Desirable

~53. Lost

That night, Louis stayed awake. 

He settled on the couch in the grand living room of his apartment and waited for her to come home. He convinced himself that she got bored being here alone, therefore she stayed round a friend's house for the night - most likely Emily's - and would come back in the morning. 

And if she didn't, he wasn't sure what he would do. 

~~~

Bruiser wakes up with the short brunette girl tangled in his arms. She was still sound asleep with her face nestled in his neck, fanning small hot breaths on his inked skin. Her legs were laid limp on top of his and her body was firmly pressed against him, leaving no space between them. His strong arms were secured tightly around her. 

His nose was blessed with the sweet vanilla and berry fusion that radiated from her. She felt so warm and cosy in his grip, she felt right. 

He's snapped away from his lingering thoughts when he heard his phone ring outside the bedroom. 

Carefully, he lays the girl down and covers her unconscious body with a blanket. He admires her once again, before leaving the small messy bedroom and closing the door behind him. He picks up his phone and answers the call. 

On the other end, was a man called Alexander - his nickname was Sander. 

"B, you picked up the payment from Jake yet?" 

"Jake?" Bruiser sits down at the small table and rubs his tired eyes, his morning voice was deep. 

"Williamson. Stupid, stoner kid."

"Oh. No, not yet. I'll do that today."

"You feeling alright?" 

"Yeah. Clem is staying round, she's been having a few problems at home."

"Clementine? Damn, I haven't seen her since she moved!"

"Come see us later on, then. You know where I park."

"I will. Don't forget to get Williamson's payment," with that, Sander hangs up. 

Sander is an old friend of Bruiser, who was also in the drug business. In a way, they were partners. However, they didn't actually work together. He has his own customers and Bruiser has separate ones. Jake Williamson was a client that bought goods from both men, therefore his purchases involved them both. 

Bruiser puts down his phone at the same time, the bedroom door opens. 

His head turns and a smile spreads across his face at the short girl, whose hair was messy. 

"Did you sleep okay?" 

She nods and rubs her eyes, then tucks a few curls behind her pierced ears. She was evidently still tired. 

He chuckles, "You can go back to sleep if you want." His arm closest to her snakes around her waist, making her stand closer to him.

"No," she slumps down on his lap and leans back against his hard chest.

"Do you want to go to Faye's for breakfast?" he smiles cheesily and rests his chin on her shoulder. 

"You still go there?" 

"Yeah, Lexi has breakfast there too. They all love her."

"Well, obviously. I'll get ready and then we'll go," Clem smiles and shuffles a tad on his lap. 

~~~

Louis sits down at the dining table that had barely ever been used and gets out his phone, tapping on a contact then holding the device up to his ear.