It's you

Chapter 18

Stacey gets out from her room and looking for the guy. But he is not there. Then she goes downstairs and find him lying on the sofa, sleeping. It's like she had met him before. She tries to remember then she gets it. He was the one who made her bags fell the other day. The arrogant guy! But he is different now. Oh, maybe because the way he dressed. Before, he dressed like a business man with his slicked back hair but now, the way he dressed is more like a boy and his short hair was styled perfectly like mostly boy who love fashion did to their hair nowadays. Wow! His knowledge about fashion is up-to-date. So, she misjudged him before that he doesn't have sense of fashion.

"Am I too handsome that you stare at me like that?", the voice comes from his mouth surprise her. She wants to reply it but she doesn't know what to say. What he said was true. He is handsome that she can't take her eyes off him. He got those two light green eyes and he may look more handsome if he smiles a lot. The guy then sits down from his lying position.

"Sit.", he orders her to sit beside him and she just follows him.

"So, who are you and what are you doing in my house?", he asks.

"I'm Stacey. I lived here with your sister Kylie, renting.", she explains. Christian nods. He understands why his sister wanted their house to be rented. His sister had told him that she felt lonely living alone in that house and wanted him to be home more often but he was too busy to come home often. He had asked his sister to get married but she seems like not interested in marriage.

"Why are you renting? Where do you live actually?", he continues asking.

"I'm from Ireland and I don't have anyone here.", she replies. She sounds a bit sad and that makes him feel guilty to ask such question. Well, he was just asking.

"Are you studying?", he guess.

"Yeah."

"Do your best on your study.", he doesn't know what to say then he said that. Ok, that's strange but it's sincere.

"Thank you.", she replies. They being silence for a while and the atmosphere between them becomes awkward. Then, the sound of hungry stomach is heard.

"Are you hungry?", she asks.

"Yeah. A bit.", he answers, trying to look cool. He's really hungry, actually.

"Me too. Let me cook for you. I mean, us.", she chuckles.

"Ok. Thanks, Stacey.", he utters. She nods and goes to the kitchen. He follows her and sits on the seat prepared there, watching her preparing to cook something.

"I'm not really good at cooking but I often cook for myself.", she says shyly. Besides, she feels embarassed because he sits there and watches her as she's a chef.

"That's okay for me. As long as it can be eaten.", he replies. When he's hungry, all the food taste good to him. She chuckles at it and do the 'okay' sign on her fingers.

This girl. It's like he had met her before. After looking at her face for a while, he reminds of how and where they first met. She was the one who bumped with him that day. He came back to find her and wanted to apologize of what he did but she was already gone. She was wearing glasses before, that's why he doesn't recognize her.

"I'm sorry for the other day.", he suddenly says.

"What?", Stacey frowns.

"I hadn't apologize after I made your bag fell.", he answers but Stacey keeps herself silent.

"I came back to you to say sorry but you were already gone.", he continues.

"You came back?", she says as she widens her eyes. That's cute. He smiles at it and nods.

"Oh.", she says. Lost for word.

"Sorry. OK?"

"Ok.", she replies. This guy, he is kind and not annoying or arrogant as she thinks he is.

That morning, they taking their breakfast while they're chatting and get to know each other. Christian is friendly and sometimes he's funny that she likes about him. Then she reminds of Ashton. How is he doing right now? Is he fine without her?

#I'm dreaming of a place called home.
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Listen to 3000 miles by emblem3, that song is suitable for this chapter..