Chapter Twelve

“Who called you?” Someone called from a company that some of my employees were stuck in a fire. It's our company's responsibility to make sure the place where they live is safe. It's our company apartment. When I found out it's Rose my fear came out. The fear about her always haunted me in dreams like standing in front of me for a second. The name stops my whole world.

“Faster.” She's in danger. She's in the fire. Dammit, it's my fault. Theo drives fast on empty roads.

As soon as the car reached my foot came out as fast as I could and ran towards her apartment. Rosing my eyes her apartment came into view. There's smoke everywhere on her level. Taking the stairs I ran towards her apartment. People standing everywhere and a cloud of black smoke covered a long corridor. I stop dead. What if something...

“Move right out.” My security head Theo cleared all space. Some people standing inside talking to each other. What the fuck?

“Where's Rose?” They stopped talking when I asked. Inside looking everything is okay.

“I said...” They cleared the space and pointed towards something. A body lying on the floor looking white ghost. She's Rose? My eyes are wide with fear. Body went cold.

No

“Rose....” Her body was totally cold and looked so pale like someone drank every drop of blood from her. The fucking bastards just talking standing closer to her.

“Call the doctor right now.”

“On the way Sir.”

Taking her body in my arms I came out. We entered the room where I rested her body on the couch and covered it with a blanket.

“Rub her foot, Theo.” He obeys my order. Her motionless body kept getting cold. After rubbing her hands and feet there's no change. No recovery. But then Marcus came.

“Ronald, what happened to her?”

“I... I don't know. Ma... Mar do something she.. she's not waking.” He stopped and looked at me.

“What the fuck are you doing standing there? Do something?”

“Ronald, stop panicking. I'm here and just go out for a minute.” I'm panicking? Yes, for her. She's Rose. Every night spent in the dark without her but her dreams haunted and killed me. I feel her fear and danger. Her screams stop my breath. Her tears stop my world.

“I can't. Do it here and faster.” He nodded and checked her completely. What happened here after she lost her senses? It's not a big smoke then?

“Theo checked everything. Give me a full report. How's this happened?” He nods and goes.

“She's fine but looks like it's a panic attack and I don't think it's the first time.” What?

“She never had before.”

“Ronald, you met her after seven years. You don't know about her past so.” This is what I want to know. Her life, her every step.

“What now?”

“Just rest and some peace.” Her color starts coming back with some heat.

“I can take her home and Theo will clean the apartment.” Theo was busy so I took her to my car. No one knows about her. She's lying on my bed and I’m standing watching her like a fool. Don't know what to do? Theo called me when I came into my apartment. He told me nothing much happened. A simple short-circuit and a little burn Oven. But people say they heard a lot of screaming like someone tried to kill her when they found her on the floor.

Now she's sleeping peacefully. But what happened in her life? She had panic attacks? Left her alone in my room when my phone vibrated.

“Sir, her apartment is ready. Nothing found. Wrong dish in Oven.”

“Anything else?”

“Um.. actually sir her kitchen is empty and..” Yes, I can see that. Why did she have less furniture? She’s again planning to move somewhere?

“Make sure there's everything for her. Food, furniture.”

“Yes Sir.”

“Theo you have work. I need to know everything about her life. Her past with each and every detail. Tell your team to start working.” Where did she live before coming here? She’s like me.

Broken

Alone

Maybe?

After talking with Theo I sat next to her. Her body rises and falls very slowly. Deep breath like she's still in fog struggling for breaths.

“I got you, Rose.” She's still in office clothes. Maybe I need to ask someone or Jessie. But if Jessie knows about her and the second person is mom. No, I think she's okay in these clothes. She’ll lose her mind after finding out I changed her clothes so stop your plan here. Watching her sleeping on my bed butterflies running in my stomach. Hands struggling to touch her.

A few minutes later when I sat with her reality hit me. She's here in my room on my bed. The girl who's everything in my life nowhere.

“Fucking heel do something.” After changing the clothes I stop near the bed again. My eyes keep capturing the scene again and again. Walking around in my room my eyes stuck on her. Not a single wrong thought came to my mind for joining her in bed. Like the past , we're the same. Just hold her close.

May be

Taking her in my arms I felt relief for a second. Her smell stops my whole world again. She felt so soft and fragile. Her touch on my finger is so soft and cold. The beautiful pink lips parted and now lost all color. What am I doing? I hate her. She hurt me but every time her body makes contact with mine a different kind of electricity runs in my veins.

The whole night my eyes were on her. She never turns and twists, just sleeps still. I'm waiting for her awakening but she never does. In between, I don't know when my eyes went heavy. At night I feel some noise like someone crying. Opening my sleepy eyes I saw Rose. Her eyes were so wet with tears. Heavy and big tears running senseless. She's weeping and crying like a child.

“Rose!”

“Wake up Rose.” A sudden reaction comes from my side when a tear lands on my hand. What's making her cry?

“Rose, I'm here. Your Ronald.” She stopped crying immediately as she heard me. Wiping her tears I take her in my arms tightly and try to comfort her. She's again cold. What the fuck happening with her? She's always alone that time who's there for her. When she had panic attacks then who gave her comfort?

The first time she turns and her face hides inside my neck like she's finding comfort somewhere. God not now. Why is she not waking? She’s sleeping but I’m struggling with my feelings.

With my lust

Stop fucker right now. Don't get up and stand but at the last, I lost the battle with my hardness. It's so hard right now. See her contact take me on edge. I'm struggling with my lust and in between her lips touched my skin for the first time.

So soft

“Rose woke up.” Instead of waking, she pulls me towards her with full force. Her whole body was in my contact. One leg circles around my lower body. Her knee on my cock dragging up and down. She placed her hand on my chest and then my world stopped. I stopped breathing the first time. She doesn't even know what the hell she's doing with me? I'm still waiting for her to wake up.

“Hmmm..”

“So you're enjoying it huh. Well, keep going. I like you here. Do you like me?”

“Hmmm…” A beautiful smile running on her lips. With a push, she was fully on mine. This is beautiful now and peaceful. Stop the time and let it be like that. But I’m enjoying her every breath. Her warm breath touched my skin in one place but its effect showed on the whole body and it stayed until I fell asleep taking her in my arms.