His Lovely Little Flower

Chapter 9

~Alia's POV~

   I woke up and I felt strong arms around me. I smiled remembering last night when I pretended to be asleep and Nate had come wrapping his arms around me. I let out a content sigh before turning around in his arms. Why day is it? Friday...I'm at dad's tonight. I'll have to tell them my mother kicked me out...I wonder if Nate will come with me when I tell them. No he has already done so much. I looked at the clock it was 7 we had an hour to get to school. 

"Nate." I started to shake him awake. "Come on wake up we need to get to school." He sat up and looked at the clock.

"Oh Alia it's only 7 A.M. come back to bed love."

"I need your help taking a shower." That pulled him right up. 

"I will be happy to help." He smiled. I nudged his arm playfully.

"Not like that I still need you to turn it on." He scowled as he got up he pulled my arm with him. He dragged me to his bathroom and to the digital panel attached to the wall. 

"First you press the blue on button, then you go to shower, then select ceiling panels and then it will take you to two dials. The top on is for hot and cold. The one under is for intensity." 

"Thank you." He grunted and I followed his instructions and slipped into the shower. When I came out he was back on the bed. I went down stairs and started going through the cupboards I found bread and peanut butter. I put the bread in the toaster. Nate came down just as I finished spreading the peanut butter. He pushed past me before taking up my perfect toast and taking a bite out. I narrowed my eyes. "Hey I was going to eat that." He tilted his head.

"You mean...that wasn't for me?"

"Ah no." He held out the half eaten piece. "No you take it, I'll make another one." He smiled.

"Good girl, so why did you wake me up at 7 am?"

"Oh just this little thing called school." I teased. He huffed. 

"I hate school it is utterly useless and unimportant."

"I love school it's the one place where I don't have to deal with my home life." I said. "But other than that yes it blows." He laughed. 

"You know when I came down and heard movement in the kitchen I thought you were my mother."

"Where is she?"

"With my father of course she hardly ever leaves his side. But they're going to be gone for a while."

"So they just leave you here alone?"

"Well before I met you I spent most of my nights at the club, mornings sleeping and afternoons at school, thanks to that damn Krammer, he doesn't ever give me a break because he knows all my other teacher do."

"Well now you are going to school all day everyday." He rose his eyebrows at me.

"Oh is that so? What makes you think I will do as you say, I can do whatever I want." I lowered my eyes.

"Sorry I was just playing, I know you can, I just hoped-never mind."

"What? Tell me Alia what are you thinking?"

"Well I was just...hoping that you would want to spend time with me. I like you Nate and I want to get to know you better."

"Certainly, but under my terms...the contract?" 

"Oh right, thank you for answering everything, I'll be sure to look through it. I need to be to school on time, would you be willing to drive me?" He nodded.

"Do you know how to make coffee luv?"

"Yes, I have made it a few times, it's not my favorite drinks so I mainly stick to tea."

"So can you make espresso coffee?" I nodded my head before thinking.

"There's another kind?" He laughed.

"Come on lovely, get in the car."

   We drove silently the answers to my questions were in my backpack and heavy on my mind, did he answer all of them even the ones I scribbled out? No how could he? He stopped at the school and got out of the car opening my door too.

"Thank you for driving me."

"You're welcome."

"Are you going to stay?" I asked I didn't want him to get mad or anything.

"I guess I will, you want me too right, I suppose I will." I felt my heart warm. He came over to me he was about to grab me and pull me to him when he stopped himself  and just nodded for me to follow. "We have no classes together so I guess I will see you at lunch." He caressed my cheek then quickly turned and walked in another direction. I looked after him, why is he holding back now? I questioned. I pursed my lips and felt the answers in my pocket. I quickly went to my locker and shoved them in the locker...maybe he will change if I give him time. Maybe that's all he needs time. 

   By the end of the day Nate had barley touched me at all and I could not believe it but I missed his touch. I guess he really wouldn't change, it would be just as he said, on his terms. I let out  a sigh. I decided not to ask Nate to come with me, that it would only make matters worse. I was getting my books when the answers fell. I picked them up and decided I would give it a try, if it meant being with Nate, I would do just about anything because when I was with him I felt one thing that I have never felt...safe.

A/N: Sorry it was so short this time around, but since it was so short I decided will try and update later tonight 

~Haley