Alpha and Omega

15. Omicron (Ο,o)

I pulled away from Christian and ran after Konstantin.

In the hallway, I realised that I must have left the front door open, and that's how Kon had got in.

He must have been really scared because he didn't even ring the bell, he just came in. Maybe he thought someone had broken in or something. I didn't answer his phone, I left the door open, no wonder he thought the worst.

And then he found me in the kitchen making out with Chris.

Oh, shit.

I screwed up so badly that I didn't know how to get out of it.

But first I had to catch up with Konstantin, and then I'd have to figure out how to explain the whole thing to him.

I ran out of the apartment and down the stairs. Konstantin must have been fast, because I didn't see him anywhere. It was only outside the house, where it was raining, that I spotted his car, a grey Honda Civic, and then his silhouette.

I sprinted after him.

The cold rain that I felt on my face immediately began to soak my clothes. I, the idiot, had run out in nothing but my pyjama bottoms and T-shirt, and I hadn't even put on my shoes. I started to shiver as my bare feet stepped onto the cold, wet pavement.

But I didn't care. Now I had to talk to Konstantin.

I caught up with him not far from his car. I didn't know if he knew I was there, the rain drowned out all sounds, and certainly smells.

I grabbed his shoulder and stopped him.

"Please wait and listen to me," I begged.

He stopped and turned to me.

He still looked really angry and was about to snap at me, maybe even push me away, but when he saw me all wet and soaked he blurted out, "Are you crazy? Running around barefoot in the rain? Do you want to get sick? Go back inside now."

Despite everything, I smiled. Like my mother.

"I'm not going anywhere until we talk," I insisted through clenched teeth.

"Adrian, we'll talk, but not today. I really can't right now. Go back inside to Christian."

"I don't want to go back to Chris, I don't care about him."

"Then why was he with you? Why did you kiss him?" he snapped angrily.

"Because..." I hesitated, not knowing what to say. Then, embarrassed, I began to explain, "I wasn't expecting him, I thought it was my parents. He brought me something from school and then... Suddenly he kissed me. I didn't want him to."

"Adrian, I know what I saw," he growled. "When those two attacked you the other day, I sensed fear and panic from you, but there was none of that today. You didn't fight back, you kissed Christian willingly. So please don't lie to me."

I clenched my teeth and shivered at how cold I was, but Konstantin and his words made me feel even colder. I wanted to cry.

Then Kon mindlessly took off his leather jacket and threw it over my shoulders. He could have been terribly angry, but he still cared enough to give me his jacket so I wouldn't freeze. 

And what warmed me more than his jacket was the gesture itself.

All was not lost, I hoped.

"You're right, I didn't fight back," I said after a moment. "Christian initiated the kiss and I let him. He said something that threw me off and I..."

I sighed and pulled Konstantin's jacket closer to me. It smelled of him. "It wasn't right, but Konstantin, what do you want from me?"

"What?" he didn't understand.