100 ways of seduction

CHAPTER TWENTY : SEARRA

   "I think we are done for the day," Diego says walks away and comes back with a first aid kit.

      "You offer medicine, right?"

  I nod and take it from him.

  "That asshole will not allow anyone to treat the wound." Picking up his coat, he salutes.

   When he sees my blank look, he shakes his head, "He's in the third room."

    "Why me?" I ask.

   "I think we both know." he flicks my forehead and walks out of the training room.

   I stare at the kit. No, I don't.

  I walk past the people training and try not to notice their stares.

   The door creaks a little when I open it.

"Get out, Diego," Darren says. He is staring outside the window at the sea.

    I close the door behind me and approach him.

    He sighs, "Ruby really,out. I dont want anyone here. "

  "Even me." I don't know where the nerves comes from, but I don't stop.

   Slowly, he turns to me.

I place the kit on the table and begin to clean his injury.
  It's not deep, but it's not small to be taken lightly.

  "Why did he do that?" I ask.

    It takes him a moment to reply, "I might have said something to trigger him, but it was just a friendly spar."

   "This is what you call friendly?"

"Careful there, someone will think you are actually worried," he says.

   I press the cotton harder, but he doesn't show any signs of pain.
   "Would it be wrong if I was?" I whisper.

   He pulls his hand away, "What are you doing?Why are you doing this?"

"It would help if you explain what exactly I am doing." I stop and look up at him.

   "This? Making me delusional. "

"Of what?"

"Do you really not know?"

"No, I'm fed up of you. It's you who is acting all up. One time, you make me think that there might be something, and then the other you act all cold and distant. You even kissed me back, so I thought there was something, and then you act like nothing happened. " 
  My breathing quickens.

    "I don't play games, Searra. How much longer do you want to toy with me? "

       ..but does he know

  Is this what Alex meant?

   "If I told you I need more time, what would you say?"

    "I'm not patient, Searra,"

"What if I told you I had to do something first?"

   "Are you running again?" he asks.

  He looks weary. I see dark bugs I hadn't noticed before. He isn't sleeping.

   I take a deep breath. I guess we are both dumb.

   Then I lean in and press my lips to his.
"Please don't do this," he says with his eyes closed.

    "I like you. Darren Cole or whatever your name is."

   It's then that he opens his eyes.

"Don't," he says, looking pained.