Chapter 36
I parked my car in the garage and looked over at Flans. She was sleeping peacefully and I hesitated to wake her. I stepped out of the car and selected her bags. I gently opened the date of the passenger’s seat and made sure she did’t fall out. With a little shulling of the bagt I managed to lean over her to unbuckle the seatbelt and pick her up. The weighted next to nothing and 1. jet a rush of emotions from having her in my arm. Hara didn’t wake, but she muggled closet, Irating her head on my shoulder. Her breath tickled my neck and I smiled. An the elevator arrived I tried to juggle the two bags and Hana to get the keycard out of my pocket. Hana stirred and locked up at me.
“Hunter” she asked. She looked adorable as she tried to take in het mundings.
“I’m sorry, I tried not to wake you.” [isld bec
“Are we at your place?” she asked, looking around i
The elevate. I chuckled and gently placed her feet on the lear
“We are
elevation, I had some trouble getting my key card it,” I explained and took it now that I had a free hand.
an in the e
“You should have just woke me up. You don’t need to bug me around.” I frowned at the word the uned, like the was some
* koked like you needed to slap, and you weigh next to nothing, sweetness,” I ted her and scanned my cand and extend my security code. As I did, the button to the pent house lit up. Thit in and the elevator started moving. “I will get you your card and pin rode tomorrow,” I said.
“You need a kay if you are going in stay.
“B–but it’s only overnight,” the objected as the elevator opened up to the first hallway.
“Hana, you will be staying until we know that you are safe,” I told her. “This is the first hallway. That door loads into the apartment, it always stays closed and locked. The door man has access to theloo, but only to this point. They don’t have access to the apartment. If I get any deliveries, they will leave them here. There is a camera in each of those two corners that connects to the security system inside,” 1 explained.
“Like a modern peephole,” the said. I stilled and nodded.
“Yes. To get inside you will to the same card and code as in the tor,” I said and opened the door into my apartment. “Welcome to my place,” I told her and felt a sudden wave of nervousness wash on me. I didn’t spend much time at home and it never felt homely. Not For Han’s apartment. Would she hate it? Hana walked into the open space that to the left hold the kitchen and to the right the Thing room. The space was two stories high and beyond the couch the floor to ceiling window showed the city.
“Wow,” she said as she took everything in.
“You are more than welcome to use the kitchen whenever you like. But I don’t think I have that much food at home. We’ll fix that tomorrow. If you want you are welcome to watch TV, I have a Playstation as well if you need something to do. Through that door,” I said and pointed to a door arms the room. “There is a gym. The door next to it is the bathroom and the door next to that is my office. We can wit up your computer if you want to work from there,” I offered. “On the top floor,” I continued and gestured to the stairs that lead to the walkway looking out over the open plan toom. “I my bedroom and the quest room. Both have their own bathrooms.”
Wow,” she said again. “This place is amazing. Thank you for letting me stay and I can’t steal your office. I can work from the
the guest
she said
“You won’t steal it. I rarely use it, and if I do it’s often if I ned to work in the evenings or during the night. We can s
share it, I insisted.
“Okay. But just so you know, you shouldn’t work like that. You work all day, you need to allow yourself to relax” she told me. I smiled and felt the warmth in my chest that came from someone caring for you.
“I will semember that. Are you | tired?” |
asked
“Me? No, I had a nap. How about you?” she asket.
“Not really. I want to show you something. Come with me.” I told hat and placed her bags by the couch. I took her hand and walked into my office: My desk faced the door and had it’s back to the window overlooking the city. Both side walls were covered in bookshelves. I walked to the one on the left. “This is important that you remember I told her and pressed the nose of a bust on ne of the shelves. The face of the bust glided up and revealed a number pad, Hana let out a surprised sound. “This is the panel to the pafilc room. The code is 149248, we can teach it to you tomorrow,” I said and punched the numbers into the pad. One of the bookshelves made a clicking sound and then swung open to reveal a small room.
Wow,” Han said as she probed inside.
I kross this makes me look a little paranoid. But it’s a good way in showcase what a full setup of our security system look like. And you never know. The room has its own electrical system an well as ventilation and phone Tice. There is food and water to last for three days for two people. If something happens when I’m not home, you will go inside this room and shut the door and call me and the police. You will be safe inside will I can get to you,” I told her. She looked at me with big eyes. “Not that something will happen. This place is more secure than most banks. But I don’t want you to try and crawl around the side of this place. We are on the twenty theor
“Good. I will show you how the security system works in the morning. I don’t think you will remember much if we go through it now,” I told her as I closed the door to the panic room.
“You are probably right
odmitted. “I feel like a wrung ng
“How about
you your room and then we can watch some TV to try and wind down?” I suggested.
Chapter 36
“I would like that, and I would like to change to a new pair of pyjamas, she told me. She had been wearing her pink priama pants and the oversized cardigan since she had opened the door to me
“You do that and if you want to use the shower that is fine as well. Are you hungry?” Lasted. She considered it as we walked out into the livingroom and I picked up her bags and guided her up
the stairs.
“A little, but I will live if we need to wait until tomorow,” she told me. I could kick myself for my comment about not having food at home.
“Don’t worry. I will to something for us to wat. Is there something you don’t eat?” I asked.
“Sun Dried tomatoes,” she told me and scrunched her nose as if the thought of them repubed her.
“That’s easy enough to avoid. This is your room,” I said as we reached the first door on the upstairs landing I opened the door to a good sized room with a queen size bed, two armchairs, a dresser and a door that led into the bathroom. “Why don’t you take a shower and change and come downstairs when you are ready?” I s
suggested.
does sound nice, thank you Hunter,” she said.
“You need to stop thanking me, wetness. I’ll see you in a bit.” I placed her bags in the bed and went downstairs. I opened the kitchen draw that held all the take out menus. If there was one thing my kitchen was stocked full of it was menus. I didn’t know what to order so I ordered from the Spanish restaurant. I may have gone a bit overboard on the tapas menu. But I wanted to make sue Hat would have something she liked. I also placed an order to a convenience store that had round the clock delivery. I didn’t have a clue what to order. But went with some basic foods that would allow us to have something to eat for breakfast. Lastly I called down to the doorman, telling him I was expecting two deliveries and to just place them in the first hallway. Too late I thought about liking my own shower. But I gubbed a clean t–shirt from the gym and washed it off in the sink in the downstairs bathuoce I was done by the time the home security system lot me know someone was making in the first hallway, I checked the camera and saw the doorman place my orders down and return to the elevator. I took the food inside. The tragrance from the Spanish restaurant had me drooling. But I started unloading the proceres. For the first time since moving into this place the years ago, the refrigerator and pantry held actual food that needed to be cooked. Just the knowledge made it feel more like a home, I was taking out plates and cutlery when Hara came walking down the stairs. Her black hair was damp and she was wearing sweatpants and a t–shirt. Her curves are on display and I forced my mind to focus on the food.
“I ordered from the Spanish place, there is a little of everything.” I told her.
“The smell is heavenly,” she said.
“Tets wat on the couch and watch some TV,” Isted and book the bug of food and the big pitcher with sweet tea 1 had prepared. From powder, but still. I was planning on going back for the rest once I placed the first load down. But Han book the plates and glasses and followed. We made ourselves comfortable on the couch and opened all the containers with food. I put on a noture show and asked Hana if it was okay with her to watch. She was more than happy and more focused on the food. As we ate we talked and joked. Hana fell in love with the stuffed dates wrapped in bason and I tried to steal them from het plate. My attempts weren’t serious, but the way Hana laughed when she tried to avoid my attacks had me addicted. When both of us were stuffed, there was still food left. We put it away and wont back to the couch. “I’m sorry, but I don’t have any blankets,” I said. I hadn’t thought about it before then. “Do you want me to bring down a comforter from the bed?” Hana laughed.
“No end. I’m fine as it is,” she told me. Somehow we ended up with Hana leaning against me as we watched a documentary on groundhogs. It didn’t take long for me to hear Hana’s breathing change. She had fallen asleep against me. I sat there for another fifteen minutes, just enjoying the moment. Then I gently lifted her up and carried her upstairs. I wanted to place her in my bed and crawl into bed next to her. But that would just scream predator. Instead 1 tucked her into her own bed before going into my room.
