Love Or lust?

Chapter 11: Sneaking

I open one if my eyes and look around,it was cold in here and I wrap the blanket around me and rise carefully. Amelia's breathing fills the room.

I walk to the bathroom to pee, afterwards i decided to go down the stairs and maybe watch something. It was 3 in the morning, they would all be sleeping, hopefully.

So I carefully open the door and gently close it behind me. I walk on my tippy toes down the stairs. The lights were all out. Great. No one would see me.

I stop to listen for any sound, and when i don't hear any i plop on the soft cushioned chair. I let out a long sigh.
I need the lights on so I can find the remote,so  I search blindly for the lights switch till i find it and i click it on.

A surprised yelp escapes my lips before i can stop it, and my heart beat increases.
Green eyes was lying on the other couch, his phone in his hand and his eyes on me.  I gulp.

"I'm sorry, i didn't mean to startle you", he says,his eyes flicking from his phone to my face.

"I....i..... You shouldn't apologize, i assumed everyone was sleep" I stutter,my heart was still beating wildly.

I make a move to go back upstairs and he stops me

"Did you just sneak all the down here, only to go back up?" He asks, sounding amused.
I don't really.

"Can you come sit,i was hoping I could talk to you"he says sitting up, and I notice he isn't wearing a shirt, only a dark short that stopped at exactly his knee level. I blush. His legs were hairy and he was muscular.

I find myself walking towards the couch i had jumped from and i sit right on it, there is enough space between.

"I'm sorry about what happened earlier, the sandwich episode with Xavier ,that was totally uncalled for."
Oh. That's the dog's name.

"It's nothing"i reply with a wave of my hand. It didn't really matter. I got to eat the sandwich afterall.

"I am Karen by name and you are?"
Karen. Cool.

"Athena" I say, and when I dare to steal a glance at me, i find him staring directly at me and I look away.

"That's a nice name you've got there"  he comments and then relaxes into his chair, he glances at the tv and turns to stare at me.

*Aren't you going to watch?"he asks, while returning his gaze to his phone.

What was the need anyway? I won't be able to watch anything if he's going to be sitting right here. He didn't have any effect on me, even though he seemed to be the nicest among the boys. But i wouldn't be comfortable, the only boy i ever got comfortable around was my brother, Diego.

"No, and i am beginning to feel sleepy any way"i say and pretend to yawn loudly, his gaze drops to my lips before returning to my eyes, he was smiling, and it was obvious he knew I was acting.

"Alright I'll see you when it's much brighter"he says still smiling, his eyes on his phone, as he tapped on something.

I practically flew up the stairs.