wander

13|good morning beautiful

This chapter is in Romeos POV

I woke up and her body was still close to mine. Her head nuzzled into my chest and my arms around her back, keeping her safe and happy. I didn't want to wake her. Using my thumb, I drew circles on her back along with other soothing patterns.

As soon as I began to fall asleep again, a pounding knock shock through me. Without an answer, the door creaked open and I held Chiara tighter. What if it was her crazy mother? Probably not but whatever.

"Romeo, "che cazzo è!"
(Romeo, what the fuck!)

Fuck. I'd be caught red handed. How do I explain that we were just sleeping when there was no space between our bodies. Rose was about to storm off when I shouted her.

"Rose get your ass in here! It's not what it looks like I swear. On mother's life. Let me explain."
"I'm listening"
"So last night she was crying and she came up to me close and it was the only thing to stop her crying. I swear. Nothing else happened. We just fell asleep talking afterwards. When she wakes you can ask her too!"

Rose stared at me dead in the eye. I waited for what seemed like hours for an answer.
"Ok. If she tells me any different, you're out of here. Understand?"
"Yes. Understood. Now piss off!"

With that she turned her feet and walked off giving me a quick glare before she was out of sight. I rolled my eyes and felt a squirming on top of me. Chiara had woken up since I had possibly raised my voice a little too loud.

"What was that?" She muttered beneath a yawn.
"Rose just freaked out seeing me with you. Don't worry nothing happened."

Chiara looked up at me, puzzled.
"So Rose has seen you in bed with some other girls before. Lovely!"

Damn this girl was harsh. Rose only saw me with my ex. It was serious but not anymore. It's over. It's been over for like a year. Fuck. I should probably be telling this to Chiara.

"Well. With my ex. Only one time. It's over now. It's been over for ages. Don't worry."

She looked up to me and smiled. She pushed me out of the bed playfully. Thank god. That could have gone a whole different way. 
"Go away, player. I'm sleeping." And with that she blew a kiss and I shook my head at her. Last night she wanted me with all her life and now she was playfully shooing me away. This girl. This damn girl.

I passed Rose in the hallway and she eyed my up and down.
"Fully clothes I see" she glared.
"Yeah of course"

I continue walking to the kitchen and find Mr Smithers there on the phone speaking to one of his work friends. Friends? Can you call them that? Whatever. I make some breakfast for myself and Chiara and plan to give it to her in bed.

Fresh orange juice and pastries. She loved that yesterday so I'm sure she'll love it again. If anything, love it even more. I place it all on a tray neatly and slowly walk to Chiara's door, trying not to spill anything.

It's when I get to the door I have no hands free to knock. Ugh. Guess I'll have to speak instead.
"Chi, I made you breakfast. Open up. I don't have any hands free!" I said with a gruff morning voice. With that I head movement from her room, and she opened the door in a small cami top and short shorts. Damn.

"Eyes up here, handsome" she stated, panning my eyes across to her own. She knew it would make me like this. She was a tease. A real good tease. Fine. If she wanted to play like that I can too.

I sat with her on her bed as she ate the delicious food I had just made her. I sneaked a little for myself off of her tray and she playfully hit me.
"Hey that's mine! You have your own. Cant keep your hands to yourself can you?!"
"Yours just looks yummier. I wanted to try it. I gave myself the worst ones. Can't let you down with my bad cooking can I?"

I ate much quicker than her so decided to take my tray down and start cleaning up. I know Rose would have burst in if I had stayed any longer and she wanted to talk to Chiara anyways so it worked both ways.

As I trundled down the stairs, I head the girls gossiping about last night. I overheard Chiara say that I was just calming her down and she didn't want to be alone for the night. My guesses were right. She just wanted the company. And having me as the company was just the bonus points. Rose was saying something stupid as always but I know she didn't mean it. I think she liked how Chiara and I were getting on. I mean I had been acting different since Chi was around. I had to be on my best behaviour according to Rose but it was more of a personal choice since Chiara was so gorgeous. I was crushing on her. Hard.

As she brought her breakfast tray down to the kitchen, she eyed me up and down. In my blue swim shorts and shirtless. I was going to take a swim in the lake just behind the orchid. Copying her I muttered, "Eyes up here, gorgeous!"

A pink tinge covered her sweet face and she gave out a little giggle. Her feet wandered close towards me and whispered in my ear:
"I can't help it when you look so sexy right in front of me..."

She walked off as if nothing had ever happened, her messy bun slowly dropping as she strides confidently through the highly Italian decorated walls.

"Stop smiling pretty boy" she chirped as she turned a corner not even looking at me. How did she know I had a huge grin on my face. Maybe because the room got hotter and my skin craved her more.