Learn The Game

TATUM

Chapter 23

As I started to wake up there was something warm covering me, I buried myself into the warmth. I heard someone chuckle, my eyes immediately open. And in front of me was Alfred smiling down at me, I freaked out and I tried to get out of the blanket but ended up falling to the cold floor.

I heard Alfred get out of the bed and rushed over to him me, but I put a hand out to tell him to not do anything. I got up untangling my leg from the blanket.  I stood up straight and huffed letting some of the lose strands of my hair to get out of my face.

Alfred chuckled again and walked up at me then was moving my hair out of my face. His finger tips were lightly touching my skin, it tickled my skin which gave me shivers. I looked up at him and he was smiling, he looks better when his hairs messy.

"That's one way of waking up and getting out of bed." He chuckled showing a grin on his face as he looked down at me.

His ice cold eyes were looking down at me with amusement. "Well that wouldn't have happened if you didn't sleep right on top of me." I sighed.

"Well in other words I think your just saying that you enjoyed cuddling with me." He smiled down at me with joy, I'm not sure whats wrong with him. But whatever it is he's not being himself.

"No, your saying that you enjoyed cuddling with me." I looked up at him with a death stare, I was trying to be serious but with his crooked smile it was hard to resist to smile back at him.

He put his hand over his chest taking back at what I said. "Sorry babe but does it look like I would like cuddling with you?" He was smiling with humor waiting for me to get mad at him, but I kept my chill.

"Yes, you do look like you enjoyed cuddling with me. Cause you know you wanted me to get in bed with you and look I did, so your stupid goal was accomplished. I walked over towards the window looking out at the city.

"Well... it was part accomplished." I turned to look at him he was grinning and my heart almost skipped a beat.

"....What?..." I almost felt the blood leave my body. He walked closer to me he had a crooked grin on his face.

He cupped his hands on my cheeks and made me look up at him, he was looking down at me his eyes were bright but cold. "I still need to get you naked in bed." He smiled then kissed me on the forehead, and walked off in the bathroom.

I stood there frozen cause of his words. Thinking to myself... did he really just say that? Is he really stuck on that? Cause if he is I can't believe him, why is he like that? He might only be like that cause he's been like that for such a long time he doesn't know how to love someone. Then again why would someone like him love someone like me, and who do I think I am if I ever liked him.

He walked out of the bathroom and grabbed his shoes that were resting by the edge of the bed at which he was laying at. Once he slipped them on he grabbed the keys on the night stand and walked out the door.

"Where are you going?" I followed him out of the room.

"Out." He walked into the kitchen grabbing a water, and handing me a bubbly water. I don't know how he knew that I loved carbonated water. When he turned around he was right in front of me.  When he realized he was right up in my face his eyes went wide in surprise. I don't know why but I was smiling up at him.

"What?" He looked down at me seriously but I shook my head no and stepped back for him to pass.  He motioned his head for me to follow out of the door.

I ran to get my shoes, and then jogged to catch up with him as he left the hotel room. As we walked down the hall I was positive that he was smiling, but I'm not sure why? Before we headed out the hotel doors Alfred grabbed my wrist pulling him close to me, and for a second I almost lost my breath.