Three Thousand Miles(109)

“You deserve every part of me and I love you too.”





Twenty-Four





The next morning I wake to an empty bed. I sit up carefully as I have a twinge of pain from my wound. I gently hold onto my stomach area as I gaze around the room. Adrian is sitting by the window as he talks on his phone. Adrian did not sleep much last night in fact I do not think he did at all. I tossed and turned as I waited for him to come to bed however, he did not and I fell asleep alone. I slowly get out of bed and Adrian notices that I am up. He ends his call as he signals for me to come over to him. I reach him and he pulls me onto his lap. I look at his face and he seems sad. His eyes are heavy and his hair is messy. He has not shaved and he is wearing a plain black t-shirt and his blue jeans. He places his phone onto the table and then he catches my face in his grasp.

“Good morning beautiful,” he says as he kisses me.

“Morning,” I say as I pull back from him. “What are we doing today?” I ask as I push my hair form my face.

“Brunch is first on the list ,so go and get dressed.” I touch his cheek gently as I rise from his lap.

I make my way into the bathroom and I quickly take a shower. I wrap my robe around me as I head back into the room. Adrian stares as I walk past him and I feel his eyes burning through me. My face flushes hot and I try to compose myself as I begin to rummage through my clothes. I throw a few things onto the bed and I sigh as I try to choose my outfit. I glance at him and he quickly gets up from his seat. He walks over to me and gently lifts a pair of white skinny jeans from the bed. He takes my carry bag from me and he begins to search through the clothes. I watch as he chooses a pink checked shirt and a short, green tweed jacket. He smiles at me as I gaze at him.

“Baby you will look amazing in this,” he says as he hands me the clothing. I briefly smile at him and then I take the clothes. I make my way back into the bathroom and I quickly change into the clothes that Adrian has picked out. I look at myself in the mirror and to my surprise I like what I see. The white jeans are flattering and the pink shirt looks sheer against their fabric. I fling my hair down my back and I put on my necklace from Adrian. I quickly apply some make up and then I walk back into the room. Adrian smiles as he sees me and glides over to my side. He gently touches my face as he wrinkles his forehead.

“Baby, you look amazing but I would like to take you in that bathroom and scrub off that makeup.” I roll my eyes at him and then I realise that he hates it when I do.

“I need to wear makeup after the night I had last night.”

“You are crazy now please wash it off.” I stare at him in amazement and I automatically think that he is joking. However, something in his eyes tells me that he is not.

“Are you serious?” I ask firmly.

“Yes, now please wash it off.” I resist the urge to roll my eyes as I give in and loosen myself from him. I march into the bathroom and I quickly wash my face. I scowl as I enter the room and see that Adrian is beaming.

“Now that is much better your beauty was hidden under that slap.”

“Yeah, yeah,” I say sarcastically as Adrian takes me by the hand. We walk out into the hallway and Emma is standing at the door of her room.

“Hey, I was just coming to find you; I think that we are late for brunch.” She says as she approaches us.

“No, we have plenty time,” Adrian reassures her.

We walk briskly down the stairs and into the large dining room. I nervously scowl the table, as I am yet to see Zara in the flesh. However, I am still waiting, as she is not here and neither is Chad. Mr Jenkins sits at the head of the table with Tabatha next to him. Michael sits further along and he is next to an older woman who I am guessing is his grandma. There are many other people at the table, extended family and friends. A few of them I met yesterday and the others remain strangers to me. Adrian, Emma and I take our seats at the grand table and my seat is directly facing Michael. Adrian is next to me and Emma is next to him. The server rushes over to us and quickly pours us tea. Adrian takes a massive swig as he focuses his eyes on Mr Jenkins.

“Are we expecting anyone else?” Adrian asks in a rough voice. Mr Jenkins quickly responds.

“Chad, Zara and William will be down soon.”

“Who is William?” Adrian asks firmly.

“William is their son,” Adrian scowls at Michael as he tries to process this information.

“I didn’t know that they had a child.” Adrian reassures Mr Jenkins.

“You and me both, they he just showed up with the boy yesterday and surprised the life out of us.” Tabatha adds. I am sensing that Adrian is a little uncomfortable about this subject and I fear why.