Fifty One Days

Chapter 18 'Friends with what?'

Chapter 18! Hope you all had an amazing Christmas. Thank for reading guys and don’t forget to vote. Thank you 📖❤

I wake up with a start. I am far too warm. It takes me a minute to realise where I am. Oh of course the hotel. Milo must have drawn the curtains before he fell asleep because the room is near darkness expect for a small stream of light coming from the bathroom door which is slightly open. I try to fall back asleep, I’m still groggy from the painkillers but the pressing need in my bladder makes me want to move. I try to move my legs to stretch out but I cant. What the hell. I try to move my arms but i cant. I start to panic what the hell, I start to fidget, I manage to wiggle one arm out of the tangle of blankets.

I pull back the cover. Milo’s whole body is draped over mine, his head on my stomach and his leg trapping my body to the bed. 

“Milo?” I gently try to shake him awake but he doesn’t move. I try to shimmy my body from under him. He eventually let’s out a sigh and turns over in his sleep. I lay there for a minute before pulling myself up to use the bathroom.

Once I’m finished, I look at myself in the mirror. My skin is pink and flushed. I splash some cold water onto my face using my left hand. My thumb is still so sore but at least the swelling has gone down now. My hair is wild and wavy, I must have fallen asleep with my hair wrapped in the towel. I want to brush my teeth, I don’t have any thing here. No toothbrush, deodorant or even clean clothes. My white T Shirt was stained from the blood from my hand yesterday.

“Ali?” Milo's deep voice makes me jump.

“Yeah"

“Just checking. I thought you might have left”

“No I’m still here.” I poke my head round the bathroom door, he's propped himself up on the pillows, he still has no clothes on and I'm very aware of the fact that I only have his T Shirt on. I pad back to the bed and climb back in.

“I woke up because you had rolled on top of me” I giggle.

“Oh shit sorry. I didn’t mean too. I probably just forgot you was here”

“Charming”

“ What time did you want too head back?” He shifts himself so he is laying on his side to face me.

“To be honest, I cant be bothered to go back”

“Do you have anywhere to be tomorrow?”

“Yeah I have work” I sigh

“You’re the boss. Take the day off!”

“I have successful businesses because I am there all the time. It’s not often I take a day off and when I do its because I really need too"

“Ali, you found out your boyfriend has been cheating on and an all around fucking idiot, you nearly broke your hand and it was your birthday. I think today of all days, you deserve a day off"

He looks back up at me and starts laughing. I’m already emailing  Belle to say I’m not coming in. She has experience in both the estate agents and the publishers so I ask  manage both for the day. As I hit send I check the time 6.46am. Urgh I’m going back to sleep.

“Okay I’m staying off for the day. Don’t you need to get to anywhere today?”

“No. I’m not starting the new job till next week so I’m all yours” He grins at me.

I slide back down into the bed and turn on my side to look at him.

“Were just friends Milo. That’s it. I cant be dealing with anything else right now okay? I'm just putting that out there now”