The Lost One

Chapter 23 ~ Apartment ~

"Here's the key" he says and gives two keys to me. "Thank you" I say and take them. He starts driving again but not for long. "We're here" he says and parks the truck. "This?" I ask and look around "mhm" he says and turns the truck off then opens his door. The apartment was bigger than the others. It was literally a house. It was a wide one story house.

I get out of his truck and go to the sidewalk as I stare at my new home. "Is it okay?" He asks from behind me. I turn around and he was holding a box in his hand. "It's more than okay. Chris I love it" I say and kiss him right before Lena a pulls up beside Christians truck.

He smiles and we walk to the door. "Open it" he says and waits for me. I take the key and unlock the door. I walk in before he does. "Christian" I say and look at it. It was furnished already. The living room was white along with almost the rest of the house.

"I hope you like white, if you don't we can change it" he says "no shh, it's beautiful" I say and look around. "Come here" he says and we walk around. We walk into a room that had lots of space, a big bathroom was in the room.

"This is yours. Owen's is on the other side of the house" he says "but, what if he wants this room" I say and look at him then around. "His is exactly the same. There's nothing in here that he doesn't have, except the big ass closet" he says "watch your mouth" I say and smile. He looks at me and chuckles.

"I'm sorry" he says. "I'm joking" I say and take the box from his hands and put it on the bed. I wrap my arms around his neck and his hands go to my waist. I have to tiptoe to kiss him when he's standing up straight and even still he has to bend down a little.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you" I say against his lips. "Keep doing what you're doing and I won't say anything about your thank you's that aren't needed" he says and holds my waist tighter. I giggle and continue to kiss him. "Christian?" Lena's voice calls out. I stop kissing him immediately and reach for the box. Oh my god.

I feel my face begin to get hot and Christian chuckles.

"Yeah?" He responds. I walk quickly to the bathroom. "Why the hell are we here?" She asks "they're moving in?" Christian says "you're giving it to them?" Lena says happily "yeah, Englewood is dangerous" he says "I love you so much!" Lena says. I come out from the bathroom and smile.

She was hugging him and I smiled. "Hey! So, how do you like it?" She asks "I love it! I bet Owen will also. Where is he by the way?" I ask "he's grabbing some of his things from the truck" she says. "Oh okay, but yes. I really do love it" I say and smile. Christian turns around and puts his hands in his pockets.

"I'm glad. Okay so I'm guessing this is your room and Owen's is on the other side?" Lena asks "that's what Chris said" I say and and cover my mouth almost instantly. "Chris?" Lena asks and looks at him and back at me "-tian, Christian, duh. Obviously" I say and try to play it off. Christian was holding back a laugh. "Okay..." she says suspiciously with a small smirk on her face then leaves the room.

"She knows, she knows, she fucking knows something is going on now" I say embarrassed. "Let her know, and stop with cussing" he says and shrugs then walks slowly to me and pulls me by the belt holes on my jeans. He kisses me and smiles.

"I'm sorry but also lets not tell anyone right now Christian. Let's give it at least another two months" I say "what is it?" He asks "me and you" I say "what are we" he asks and tilts his head. "We are whatever we are right now, like, friends with benefits" I say and smile "I am not your damn friend Aria Irvine Lancaster. Not after what we've been doing, and what we will continue to do" he says and picks me up as he holds my ass. The way my full name rolled off of his tongue was so rich and sexy.

"Put me down Christian Romano, I have to unpack. If you help me, it'll get done faster and so will you" I say and gasp and cover my mouth at what I say. "What?" He asks and smiles then tilts his head. "I don't know where that came from" I say with widened eyes. "Me either, please do keep talking though" he says and kisses me. You're a damn tease.

"Christian for real, put me down" I say and tap his shoulders with my hands. "Ugh" he says annoyed and does it. "Watch it" I say and leave the room "oh I am" he says deeply. I turn around and see him looking at my ass. "Go" I say and point to the hallway and smile. He chuckles and walks in front of me. I swear this man doesn't have a minute without a dirty thought.
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"I'm sneaking in through your window tonight" he says and smiles and he pulls my hips to him. "No you are not. You're coming in through the door like a normal person" I say and smile. He kisses me and sucks my bottom lip softly. "Lena is waiting outside" I say and whimper "she can wait a little bit" he says and his hands go under my sweater.

"Christian go, you'll be coming back" I say and smile "I hate this" he says and pulls away. "What" I say "I hate leaving knowing that I'm not going home to you being in the room next to me" he says and kisses me again.

"I have to do this Christian" I say "I know. I'm sorry about being mad at you today. I didn't mean to get angry. It was just sudden and unexpected" he says "I understand. It's okay. Go home and shower, you smell like sweat" I say "that isn't stopping you from kissing me" he says "that's because we both sweat when it's like one in the morning and that doesn't stop you either" I say and grin.

"I'm leaving now before I take you again and again on that bed" he says and glances at the bed. "I wouldn't mind that" I say "Aria I'm leaving" he says and kisses me once again before he walks to the door.

"Be careful please" I say "I will" he replies and opens the door. I smile and turn around. He leaves and closes the door behind him.

I take my claw clip out of my hair. It felt so good to finally let it lose. Everyone had helped me and Owen settle in and helped both of us make our rooms, ours. They even helped us put our clothes into the closet and toiletries in the bathroom. It was like we both had already lived here prior to today.
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"Aria what are you doing?" Christian asks me through the phone. "I'm getting clothes so I can shower" I say and hold the phone with my shoulder and my face as I look through my closet. "Wish I was there" he says "right" I say and smile. "Aria when can I come over" he asks "when I get out of the shower so like in...three hours" I say and chuckle. "No, you better be in and out" he says "I will! I'm kidding!" I say and grab a black tank top and find some lose black shorts that looked like they wouldn't cover my ass completely.

"Oh my god?" I say and hold them out "what?" Christian says "I have these really short shorts, who the hell? I didn't buy these" I say confused "good, you found 'em. Put them on when you're out of the shower " he says and hangs up. I walk to my bed and set down the clothes on my bed and text him.

Me: Christian I am not wearing these!

Chris:) : Put them on for me Aria.

Me: No.

Chris:) : Those shorts better be on when I get there.

Me: They won't be on so don't expect them to be. I'm going to go shower now, bye.

Chris:) : Aria Irvine Lancaster.

I plug my phone in and smile. "Maybe I will Chris, maybe not" I say and grab my tank top and the shorts and go to the bathroom to set them down then go back to my closet and find some black sweats. I then look for underwear and decide not to find a bra. I mean I am sleeping alone now. Well, kind of, when Christian isn't here I'll be sleeping alone, plus it's Christian what's he going to say beside something dirty.
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I step out of the shower and dry my body off in front of the mirror. I look at myself and drop the towel. My breasts were out and I could see my stomach. I was too short to see anything else.

This time I didn't feel, ugly. I just felt like there was nothing there. No hate, no love. I felt nothing and that was good enough for me. I then put my tank top on and my underwear on.

I contemplate about which pants to wear and I slip on the shorts just to see what I looked like with them on. I unlock the door to my bathroom and find Christian sitting on my bed, manspreading with black pants and his leather jacket. I jump, scared that he was there.