Break even

"Do you want to go home?" William asked in the same tone of voice that was now behind the door.

Rose carefully got off the bed and with a slight limp leg, she moved toward William.

"What are you waiting for?" Rose asked when William was still in front of the bedroom door, she didn't dare to look at William's face now.

There was a heavy sigh and then Rose felt her body lift.

"You climb the stairs when your leg still hurts?" William asked as he walked towards the stairs.

"I was looking for you, I was afraid you would leave me alone," Rose answered quietly, she was still embarrassed and something inside her was flowing a feeling she had never felt before, something that made her feel comfortable with William's touch and treatment of her.

"I'm not leaving you. Next time your leg still hurts and you're looking for me just call me." William said as he slowly descended the stairs.

"I didn't bring my phone and I don't know your number anyway." Answered Rose.

"You inattentive wife-to-be, you should have asked for my phone number." William teased.

"You proposed to me why should I ask for your phone number." Said Rose didn't accept.

"That's right, then I was wrong, I'm sorry."

What kind of talk is this? Rose didn't understand how long time had passed right now so she just went down the stairs to bring up this nonsense conversation, she shouldn't have said that especially since she had Rayhan, her conversation with William seemed to mean that they were getting married.

"You don't want to apologize to me?" William asked just as he took the last step.

Rose looked up again and looked at William confused.

"Apologize?"

Oh God, I was wrong but can you erase our memories of that embarrassing incident earlier?

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you," Rose said quietly and sounded sorry.

"I was just joking about what I said earlier but I'm glad you're willing to admit your mistake."

William showed that face again, a wise and heartwarming man if William continued to show his face like that it would not rule out the possibility that his feelings for Rayhan might waver.

"And if you feel embarrassed then I will pretend if you ever touched my 'asset' earlier, after all after marriage you can touch me anytime."

Just got complimented but William started again with his lewd remarks.

Couldn't she have the teleportation power right now because Rose wanted to disappear from William's arms right now?

"Nasty!" Rose squeaked softly.

"You're a pervert too." William's reply made Rose's face turn red with embarrassment.

"I didn't mean to," Rose said again this time more slowly so that William didn't reply to her words even though William could hear it quite clearly because Rose's face was very close to his now.

Without realizing it, William carried Rose to the front of the car.

"Put me down, I just sprained my leg instead of paralyzing it. I can get in the car myself." Rose said, finally getting the courage to ask to be lowered from William's arms after leaving the house, for some reason the house gave off an aura that made her comfortable in William's arms.

William then lowered Rose's body because he felt his body getting hotter the longer he was with Rose at this time, he even sweated, if Rose saw him he would tease him by saying he was weak.

But even so, William did not allow Rose to open his car door because William's hand opened the door for Rose faster.

"Thank you," Rose said slowly, she then got into the car but now her legs hurt so she had a little trouble getting in but William swiftly helped her

"You should be more careful, your concert might not go well if your leg doesn't recover soon," William advised, he was still behind the car door that was not closed and for a moment looked at Rose's face who also couldn't take his eyes off William.

"I want to kiss you." As short as William's words were, William moved and kissed Rose's lips without hearing Rose's approval first while his hands moved to fasten Rose's seat belt.

Rose held her breath, she pursed her lips tightly, William always kissed her unexpectedly and without her permission, and she stupidly neither refused nor rebelled.

The small sips that William made Rose's heart beat wildly and even her breath hitched.

William slowly pulled his lips, he then looked into Rose's eyes which moved restlessly.

William didn't intend to kiss Rose but suddenly his feelings were moved to kiss Rose when their eyes accidentally met earlier, like a call, the look in Rose's eyes that he couldn't decipher made him want to feel the soft touch of Rose's lips that he felt this morning.

"Let's just say we're even tonight," William said slowly, his breath hit Rose's face and made Rose even more nervous, and could only stand still.

***

They arrived at Rose's residence just before midnight, the house was already dark and deserted. It was certain that if both Rose's parents had fallen asleep, they seemed to have gotten used to Rose coming home late at night considering she was a superstar.

"I can walk alone, Will," Rose said when William carried her after getting out of the car until now William started to put his feet on the stairs. Rose's room was on the third floor of her house.

"I can't let you climb the stairs."

Rose felt bad for William now, the stairs were quite a lot and William must have been very tired.

"We can take the elevator, right?"

"Elevator? You didn't tell me earlier, should we go down again now?"

Rose saw where they were now, they had arrived at the stairs to the second floor, they were halfway there so it was the same if they went down, it made William even more tired.

"Your house is very big, you are an only child, didn't you feel lonely when you were little?" William asked.

"Lonely? I still feel lonely even now." Rose answered slowly, her voice sounded soft, William knew that Rose had hidden sadness with her chatter.

"I also," said William.

Rose lifted her face again and looked at William who was looking straight ahead.

Lonely? Could William also feel lonely? But he had a complete family and a younger brother, that's all he knew about William.

"Put me down if you're tired."

"Tired? You underestimate my burly body?"

"Come on, Will. Don't start again, it's getting late."

"So what if it's late? Oh, I forgot midnight is the right time to make love that's why you're lazy to argue with me? But my dear Rosie, we're not officially married yet so be patient."

Rose rolled her eyes in disgust, it seemed nasty had a special place in William's brain that William always associated everything with making love. It must have been half of William's brain gray from always thinking about perverted things.

"Don't look at me, you won't be able to resist my charm. Don't you realize you've fallen in love with me?" Said William turned and caught Rose who had been staring at him for a long time.

"I will not fall in love with you, and you are not charming, your face is not my type." Rose replied confidently and was responded with a smile from William which made Rose grateful because humans are not able to hear someone's inner voice because otherwise she would have been caught saying 'Wow' in her heart when William smiled, even in the dark, William's face still glowing and exuding a handsome masculine charm, really her ideal type before she met Rayhan who has a gentle handsomeness.

William had arrived in front of Rose's room, he then opened the door and brought Rose in, and placed Rose carefully on the bed.

"Go to sleep, it's very late," William said after fixing the blanket covering Rose's body.

"I must take a bath," Rose said, she is not used to sleeping without bathing, especially from morning until noon she has been practicing.

"Okay, I'll carry you to the bathroom," William said hurriedly.

"No need, I can take a shower myself."

William then laughed softly "Can I accompany you to take a bath?" William teased.

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