Establishing Boundaries

Of course Chamberlain had no idea what she was thinking about. Even if he did, he had no way of consoling her, he wasn't really interested in her.

After he got into the bathroom, Lena wondered if she should call her mother or friends for advice.

But before then, would they then be sharing a bed since they've collected the certificates?

All these thoughts made her forget about the book she was reading. She did not know when he came out of the bedroom.

Not until the bed dipped was she aware of his presence.

"How about we talk? We need to lay down certain rules, I can't keep sleeping on the couch." He said as he rubbed his right shoulder. His eyes were unreadable while hers docile and innocent.

"Huh?"

Her naiveté was what made him feel like a paedophile, setting their age gap aside.

He rehearsed, "We need to establish boundaries."

She wasn't sure if it was his tone or the way he looked at her, she immediately sat up.