Red

CHAPTER 28.

Night dusted the atmosphere as we went home from the movie theater, it lasted for two hours and a few minutes and based on a very snoring Xam who had her head in my neck as I held her, I could see how much she enjoyed herself.

Cirano pulled up to the mansion which was slightly dark, if it wasn't for Lorenzo's car in the driveway I would have thought he wasn't home.

I wished Cirano a good night and then walked up the steps with my hands holding my bag along with Xam's fries and popcorn that she didn't get to finish.

Using my hips, I push the door open and kick it closed behind me and there seated on the living room couch was Lorenzo.

He had his head back, shirtless with legs widen as the black suit pants gripped down his bottom half and outlined his muscular thighs.

I bit my bottom lip as he lifted his head when he heard me coming in, his dark eyes staring right into me.

He quickly stand and I paused as he walked over to me, the protrusion in his neck drifting up and down as he came closer.

"I'll take her upstairs." Lorenzo took a sleeping Xam from my arms and then took her upstairs.

I was beat as shit as the days activity washed over me so I went up to my room to get some sleep in.

Too tired to change, I slumped right down into my bed beside a sleeping Salt who woke up and came over to me.

I open my arms and he took that as an invite to rest his snout into my neck.

I begin to drift away into sleep when I heard a knock came to my door, with eyes stilled closed, I mumbled.

"Who is it?"

Realizing that whoever was behind the door couldn't hear me, I lifted my head and asked who it was.

"You didn't hear me the first time, Miss. Lopez."

I rolled my eyes as his deep voice slip through the door. I shuffled off the bed and went towards the door, open it and stared up at his hunk ass.

"It isn't polite to wake up someone out of their sleep Mr. Black especially when they're bloody tired."

He was still shirtless and had his hands in his pockets. His hair was messy and the three beauty marks on his lips glisten as he lick them and then bit the flesh.

We held eye contact for a moment until he said.

"Follow me."

Then gave me his back and walked off, confused at his standoffish behavior, I closed the door and followed him.

He took me passed the kitchen and walked further deep into the dark hall. I didn't know why the heck I'm following him but because I wanted him to trust me and because of a heavy curiosity, I took steps behind him, the silence hanging over us.

"Mr. Black, where the hell are you taking me. Just to let you know I have a brother who is a cop so don't try anything funny."

I narrowed my eyes at his large back as his shoulders shook while he laugh. I paused my walking in shock as I heard the deepness and genuine chuckles coming from him.

"Cute."

I rolled my eyes as he called my threatening cute, the balls of this man.

He took a left and I frowned as I notice the double large wooden doors ahead of us which Fire didn't show me on the mansion tour.

"Why did you bring me here Mr. Black?"

I asked as we both stopped at the door, he grunted underneath his breath and I once again rolled my eyes at his lack of response.

Lorenzo pushed the door open and then disappeared behind it.

I followed suit and when I entered the room, I took a sharp inhale as the scent of books washed over me.

Omg...

I smiled as I looked around the large room, tall shelves embedded around the four corner of the walls filled with books, mountains and mountains of books with a chandelier hanging from the ceiling in a soft glow.

I was stunned, truly. He was a criminal so it was bit of a shock that he had this in his home. This is what you called expect the unexpected.

"When do you find time to read?" I asked as I notice that the room and books were spotless which meant that he used it often.

I walked over to the couch that was Infront of a tall shelve and sat down, a soft laugh left me as I glance at the book that was faced down with the hard cover showing.

He wasn't lying about it, he definitely read Lust in Fire.

"I take a day out of the week, specifically Fridays where I come here at eleven p.m. and delved into whatever books my hands find first and read until the sun comes up."

He spoke up somewhere in the room and I swallowed as it rock a flutter in my stomach.

"Its more of a routine. What is your favorite genre?"

My heart soften as he sat down beside me, his scent clouding me which brought forth a calmness.

He was showing me a new side to him and I couldn't decide if I love it or not...

He widen his thighs, tilt his head to the side as he stared down at me. He was really tall and muscle bound and it swoon me for some reason.

My clit beats in a soft hum immediately as his knees touches mine.

I swallowed and replied. "I am a sucker for Romance."

He hummed and scratch his squared jawline, eyes sinking into mine, it was so dark it shuddered my breath.

"That is so typical and a bit girly."

Narrowing my eyes, his dark eyes twinkled as he chuckled and the thought of debating with him came to end.

As I took in the soft curve of his lips which held the beauty marks and the calmed expression on his face, my heart muscles eased down at the fact that he was such a handsome man.

In spite of his heavy dangerous lifestyle, I couldn't take away that from him.

"Want to make this more interesting?" He lift a eyebrow and scanned his eyes over my face to intake my facial expression.

I slip my lips open and then without much thought, I stuttered. "Wh-what do yo-you have in mind, Mr. Black."

"Drop the formalities Aurora.." He slowly pronounce my name in a whisper and I shivered in my seat as we continue to gaze in each other's eyes.

Fuck I love his eye contact...

"Call me Lorenzo."