Her warmth

Lazarus POV

I saw Charlotte looking at me with those beautiful brown eyes with concern and all I wanted to do was pull her closer to me and relish the comfort of being in her arms.

The moment she saw my face hers paled instantly. James whats wrong she asked with concern laced on my voice and all I could do was smile at that she was concerned. She felt my temperature and immediately she ran to the bathroom and brought a small towel that was dripping wet with water and placed it on my head.

James you have a flu why didn't you call a doctor? She says and her Australian accent was thicker than ever. I pulled her closer to me and she fell directly at my chest, I held her in my arms, her small figure fit perfectly in my arms and I was content.

Why bother the doctor when I have you, and I knew she was already hot with embarrassment without even looking at her. She tried to stand up but I held her in place, it was really funny how I managed to restrain her even with the little strength I had. Please Charlotte just five more minutes, let's just stay like this.

She didn't move and I lessen my grip on her and lay her on the other side of the bed. The towel on my head had being long discarded, it was like with her here my flu was long gone. I looked at her face studying every little part of her face and plastering it in my brain, from her honey brown eyes to her nose and her full plump lips and my eyes settled on them.

She licked her lips in anticipation and I kissed her. The kiss started slow at first but the hunger I felt and the pain in my chest made me deepen the kiss. I just wanted to forget the pain and confusion I felt so I drowned myself in the kiss.

I kissed her with all I had and she did the same, I didn't realize that I was crying until she stopped and held my face. What's wrong? She says with concern laced on her voice but I didn't bother to reply.

I didn't know what to say so I closed my eyes.

Charlotte just stay with me until I fall asleep, I was silently pleading for her to stay with me I couldn't be alone after relishing in her warmth. I needed someone to coax me out of my misery and she was the perfect candidate for that.

Slowly I fell asleep and to my greatest relief I had a dreamless sleep which I haven't had in years.

When I woke it was already dark outside. My body was a little bit weak but nothing I couldn't handle, I looked at my room and it was empty. A part of me wanted her to be here but I knew I was being selfish, she wasn't my babysitter, she didn't have any reason to be here anyways.

I slowly walked downstairs hoping I could find something to eat but what I saw melted my heart.

There in my kitchen stood Charlotte making dinner for me and Mira sitting down on the island laughing at something they where talking about.

I didn't know why I had this feelings for Charlotte, I barely know her. She started work for me three days ago but it felt like I've know her my whole life. I felt safe and at ease where even she was present and these feelings I have for her scare me.

If she decides to leave one day I knew I would be broken beyond repair. What I had for surpasses love or lust, it was something much more. I longed for her even though she was in my arms, I crave her touch whenever she wasn't around me and I wanted her to look at me and only me.

It felt like any moment from now she would disappear and I would never see her again.

She notice my heated gaze when she turned around and immediately she rushed towards me.

Why did you get up from your bed? I was going to bring you dinner, she says as she checked my temperature before nodding.

The fever has gone down, just go sit on the sofa, dinner is almost ready. As she said those words everything came clashing all together and instantly my face paled. She looked at me with concern, did I say something wrong?

No Charlotte, thank you for staying, you don't know how much this means to me. She smiled at me before going back to the kitchen.

I sat down on the sofa relishing in its warmth. I remembered when Mama Rose would sit on it and say it was the only thing that gave her comfort after a busy day. I smiled as I reminisced over the memories we shared together and how pain strangely subsidies every time I was with Charlotte.

It felt like every time she was present I was at peace.

She walked up to me placing a bowl of chicken soup on my hands. It will help with your sour throat, she says as she sat down leaving some distance between us and I frowned at the distance she made, I wanted her close to me but I knew better than to complain. She has already done enough for me.

I ate the soup in silence as she watched me eat. Aren't you going to eat? I asked her. I've already eaten before you woke up and I nodded my head approvingly.

After I ate the soup slowly she handed me some drugs and I took them without complaints.

She walked me upstairs as she slowly says something but I couldn't here her due to my dizziness. I laid on my bed as she strokes my hair, she smiles at me as I sighed in content.

My eye lid was heavy but I refused to sleep I wanted to stare at her all day but I knew I wouldn't be able to. The drugs she gave me kicked in on full force as I closed my eyes but before I could succumb to my drowsiness I heard something I wish I didn't.

Lazarus it has begun.

Charlotte POV

I stared at he as he slept and I knew my work was done. These past few days I felt unusual, it felt like some one was controlling my mind and sometimes I found myself doing thing I wouldn't normally do.

The last words I said to him before he slept startled me. "Lazarus it has begun"

Who was Lazarus and what has began? I felt uneasy, unsettled, it was like my whole being was corrupted and I didn't know why.

James looked so peaceful as he slept. I could tell that he was troubled but I never expected him to cry. I didn't want to pry so I didn't ask, it was better that way.

As I stood up something hit me hard on my chest and an image of a girl lying dead with a man weeping beside her. I walked closer to the scene and what I saw shocked me to the brim.