Good Night Baby

"Clara, why you keep looking at the window? More than tenth times I catch you look distracted. Keep your eyes on me." He barked. "And why did you had your hand on your mouth? Even though it is sexy as hell, lower your hand this instance."

"But Xander, you said to keep my hand to myself and I prefer it in my mouth."

"What's wrong with you?"

Xander pulled all the way out abruptly and she whimpered at the lost. He got up from the bed and walked towards the window in naked state.

"No, Xander." She whispered with horror.

Xander opened it wider and looked outside for a moment. He came back inside and closed the window with a click.

"There's nothing outside Clara." He growled.

"I'm just afraid the guards will hear us."

"Worry not, little mouse. They could hear as long as they want because I'm the one who made you scream in ecstasy."

"Now, I want you to stop that nonsense and I will make you scream even louder than last evening."

Clara blushed at the promise, but at least the window was closed properly. She was afraid Liam might hear them from below so she muffled her moaning with her hand. She eyed his body, from his broad shoulder, to his delicious abs that had been bandaged from the gunshot wound and that huge throbbing thing. She turned her face in embarrassment.

"There's no need to be shy, little mouse." He teased.

Clara moaned, "I hate you." She grabbed the nearest pillow and threw it his way.

After he fulfilled his promise, they lay together on her king size bed, catching their breaths. Clara swept her fingers on his abs back and forth, with dreamy and sleepy eyes.

"It's not hurt anymore? I was worried to death but Noah insisted that you were fine and the bullet only grazed your stomach." She was touching the bandaged wound slightly.

"Yes, after four days at hospital and several examinations to check for any fatal injury, they cleared me out. It was not a major gunshot wound, but sometimes when I was careless I could feel the pain. That's why I had to move slowly, baby."

Her face reddened. She didn't know if it was because the reminder of their love-making or the fact that he called her with endearment.

They gazed into each other's eyes, her face was beaming with uncontainable happiness. "What did you call me?"

"What?" His face completely baffled.

"Xander!" Clara turned to her stomach, careful not to make many movements.

"You said you had to move slowly, aaand?"

"And you forgot to keep your hand to yourself."

He got up with a grunt and donned his casual attire. Then he turned to find Clara already drew up the bedcover to shield her nakedness.

"Huh!" With a huffed and sulky face, she looked away.

Xander turned off the lights, and before he locked her bedroom door, he whispered with amused tone, "Good night, baby."

Clara couldn't contain her happiness, so she buried her reddened face to the pillow and screamed with joy.

***

The next day, much to her dismay, Liam didn't appear from his balcony and Gemma was the one who delivered her breakfast.

"Gemma, where's Noah?" Clara asked the friendly maid.

"Maybe he is with Mr. X at the office as usual, miss. Mr. X had instructed me to sent your meals from now on. So if you need anything, you can tell me, miss." The maid smiled at her.

"Why suddenly he…" Then Clara knew why Xander replaced Noah from his duty.

She was a little angry because now there would be a little chance to meet Noah and she really need to talk to him about that night.

"What is it, miss?" Gemma knitted her eyebrows.

"Oh, nothing Gemma. Thank you."

Not long after Gemma retreated from her bedroom, Clara who had just finished her lunch, inspected her body on the big mirror. She'd gained weight since her arrival, with nothing to do, her only exercise was walking in the garden. Not to mention the delicious foods she had here.

She turned her body left and right when the door slowly opened.

"Hello, Clara."

"Liam!" Clara shouted in surprise. "How could you get in here? Only Xander and Gemma now had the key."

Liam raised his arm, and the key dangling on his fingers. He grinned, "I seduced Gemma and when she didn't notice, I took it from her back pocket."

"Liam! Xander could kill you.. And me! He forbid me to walked out of the room because you are here. No no, you have to get out. I'm finally in good terms with him now and I don't want to make him angry." She panicked.

"It's ok Clara. Xander wouldn't have known I only want to see you briefly before I returned this key to Gemma."

His gaze swept her body up and down, she was even more beauty this close. He could understand why Xander hide this gorgeous woman to himself. But he wanted a sample of his cousin's woman.

"Please, Liam. Get out now."

Instead of walking out, Liam approached her slowly.

"Don't you want to know about him, Clara?"

"Yes, but not like this. We could continue our conversation like last night."

"Last night? We barely had any conversation before Xander had you under him."

Clara gasped, her face blushing red, "You… heard us?"

Liam didn't heard anything but he knew Xander must be the one who'd entered her chamber, her innocent guilty expression made him want to tease her more.

"Of course, silly. You screamed so loud all of the people in this mansion could hear you."

"You lie!" Clara hissed heatedly.

"Ok ok, I admit I lied. I'll walk out of this room right now but maybe this is your only chance to know about his story. Because only several people knew about it." Liam raised one eyebrow, taunted her.

"What is it? You mentioned it was a tragedy?"

He clucked, "But I want something in return, Clara."

Clara gulped nervously, she was bargaining with a devil. "What do you want in return, Liam?"

"A kiss."

"T-that's all?"

He didn't mention where he want that kiss, so maybe Clara could kiss him on the cheek. Satisfied with that thought, Clara nodded but she was hesitant for a minute.

"Right now, Clara. Or we won't have much time." He urged.

With a silent curse, Clara took three steps and stood in front of him, she raised her toes and pecked him on the cheek.

"Now you will tell me, Liam."

"What? That's not the kiss I had in my mind."

Liam pulled Clara to him and seized her lips in intimate kisses. Clara pushed him with all her might, and he let go of her. He got that evil smirk in his charming face and Clara swiped her lips with the back of her hand.

"You bastard!"

But before she could scold him any further, he said, "He lost someone he loved dearly in that tragedy."

Clara waited in silent, holding her breath. But Liam turned his back and started to walk away.

"Wait! Just like that? That was all you got to tell me?" She cried out.

The lying cheating bastard! Clara sacrificed herself just for a little bit of information. She even risked her neck if Xander found out she kissed his cousin.

"If you want to know more, hmm… The price won't be just a kiss. Maybe I want what Xander had last night."

"What? Are you out of your mind? I'm not a whore!" She yelled out.

She thought this handsome and charming man was a good type of guy. But she was wrong!

"Then, you won't hear it from my mouth. I'm disappointed, Clara. I thought you loved him so much you'll risk everything to know more about him. Because surely, you'll get replaced without knowing a glimpse about his past."

"What are you talking about?" She whispered.

Clara was just a prisoner here, she needed to know about this tragedy because it might be the reason Xander kidnapped her. It was not about her love to him.

Love?

"You know being a billionaire with that handsome face, he had women waiting in line. Sorry, even though you are gorgeous as hell but he will dump you when he got bored, Clara."

*** End of Chapter 21 ***