Chapter 22

"Take care and call me everyday" Anna weakly smiled before hanging up the call. It was the first time after her parents death that her Grandmother had left her side. She sat at the window of her room, wondering how she will manage three weeks without her Grannu.

A sigh left her lips as she stared out of the window when the telephone on the table beside went off. She picked up the receiver and pressed it to her ears, "Hello?"

"Anna, dear. How are you? Are you fine?" She heard Hope's soft voice after almost a week and a small smile spread on her lips. She had not been to the coffee shop for over a week and Hope had very well managed everything in her absence.

"I am fine Hope. Just caught up in some work. I hope you- "

"Don't worry about the shop, alright? I am here for that. You just take care of whatever came up and be back soon, we all miss you" Anna chuckled when she heard her whining. They spoke for some time before Hope hung up because of the increasing customers at the shop.

As Anna placed down the receiver, she glanced at the calendar set beside it.

"It's Saturday already?" She sighed.

Everything happened so quickly that Anna did not even realize it had been almost 10 days since that accident. It had been just few days that her grandmother had left to visit Anna's aunt but she already missed her and oddly, Raven did not behave all clingy and pouty. He just came out of his room for meals or to watch the Television.

Anna did have to ask him why he was being like that because she knew exactly why. The day after her grandmother had left, Raven was being overly clingy, following her around the house, and when she lost it, pushed him and told him to stay away from her and walked out of the room. Ever since that, he did not even look at her in the eye. He either lowered his head in front of her or looked away but somehow, she was feeling bad being so rude with him. He was still mentally a kid who needed attention and she knew that.

Finally, after giving a lot of time thinking about it, she stood up from the chair and made her way out of the room. It was 4 in the afternoon, Raven mostly watches his favorite cartoon at this time. She felt it would be a great time to apologize to him but when she came into the living room, there was no one. She frowned a little when she saw the empty couch and it took no time for her mind to come up with different reasons for his absence.

'Is he sick?'

"Yes, sick of you" her inner mind taunted. She was mad at het too for being so cold with Raven.

She sighed, because she knew this time her inner mind was right. Raven was absolutely mad at her and she felt she deserved it. But she had to apologise anyhow so why not now? She walked up the stairs and towards the guest room before she stopped at the door. She took a deep breath before putting on a sweet smile.

She turned the door knob and poked her head in before slowly stepping in. She closed the door behind her and walked in, as expected, Raven was in the bed. The sheets over his head but could hardly keep his long legs covered. He was laying on his stomach, one leg bend and the other stretched out, like running a marathon.

Anna chuckled softly at his weird sleeping position and stepped forward, slowly pulling the sheets off his head, revealing his messy hair and deadly jawline. His lips formed a little pout while some soft snores escaped from them.

'How can anyone look so good while sleeping so weirdly?'

She sat down on the bed at his side, gazing down at the sleeping figure and could not stop herself from bringing up her hands and stroking his hair. She ran her fingers through his soft hair and gently brushed her fingertips across his scalp. She blinked when the corner of his lips twitched up. He smiled in his sleep and she felt her heart skip a beat or two.

She continued massaging his scalp for a few minutes and the smile never left his lips. After some time, her hands felt numb and she pulled away from his hair. She glanced at him for one last time and saw how his lips no more held the smile. Just when she got up, a hand clutched her wrist and pulled her down on the bed.

She squealed when she was turned upside down and was laying on her stomach while his upper body laid on her back. She breathed hard because of the sudden action which only fastened when he circled his hand around her waist.

"Why did you come here Noona? You are bad Noona" he pouted as he buried his face in her neck from behind.

"I... I'm... I'm sorry" she breathed.

He raised his head up to look at her through the side but her hair fell all over her face. He pushed the hair away from her face and exposed her neck in the process. She gave him a side glance still breathing through her mouth and flashed a small smile.

A sudden chuckle left Raven's lips as he brushed his nose in her hair, "It's okay Noona. I can't be angry with you for too long"

Anna smiled genuinely but the smile did not last long and faded away when his nose glided over the exposed skin on her neck.

'No no no. Not again. Wasn't he all giggly just a second back?'

She closed her eyes tightly waiting for his next move, which she most probably knew.

"I missed talking to you, but you told me to stay away. And I am a good boy so I listened to Noona" he spoke sadly and pressed his lips to her neck. All the muscles in her body stiffened as a small gasp escaped her lips. Her heart was beating in her ears by now as his hands got more firm around her, the heat crawling up her skin and it was then that she realized he was shirtless.

Her top had rode up when he flipped her around and his hard abs were pressed against her lower back. He separated his lips from her the spot on her neck only to place them to the next spot. She shivered as he placed a trail of kisses on the side of her neck and shoulder. How much ever she enjoyed it, she could not let this happen but no words came out of trembling lips to stop his sweet torture.

He turned her around by her waist to face him and earned another gasp from her. She was red like a tomato and he chuckled.

"Why are you so red Noona? You always said you liked when I did that" he said grinning.

"You mean your wife liked it" her inner mind seemed frowning at Raven for the first time.

Anna gulped and awkwardly smiled at him, not knowing what else to do. His head dipped in the crook of her neck again and he inhaled deeply.

"You smell so nice" he praised before pressing another kiss at the bottom of her neck and Anna clutched the bedsheet tight.

"S-stop" she stuttered with trembling lips and Raven looked up at her with his shining green orbs and smiled. He rolled off her like nothing and Anna just stared blankly at the ceiling, eyes wide, lips parted and chest heaving.

After a couple of minutes, she finally calmed down and glanced at her side, Raven was already staring at her from God knows how long with rediculously charming smile on his lips. A small blush crept up her cheeks when she realized he was still without a shirt and she looked away.

"Noona" he whispered.

"Hmm?" She could not face him, not when he was shirtless and his warm body was right in her sight.

"I want to kiss you"

Anna's eyes went round but she remained silent. What could she say? That she was not his Noona? Or that his Noona was dead? Her heart dropped when she realized he did all that because he still thinks that Anna was his dead wife, not that she expected anything from him otherwise.

"Look at me, Noona"

Anna was so lost in her thoughts that she did not even realize when she turned to face him, not until a shock went right down her spine when he pressed his lips on hers.