Nightmares ; Bonkai

chapter 15

She spent the rest of the day in an extreme state of discomfort; with herself, her surroundings, watching her morals and common sense fly out the window and into the unknown. She didn't know what was worse; wanting Kai Parker physically, or wanting to know more about him mentally. By the time it was late enough for dinner she was mindlessly flipping through the channels, not finding a single thing to watch. He walked in holding two steaming plates placing it on the coffee table in front of her; a quesadilla on one and all the ingredients put together separately on the other to make fajitas. She breathed it in and her mouth watered, diving in for a slice of the quesadilla as he went back into the kitchen. She burned her mouth on the first bite but didn't seem to notice as she continued through. He came back holding 2 glasses, a 2 liter of soda, and the container of sour cream and salsa. He placed everything in front of her and went over to the TV, rifling through the movies before popping one in.

He sat down as the intense theme song that plays throughout the movie began.

"Another scary movie?"

"Pff, get to know me already." He leaned forward, filling both of their glasses before grabbing a tortilla and throwing together a fajita.

She leaned back against the couch with her legs tucked up on her right side, Kai leaning forward next to them as he half watched what he was putting together but more focused on the movie.

She looked back up and watched the girl and guy walk away from the bonfire, stripping their clothes before she dove into the nighttime ocean. His drunken stumbles kept him from going in as she lazily swims about before being yanked from side to side and getting pulled under.

He nodded his head, looking back at her with a mouthful of food.

"Jaws," he smiled, "used to scare the crap out of me when I was little."

"You mean something could actually scare you?" she laughed, going for another slice and putting a dollop of sour cream on it.

"Oh yeah," he scoffed. "You could not bribe me to get into that water, and that was with lakes and ponds. If you brought me to an ocean I would be way over there in the backseat of the car."

She smiled, picturing a frightened little Kai with determination to be nowhere near what was making him feel these things.

He handed her a drink as he went for his own, putting them both back before making another fajita and sitting back, pulling her legs over one of his.

"So let's round off those questions you're so desperate to know about me. Should we do it like jeopardy; intense information for 800, or maybe more of a lightning speed round where we see how many I can answer in 60 seconds?"

She chewed her bite slowly, taking in her surprise at his eager state. Now that she was on the spot, her mind went blank coming up with a single question.

"Did you grow up killing small animals and wetting the bed?" It was the first thought that popped into her head, being the first sign people look for in a serial killer or a psychopath.

His shocked expression was quickly replaced by one of sheer amusement, laughing so hard he was holding his stomach, eyes closed and head thrown back.

"Nope, no, can't say that I did," his laughter subsided slightly, looking back at her with a huge smile. "Did you wet the bed after killing small animals?"

"No!" she threw the small pillow that was next to her at the side of his head. He picked it up and put it behind him.

"I just heard that it's a common thing for people, sometimes," she shrugged.