It was bedtime, and we were both in bed, in each other's arms.
"Jake? Can I ask you something?"
"Anything."
"What did you mean when you said you never planned on taking me to your apartment?" I raised my head and balanced it on my elbow.
"You remember? I thought you would let it slip."
"Nope... tell me, now."
Jake got up as well and turned to my side. He was facing me now. He sighed and finally answered.
"Well... umm, you know I am not very proud of my history with women. That apartment was my bachelor pad. I kind of did a lot of things there."
"You mean, you kind of did a lot of girls there?" I stated with a straight disgusted face. Surprisingly, I was amused and happy at his honesty, but I thought of playing him a bit.
"Yes... if you put it that way." He murmured while dodging eye contact. He was apologetic.
"Gross. You are so gross." I acted as if I was deeply hurt.
"Hey, we discussed this, no more judging on the past. I am sorry, but I am a completely changed man now. I love you, and only you. I want to give you the best, that's why I never took you there. You didn't deserve that place."
Looking at his regretful face, I couldn't control any further, and I finally burst out laughing.
"I was playing you, sorry. Come here. I know what you mean. I love you nevertheless. Thank you for being honest with me, really means a lot." I held his face and planted a kiss on his forehead.
"You are so going to regret messing with me. I got scared for a minute." He sighed in relief and held me even closer. He was about to kiss me when I took a pillow from the side and hit him unexpectedly.
He was taken aback, and I took that as an opportunity to run from him. We were both running around and having a pillow fight in his room. Our giggles filled the room.
Suddenly, I noticed a shadow at the far window.
I stopped and reluctantly went ahead to see who it was. I removed the curtains and oddly found nothing.
"What happened Emma?"
"I thought I saw something... or someone."
"I don't think so. We are very safe here. Come back to bed. We had a long day today."
I agreed and blamed my paranoia before going to sleep in his arms again.
It seems I had started to imagine things.
Chapter 32
Handling the ex
Emma
We both woke up with a slight knock on our door.
Jake went ahead to answer it. It was Aunt Olivia.
"Son, your mom is ready to leave. She has requested your presence."
"Sure. I will be right outside."
Jake turned around to look at me; my eyes still fluttering open. "Hey, you can sleep in. I won't be long". He gave me a quick kiss before heading out.
It didn't take me long to doze off again. I was then again woken up by a series of soft pecks on my cheeks.
"Good Morning, sleepyhead. It's almost ten am." Jake whispered as he gave me the warmest smile, and then pointed towards a neat breakfast table set in the dining area of the room.
"Crap. I slept again. Weekends usually do that to me." I pouted at Jake, to which he chuckled and then placed a neat table cloth on my laps.
"Are you serving me breakfast?"
"Yes, I prepared for you myself, sit back and just enjoy your breakfast in bed". He paced back and forth from the bed to the table, while serving me some hot coffee along with a plate full of eggs, toast and sausages.
"You are spoiling me."
"You deserve nothing but the best Emm. Now come on, eat." His eyes were full of love and warmth.
I took a couple of bites, and eventually, Jake broke the silence again, "Emma, I need to talk to you about something."
"What is it?" I was confused, my mouth still full of food.
"You remember my meeting with Erica the other day? She had invited us for lunch today. She wanted to make up for her bad behavior and start afresh with you."
"Oh..." That's all I could mutter.
"We can always not go, anything that you feel comfortable with, your choice." Jake looked at me with hopeful eyes. I hadn't forgotten Erica's insults, but since Jake was already going through so much, it was only fair if I gave her another chance, for his sake.
"I think we should go."
"Are you sure? Last time I checked you hated the guts of that girl." Jake looked surprised at my decision.
"Yes. I still don't trust her, but we should never be too quick to judge someone. If she matters to you as a friend, I want to give her another chance."
Jake gave me a warm smile again, "Thank you, Emma. I appreciate this. We will leave in a couple of hours. Meanwhile, I have a few urgent calls to attend. I will see you in the living room, sharp at noon."
After finishing my breakfast, I took my own sweet time getting ready. As I got out of the shower and was changing in the room, I heard footsteps right outside.
For a minute, I thought that may be someone was in the room already, or either someone was just outside, and soon there will be a knock at the door.
However, when nothing happened, I decided to take a peek. I quickly got dressed and went outside to check who it was, but only found long empty corridors with no single person in
