Something About You

9- Rainy days.

A week after, days went by normal, and by normal I mean working a lot, Richard took charge over the case and it was all fixed. I got to know Gino a little bit more due to the fact that we were working on some projects together.  He's a nice guy.

On Thursday I woke up, it was raining, rainy days make me feel depressed, I just want to stay at home, in bed, sleeping.

It was seven o'clock, I went to the bathroom to freshen up. I took a shower, got dressed, and did my makeup. I was too close to just stay at home and report myself sick. After that I went for coffee, "Ain't no rain is gonna get in my way to get my morning coffee, hell no"

I went to the Starbucks that was near the office. I got out of my car opened my umbrella and carefully walked towards the store, It's not easy to walk in heels with this weather even though they're closed. "God... It's freezing"

I got myself a latte and a muffin. I went to a table and sat there with my order. I kept looking through the window, staring at the rain drops falling down as tears.

I drank my coffee and ate my muffing while checking my phone. Nothing important there, just Leah telling me to make out with Gino, I giggled, "Crazy" also Monica telling me I had some meetings.

"Can I join you?" I looked up recognizing the voice and yes, there he was. Gino right in front of me, he was standing there holding a coffee, just being him, looking good. "If not it's ok" I was taking too long to answer him. "Sure, sit down" he did so, smiling. "So how are you today" I just looked at him not knowing what to answer.  "Well...I'm just like the weather" "Wet and cold?" he said and I literally choked on my drink. I started coughing and he laughed asking me if I was ok. It was so sexual.

"I mean, cold and depressed" I was blushed by then. "Why depressed?" "I don't know, it's just... rain makes me feel this way, nothing special" he nodded. "Did you talk with your brother?" "Yes. I forgot to tell you, it's all solved." "That's nice!" I don't know why it's so awkward talking to him, it feels like if he wanted to tell me something, like if he actually wants to have a deep conversation. I'm not sure. I can't read him.
"Well...I gotta go now, I'll see you at the office" "Okay, see there" he said nodding.

I walked out, trying to be careful because it was raining a lot and I was wearing heels. Just when I put a foot on the ground, I slipped and fell, right there, in the middle of the street. Rain falling over me.

I felt like everything was spinning around. I tried standing up but it only made it worse, I fell back down. Damnit. I thought I was gonna die of hypothermia. It was freezing.

Gino was still inside the store and he quickly came helping me to get up. "Be careful, you could be injured" he said. I hit every single part of my body including my head.

"Are you ok?" I was soaking wet by then. "I ...I hit my head and I'm kind of dizzy" "Give me your car keys, there's not time to call an ambulance" I wanted to fight him and tell him that I was fine but I wasn't, at all.

I gave him my purse and he looked for them helping me go inside my car. He drove me to the nearest hospital. I got a CT scan. Apparently everything was okay. I was left there for couple of hours and Gino was with me the whole time. They gave me lots of painkillers through an IV, so I was kind of sleepy. He left like for twenty minutes and he told me before leaving. He was worried and it was so cute.

When they finally moved me from the emergency room to an actual room, he came holding a bag. Damn he is really handsome.

"I bought you some clothes" "Oh no no, you didn't have to, not at all" he's sweet!!!! "Of course I did, all your clothes are humid. See...If it makes you feel better you can pay me back, for now just accept this" I nodded and went through what was in it.

A sweater, leggings, and underwear...Underwear?

"How do you even know my underwear size?" "They took all your clothes off, including your underwear and I-"  "Oh my god you took a look at my underwear?" I covered my face with my hand. He laughed. His smile is cute. Okay I gotta stop. 

"No! I asked one of the nurses. What's the problem with it anyway?" "Oh ok, well, thank you, you di-" "But I did it. The pleasure is all mine. By the way, I called the office telling them I wasn't gonna be there until later and that you're not going"  "What? Of course I am going, I need to go" "You can't, you gotta rest!" I was about to argue him that, but something in his voice didn't let me. He was demanding and his tone was deep and firm. I just closed my eyes and rubbed my forehead, it hurts "Fine" "Besides, you're not going out till tomorrow morning" he said and I rolled my eyes.

I didn't call Leah. I didn't call my parents, nor my sister. I was okay. I wasn't dying. The doctor said it was just superficial, at least in my head, so I was okay. Gino, after like ten solid minutes of arguing with me, made me let him stay the night there taking care of me.

He's actually so sweet, but he's such a bossy man. His deep voice gets me all the time, well the couple of days we've shared together. I don't know why — but I feel like he knows me forever, he gives me that feeling that he knows all about me and he just knows me in general.

I'm pretty sure it's nothing but a feeling, that I'm just crazy over here. It was easy for me to go to sleep, because I was under a lot of medicine. Gino sat on a sofa in a corner. He brought his laptop so he was actually working from there. "What about me? I don't get to work from here?" I said, I couldn't stand being there doing nothing. "You gotta rest! You have your phone, you can check it and do what you can with it" "Fine"

His eyes would travel from his laptop screen to me from time to time. I eventually fell asleep.

It was probably four in the morning and I was starving. I wanted to get up but even though I was overdosed with medicine. I was in pain and I didn't feel like standing up, and yeah I wouldn't know where to go and just the thought of it made me want to go back to sleep. So I did, at least I tried, about twenty minutes passed and I couldn't sleep, I was seriously hungry.

"Gino..." I whispered. I tried several times but he didn't wake up, "damnit" until I dropped being nice and delicate and threw him my pillow. "Gino!"
"What? No, I mean yes I do" what the... I giggled "I'm so sorry to wake you up but I seriously need you to get me food.  "Oh my god, alright. What time is it?" "I don't know...about five in the morning, maybe? Will you get me the food? pleaseeee" I begged, he rubbed his eyes and stared at me. Then stood up grabbing his jacket. "I'll see what I can do" he left for like twenty minutes and came back with a box and a bottle of water.

"This is all I can do for you right now" he opened the box and got it all ready for me to eat. "Waffles? Where in the hell did you find this?" "Hush, it doesn't matter. Now eat!" I didn't think about it twice, just started eating. "Are you feeling better?" "A bit, I'm tired" he nodded.

He came closer, "Does it hurt here?" he carefully touched my head. "Yes, not a lot but it does" and just like that he started caressing my face. "What are you doing?" I don't know but it feels nice, please don't stop.

"Your skin is flawless" I smiled welcoming his touch. "Thank you" see it's just the sweet little things. He continued doing what he was doing and I closed my eyes. When I realized I was falling asleep on his hand. I laughed a little and he noticed. "Did you finish with this?" he asked referring to the food, stopping touching my face. "No, don't stop" I finally said in a sleepy voice. "Please" He chuckled coming over moving the box with food away, getting in bed with me.

He grabbed my head pulling me closer to him, finally resting on his chest. I just let him. He started caressing my face again until we both eventually fell asleep. I think it was the lots of medicine I had that made me let him do what he was going.

I didn't want to make any move because I didn't know how he felt and I wasn't gonna ask him, not yet. Since Ryan, it's always been me, myself, anyone else. I felt safe in his arms.

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