Chapter 4 - Who are you?

"This is the library." Michael leads Marilyn inside.

"It's huge.... I wonder how many books it holds." Marilyn wonders, looking around in awe.

"This way." Michael pulls her by her hand and shows her around. "This side has all literature classics. All the must reads of the last few decades. Mother really likes to read so my father had this room made for her. And on that side we have recent literature books. Taylor likes to read too, but she hates old classics. These are reference materials that my father used to use and a few of mine."

Marilyn looks at Michael's expression which brimmed with happiness. "You really love to talk about your family, don't you?"

Michael smiles and pulls her forward. "Let's go to the next room."

Marilyn finds her heart beating a little faster. 'Damn! It's a sin to look so good!'

....

Meanwhile, Taylor enters the kitchen and makes herself some iced tea. Taking the cup, she slowly makes her way to the library. She stops outside the library and takes a peek inside. When she sees them coming out, she walks in.

'Perfect timing!'

'Thud!' She crashes into her brother, spilling all her tea on his shirt.

"You! Watch where you're going!" She scolds her brother.

"You were the one that came in suddenly." He says.

"I don't care! You spilled my cup of iced tea!" She whines.

"Go make yourself another one, then." He says.

"Don't wanna."

"Doesn't matter to me." He lets go of Marilyn's hand. "My shirt is soaking wet. I will go change. Stay with Taylor, please."

"Alright." Marilyn smiles.

"I will be back soon."

A while later, Taylor sets down her cup on a table and says, "Sister-in-law, I'll show you around. Let's go." She smiles and her her eyes twinkle.

'I have a feeling that she's up to no good...'

"Uh, I'll pass. I'd rather wait for your brother here." Marilyn says.

"Let us go!" Taylor drags her sister-in-law forward.

'I guess I'll go, then. It's not it will be anything dangerous. Even if it is, I can handle myself.'

"Our rooms are on the second floor. Wanna see mine?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Follow me." Taylor opens the door to a room and says, "Go in first."

Marilyn notices a room across the hall with a pink door.

"Okay." Marilyn walks in. 'It's kinda plain....'

"Have fun." Taylor says as she closes the door behind Marilyn, trapping her inside the room.

Marilyn looks around. 'We just passed by her room... Is this Michael's...?'

"Sorry, sis-in-law. This is Mickey's room, not mine." Taylor says from outside.

'I realized.' Marilyn thinks.

"Bye-bye." Taylor says and sounds of footsteps receding are heard.

Just then the bathroom door opens and a person steps into the room.

"Huh?" Michael looks at her in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"I, uh, Taylor left me here saying that she'd show me to her room."

"This is mine. Her's is across the hallway."

"I noticed, but she brought me here so I followed her here wondering what she was up to..."

That's when Marilyn notices that Michael is shirtless.

"Uh.." Blood paints her cheeks red as she furiously blushes at the sight.

'Damn him! What's with those abs! I wanna touch them!' She looks away.

Narrowing his eyes, Michael walks forward. "What is it? Why are you looking away?"

Marilyn steps back as he approaches. 'Stay away! The sight is too much for my eyes!'

"I- I, uh, it's my first time in a man's room." She bluffs.

Her back hit's the door as she steps back. He goes to stand in front of her and places one hand on the door beside her head and the other on the doorknob, trapping her in between. He looks into her eyes.

"How about we drop the act? Who are you, really? I've met you before, haven't I?" He looks at her with a slight intention to kill reflecting in his eyes.