Wanna sleep together?

Kika's face turned red in an instant.

How could he say something like that out loud?

"B-But I thought you liked slim girls because..."

Kika's voice lowered along with her head and died when her gaze rested on her fidgeting hands. She was feeling inferior again and she almost mentioned...

"because of Melody?"

Luke's slight smile disappeared, he took a step forward to cover the distance between him and her. The proximity was doing weird things to Kika's emotional circuit board.

She looked up, his gaze was resolute but calm. She planned to be honest anyway, it's not like his assumption was wrong.

She dropped her head down again and nodded.

"Melody eats a lot but doesn't get fat."

Kika said and watched Luke's response. He looked... angry...?

Kika was perplexed. Why would he be angry?

She shrugged, he was probably mad about the fact that she compared herself to Melody. She scoffed and rolled her eyes, that must definitely be it. So no one can be compared to her perfect figure, eh? Tsk, should she just tell him that she wants to leave the car right now and he should drive himself home?

"I've gotten over her."

Luke muttered and Kika's head jerked to his profile. He leaned over and buckled her seatbelt for her.

"And who's dumb enough to believe that?"

Kika pulled out her phone from her pocket. It had vibrated a few seconds ago. Luke saw that she didn't believe him at all, she pushed the phone down and chucked her chin up.

"I'm over Melody."

Luke slowly moved his head forward but Kika tipped her head to the side and missed his kiss on purpose.

"Just drive me home, I didn't follow you out here to listen to lies."

Kika moved her head further away when he tried to kiss her again. Her gaze remained outside the side window till he moved back into his seat and drove off.

***

She stopped at the door to his room. It felt wrong to go inside after their little splat in the car earlier. Luke said nothing after she avoided his kisses twice.

She stared at the door for a few seconds then turned, limping in the direction of her room.

"And where do you think you're going?"

She ignored his voice and continued till she felt both her feet lift off from the floor. She didn't struggle when he carried her and she ignored how much he kept staring at her.

He brought his face dangerously close to hers and she tried her best not to display any emotions. He placed her on the bed and she got under the sheets immediately.

"I need a nap."

It looked like he wanted to say something to her but when she shut her eyes, he decided it was best that he left her alone.

***

"Kika, wake up. I wanna show you something."

Kika rubbed her eyes. It was already dark outside.

"How long did I sleep...?"

She brushed the bangs out of her eyes and yawned. She wasn't planning to really take a nap. She just wanted him to leave her alone and she achieved that but also drifted to sleep in the process.

"A couple of hours."

Kika was still feeling groggy. She was pretty taken aback by him carrying her again. How long would it take for him to get sick of this act? What did Melody promise him this time?

She hugged him tightly as they approached the balcony. She didn't care. They were getting divorced anyway, she was just going to enjoy this little act of his for as long as it lasts.

"Whoa...!"

There was a star shower outside. Dozens of shooting stars brightly streaked through the sky.

"I heard it on the news and thought you'd like to see it."

She tapped his arms that lifted her and he dropped her down. She limped to the bannisters, put her hands together in a clap and whispered something with her eyes shut.

She made a wish that she was pretty sure wasn't going to come true.

"What did you wish for?"

That was the first thing she heard as her eyes opened. The star shower was over. There was one display of the hot rock zipping through the atmosphere then the sky was darkened once again.

Not a single star in sight. Just inky blackness and a crescent moon.

"If I tell you, it won't come true. All right, then. I'm gonna head inside first. Good night."

Kika wasn't feeling hungry so she would just take a hot shower and then go back to sleep.

She reached for the glass doors and Luke caught her hands with the handle, restricting her from opening it.

"I wanna ask you something?"

"Hmmm? What is it?"

Kika turned to face him and he opened the door for both of them to go in. She sat down on the bed expecting him to seat on the armchair close by, but he walked up to bed too and say beside her.

She was a little startled by it. She turned to face him wondering what he wanted to ask her. He leaned in really close again, Kika tried to remain calm. If she turned red like a friggin tomato, she would only be embarrassing herself in front of a guy who cheats on her without batting an eyelid.

"Don't you feel like going to bed yet? Because I want to. I want to sleep on the bed too."

"Oh..."

Kika's determination to remain unfazed was wavering from the light tickle of his breath on her cheeks and nose.

She was frozen for a bit. Gaping, she blinked trying to understand what he said. Was this why he was being so nice? He had been thinking about how to bonk her the entire time.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Luke rose a brow at Kika's stunned face.

"I er... I didn't quite get what you said."

"I asked if we could sleep together on the same bed. The chaise lounge is nice but it's not exactly the softest."

Luke rubbed the back of his neck like was nervous. Kika would never believe that someone as promiscuous as him would feel shame by just asking to share a bed.

Wait... was this his way of telling her to leave?

"Oh, you mean you're going to sleep on your bed by yourself, right?"

Kika was certain that her hunch was correct. She had outstayed her welcome here and her cast was coming off in three days.

She met Luke's gaze and they felt heavy. She couldn't understand the emotion they held or that he was trying to communicate with them.

He sighed and straightened himself.

"I only suggested it because my body was getting stuff but I guess you found it uncomfortable so I'll just sleep downs—"

"No!"

Kika grabbed his arm before he took another step.

"I don't feel uncomfortable around you at all."

She was mentally punching herself for thinking that he just wanted to sleep with her.

"So... you can sleep here... with me... o-on the same bed..."