Chapter 32

"Javier?"

"Come in" his sleepy voice says.

I enter his night light lit room. Ever since Dakota and I worked hard to put a protection spell around the house,we haven't had any attacks and Javier can sleep peacefully.

"We need to talk big guy"

"About what?" His voice is getting softer and smaller.

I inhale deeply and exhale before laying down beside him. He puts his head on my shoulder before wrapping his arms around my torso. I wrap my arms around him and bring him closer.

"I wanted to let you know that I might be leaving in a few days"

His head abruptly shoot up, "you're leaving me. Did I do anything wrong?"

"No,no,no you didn't"

"Then why are you leaving? did daddy do anything wrong?" He sits up and looks at me. His big green eyes filled with sadness and confusion.

My heart squeezes "I'm not leaving forever. I'm coning back in three or four days"

"You're coming back very,very soon?"

I nod and he smiles and resumes our former position, "as long as you promise you'll come back to me, you can go" he mumbles.

"You don't want to know why?" I question curiously.

"You're coming back" he repeats.

"I promise I'll be back and I'll call everyday" I assure him again.

He simply nods and holds onto me tighter. Very soon he falls asleep but I don't move. I stay and think if it is actually a good idea to leave and go into unknown territory. Maybe I should ask grandma and Mary what they think or Dakota or both.

I decide to see Casper so I carefully untangle myself from Javier. I kiss his forehead before leaving and walking the short distance to Casper's suite. I take a deep breath. We haven't talked since yesterday's incident and every time i try to talk to him, he leaves the room.

The smell of coffee hits my nostrils as I enter the suite. I immediately know where he is. I enter the kitchen to see him shirtless and leaning on the counter top. My throat goes dry at the sight of his shirtless back.

I shake my head and swallow before clear my throat. He turns around and his eyes widen when he sees me. I block the doorway making sure he doesn't have a means of escape this time.

"We need to talk" I tell him and he doesn't say anything. He just keeps on drinking his coffee. I get a little bit angry at him ignoring me.

"Why are you ignoring me Casper?" He still doesn't answer,infact,he just finishes his cup of coffee and washes the cup before coming to stand in front of me. He tries to pass through.

"This isn't funny Casper,answer me" he simply grabs my shoulders and moves me slightly before walking out if the kitchen. He takes a seat on the sofa in the sitting room and picks up the remote control.

I walk over to him and stand by his side "look Casper,it's normal for guys to—uhhh—react the way you did and I'm not angry"

He increases the volume of the movie that he's watching without even sparing a glance at me. I get tired if him blatantly ignoring me and I stand in front of him,blocking his view of the t.v.

"Get out of my way Odetta" he simply says.

I cross my hands over my chest, "no" I firmly say.

"I don't know what you're trying to gain by blocking my view but I'm not discussing that topic with you" he groans and rubs his face.

"Just talk to me and I'll go"

"You don't understand,do you?"

"Understand what?"

"What you do?"

"I don't do anything"

"I've taken three cold showers today just watching you eat and walk so please leave and don't make it four. I can't enter my office without remembering you on my desk or imagining how good you'll look on my bed,or on the kitchen counter or—fuck, now I really need a cold shower" he groans out.

Cold showers mean—oh—

"We could talk about the sexual part of our relationship so it won't be weird anymore" I urge.

"Just please leave"

"I'm sorry for—everything there" I murmur.

He sighs, "don't apologize. It's nothing to feel bad about, I just don't want to rush you into something sexual because you're probably not that experienced and I don't want to scare you. For all I know,you might have not done something like this before—even with Mason"

I wanted to tell him that I've had sex before but I don't think it'll help the situation so I keep shut.

"I can be sexual and you don't need to be scared to be sexual with me"

"You don't want me to lose control,I don't know your boundaries or limits so please leave"

"You talk like you're professor sex" I snort.

He frowns at me "Odetta" he growls out in warning.

I ignore him and decide to show him that I can be sexy so I advance and move on top of him with my legs on each side of his legs so I'm straddling him.I put my arms around his neck and look into his eyes.

I kiss him once,then twice "what are you doing Odetta?" He asks. His voice is low and hoarse.

"Trying to prove a point" I murmur and pepper kisses on his neck.

He tries to pull me off and lets out a forced chuckle "stop kidding yourself. You're probably not experienced so you don't need to force yourself "

I pull back and look at him, "you're wrong. I am definitely experienced. I'll have you know that I'm not a virgin, I've had sex with mason so you don't need to treat me like I'm fragile virgin" I immediately realise that that isn't the best thing to say.

He doesn't say anything for a while and I'm about to tell him that I didn't mean what I said but something snaps inside of him. In a flash, I'm under him, laying on the couch while he's hovering over me.

"You've had sex with that bastard?" He asks in very low voice that sends shivers down my spine.

"It was a long t—"he doesn't let me finish.

"Hope you remember how it felt to be with him because when I'm done with you,you won't remember anything about him again" he promises and his lips descend on mine.