back to sleep," Tobias groaned while putting his arm around my waist, trying to pull me into his embrace.

I felt disgusted. I don't know how I managed to get myself into this situation. I was always careful; I never had a one-night stand before and I was ashamed to admit this was my first. I peeled Tobias's arm away from my body, receiving another groan from him.

"Do you not know what go back to sleep means? Do I have to say it in one of those many languages you speak?"

His voice was deep and husky when he was tired, I noticed. He put all his weight on his elbows and looked up at me sleepily. His eyes landed on my chest and I quickly grabbed the blanket to cover myself up.

"Don't hide now sweetheart. I've seen it all," he replied. I didn't have to see his face, but I already knew he had a smirk plastered on his face.

"I'm not like this you know. I don't do one night stands. I can't believe I did this."

I ran a hand through my face worriedly. I looked around trying to find my clothes, but it was so hard considering how unkempt his house was. It was disgusting.

"Looking for this?" He questioned, waving my bra around. My cheeks redden and I grabbed it from him at once.

"You're infuriating," I huffed. He must've thought that was comical because he laughed at my response while leaning his head back on his pillow. "Turn around while I change."

"I already-"

"I know. You already saw it before. Still turn around," I retorted. Tobias just huffed and looked the other away.

"You know you could stay. You can take a shower and we could have breakfast together," he spoke, his voice muffled from the way he was laying.

"Is this what you typically do when you have one night stands? Because I thought you're supposed to get out of the person's house as fast as possible," I said while pulling my blouse over my head.

I looked around for my underwear and pants and found them under the TV stand. I didn't even want to know how it got under there.

"Well, I don't know. I don't do one night stands."

I stopped trying to wiggle in my too-tight skinny jeans. Tobias must've thought I was done changing because he turned around and faced me. My cheeks flushed again and I finished pulling them up.

"You don't look like you do relationships either," I mentioned, pulling my hair into a sloppy bun.

"I don't," he replied, sitting up. "I don't have time. All my time goes to training."

I looked at him curiously, trying to figure him out. All my classes dealing with Psychology were flooding through my mind, but I still came up blank. I would definitely be interested in studying his behaviors.

"Do you always blank out?" He joked, getting out of bed. My eyes wandered over to his shirtless body. Thank god he was wearing boxers. I was right, he was definitely in shape. "Look who's staring now."

I cleared my throat and looked around for my clutch. It had my phone in it and I needed to call a taxi.

"Where's my clutch?" I asked, looking back at him. He looked at me like I was speaking another language. "My bag. My purse. My clutch!"

He shrugged and walked into the kitchen. He grabbed a water bottle and a couple of aspirins. He swallowed them and took a long gulp. "How am I supposed to know?"

I groaned and began rummaging through all his stuff. It was mostly athletic clothes that reeked of sweat. My head was throbbing at this point and I ached to get home and take a long shower.

"Here," he said, handing me a couple of aspirins and a water bottle. I hesitated for a minute. "Oh come on. They'll help with your headache."

His appearance should really be a crime. He looked good even though he just woke up and I probably looked like crap compared to him.

"Thanks," I mumbled, taking the aspirins from him.

He then handed me the water bottle that was nice and cold. I drank half of the bottle, feeling much better now that I had something besides alcohol in my body.

"Better?" He asked, cocking his head to one side.

I nodded and finished the rest of the water. I spotted my clutch on the counter in the kitchen and I grabbed it before it grew a pair of legs and disappeared again.

"Thanks but I should probably get going now," I told him awkwardly. I put my arms through my jacket and buttoned it up.

"Are you sure you don't want to stay for breakfast?" He asked again, leaning against the countertop. My eyes wandered back to his chest and I had to tear my eyes away.

"Yeah, I have work to do anyways. It was nice meeting you Tobias," I replied.

"The pleasure was all mine, Reign," he replied, looking at me intensity. He opened the door to his apartment and waited for me to leave. "Maybe we'll see each other again."

I looked at him closely, trying to remember every single thing about him. I knew his face would be stuck in my head for a while, especially since it was so distinctive. His rugged looks would always taunt me.

"Perhaps," I simply replied. With one last look, I exited his apartment and hoped that I would see him again.