The Creature Of The Man

Chapter 6: Good Intentions

He arched an a eyebrow.

"Beautiful, we both know you're not. Come on! Tell me." he hugged me tighter.

"I said release me! I'm fine Eric!"

"Not until you calm down." His head then nudged into my shoulder. I gave a silent giggle hoping he didn't hear me.

"There is my beautiful laugh." He lowered me down to the ground.

"Shut up." My face heated up.

LMhm." He revealed a slight smirk. Leaning in closer to me, devilish smirk grew.

"Spes? Is that blush I see?" His hand slid to the side to my face, sliding the hair covering my face behind me ear. My thoughts went wild when looking into his eyes.

"Eric stop that!" I smacked away his hands. My face probably looked like a tomato after that incident. The grin on his face disappeared, the concerning look in his eyes came back.

"Beautiful? What's wrong?"

He reached out for my arm. The next thing I knew he held my hand.

"I said I'm fine Eric. Please stop." I pulled away once again.

"Something obviously isn't. You don't just text someone to come over for help at this time of night!" His eyes squinted.

I was searching for any possible lie I could throw at him, I couldn't find anything.

"I-I Just wa-wanted. I-I" my words were stopped by a index finger being placed on my lips.

"Spes, you don't have to tell me anything. I just want to know if you're safe?" He gave me a soft glance.

My eyes fluttered in confusion.

"I'm fine." He walked away from me to the corner of the room.

He picked up the candle I had recently dropped on the ground earlier

"So you want me to leave now or what?" He snickered giving me a quick glance.

I knew where he was getting at by the look in his eyes. He wasn't the greatest at picking words to say obviously but good intentions.

"I think you should stay here."

"That's what I thought." He Walked towards my direction.

"Excuse me! You thought what?! You ain't sleeping in here. Downstairs, not here in my room. So get walking."

He walked past me grabbing the door knob.

"Beautiful, that's what I was planned to do. I'm a gentleman, not a weirdo." He chuckled as he walked out of my room.

In shock, I felt my mouth drop to the floor. When in what world would a guy like Eric not test his limits! Especially a situation like now. I plop down on my bed wondering what I should do, because after all, I knew I wasn't going to sleep after all that.

I just lay down pondering until I hear a silent knock.

"Hello?" I heard Eric's voice once again.

"I'm not in the mood. I'm thinking, go away." I whined.

I then heard the door creak open.

"I can't sleep..."

He flopped on my bed landing on my leg.

"OW!" I yelped.

"Sorry not sorry." He then smirked at his response.

I kicked him in the shoulder.

"OW!" "Sorry not sorry." I smiled at him as I played his words against himself.

"Too shay." He grinned.

"Spes!Why don't you give me a chance?"

"Huh?" I questioned.

He rested his hands on his chest, releasing a loud sigh.

"Why don't you want to be with me. I understand I made a mistake but-" I quickly cut his words off.

"You were already talking to someone." I blurted out.

"Spes, I wasn't happy with her obviously. I wanted you and I ended things with her so I could be with you." He huffed.

"Eric, who's to say you won't do that to me?" I then snapped.

"I wouldn't. We both know this." He then tilted his head towards me with his puppy like hazel eyes.

"You're to much of a sweet heart for me to do that. I can't imagine not having a person like you to not mess with." He gave a quick laugh.

"Eric, respect me and my answer." The grin smothered on his face slowly faded.

"Well fine. I'm not going to force you. I'm going to my house. Goodnight Spes ." He slammed the door behind him. Guilt hit me like a bullet.

I don't know why but I felt remorse for Eric for no reason, like I was the one in the wrong. I knew I wasn't. I couldn't have been. I didn't want him, and frankly I didn't know what I wanted. But I didn't want him! I laid back in my bed covering my face with a pillow to muffle the sounds of me weeping.

"Why now? Why tonight?" I threw the pillow off of my face. My eyes teary out of frustration I give out a big sigh.

"Ugh!" I then turned to my side, slowly falling to sleep.