Chapter Fifty-four

After their chitty chat, Bella found herself going inside to check on him, he was still sleeping and his drip going steadily. She sat a while watching him but she decided to go pick up another book from the study, she took the former one from the bed side and quietly went to get another one. She came back with the book and started reading. She was partially focused on the book as her mind kept wondering around practically, the maids said he loved her, was this positive. Was he willing to make her part of his world, they had made love severally, was that enough to claim love. That's when her mind wandered, she had not been taking the anything and they had not been using protection. How gullible of her, she hoped nothing happened and that it was not too late she would ask him to go get it for her once he was awake. She was visible frightened, her period was due in few days and if it did not show, she was doomed then. She forced her mind out of that thought path to the book because the thought alone was scary. She looked up a little at him, he was a beautiful piece of work but he had walls. High walls that she could not penetrate, she wanted to know everything about him but he kept on shying away, did he not trust her enough to let her into his world. His chest was heaving rhythmically and all she wanted was to place her head on it, silly girl, the man was injured and all she could think of was being in his arms, how selfish of her. She missed their familiar brawls and everything they stood for, she knew she had fallen hopelessly in love with Jay Martins but then, she hoped she was not wrong. 

"Are you okay Bella? ", he suddenly asked looking at her with his piercing gaze, she nodded that she was alright but the way he looked at her, "Then why are you crying? ", he asked her. She had not even realized that she was crying, the damned emotions of hers. She quickly wiped them off, "I got something in my eyes ", she lied. Even in her ears, it sounded lame, too lame but who cares, he was finally awake. "I'll get your breakfast ", she said and before he could say anything, she quickly added, "I'll be right back ", and he relaxed. Bella got his breakfast, she helped him sit up and set it, "I cannot feed myself Bella, you know my right arm is taken ", he said boyishly. Oh God, he looked so cute when he played innocent with her, so there she sat, feeding him shyly. He kept gazing intently at her and by the time she had cleared the dishes, his drip was done. Bella could not remove it, he wanted to but she began making a fuss about it, claiming he might hurt himself, she went downstairs to get Theresa. By the time she returned with the old lady, Jay was already standing up, he had removed it himself, "Ass ", Bella spat at him and he chuckled, "It is okay Theresa, sorry we bothered you ", he said to the confused lady. He was in a good mood definitely because Jay Martins on a normal would never apologize when he misbehaved or anything called for, Theresa smiled and took out the stuff from the room. "I need a bath ", he said to the fuming Bella, although it was a weird way of fuming, she was glowing. "And do you want me to fix your bath your majesty? ", Bella asked faking British courtesy and they laughed heartily over it. But either way, she spent time fixing him a bath and even got wet in the process of scrubbing his back, they were happy times. And these moments in time, Bella prayed earnestly that they lasted.