Three Thousand Miles(36)

“I am glad to hear that, I worried that you would lose focus on your college work, after everything that happened.” He says as he strokes my brow with his fingers. I look at him and I still cannot take this in.

“Surprisingly I never once lost focus of college. I know in my heart that I want to help people.” I say as I begin to tie back my hair.

“Baby, please do not tie your hair back.” He says gently. I gaze at him wondering why that would bother him. My mind flashes back to when he kissed me, my hair was tied up in a lose ponytail and Adrian pulled off my hair tie.

“Why?” He looks at me and lightly presses a smirk from his lips.

“I like it better when it’s loose.” He finally says. I smile at him and I let go of my hair. I let it hang freely around my face and Adrian deeply smiles at the sight.

“Will you graduate this year?” He asks.

“Hopefully, Mr Hopkins my teacher told me that he doesn’t see any reason why I shouldn’t.” I say, I do not give Adrian time to respond. “What have you been doing in New York?” He looks uneasy but he is not unresponsive.

“I was taking time to… process what happened. I called the hospital every day and I wished that I could see you,” he admits. I sit up and I rest my head against the wall. I pull my legs back from Adrian a little, however he pulls them back.

“You could have come to see me. I prayed every day that you would.” Adrian sighs gently as he picks at the buttons on his Armani shirt.

“I tried, I even came to the hospital but I could not go into your room. I felt at blame and I still do. However, I know that I cannot be apart from you, baby you are everything to me.” I smile at his words,

“Michael told me that you put Jeff in charge of your company.” I grit my teeth at the sound of Michael’s name. I wanted to through Michael into the conversation as I hunger to hear what Adrian has to say about him. Adrian slightly rolls his eyes and he runs his fingers down his jaw.

“That’s correct, I needed space away from business and Jeff is my right-hand man.” I notice that Adrian totally ignored my comment about Michael and that only leads me to question him more.

“Have you spoken to Michael?” I ask bravely.

“No, I have not.” He says bitterly. I move my head away from the wall and I stare at Adrian. He lies fully stretched out on my small bed. His sleeves are rolled up and his massive gold Rolex is on display. I glance to my wrist and I see mine, Adrian and I have matching watches and I have not taken it off since he bought it for me. The past few weeks, I have felt compelled to wear everything that he ever bought me. I have in the diamond earrings that he gave me first and I always wear the black diamond pendant. His coat is draped on my chair, my legs are fully stretched out across him, and he slowly runs his fingers along my ankle.

“I don’t suppose you know that he is back with Katharine?” He looks Irritated. “I had no idea until Katharine told me. You know that he doesn’t love her, right?” I feel awkward, however I know what Adrian is saying is the truth.

“I know, but he says that he does care about her. I worry that he will break her heart and Katharine does not need that. She is a lovely person that deserves love and I fear that she won’t get that from Michael.” I say intensely. Adrian slides himself up on the bed and he rests his arms behind his head. He looks very serious and I am beginning to worry what he might say.

“Baby, Michael will always love you. I feel that is not an ideal situation. However, I love you and I will have to accept Michael.” I sigh and I reach over to him. I place my hands on his chest and I gaze into his eyes. He pulls me towards him and his hands are now tightly grasping my head. He has a devilish smirk on his face, he pulls me even closer to him and now our faces are less than an inch apart. I slide one of my hands up his body and I run my fingers through his lightly greased, tousled hair. He smiles at my actions and he jerks my lips onto his. In his moment of passion, I realise that this is the most physical we have ever gotten. It feels nice to be this close to him and I would not give up this emotion for anyone. I break free from his grasp and I lock my eyes on his. He smiles at me again but this smile is different from the others. He genuinely looks happy. I have never seen him like this before. I feel that he has changed. Adrian used to be very controlling and very intense. This new side to him that I am witnessing is softer and more refined. He seems more passionate in his actions. His kisses are more sincere and he melts my heart with just one glance. His breath- taking looks are hypnotizing and I fall into his deep green eyes. Adrian seems different in so many ways. I feel that he understands me more than before. I feel that his steel shell is beginning to show cracks and I feel honoured that he is letting me see this side to him. I again lean in and this time I kiss him. He pulls back from me and he lets out a husky laugh. I lean back in surprise and I feel a little embarrassed. Why was he laughing at me?