First time

Charles carried lily to her room. He became worried

"She's lucky!" he murmured to himself. If Ashley has succeeded in slapping lily heavens knew what he would had done to her, but he couldn't help but feel worried about lily. He saw how healthy she was today and now this.

As he got to her room he halted he didn't know how to face Betty but he knocked and she came out. At first she was speechless but she saw lily in his hands and became scared

"What happened to her"

"She fainted....." he stammered

"How...m" he just walked in and dropped her on the bed. Betty ran to get a bowel of water and Charles helped clean her up, after a while he woke her up gently and gave her her drugs. She was scared at first because Charles was with her but she saw Betty and relaxed a little she took the drugs and went back to sleep quickly.

Betty could see from Charles face how worried and broken he was. He almost seemed like he was about to tear up very soon

"Does he really love her that much?" she thought. Before she could say a word he interrupted her.

"Betty.....about that night....am sorry .."

"Its no problem Charles" he glanced at her

"...Do you know the guy..?

"...."

"I meant the one who picked you up" he asked

"Yes he's...my...friend" she murmured

"Oh"

"Mm no need to worry he brought me home safely."

"And he didn't touch you?"

"No"

"..."

"I trust him he can't do such" betty was shocked at what she was spitting out. Her ears turned red as she searched for a way to change the topic

"So Charles.. "

"Mm" without breaking his gaze at lily

"How many girls have you dated"

Charles looked at her he was expecting this question but not now.

He sighed

"Lots" he answered honestly.

"And how many did you love"

"None!"

"Do you love lily?"

"Yes!"

"So she's your first love?"

"Yes she is" as he stared at lily on the bed sleeping peacefully. Betty could see from his eyes that he wasn't lying and she herself was surprised. She had always known Charles as one whom girls always fell for. Girls tripped when it came to Charles, they were all over him like pests.

She always thought of him as a play boy who just uses girls and dump them. She never knew the other side of him until now. She saw how the mighty Charles all girls could die to get was here broke that lily was sick. She couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

"What love can do" she thought as she bit her lower lip and then she remembered what she did to nix that night. She face palmed herself as she went out leaving Charles alone with lily, To see if she could still find nix.

she suddenly remembered telling nix not to leave

"He left?!" she screamed inwardly as she sobbed.