Fate

Chapter 13

Jace's POV

I didn't mean to lock her outside that night but I was already in a bad mood and she came home late only riling me up the more.

I know what I did was uncalled for but I couldn't undo it now, when I came out and saw her standing looking drenched, I felt guilty, I couldn't even look at her so I just ignored her and drove out of the house.

I thought she'd throw a tantrum or even yell at me for locking her out but it has been more than a week and she has basically kept off my path.

Normally I should be happy but I don't even feel thrilled in the slightest.
I didn't dare tell Ryan about what I had done because as much as he didn't want to interfere with my business, he was fond of Raine and if he knew, he'd definitely hate me for it.

Part of me hated me for locking her out, it had been two days I hadn't seen her out of her room, it was beginning to bother me.

I mean usually if she ignored me, I'd still see her maybe outside while she's going to work, or while she's eating or in the library, but yesterday and today was different, she didn't even cross my path.

I had called at her office and they said she hadn't shown up in two days, making it yesterday and today.

As much as I don't want to care, I couldn't help it, so here I am standing in front of her door about to go in but I was still contemplating.

What if nothing's wrong with her and I'm just overacting, I'd be putting myself in an awkward position.

But I had to check, so I pushed open the door because I know she doesn't lock it.

I enter to find her still in her bed, probably sleeping, I sighed out as I walked further into the room.

She was still breathing because the sheets was going up and down but as I got closer and took a look at her face, I noticed she was sweating.

Her forehead was covered in beads of sweat, but the AC was on and at it's highest.

I gently put my hand on her forehead and when she didn't even protest was when I knew something was up, her body temperature was high, she was burning up with a fever.

I quickly rushed into the bathroom and soaked a clean towel coming out back and yanking the sheets off her, before placing the towel on her head.

She just kept moving but her eyes were still close, I did this for a while before her temperature went down but I know she still needed medical care, so I called up my doctor.

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Raine's POV

I woke up to find Jace looking over me with his brows raised, my fever had gone down and the headache too.

"The doctor said you'd be up very soon" he said sitting back on the chair close to my bed, I just sat up right and looked at him.

"Here, I had Gladys make this for you, eat and then you can take your drugs" he said handing me a bowl of soup

I took it but my eyes never left him, since meeting him after four years, this would be the first time he'd be speaking to me without any hint of anger or dislike, he was being..... gentle

"How long"? I managed to whisper out and he just raised his brow at me
"How long have I been out"? I asked him

"Two days, I guess, that's what I think, when I didn't see you out the whole of yesterday and early hours of today I decided to check on you, and I realized you were burning up so I called the doctor" he explained making me nod my head.

"You should take care of yourself, as much as I dislike you, I don't want to have to bury you" he said not meeting my eyes, I rolled my eyes at him, whose fault is it that I was out in the rain in the first place?

I just kept staring at him as he was arranging the drugs on the bedside table and I couldn't help but analyze his features and his eyes looked sad.

All these while I hadn't really looked at him but now on a closer look, I realized I had really hurt him and in all of these I never apologized.

"I'm sorry" I blurted out and his eyes just snapped up to meet mine

"It's your health Raine, you don't have to be sorry for not taking care of yourself" just don't die on my watch" he told me gently, he was really being nice to me for once.

"I'm sorry for what happened four years ago" I breath out and he clenched his jaw before muttering under his breath

"I don't think that's necessary now" he muttered but I stopped him

"It is, I'm not doing this for you Jace, I'm doing it for, I realized I never apologized for leaving you and it has been on my mind since so, I'm sorry" I voice out and he just looks at me, a pained expression crossed his features before he nods.

"Just eat and take your drugs, I'll be outside if you need anything" he says getting up and leaving me there.

I relaxed back on the bed with a sigh, I still had a lot to tell him about what happened that night, but it would wait until he no longer loathes me.

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I was feeling better now, more than I did earlier on but I was still in bed, on Jace's orders.

He had left the house after he brought the soup to me, so he told Gladys not to let me out because I was still sick and as stubborn as I was, I wouldn't want to stay in.

I was still thinking about how nice he had been to me, today and it kind of eased up my mind a bit

I was sitting down when the door to my room creaked open and Jace walked in, he was putting on black fitted top with ripped jeans, he pulled the look off pretty well.

His hair was ruffled, and his eyes were not as dull as they usually were.

"Hey" he rasped out sitting on the bed side table and I took a double look at him

"Hey" I whispered out still looking at him

"How are you feeling"? He asked and I just shrugged, he moved closer to me making me bend back a bit, but he just chuckled and put his palm over my forehead and one on his too

"Your fever has gone down" he said sitting back down making me nod. "It still doesn't mean you're going anywhere tho, you'll be here for at least a day or two so I can monitor you" he said and I almost groaned out

"You can't be serious right now? I'm fine Jace, it was just a fever and besides what would I be doing at home all day, I'd be bored to death" I muttered out and I could have sworn I saw a smile on his face

"You're under my care Raine, as much as I hate babysitting, Mel would have my neck if I let anything happen to you" he said and I just rolled my eyes.

"Fine, whatever" I muttered and he just laughed, a genuine laugh at that.
This will be the first time he's showing me a different reaction other than anger or hatred.

"Twice in one day" I muttered and he just looked at me with his brows scrunched together

"You just laughed twice in one day, and it wasn't forced or directed at someone else" I said and he just chuckled

"Thrice" I said

"Can you stop counting? I do laugh okay, I'm not some sadist" he said with a smile on his face

"Well you can't blame me, the only expression I ever saw in your face was always anger or you're either glaring at me, I wonder how our wedding photos look like" I mutter out and he just hummed, but he wasn't looking at me or saying anything.

We both just stayed like that in silence.

It gets interesting in the coming chapters, stay tuned guys

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