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“Kat? Kat? Katrina!!!”

“Yes, what, why?”

“Are you okay? It seems you are not listening and you are in your own world,”

Jordan said.

“No, I am fine,”

“Not sure, because you haven’t been listening to me, and you have this lost look, did something happen with him?”

“Not really,”

Katrina said trying to gather her thoughts and put them in order, there wasn’t an issue, she panicked and overreacted, the stress of the last couple of days might be the reason, they were in her room and have been talking about the things they have been up to and she had blanked out without knowing.

“Are you sure?”

“Nothing happened okay,”

“Well, you left the party holding hands with the boss and came back alone, and now you look like a lost soul, I can’t help but be worried,”Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

“There is no reason to be worried Jord, I am okay and also I wasn’t holding hands with the boss, he dragged me out of the party,”

“Didn’t seem like dragging to me and the others that were watching, it seemed more like a couple holding hands,”

“We are not a couple Jordan,”

“Yeah, I forgot, you guys are sleeping buddies,”

“Cut it out, I am not in a mood for jokes right now,”

She said face-palming herself, she should have done better and handled the whole thing better but she had been pissed when he had asked her, no not ask her, commanded her to spend the night with him, she wasn’t sure why that pissed her off but it did.

“Young lady, now spill,”

Jordan said in all seriousness,

“It’s really nothing, Lucas said something and I overreacted and got mad and now that I think about it, I don’t know why I got angry, I could have just said no and get it over with,”

“May I know what he said? Let me see if he did say something wrong that had pissed you off,”

“All he said was to spend the night with him,”

“And?”

“That’s all,”

She replied she didn’t want to add the part he didn’t like her friendship with Jordan.

“If that’s all he said, then yeah, you overreacted, because clearly you guys are already sleeping together and for me, it’s just a request that you could have just said no to, if you didn’t want to and I sure he won’t force you, he may be a sadist but I don’t think he is that bad

“He is not a sadist,”

“There she goes defending him again,”

“I am not defending him,”

“Alright, you overreacted though,”

“Yeah, I know now,”

“So what now? You guys are not on talking terms?”

“I don’t know, I haven’t seen him since,”

“Just work it out, it’s not that hard,”

“Jord, there is nothing to work out, I think it’s time we stop because we are leaving for New York in two days and that would put an end to this whole thing so I think it best if I just, maybe just stop now and focus on getting back to how my life was and of course getting over him,”

Katrina said, even the thought of it was already making her feel sick, she didn’t want them to end but she couldn’t do anything about it either, she just had to let go.

“Hmm, I think you should not end it like this though,”

“What do you mean,”

“Well, when you get back to New York you guys are going to be working together so I feel you should not end this on a sour ground like it should be on a friendly note so that your work environment won’t be awkward and also, I think you should enjoy these last few days to the fullest, who knows you might mark him for life,”

Jordan advised but Katrina didn’t like the last part, yeah she didn’t want this to end in a way that would make things awkward for both of them but also she didn’t want to give herself hope of things changing, it is better if she accepts it for what it is.

“I ain’t gonna mark no one Jordan, Lucas hates commitment I don’t wanna trap him even though I love him, I want him to be truly happy,”

“Alright good girl, it’s up to you but one thing I can say is don’t waste the remaining days, alright?”

“Yeah sure, can we change topics?”

“Of course, I forgot to mention but you got a few packages at the house,”

“What package?”

“I think you have a secret admirer or something because gifts keep showing up at your door and they are all pretty nice things, I even stole a perfume because it smells nice,”

“What do you mean? When did you start getting the package? Why didn’t you tell me?”

Katrina asked not liking the idea of her possible stalker knowing where she lived, for the last few days and weeks she hasn’t gotten any calls or messages so she assumed the person gave up or something, but hearing that the person was sending gifts, she was pretty sure it was the same person, and she didn’t like it at all, Lucas had told an investigator to check out the phone number but they didn’t come up with much yet.

“Relax girl, I didn’t think it was urgent, I mean when you get home you will find them,”

“Do they come with anything else?”

“Yes, message notes, the normal gift cards, you look tensed, don’t give it too many thoughts, maybe someone likes you in private, who knows the person might be the one to mend your heart and give you the love you deserve,”

He said.

“I don’t like the feeling I am getting from this Jord, I have been getting weird calls and texts that give me the creeps, Lucas thinks it might be a stalker and the thought of the stalker knowing where I live just doesn’t feel nice at all,”

She said biting her lips.

“I don’t think it a stalker though, maybe a secret admirer,”

“A secret admirer can also be a stalker,”

“Yeah that’s true, but why can’t I have a stalker too, I need those presents, they are pretty expensive, whoever he or she is must be super loaded,”

He said fanning himself with his hands.

“Idiot,”

“You love me,”

“Unfortunately,”

“But, I don’t think the person is a stalker though, he or she might not just know how to approach you and choose to show it in a diff…”

A knock on the door made him pause, they both turned towards the door.

“I guess it’s him,”

Jordan said with a knowing smile but she doubt he is the one, she went ahead to open the door and it was indeed him.

“Hey, mind if I talk to you for a moment? I know you are busy but it won’t be long,”

“You can take her, I don’t mind,”

Jordan said from within the room before she could answer., she turned back and gave him a dirty look, he just giggled and waved her off.

“Thanks, man,”

Lucas said before looking at her, she was tempted to say no but that would be insensitive since he was reaching out and trying to fix things.

“I will be right back Jordan,”

She said as she wore a tee over her singlet.

“You don’t need to come back, have fun”

Jordan replied before laying on her bed, she rolled her eyes at him before leaving the room.

“The house is so quiet tonight compare to the last couple of days,”

She said as they walked through the flower fields, it was way past ten pm, and everywhere was silent but it’s wasn’t like that last night or the night before.

“Yeah, everyone must to exhausted from the numerous parties,”

“Yeah, I am glad it all ended well,”

“Me too, Kat?”

He called as he stopped walking and turned to face her.

“Yeah,”

“About what happened earlier, I di…”

“No, it’s okay, I overreacted, it must be cuz I was stressed out,”

“Does that mean we are good?”

“Yeah, we are,”

“Aha, thank God, I was really starting to feel bad,”

He said holding her hands.

“We are good Lucas,”

“What a relief and to be clear I didn’t mean it as it sounded, the last thing I wanna do is control anyone, especially not you, I don’t even have the right to,”

He said.

“I know that now, sorry I overreacted,”

“You don’t have to apologize, I just wanted to clear the sir, so let me take you back to your date, I don’t want him cursing me,”

Lucas said, she expected him to at least kiss her but he didn’t which made her sad, as they walked back towards the house, she tugged on his shirt.

“What?”

She didn’t reply instead she stood on a tip-top and kissed him, it didn’t take long for him to take over.

“What was that for?”

He asked when they pulled apart.

“A kiss,”

“I know but what is it for?”

“Makeup kiss,”

She answered and walked ahead of him back into the house, he followed behind her, when they got to her door, he pulled her in for another kiss before telling her good night, she entered her room, locked the door, and rested her back against it smiling.

“I guess that means you guys are cool again,”

Jordan said she thought he would already be asleep.

“Go to sleep Jord,”

“Yup, you guys are okay,”

She ignored him and went to the bathroom instead, she came back and laid on the bed beside him still smiling.

“Now, I am scared,”

Jordan said turning to face her.

“Of what?”

“That you are in so deep, I need to get ready for the storm,”

“I was already in deep Jordan, I can handle this,”

She said not knowing whom she was trying to convince, whether it was herself or Jordan.

“I hope so, but if you are gonna cry don’t forget to call me,”

“Of course, you owe me,”

“Yeah, I do,”

They talked for a couple of hours more before they finally went to sleep.