Rose's POV
I dial my dad's number and wait for him to answer. Hopefully they're alright. I wonder what they'll think about me being in Chicago.
"You have reached the voice mail box of 202-***-****. Beeeeep."
"Hey dad. It's Rose. Um...I'm alright but I'm in Chicago. Please call me when you get this. I love you." I hang up and let out a sigh. Maybe it's because it's a number from a different state and he didn't bother to answer. The boys all have concerned looks.
"I'll try again in the morning."
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We sat at the table and starting eating Leo's spaghetti. It's delicious. I still feel really awkward around them. Less with Andre.
"So Rose, tell us about yourself. What do you like to do?" Micah asks in between bites.
"I like painting alot, watching movies and shopping. I would paint pictures of flowers for my mom to hang around the house." I smile at him. He grins and it makes me melt. It's hard not to find any of them attractive. Micah has beautiful brown eyes.
"What's your favorite movie?" Leo asks.
"Sleeping Beauty! I love the way her hair looks and the way she sings. I wanna look like her some day!" I realize how childish I sound and my mouth forms into a hard line.
"What's wrong Rose?" Andre asks cocking his head to the side. I shake my head and twirl the pasta with my fork. "Clearly something is wrong. You were fine a second ago."
"I-I just felt like I was being childish for liking Sleepy Beauty." I pout. I like when I'm childish but when I'm around others, I feel like they think I'm weird.
"Rose it's okay. I think it's cute." He smirks. Leo and Micah nod in agreement. My cheeks heat up and I can tell I'm blushing like crazy.
After dinner, I offered to help clean up but they argued saying I'm the guest. Leo told me I could sleep in his room and he'll sleep on the couch. Again, I said I'd take the couch and he said no.
His room was on the bottom floor. We take the elevator downstairs and we stand there in awkward silence.
"How come you're room in on the bottom floor?" I look up at him. It sucks being so short.
"Well I've got alot of anxiety about sleeping at the top. Like I think about a fire might happen one day and I'm trapped at the top. Or if the building collapses and it crushes me. I-It just helps being at the bottom. Plus being a doctor, it helps because I can leave faster." He scratches the back of his neck and smiles at me. I didn't take him as the nervous type. I saw him as the strong silent type.
In his room, he fixes the bed for me and moves some things out of the way like clothes and papers.
"There you go. If you need us, I'm on two, Andre is on three and Micah's on four. Do you need anything else before I leave?"
"Can you leave the door cracked? It helps me sleep."
"Of course. Goodnight Rose."
"Goodnight Leo."
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CRASH!!!
I wake up and look around frightened. I look out of the window and see there's a storm. They never bothered me before but for some reason it's scary.
Out the window I see a bright light flash and even louder thunder than before. I scream and cover my ears. I crawl out of the bed and walk to the elevator. I think I should see Leo. Maybe he'll give me sleeping pills.
I step inside the elevator and press two. When the door opens, I see Leo sprawled across the couch snoring loudly. I really don't want to wake him.
Another strike of the lightning makes me jump and cover my ears. I tip toe over to the couch and crouch down to his level. I tap his forehead and he doesn't move. I tap him a little harder and he just brushes it off.
"Leo?" I whisper.
"Mmm." He grumbles.
"Leo wake up."
He squints his eyes and sees me next to him. "R-Rose? Sweetie what's wrong?" He says in a sleepy voice. It makes me shiver because his voice is so deep.
"T-The thunder scared me." I pout with teary eyes. He sits up and hugs me. "Aw it's okay. Do you want anything?" He says petting my head. I wipe my face and nod. "I don't wanna sleep alone."
"Okay sweetie. Let's go downstairs." He picks me up and I wrap myself around him. He rubs my back and hims in my ear softly. It's very relaxing.
These guys are all really nice. Not to mention hot as heck. Plus they're fine with me acting like a kid. It's like I can be myself.
We reach his room and he lays me down and tucks me in. He lays on the other side with his back turned to me.
"Goodnight Leo."
"Goodnight Rose."
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Little Rose
RomanceRose Hamilton had a great childhood. She has everything she ever wanted. Until one day, she was kidnapped by robbers. Rose managed to escape but realized she was half way across the country from her parents. She was now lost on the streets until one...
