Page 87 of Saved By A Dark Billionaire
I'm starting to get tired of reading about Ian. I skipped a couple of entries about him, figuring it would be safe to do so. I can't keep reading about how amazing Ian is. She was definitely a love sick teen at this point. I reached Christmas in no time. Her dad had forgotten to buy her something and ended up drunk on the couch again. She spent it alone and cold, because he had forgotten to pay the electric bill. She was miserable.
Ian came by her house, causing her to panic. She walked with him to keep him away from her dad in case he woke. Ian had gotten her a gift, a necklace with a blue teardrop pendant the color of her eyes.I know that pendant.I've seen her wear it.
I couldn't believe she still had it. It must have meant a lot to her for her to keep it safe for so many years. I need to buy her a gift, or should I say I want to buy her one. It has to be perfect though, so it'll take me a little while to think of it.
Rose shifted in her sleep, making me freeze until she settled back down. She seemed like she was chewing in her sleep with the way her lips were moving. It was very adorable to see. I leaned down kissing her forehead. She's so absolutely perfect. I closed her journal and held her tighter against me. Feeling her body pressed against mine helped ease my mind. For once, I actually got more than 4 hours of sleep.
I've noticed I tend to sleep better when Rose is with me. She's so warm and soft. She's this piece of me I've been missing all this time. It's like her presence alone is enough to drive away my dark thoughts, my loneliness, and my depression. I stayed asleep until I felt her try to pull away from me. I held her tight, unwilling to relinquish her yet.
"If you don't let me go I'm going to end up peeing on your bed," she warned me, causing me to chuckle.
"You can go when I get my good morning kiss," I said through slanted eyes.
"But I have morning breath."
"I don't care. Kiss me if you want me to let you go." I smirked feeling her lean forward. Her lips met mine for a split second, but before she could pull away I cupped her face in my hands and held her to my lips a moment longer. I spread her lips with my own, lightly licking her bottom one. When I felt satisfied I reluctantly let her go.
"Hurry back," I said, watching her walk towards the bathroom.
I suddenly felt so cold without her in my arms. I heard the sink turn on after the toilet flushed. She was brushing her teeth, worried about her breath. I smiled at her in amusement when she opened the bathroom door back up. She ran towards the bed, jumping on top of me with a giggle.
"When do you have classes today?" I asked her, wondering how much time I have with her this morning.
"I have a class at eleven, one and three." She smiled. "But my three o’clock one was canceled today because Mr. Burnley got food poisoning."
"Okay, perfect. I'll take you to class at 10:30 and pick you up at two. I'll run some errands while you're on campus. I know Hailey would like to see you today."
"For sure! She's already texted me a million times. We're gonna have lunch together today between our classes," she informed me.
It's important I don't monopolize my Rose. She has other people in her life and I need to make sure to give her time to see them, even if all I want to do is carry her around with me everywhere. I kissed her forehead with a smile.
"Sounds perfect." I have to meet with Connor today anyway. He's already found what I asked him to. Davis, Carter and I will pay her father a visit this afternoon. Hopefully, we can get him to leave without too much trouble.
"Breakfast?" She looked up at me through her eyelashes.
"What would you like?"
"Cereal sounds good." She shrugged.
"I'm not the biggest fan of cereal so I don't usually have any here."
"Seriously?" She seemed so genuinely surprised. I held her closer to me, looking into those beautiful blue eyes.
"Yes, seriously, but I'll go to the store and buy you your favorite cereal today if you tell me what it is?"
"Don't go now," she quickly said with a pout, making my smile widen.
"I'll go later when you're in class."
"Okay then, in that case, my favorite cereal is Special K with the strawberries in them. I love strawberries. They're my favorite." Red like her. I kissed her rosy lips, tasting the mint from the toothpaste. I think it's sweet she was so worried about her breath. I picked her up and carried her towards the kitchen, despite her protests of being able to walk on her own. I sat her on the kitchen counter, where she could watch me. Her legs swung as they dangled off the edge. She watched me while I made our omelets.
"Here you go." I handed her plate to her, and she immediately dug in.
I've noticed my Rose has a healthy appetite. She never lets any food go to waste, and I'm starting to wonder if it's because of how little food she had growing up. It still breaks my heart to think of her going hungry because her father was irresponsible. I don't want her to ever worry about food again. As much as I would love to taste my Rose's cooking, I don't want her to have to cook if she doesn't want to.
I could kill her father, and my own. They're at the top of the shit list.
Chapter 31
