It made me look fresher I guess. At least it was what I liked to think.. And I was the kind of girl that avoided makeup as much as possible, just because I was too lazy to have to wipe it off afterwards.. But today was that kind of day.. I felt girlie so showered my worries away, I put on a summery dress in the lightest yellow color, I tied my hair into a bun and put some mascara and lip gloss to freshen myself up. And I actually felt like everything was going to fine. I was actually calmed and in the mood for once, which was exactly what would make me unrecognizable to some people. I checked my look in the mirror the last time. It was definitely not me, but it felt good freshening up a bit. I ran my hands down the dress, wondering if it was maybe too short? How would I know.. It was five fingers over my knees, which made it decent I guess. Besides, it's not like I was going to wear hills. I was a pretty short girl, and this was a summery dress. It couldn't be provocative even if I tired. A slight knock on the already opened door was heard, and all it took was for me to look in the corner of the mirror to see that it was actually Christian. I turned to face him, just letting that smile stretch my lips as I looked at him. "Hey," He walked in slowly, rising a brow. "Someone's in the mood to day.. I'll guess that you got some good news?" I checked my phone the same second her said that before throwing it back on the bed. "No, I haven't heard from Marco yet.. Hopefully I will." "When did you wake up?" Right. I slightly made the bed as a mask, but he got me. I crossed my arms over my chest. "Uh, an hour ago-.. ish." I sent him a quick smile, but I could still see the shock in his eyes. "Lana, it's 2pm." He said that in a way of trying to make his point, but I didn't see why it was such a surprise to him. He especially knew how damn tired I was last night. "I didn't sleep, Christian. I was tired, but I just couldn't shut down." I stopped, looking on the side before I mumbled.. "So, around four, I went for a run. And when I got back, I fell asleep." It seemed like he just regretted walking in here. "That was you?" He pointed at me like he was scolding me, but I couldn't help but laugh at him. "I knew I heard someone walk down the stairs." I watched how his expression turned serious. "Lana, you can't run around the woods alone at 4 in the morning." "Why not?" That was actually kind of obvious. I knew why not, I just felt eager to bark back. I took a few steps towards him, uncrossing my arms. "Christian, I don't need you to protect me." Silence fell over for a few seconds. He scanned me, almost like he was trying to read my expression.. His eyes were always the darkest brown color which made them appear black, and no matter the spark in them, I was not able to read him the way he did me. But I didn't need distractions.. I was serious. I didn't need his protection. Though he really had sharp features. His cheekbones were high, edgy just like the rest of the lines on his face. His dark brows made him appear more intimidating than he was at times. And he really had the perfect lips. I could kiss him right now, and I wouldn't even care.. I mentally slapped myself. See, that's exactly what I hated about this situation. I knew it was wrong. I knew that I shouldn't. But God, maybe I was attracted to him more than I was supposed to. I looked away. "I'm not trying to protect you." I glanced back up at him as he said that, but he just seemed like he was still searching for words. "But we did make a deal." I heard myself slowly exhale as he said that. Correct we made a deal. And that was the reason why he acted the way he did.. Just keeping his side of the deal. I didn't know what to say. "Right." I nodded my head in agreement, and offered a quick smile. I turned on the side just to fold the t-shirt I slept in, because it was kind of what gave me away that I slept in late. "Oh, and if you want the roof, you can use it. I hope the view fascinates you as much as it does me.." I didn't think of my words until I heard myself saying them.. The last thing I wanted was to bring up last night because.. Because I didn't need unfortunate tension. But I did want to change the subject.. Maybe it wasn't my day after all.. He didn't say anything for a few seconds. "That's not why I came here." I thought that when I get used to his voice, I wouldn't feel the chills down my spine whenever I heard that cold tone.. That seriousness behind his words. I thought it wouldn't work like that, but it did.. Every time I heard that rasp of coldness, I was eager to listen more. The silence is killing me, he told me this that night, in between those kisses, and it was the same tone in his voice as now. "Then why did you?" My voice came out a bit louder than I intended.. I felt like I snapped at him, not only because I dropped the shirt I was holding, but because I also looked at him like I was angry at him. I knew he noticed it.. And I didn't have the intention to get angry.. Why would I? I mean, I shouldn't feel offended when he said that he was only protecting me because we made a deal. I meant nothing to him. We were supposed to be enemies for God's sake. It should be enough just somewhat getting along with him. It was quick till I decided to change the subject again, and I didn't let him answer. "Look, I'm sorry about last night. I shouldn't have done that, and I know I shouldn't mention this right now, but I feel like I need to apologize." I stopped, but not long enough to take in the air. "And I know we agreed that nothing else should happen and I want you to know that I'm completely relieved with that decision, because.." Why was even talking about kissing him? I didn't want to apologize. But I was mentioning it now, and perhaps that was a bigger mistake than anything else. "it shouldn't." God Christian, say something. I needed him to stop me. "Right?" I finally ended that with a question, and he just stared at me for a few seconds. I thought my hands were shaking.. I cleared my throat and looked on the side. It was his turn to talk. "Yea." He finally answered, but how the hell was he so calmed? Or distracted? This was stressing for me.. He should stress too. However, I was fast to cover it up. I cleared my throat, nodded my head and looked on the side. I definitely did not want to start this day with a conversation like this.. And I was really not planning on saying anything. I don't know why I did.