Lock and Key

Five

That night Hazel laid in the large bath in her bathroom as she let herself melt.

After talking with Claude again she needed time to prosses it all.

He wasn't forcing her to stay in the mansion but at the same way he was and it made her dizzy as she didn't know what was true and what was something to keep her under control.

She looked up at the ceiling as her thoughts swallowed her.

Suddenly there was a knock at the bathroom door causing her heart to stop.

"Who is it? she asked.

"Claude.

I bought you some things on my way home" he said in a dull tone.

"Why?" she asked expecting a reason.

She waited for him to respond but there was nothing but silence.

She looked at the door before going further under the warm water.

Hazel wanted to know more about him but she knew he wouldn't let her unlock the lock guarding who he truly was.

Hazel got out of her bath before wrapping a fluffy towel around her body as the water she was just soaking in drained.

She then walked out of the bathroom before getting changed into cotton shorts and a baggy shirt as the moonlight illuminated her bedroom.

SH then ran her hands over her nape before seeing a bag on her large bed.

Claude must have left it before rushing out of the room leaving her without an answer to her question.

She sat on her bed and crossed her legs before looking into the bag before feeling a little embarrassed as she saw what he got her.

She emptied out the bag to see soap and other things before seeing four large packs of the tampons she used.

She then noticed a nice razor and the sleeping pills she wanted along with other things she would need while staying at the mansion.

She then realised that she hadn't seen her bag in a while.

He must have went through it to see the things she used which only made her more embarrassed as her birth control was in her bag.

She had completely forgotten about it along with other things.

She then got up before putting everything away before noticing her birth control in the pile of things.

She saw Claude as an angry man that enjoyed being alone in a large space but now she realised that maybe he cared about her a little bit.

She then flopped onto her bed before turning on the TV that was mounted don't the wall.

She went through many of the apps on the TV before picking a movie from Netflix.

She cuddled into her bed before watching it.

Hazel then grabbed a spare pillow before wrapping her arms around it.

Suddenly her mind began to wander as she started to think about what it would be like to cuddle up to Claude.

She know that he would push her off but in her mind he wouldn't which only made her realise that those thoughts weren't real.

She continued to watch the movie before hearing a knock at her door.

"Come in?" she said as she had an idea of who was behind the door.

Claude walked into the room before looking at her "Thank you for getting those things for me" she said as she attempted to start a conversation.

"It's the least I can do.

Come on, dinner's ready" he said.

"It's almost midnight," she said.

"Have you eaten yet then?" he asked in an annoyed tone.

"No.

I Don't know where the kitchen is" she said before standing up.

"Come on then," he said before walking out of the room.

She watched him as she realised that he was starting to loosen up slightly.

It had only been a week but she could notice the changes which only made her more excited for what was to come.