Standing in your way

Chapter 16

Lydia's POV

I pull her up by the arm and hold her waist as we walk to my car

"Care to explain?" Nina asks me, looking confused at the scene

"Later, I have to take her home first" I reply looking at her with a bored face

"Where are you taking me.." she slurs in a sleepy voice

"I'll take you home, tell me the address" while we get to the car, I open the back door and carefully place her on the seat, her dress rises a lot, I make the same movement I did when I gave her the earring back

"mhh" she murmurs at my touch on her thighs. I also get into the car and start the engine

“Give her the phone, she has to put the address” Nina takes the phone and tells Helena to write down her address. She does it and gives me the phone back

“Thanks” I check the location, it was about 30 minutes from my house

"She's sleeping" Nina whispers, I look in the mirror and see her sleeping peacefully with her head resting on the window

"So?"

"So what?" my eyes return to the road

“I want to know who she is” I breathe out

"One of my students, the violinist" I reply, careful not to wake her up

"Uhh the new one" I nod

"And tell me, why all this worry?" I frown, not understanding what she's getting at

"What?"

"Why do you worry about her" the question destabilizes me for a moment, why do I do it?

"Simply because I know her, seeing her in such conditions forces me to help her" Nina raises her eyebrows, laughing

"Why are you laughing"

"I don't know, you don't seem convinced" she looks out the window

"The simple truth" we remain silent for a few minutes. After a while we arrive the destination

"We're here" Nina tries to wake Helena who seems to be sleeping very soundly. I get out of the car and open the back door, shake her from the forearm

"Helena wake up"

"Mhhh" she moves slightly, raising her head and opening her legs, my gaze shifts elsewhere so as not to look into indiscreet parts

"Come on" she opens her eyes and looks at me, I help her get out and we head together towards the entrance of the building

"Do you have the keys?" I ask her, paying attention to her steps so as not to make her fall, my grip on her waist becomes stronger

"Uh I think so, can you check?" she gives me her bag, I open it, take the keys and hand them to her but she doesn't even seem to know where she was. Maybe I should take her inside otherwise she won't make it alone.

I put the key in the lock and open the door

"Which door is it?"

"Ground floor, that one there," she points with her finger. Slowly I go towards the door, open it and enter her house.
As soon as I step inside I immediately smell her perfume, she turns on the light and moves away from me, throwing herself on the sofa.
She turns and looks at me

“Come here,” she motions for me to sit next to her

"No Helena, I'm going home" I tell her, turning to go out the door, the apartment is nice overall, it really reflects her personality