His White Rabbit

Ch. 15 - Mom

"Thank you for dinner. I enjoyed it very much." I say as we leave the dining room and say goodnight to William's father. He wishes us the same and heads in a different direction then disappears behind a corner. He is a very elegant man, rich in every aspect of culture and knowledge. When I talked to him I felt how wise he was and listened to him very carefully. However, I still didn't find out what it is that he does for a living. What's his job? I couldn't just ask. It would maybe seem impolite as if I was wondering how he could afford this kind of property. 

William and I walked silently to our room. I took another look at the empty hallway as we passed by different doors, paintings and ridiculously expensive-looking vases. 

"So uhm," I try finding a perfect way to ask if I was allowed to make that promised phone call. "Can I call my mom now?" I walk behind him and stop when he opens the door of our room for me. "Under your supervision?" I give a small smile in order to get under his skin just for a little bit so he allows me to hear my mom's voice. 

William sighs and closes the door behind us.

"After you get ready for bed." He says with not much happiness but I don't care as long as I get to talk to my mother. I quickly hurry to the bathroom to let the water run in the bath, then go back and look for my pajamas. I realized I have to play along perfectly in order for William to put some trust in me and maybe even let me stay on my own from time to time. 

As I walked around, trying to locate my gown, I realized how William just stood in the middle of the room for a few minutes then finally sat down on the sofa. He watched me silently the whole time but I didn't look at him, not even once. I felt vulnerable under his gaze but it didn't phase me as much as the thought of hearing my mom's voice made me happy. 

He sat with his right ankle resting on the knee of his left leg, his back nicely pressed against the back of the couch and his arms spread over the top cushion. He looked sexy like that, resting in silence. It was so amusing to me because in this state, he is mysterious again and I don't know what he's thinking. Could be dangerous for me not to know that but I really didn't mind him being like this. If he could remain in this position it would be almost perfect. 

"Rosie..." I was just about to enter the bathroom when I heard his voice calling my name. I curse silently under my breath and turn around to face him. "You have ten minutes." He says and keeps eyeing me. My mouth falls open for a second as I don't know what to say to that. I can't even have a proper bath? 

"Understood." I say and make my way to the steam-filled bathroom. I close the door and just as I am about to lock it, I see there is no key. What kind of bathroom does not have a bloody key? "You're kidding..." I sigh angrily and look around if there is maybe a chair to put it under the handle to hold it in place. I can't risk William getting ideas of entering while I'm naked. "Damn it." I find absolutely nothing to keep the door locked for me and now have to actually hurry so he doesn't come in and takes it all in his own hands. 

I quickly undress and place the towel and my clothes close to the bath so I can put it on if he bursts in all of a sudden. The water is nice and hot so I don't waste any more time. I am feeling tired and exhausted overall so I have been looking forward to this for quite a while now. I decide not to wash my hair since I washed it just before leaving William's house which was less than a day ago and by avoiding washing the hair, I can save a few minutes to relax in the tub. It felt like home because I always took baths like this. Hot and relaxing, just to ease my mind for a bit. I realize how tired I am when my eyelids start getting heavy. The bathroom was nice and clean, sending comforting feelings through me but I took that as a warning and got out of the bath after washing up. I can't fall asleep in here so I quickly got out and dried myself before sleep could get to me more.