12 The Castle 2

"Your room? You're so close..." Growing nervous Chloe couldn't help but think about him being in the next room, and now they share a bathroom. What if she walked in on him or him on her? What was she going to do...

"So it is getting late if you wish I can have to staff prepare dinner for you." Brian watched as she fidgeted with her hair, obviously nervous. Watching this attractive woman do this began to turn him on. It was now taking every ounce of willpower not to push her down onto her bed and ravish her. Brian knew this couldn't happen. She may be his for tonight but what about tomorrow?

"It's ok Brian I'll just head to bed and rest. It has been a long day. I do want to get a shower first if you don't mind." Realizing they were still in the bathroom, Brian left out. "Please excuse me. I do still have some work to complete." With that, he shut the door. He stood on the other side wishing he could go in. "What has this woman done to me?" He thought aloud. He had noticed the change of behavior when he was around her — walking to his bed, grabbing papers off his desk. "I should just build a wall and shut her out. Who am I to come into her life and mess thing up?" Pondering what he should do, he lifted the documents into his lap and began to review them.

Chloe finished her shower, got dressed and felt she needed to let Brian know she was out. So she walked to his door and knocked on it calling his name a few times. "Brian... Brian are you awake?" She slowly pushed the door open and peered around, seeing the light on she thought he must be up. She walked into his room, walking toward the light. "Hey, I just wanted...." She stopped mid-sentence noticing he had indeed fallen asleep while working. Taking the documents from his hands, she set them on the nightstand. She then covered him trying not to wake him. She turned out the light and went back to her room.

What a day, it has been eventful and relaxing in the same. Her thoughts consumed her, mainly about who Mr. Brian is. She drifted off to sleep.

Sometime in the night, Brian awoke to find himself in a blanket and his work on his desk. Trying to remember if he had done it already or feel asleep doing his work, he decided to push the thought away. Who else other than himself would be brave enough to enter his room?

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Several days have passed, and Chloe found herself dreading going home. Although she didn't get to spend much time with Brian, the few encounters were enough to make her smile for a lifetime. Luckily they didn't have any issues walking in on each other in the bathroom. She wasn't sure if she regretted it or not. As she is packing to head home, she heard a knock on her door. "Miss Chloe, are you about done? Your ride is here." It was one of the staff. "Yes, I'm about done. Has Brian made it home yet? I wanted to thank him and say bye." "No ma'am not yet. Would you like to leave him a note?" "No that will be ok. He knows how to reach me."

With that, she finished the last few things grabbed her bags and headed for the stairs. Now usually in books and films, this would be the part where the guy is either waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs or would rush out for an epic goodbye. Well, This wasn't Chloe's case, and she knew her luck wasn't that good. With a sad sigh, she left knowing she had to return to reality sooner or later.