FORBIDDEN (#1)

Chapter 10

I had no words after what Lisa dropped on me. I continued grabbing files for her until it was time to leave. There was nothing different about my tasks, but I knew some type of punishment would come soon from Lisa. She didn't seem like the type to let tardiness slide. Once I was off, I hurried out of the building, praying I didn't bump into Roman. I didn't know what I would say to him honestly. I was so pissed. Thankfully, I didn't run into him and was able to leave without confrontation, and the entire way home, I was just thinking about what I would say to him once I saw him again. At the moment, I had no idea.

Walking into my apartment, I sighed as all my energy left me and walked past the living room to my room, to find Davis making out with a woman I've never seen before.

"Take it to your room, Davis." I interrupted their session and he looked up at me, grinning. The woman gave me a smile and I nodded at her as they walked past. Davis saluted me before disappearing around the corner, making me shake my head. I was glad he was distracted though because I didn't really want to talk about what I just found out. I had been updating Davis about the whole situation, but this was honestly something I wanted to keep to myself for now. My after work routine was simple and I breezed through it, taking a shower, snacking, and even answering a few emails before preparing dinner.

After I ate, I sat on one of the couches in the living room and dove into my current read for the month. There was no one here to interrupt the peace since Davis left with his latest conquest. I guess Nathan didn't work out. I was barely a page into my book, when my phone started ringing. Groaning, I grabbed it and glanced at the caller ID. I immediately put it down and let it ring when I saw that it was Roman. I didn't want to speak to him right now. I still didn't know what I would say to him. We couldn't do anything together anymore, which was the reason for getting to know each other. We could be friends, but I wasn't sure if I even wanted to at this point.

The call ended and I released the tension I was holding in my shoulders. My phone chimed and I knew it was him, but I couldn't help myself as I grabbed my phone and looked at the message. It was indeed Roman, the message saying to call him back when I had the time. I scoffed and tossed the phone back on the couch. I just wanted to enjoy my weekend off and read books. So that was what I did for the rest of the night.

The next morning, my phone kept ringing and I groaned, blindly patting around for it with closed eyes. When I found it, I answered it without looking at the caller ID.

"What?" I snapped at whoever was on the other end of the line.

"I'm at your door." Roman's voice had my sleepy eyes snapping open and I shot up in bed.

"Why are you here?" I asked, throwing the covers off my body and slid out of bed, steadying myself when I started swaying. It was still dim in my room because my curtains were closed, but I glanced at the time anyway.

6:20 a.m.

Roman started talking, but I didn't hear him over my own cursing.

"It's not even seven in the morning and you're at my front door on the weekend? You must be out of your mind. I'm going back to bed."

"Wait, it's important. I wouldn't be here this early otherwise." His words stopped me from getting back under my sheets and I sighed.

"Fine." I trudged to the front door and opened it, revealing Roman. His hair wasn't slicked back like normal, and it was actually on the wilder side, black waves everywhere as it fanned his face. He was dressed down in a black t-shirt and sweats. He still looked good much to my chagrin. His eyes assessed me as well, taking in my bare legs, only an oversized t-shirt covering my body. I would have welcomed his stare before yesterday. Today, I didn't.