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Chapter 21

Cristiano POV

I wait for her to get in the car . The moment she sits in the passenger seat and closes the door behind her the tension in the car skyrocks .

I try to famble for something to say but I find nothing , so I keep my mouth shut .

Willing to break the suffocating tension kendall finally speaks

"Um Good morning , thank you for picking me up and for uhm going for a run with me this early , I know you said it's okay but still thank you " she rambles .

And my annoyance grows because of how much this girl apologize .

"Okay " I flatly answer without sparing her a glance .

I feel her gaze on me before she turns her head towards the window .

I still can't get figure this girl out .

Sometimes she looks like those whores who wear ... what the fuck am I saying ?

And it clicks in my mind , I have never seen kendall exposing her body . Not in the stadium, not in the coffee shop , not even now .

I thought she would be wearing a sport bra and some poor excuse of shorts , but here she is wearing an oversized sweater that totally blocks the view , not that there is something to see anyways , and some calf lenght leggings that masks her long pale legs .

I turn my head and notice her rubbing her small hand to heat them up .

I lean in and turn the heat on .

She silently thank me and turns her head towards the window.

I try to take my mind off the sophisticated girl sitting next to me , but I can't.

When I take a glance towards her she's already asleep .

Dark circles contour her eyes , her skin is pale and a frown is on her full pink lips .

Before I can retrieve my hand , my fingers are already tugging her dark hair behind her ear .

She looks peaceful , but broken .

Broken . Is the girl that phoned me at three thirty in the morning .

I was going to curss her out , but when I heard her broken sobb , my chest tightened for the hurt girl calling me out of people

Wait ...

Why did she call me ?

When I arrive in to the park I usually start my run in , I turn towards kendall to wake her up but I couldn't bring myself to do so .

I remember her haunted voice at the mention of her nightmare . And the purple bags under her eyes doesn't need a genius to know that this girl doesn't sleep enough . Or maybe at all ...

I pull my trainnig hoodie off and cover her with it .

Why am I acting like this ?

Maybe because I know that she isn't some snobby gold digger bitch .

Or maybe she is and this is all an act ... Who knows maybe I am just a catch for her , just a game , like she -

I shake my head from these thoughts and get out of the car locking it behind me .

I don't want someone to interrupt her sleep .

What is wrong with me ?

It shouldn't be like this ...

It wasn't supposed to be like this ...

Get a grip cris . It's all a matter of time .

But i can't seem to stop my curiosity when it comes to kendall . There is something behind that warm smile of hers . Something behind her brown eyes. Deep inside I know that this side of hers is not the real her . But I am forced to keep my distance . I shouldn't get attached to her .

I let all the frustration in my body out with every lap I make .

I have to get this girl out off my system or else it won't end good for neither of us .

But first I have to know what she is hidding behind her smile . The real her .

I look down at my watch . I have been running for a straight hour . It's already five thirty . I should go back to the gym .

I jogg to the car . To my surprise kendall is still sleeping , her hair sprawled around her , her full lips slightly parted and her face finally relaxed .

I curss under my breath when I unlock the door and she shifts in the passenger seat .

Thankfully she didn't wake up .

I close the door carefully and start the engine .

What should I do now ? Take her home ? But she is sleeping , I won't wake her up .

I groan when I see that the last option I have is to take her home . My home .

I drive through the city heading to my house .

When I pull in the driveway and kill the engine . The sleeping girl opens her dark eyes and her cheeks turn a deep pink color when she realised that she had fallen asleep .

She rubs her eyes with tge back of her hands and a smile stretch on my lips at the cute act she made .

" I'm sorry , I haven't realised that I have fallen asleep . " she apologize , she seems to do so alot.

" It's okay , I have already ran , I didn't want to wake you up , you looked tired , so I had no choice but to bring you here " I point to the house in front of us .

She looks at me with a puzzled look .

" Oh this your house ! I am so sorry ! " Her cheeks turn a deeper shade of pink if that's even possible

I want to scream at her and tell to stop apologizing but I held my tongue .

" I will take a cab or call cara , she might be sleeping , wait what time is it , oh my god it's already 6 o'clock , I overslept , i shouldn't have done -" I silence her cute rambling by putting my finger on her lips

" Breath " I smile at her

Her eyes are wide open with surprized by my sudden act . But there is something else ... lust . Her eyes are clouded with lust and I pull my fingers quickly before things get out of control

"We should get inside " my voice comes out cold unlike what I am feeling inside . I curss myself under my breath because of my lack of self control .

She looks at me with a raw emotion but quickly recovers and shots the fakest smile in the history of fake smiles .

She slams the door behind her " I am going to call a cab " she says in a soft voice

And holds her phone .

"You can stay " I tell her with a flat cold tone that sends chills down my own spine.

She looks at me with ... disappointment ? And shakes her head no

"No i'm good , thank you thought , not just the invitation " she points to my house " but for everything "

I feel slightly hurt by her rejection .

Hurt ? Ha-ha nice joke

" Bye " I tell her and turn my back to her .

Who the hell does she think she is saying no to me ?

" You know If you didn't want to come you should have just said no , I didn't force you " she raises her voice .

When I look back , her face is flushed . Her small fists clenched at her side . And she is boiling in anger .

I look at her surprised by this new side of hers that I never thought I will live the day to see .