Chapter 16: The Red Scarf
One Week Later
Aiden
The events written below occur subsequent to Lesedi storming out of Aiden's loft after her conversation with Logan. It is a continuation of Chapter 14 – The Flame, Paragraph I. (Lesedi's POV reference: Chapter 13 – His Routine)
She was sleeping – her body fragile, facing the door in a fetal position.
She was still wearing my T-shirt; her hair masking her face.
I walked in quietly and sat next to her, shifting the strands of hair behind her ear.
Tears stained her eyes – threatening to stream out if she awoke.
Her cheeks, pale as a ghost's and her nose as red as a cherry, she lay there, completely still – as if the weight that burdened her mind left her in a state of unconsciousness.
Removing my shoes, I got into bed next to her, cradling her in my arms.
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After Lessie had driven off in the morning, I quickly checked my pockets only to figure that my phone and car keys were still upstairs.
Upon entering the loft, I quickly grabbed my phone and dialed her number; Sigrid's High Five began playing from a distance.
"Ooh, they keep saying you're the best... You ask and they say yeah... Ooh, when you add up what is left... That high five is all you got...Oh everybody loves a show... Lights on, they all go home... You won't let anybody close... That high five is all you got..."
She had left her phone – and her bag – and her clothes.
I found her phone ringing deep inside her handbag; it was locked, so there was no way of calling Noah or Mason.
'Damn it. Why don't I have any of their numbers?', I thought in annoyance.
I looked for my car keys for about fifteen minutes until I remembered that I had given them to Logan yesterday.
Rushing out, I entered the key code to Logan's loft and hurdled inside.
Logan was watching the food channel while eating a bowl of cereal.
"Dude, where are my car keys?", I asked in panic.
"Umm...on the kitchen counter...? What's wrong?", he asked curiously.
"Noth – ", I paused.
Lessie had been fine in the morning; well, at least she was until Logan came home. I looked up at Logan, shifting all my attention towards him.
"What did you tell her?", I asked suspiciously.
"Tell who? Lessie?", he asked confused.
I nodded.
"Err...", he thought out aloud.
"Well, nothing significant I guess. – oh, I might have told her a bit about how your normal dating routine went. But that was just because I accidently told her about the bet – ", Logan replied.
Realizing he had said too much, he hastily looked at his cereal while shoving a large spoon of it into his mouth.
"What bet? – What the hell did you tell her, Logan?", Aiden roared.
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Romance#1 IN COMEDY-ROMANCE As soon as the door clicked, he removed his shoes and threw me on to the bed. Getting above me on all fours, he eyed me playfully. "This is for all the teasing back in the car", he said right before he crept underneath my dress...
