“Oh, she would notice I wasn’t around and come looking for me,” Daniella said to him having no choice but to follow him.
When they reached his car that he parked outside, he took her to the passenger seat and pushed her to the door of his car giving her a glare.
“What is your problem? Why did you come back? Do you want to continue where you stopped? Can’t, you see Dimitri is already doing okay without you? Why then come back? Do you want to ruin his life again?” he asked with a frown trying to understand her intentions.
“And that too, you came through Audriana. You knew they were married right?” he asked growing angry.
“It’s none of your business,” she said after some time.
“It is everything my business. Look, I don’t know what is going on in that crazy mind of yours but you need to stop this madness and let him be. I really can’t say what bad thing you did to Dimitri that made him become what he became before he met Audriana but you need to leave him alone”
“He is starting to find happiness with Audriana after a long time and now you came out of nowhere for what?” he asked “Answer me, for what?”
“As I said earlier, IT. IS. NONE. OF. YOUR. BUSINESS,” she said them out one by one and matching his glare.
He looked at her and seeing that he can’t get anything out of her he sighed and stepped back then looked away then brushed his blonde hair with his fingers and buried his face in his palm.
He took his palms from his face and looked at her then sighed again, this time he didn’t look angry or intimidating. His eyes were pleading instead.
“Look Daniella” he moved a bit closer to her still looking into her eyes that weren’t showing anything emotions.
“Dimitri is happy now and I want it to stay that way. Don’t do any stupid thing to Audriana, I beg you. He has started to find happiness with her. I love Dimitri like my brother and seeing him happy makes me happy too, please don’t ruin it for him, I beg you” he joined his palms together like in prayer.
She just looked at him then looked away and closed her eyes.
‘He should be happy with only you Daniella, only you. No one should or must take your place in his life. He is for you, only you Daniella’ she could hear the same voice that talks to her ring the same words over and over in her head.
She didn’t want to act weird or look weird in his eyes… not like she doesn’t seem crazy already to him. She pushed him so he was some distance away from her, opened the door, and entered the car.
He sighed and shook his head then went to sit in the driver’s seat so he could take her home.
“Where are you staying?” he asked.
***
Her parents were trying to get her in the conversation but she was not getting in and would just nod and smile at whatever they are saying then look around for any sign of Dimitri or Aiden.
It has been some minutes already and no sign of them yet.
What was going on? Did they all go to catch up on old times? Without her? What was happening?
She would sometimes jump when one of them touched her shoulder or glare at them when they disturb her train of thoughts.
“What’s going on honey?” she heard her mum say from her side and almost jumped but her mum held put.
“Uh… no–not–nothing,” she replied.
“Really? Because you have been jumpy, search and should I say moody since Aiden brought you to hang out with us. Are you sure you are fi-”
“Mum, I am fine, I will just go check on Sofia,” she said and put her drink down then stood up and walked in the direction Dimitri went in minutes ago.
She walked and looked at hallways she would come across by her left and right then call out his name to know where he was. She thought he was in his former room and was going to turn in the hallway that leads there when she heard a feminine voice coming upfront from the hallway she was walking in.
“Dimitri, are you there? She asked and walked forward then stopped in her tracks when she saw a man sitting on the floor with his head and back resting on the wall.
“Dimitri?” she called out but the man didn’t respond so she walked really fast and saw that it was Dimitri with his eyes closed.
He looked distressed in his sleeping state and had beads of sweat on his forehead.
Is he okay? she asked herself.
She crouched still looking at him then moved a bit closer to him and placed her hand on his face but was startled when he grabbed her wrist tightly and opened his eyes just a little with a faraway look.
When he saw that it was her he released his hold on her wrist and closed his eyes again.
“Are you okay?” she asked checking his forehead and neck for his temperature.
He was quite warm, just a bit sweaty and shaky.
“Did you eat something that might have made you sick?” she asked but he didn’t answer.
Sighing she stood up but was stopped in the process and since she was mid standing when he pulled her she landed on his chest and he let out an ‘Oof’
“Sorry,” she said and tried to get off him but he held her in place and wrapped his arms around her.
“Stay,” he said after a while.
“I was going to without your request” she replied and he just chuckled then adjusted himself properly so he can comfortable.
They sat there on the floor of the empty hallway in each other’s arms. She adjusted her head so his soft breaths tickled his neck and he rested his head partly on her face and would occasionally place kisses on her nose.
“You know, you weight so much for a slightly petite woman,” he said after a while and she scrunched her face in annoyance.
“Oh please,” he chuckled and closed his eyes and so did she.