Obsessed |✔️ (Obsessed Series #1)

chapter 1 - late to work

A body was cuddling the big pillow that was just beside the body. However, the body was little, yet the small human was very sweet in her personality. However, the big pillow was suddenly forced out of her hands. She didn't mind as she simply turned over to the other side of the bed. A man stood over her, making sure that she won't wake up due to his noise-making.

As he eyed her cradling her shivering arms, he tucked her back into bed, which lured her to sleep peacefully. He grinned despite himself and he took slow strides to the door of the apartment.

It was only the two of them and the man likes it like that. He left the apartment without making any noise. When he fully entered the outside world, his gentle personality changed drastically. "Ugh, damn! I'm late to stupid work!" He shouted towards the sky.

As the man runs to work, his appearance made the other people steer clear of him. His appearance just screams "evil" to the others, but he didn't care about their opinions.

When he finally arrived to work, Damien was being glared at by his boss. "You're late. Did your pint-sized lover keep you up?" The man practically growled at Damien.

Damien knew anger was rolling off of him in waves. "No, Pumpkin isn't my lover. She is just my roommate." And, I tucked her into bed this morning because she created my format, but you don't need to know that. He thought, giving his boss the flash drive. "While I'm not going to apologize for being late, I am going to say this: I was late because this baby is finally done." He tells the man.

Everyone at the company, Flutters, knows about Damien and his recent roommate, Pumpkin. Pumpkin was only 21 while Damien is 28. Damien  was a good 5'11 while Pumpkin is a measly 3'6. She was short, yet kind and everyone feared that Damien would take advantage of her. But. Damien wasn't that type of guy.

"So, this is the completed format?" His boss asked. Damien wanted to curse at the man, but for Pumpkin's sake, he didn't.

"Yes, sir." He gritted his teeth. The man was making him angry and he knew it!

"Good. That was all I needed from you, today. Enjoy your Thanksgiving break." Damien's boss tells him. An angry man with dark eyes suddenly exploded in anger. However, the man forgave Damien of his angry rant and he sent him off back home.

As Damien started to walk back home, he spotted a familiar short person. He groaned and he followed the person. When he arrived at the area, he saw Pumpkin gazing at the old, yet destroyed apartment. He felt guilty.

Damien never wanted Pumpkin to go back like she originally was. It was too frightening. Pumpkin was too cynical and now, she was just a quiet kitten.

The old apartment reminded Damien of old unwanted memories. He rubbed the back of his head, knowing that Pumpkin was just wanting closure. It a quiet moment, until Damien finally spoke. "You're awake and out." Damien comments on Pumpkin's behavior.

"I know. I..." She was forced to stop as she yawned. Damien knew that the tiny woman was just worried about him and he lifted her into his arms.

"I'm fine, I told you that. You need sleep, Babydoll." Damien tells Pumpkin. Pumpkin wasn't actually her name, but Damien had always called her Pumpkin or Babydoll. Damien knew that the pint-sized woman didn't want to bother him, but she was never a bother to him.

"No, I need to wake up." She says, fighting against the sleep. Fighting off the sandman was always hard for her and she always loses.

"The doctor told you to sleep. Your hypersomnia is too bad for you to not go to sleep." Damien lightly scolded her.

"But, I can't stay awake. I try and try." Pumpkin was very distraught that she simply just can't stay asleep. Damien hugged her closer to him.

"I know, I know. I'm sorry. I'll help you tonight." Damien tells Pumpkin. He was rubbing her head, trying to make her fall asleep and it was working.

When she was fully lured to sleep, Damien was carrying her back to the apartment. When he got back to the apartment, he saw a note that was addressed to him and he was glad that Pumpkin was still sleeping. He snatched the note from the door and he put Pumpkin in their room.

He sat at the table and he read the note. He frowned at the note and he ripped the note into mini pieces. He then placed the papers into the fireplace, burning them, his face showing a dark look on his face.

He walked back to the room and he took off his shirt and pants. He then put on black joggers and he laid down beside Pumpkin and he pulled her closer to him.

He smiled, feeling his roommate's plump body go limp in his arms. They both fell asleep.

The next morning, Pumpkin had turned herself around to Damien's bare chest and she was still sleeping. Damien was still showing the smile on his face. His arms were around Pumpkin's waist, holding her tightly. He popped open his eyes and he sighed, holding Pumpkin closer to him.

He knew that it was wrong for her to be living with him. There were things that he did that she didn't know about. Things that are too terrible to discuss to such an innocent woman. Damien would never discuss his past, speaking of which, that brought his attention back to the burned note that he had received. Someone knows about my past. I need to find out who. He thought.

He caressed Pumpkin's soft hair, which hung past her waist, but that wasn't saying much. Pumpkin was still sleeping, which made Damien smile. She's finally sleeping peacefully. He thought. He wanted to get up, but Pumpkin whimpered, not wanting to wake up yet. He sighed. She's still sleeping, but if I leave, she'll wake up. He thought, frowning. He hated to do it, but he shoved a large pillow into Pumpkin's arms so he could get up. "Damn it." He whispered. I'm sorry, Pumpkin. He thought, feel extremely guilty.

He didn't want to leave Pumpkin, but to keep her safe, he had to find out who sent that note.