The Couple

Chapter 14: Rudest boy in town

Celia

I approached him with slow steps. Don’t want to startle him or wake up any other family member in the

house. He busted his cigarette, throwing it on ground and smashing under his feet. And stood there

crossing his hands across his chest.

Just before I could reach to him and tap on his shoulder, he spoke.

“Speak. I don’t have forever for you to talk.” I was stunned. Does he have eyes at his back too?

“Umm,... thanks for not mentioning our first meet to J o… or else it would have been awkward for me to

see her.”

“What are you even talking about...”, he frowned as he turned around and looked directly into my eyes.

“The party at my dorm in New York, when you came there to bring J and me here but returned early.

What do you have alzheimer?” I don’t know if I am boring because he doesn’t even recognize me.

He was the guy who was staring at me that whole night and here I am obsessed one over him when he

doesn’t even recognize me or our first meet when it was just a fortnight earlier. I was screaming his

name in my bed last night. Stupid me.

“Hey, are you sleeping standing here?” he asked, waving his hand in front of me bringing me out of

trance. I was staring at him and remembering how sweet he was that night. What did I do to him that he

is so rude to me now?

“Um.. no. I was just thinking how rude one can be.” I spoke sternly, looking him directly in his eyes,

challenging him once more don’t knowing for what.

“So you like rude and arrogant men?”, he asked me carefully, caressing my face and putting a loose

lock of hair behind my ears.

“no… I can never like an arrogant and rude person like you.”, I spoke backing my steps and him closing

in the space between us.

“So, it is just me then”

“What are you even talking about”, hardly speaking without stuttering with him standing so close to me.

“Who was satisfying themselves last night in their bed screaming my name…. ahhh”, he spoke closing

the left out space between if there was even, mimicking of thinking hard.

He knows, was I too loud, did everyone hear me, did Jeanne hear me. Shit.

“Damn, you don’t have an idea how hard it was for me not to join you in bed. Trust me no girl ever

complained yet.”, his breath brushed my ears as he spoke. This intimacy was turning me on again that

I was ready to scream his name again.

But this statement of his made me sneer and push him away at that moment. I wanted to scream at

him to tell him he can’t go to another girl now. How can he speak to me like this about another girl?

He is nothing more than just another man whore who leaves after fucking before dawn.

I pushed him away and walked without looking back and ran straight to my room. I don’t want to see

him again. Soon will leave this house and will never see him again.

I locked the door and gulped down half of the bottle water. I wish I could change what happened at that

party or could undo that party so I would have never met him before. It would have been easier.

I went to sleep but couldn’t get to sleep, thinking about the rudest boy of Cooperstown. If he wouldn’t

have happened to be Jeanne’s brother, grandma Nicole’s grandson and Selena’s nephew I would have

slapped him then and there without thinking of consequences.

As I was about to sleep, I heard a loud howl and was startled. It was loud and frightening, it was too

loud to be a dog’s howl. Is there any wolf around? It has a forest around a bit far but no one told me to

be aware of them.

I couldn’t sleep after that, it was hard thinking about having a wolf around.

It was morning but I didn’t sleep last night for even a second, knowing there might be a wolf outside

scared the shit out of me.

I got enough time to get ready and go downstairs to help grandma and Mary. It was good to talk to

them freely. How warm they are, I wonder what it will be to stay here for a lifetime with them around

me.

It will be good but without that arrogant monster around. I don’t want to see him again. Atleast not after

moving to my apartment.

I felt two eyes behind me in my direction while I was helping Mary setting up the table, daggering in my

back and making me squirm. As I turned around I looked with disgust at those eyes, couldn't help

myself. I can’t relax beside him now. He is an a**hole.

I turned around and took my seat quickly. Everyone started to come and took their seats around the

dining table. I was yawning, staying up all night left me tired.

“Someone is too tired, it was too hard to get up early for someone.”, it was Mary who brought attention

to me.

“Sorry, couldn’t help. Didn’t sleep whole night.”, I replied sheepishly and embarrassed.

“Why was the bed too tight, is it uncomfortable? I will get it changed today. Don’t worry about it. You

should have told me earlier.”, it was grandma Nicole this time, all ready to change the mattress of my

room.

“No, no need to change the mattress. It was good. I slept other nights like a baby.” tried my best to

convince her and make her rest.

I caught someone smirking across the table eating his food peacefully and enjoying me getting

nervous. Well, I am overjoyed to tell him, my restlessness last night was not because of him. It was that

damn wolf out there.

“Actually as I was about to go to sleep, I heard some howling outside. It was too loud to be a dog’s

howl.”, I explained. It was a relief seeing him restless, don’t know the reason but I guess its his turn to novelbin

squirm.

I guess everyone is startled with this news. It was like I disturbed their peace.

“Who do you think it was howling, if it was not a dog?”, Ethan asked.

“I think it was a wolf. I am not sure as I was too frightened to even look out of the window. But there is a

forest nearby. It can be a wolf right, has there been another sighting before?” I asked, voicing out my

thoughts of last night.

Everyone on the table is looking at one another asking for an answer, aren’t they living here for the last

23 or 24 years? Shouldn't they know everything about this place and its happenings. Why are they so

startled suddenly or is it they have never encountered a wolf themselves.

“It can be a wolf, they have been sighted 18 years back for the first time. Never hurt anyone all these

years. One of the reasons no one from town goes into deep forest where they have been sighted

frequently.”, Christian said calmly and everyone else fell silent too.

Ethan and Christian are staring at each other, like they are having a silent talk. They were discussing

something silently without words, without anyone knowing what they mean or say.

They continued their silent talks until someone on table cleared their throat and brought all three of us

out of trance.

After breakfast, Ethan and Christian left together for their office while Greg picked up Jeanne for the

office maybe. I left in my car for my office too.

I got my sketches done and got them approved by Harris too. I got my new apartment’s keys from the

resources department. It may be a small town but these two construction companies employ a lot of

people in this town.

I got my keys but still couldn’t move in before the weekend as I don’t want to waste my paid leaves just

to shift houses. As well I don’t want to look unprofessional to Harris who asks for leave in their first

week. But I decided to go and visit the apartment this evening with Jeanne.

I left the office on time and picked up Jeanne to go and visit my apartment before I moved in. We may

be living together under the same roof but working at different companies and having her family around

us doesn’t give us much time to spend.

We already informed Mary that we won’t be at home for dinner. We might have dinner at some

restaurant and then go for some outing. As we reached the building, Jeanne’s face was pale. I asked

her if she is okay, she gave a thumbs up with a smile.

Maybe she is just tired after moving here and joining her family business all in the same week is hard, I

can relate to her. All this and that thing going on with her man whore brother left me tiring as well.

I wish I could tell her and rant in front of her but its her brother I am talking about, I can’t just go and tell

her its her brother with whom I flirted at a party last week. It will be weird for her to know the hunk

whom I lusted over and was obsessed for the whole week is her brother.

I can’t risk my friend just for some nonsense which doesn’t even matter now as her brother is definitely

not my type with that mannerless behaviour.

We reached the 4th floor and unlocked the 43th apartment on the floor. I got assigned a two bedroom

apartment. This building is long standing only for Fieldson company’s. Many of my colleagues live in

the same building and Harris has his own penthouse above where he lives alone.

This building might just have 10 floors with 10 apartments on each floor while the 10th floor has the

penthouse of Harris. I might be living in this building with them after this weekend. Fortunately this

place is not too far from Jeanne’s family house so I can visit grandma and Mary anytime I want to.

“So, I get to sleepover at your place. I will be here every time broda or brother will refuse me for

anything.”, she exclaimed.

“do they ever refuse you for anything. I don’t think so.”, we both laughed.

“but I would love to have you here with me every time you want.”, I continued.

Her face fell pale suddenly, it was like she was on fire. She looks terrible. She is all wet under her

sweat and is hot. I rushed her out and locked the door. We got her in the car and I started driving to her

home.

On my way I called Mary and informed her to get a doctor as J might have high fever although she isn’t

shivering or falling asleep but she is hot as fire. She might need a doctor to get her treatment done as

soon as possible.

As I parked the car outside her house, Greg rushed to her and carried her inside. I went behind them

but her room door was closed. I wanted to go inside but before I could grab the doorknob. Someone

suddenly grabbed my other hand and dragged me to another room.

It was Christian, what the hell does he want. This time I wasn’t even in his way. I was just worried for

Jeanne. I want to be beside her and take care of her but this man has his own problem with me.

Instead of being with her, he is annoying the hell out of me here.