His resolution

FINALLY!!

She took his name without him forcing it out of her pretty lips.

" Yes ?"

He stood up from his chair, forwarding his steps frantically in her direction.

" I didn't realized you were home. "

Home. Was it his home? No. He never had considered it his home. It was just a house in which he was living for the time being. But after hearing her say home he really wanted it to happen.

" You were sleeping. Did you rest well? "

Orion wanted to comfort. He was talking to Ruth as if she was a child. He tugged her hair behind her ear and looked her face. Her mascara was bit smudged and her eyes were droopy , her body was warm.

" Yeah. Did you find something? "

Orion knew what Ruth was asking about. He wished he had a positive answer but it wouldn't remain that way for long. He would find him, the person behind this whole fiasco. And that would be his last day.

" You don't have to worry about it. Everything is under control now. That person will soon be in our clutches. All you have to worry is about your safety. "

Orion couldn't compromise when it came to Ruth. He would provide her a tight security, even if she wanted or not. And knowing Ruth she sure would oppose the idea.

" No one wants to harm me. They were there for you. Weren't they? "

Ruth asked.

" Yes they were. "

Orion confirmed. He put both his hands on her cheeks, looking deeply into her shining stars, her eyes. He wanted to engrave it in his mind that now she was safe, she was here, in his arms. He was shook from incident. And it was a surprise for him that all his thoughts were directed to Ruth. From when a person whom he barely know started to mean so much to him.

" Let's go. You need sleep. You are still looking tired. "

He ushered Ruth out the office to bedroom.

" What about you? Have you taken an ounce of sleep? "

His heart beat irractically when he heard her words.

' Does she really care about me? '

Orion thought. That thought alone was enough to make him feel giddy and happy. When it came Ruth, Orion was very conscious about things. What does she like? What does she hate? Who she hangouts with? What does she think about Orion?

Despite his tough exterior he was letting Ruth in. And the problem was that he didn't know it himself.

Ruth dominates his thought process and his actions. She affected Orion in a way he didn't know was possible. Before this Orion was numb to feelings. He cared and loved his family but for so long he had not felt that love after loosing his family but now that Ruth has came into his life, he didn't know how to react to his feelings for Ruth.

He was certain that he liked Ruth. Because whenever Ruth was in a metre distance with any other men he couldn't see it. But was his feelings were to that extent where he could not care about anything else apart from her safety, her life. Not even about his own life.

" Accompany me. "

Orion said.

" I will not sleep in the same room as you. "

Ruth glared at Orion.

They stepped in the bedroom fighting with each other that who would take the couch and who would sleep in the bed. Since Ruth had slept for few hours and was short in height she said that she would take the couch. But Orion wasn't having it. He wanted Ruth to have proper rest.

If Ruth was not scared this much she would have slept in spare bedrooms but that incident in the noon had terrified her to bones.

" Okay let's sleep in the bed. I will make a bridge in between us. "

Ruth offered.

" I'm okay with that. "

As long as he knew Ruth was safe and taking rest he didn't need anything else.

" Can I borrow your clothes. I can't sleep in these clothes. They are uncomfortable. "

" Ofcourse. Here. "

Quickly taking out a white shirt and shorts from his closet Orion gave it to Ruth. She took it and walked into bathroom to change.

Orion was really big, Ruth was almost drowned in his clothes. She decided to leave the shorts as the shirt were covering her knees, she didn't need shorts.

When she came out Orion took a long breath looking at her smooth and pretty legs. She was looking hot, very hot. It gave him a very different feelings, looking her in his clothes. Something melted in his chest.

Both of them laid on their side pulling the comforter to their chest.

" Orion? "

" Hm? "

" I was really scared. This is the second time I have seen death from this close. "

" Second time? "

Orion asked. He didn't knew she had survived a car accident. Ruth ignored his question and asked him further.

" I hope police will find them quickly. Do you have any idea who could do that ?"

" I will find them. "

He promised to himself. However he didn't answer the second question. What would he answer when even he didn't know who were them.

Ruth closed her eyes trying to sleep. The first time when she was sure she would die was the accident where she lost Sal. And today when she faced bullets.

Meanwhile Mark was trying to find any link to the person who they saw in CCTV footage and the person who they had killed few months ago.

Apart from the tatoo they had nothing in common or it could be possible that the information written in those papers were wrong. It could be that. Because in mafia they have to live with a false identity to protect the mafia and their family. But something has to be common in both of them.

Even he was constantly drowned in the work since noon and had not taken rest since then. He quickly wrapped up his work, deciding to go police station in morning to look for old records. It they were in mafia there has to be something in records.

He locked his study and came to his bedroom which was eerily silent. Without switching on the lights he threw himself in bed and in no time he was out like a light.

One thing about Mark that Orion could swear on his blood was that Mark would never - even in exchange for his life - betray Orion. They were like soul brothers.

In the morning when Ruth woke up Orion was not in bed . She went to washroom, found a wrapped toothbrush and came out brushing and washing her face.

Walking to the living room she could hear two voices , one was playful and one was grumpy, no doubt it was of Orion. Another was Mark.

" Good morning Sleeping Beauty. "

Mark playfully greeted her. She was still in Orion's clothes .

" Morning. "

" I have made you breakfast, finish it then we can go to your office together. "

Orion indicating to the direction of kitchen told her.

She thanked him.

" Really. You have never made me a breakfast. "

Mark accused Orion. However without giving his attention to Mark Orion followed Ruth to kitchen and took out Orange juice for her.

After that three of them parted their direction to their respective destination. Ruth and Orion went to her office since she had not brought her car. Mark drove to police station.