Tolerating The Player

I woke up to the sweet aroma of roast chicken that filled my nose. Zach must have gotten up earlier to prepare a meal for us because I was damn hungry last night even though I ate most of the pizza. I remembered a day he said he didn’t like to eat with me because I end up cheating him most of the time.

It wasn’t actually my fault, he was a slow eater and hell who the fuck eats slowly so I always end up helping him to finish his food on time, even after that day he said those words he still ate with me the next morning.

I removed the blanket from my body and realized I was still naked but then I felt sad because we didn’t get to have sex together last night after everything we’ve done already.

For some reason when he was about to thrust himself into me, he got a call on his phone that turned his mood off. I noticed how bothered he was about the call but didn’t want to ask him last night hoping we might still do it but then I need to make sure everything is okay with him.

Standing up from the bed, I scanned through my box but couldn’t just seem to find something that matches my taste in clothing this morning so I opened Zach’s wardrobe. It’s always the perfect solution to almost everything.

I wore an oversized white shirt that fell right above my knee, all of the clothes in his wardrobe seemed new but then he would have bought new clothes since he barely took up to ten of those from Tennessee.

I found my way out of the bathroom and into the kitchen. Zach was standing by the counter working magic on our breakfast wearing only a short and he was shirtless. Seeing him shirtless made me want to suck on his tiny cute nipples but I resisted.

“Good morning baby” I greeted as I hugged him from the back, he twirled me and brought me to the front before placing a kiss on my lips and I quickly jumped.

“What happened?” His brows furrowed.

“I haven’t brushed my teeth yet” I flushed with embarrassment while my hands covered my mouth.

“Do I look like I give a damn?” He rolled his brows and dished the food into a large plate with some assortments beside it on a tray.

He walked away from the kitchen to the bedroom. I was going to join him but quickly remembered that I needed to be neat and brush my teeth first. Besides, Zach was a slow eater and I would definitely catch up with him before he eats more than five bites.

Truly I came out of the bathroom and met the breakfast still whole, with a sly smile on my face I sat cris crossed on the bed and started to eat.

Shortly afterwards, we finished eating and both went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. I found this as the perfect and right opportunity to ask him about last night.

“What happened last night?” I asked but he acted like he wasn’t paying attention to me as he cleaned the plates dry before putting them back in the cupboard.

“Zach!” I called out his name but softly.

“Nothing happened Bella,” he sent a smile to me but something in me could tell he was lying. For a moment he wanted to have me so bad but the moment he answered the call he wasn’t even hard any more.

“You’re lying to me” I pointed out the obvious.

“I’m not, trust me when I say nothing happened. You don’t have to be worried about me besides you came here to clear your mind off of some things you don’t need to add another thing” he placed his hands on my shoulders and gave me a pat.

I knew Zach was a strong man and he never let people know how truly hurt he is but then we’ve passed that and he does tell me most of the things that bothers him but why wasn’t he saying anything now? Or perhaps it was because he thinks I would call him another burden if he tells me.

I was about to say something else when he suddenly pulled me closer to him and softly kissed me on my lips.

“I love you Bella, you don’t need to worry about this, I’m going to take you on a little tour around my school later today” He said before walking away to his bedroom when his phone rang again.

ZACH’S POV

After the call I received last night I was left speechless and worried, how the fucking hell do they know about Isabella and just as I thought I was over with my past a new problem showed up. I couldn’t bring myself to sleep even though I tried to close my eyes.

What if they do something bad to Bella or worse what if she finds out the truth about my past, there was no way I would let that happen.

I checked the time on my phone and it was six am in the morning, meaning I didn’t sleep for a split second all through the night but If Bella wakes up she might figure it out that I had a sleepless night.

I stood up from the bed and went to the bathroom for a quick clean up and maybe to come up with an idea or something that would save Bella and our relationship.

After bathing, no idea seemed to have popped up in my head so I decided to make breakfast instead, at least she would eat once she’s awake. After some few minutes I heard the sheets rattling from the room and assumed she must be awake.

My heart pounded for no reason or probably with the thought of her in danger, I was scared she might read everything on my forehead that I wiped my face with my hand even though it had no effect on whatsoever.

I felt her warm body hugging me from behind as her raspy little voice greeted me. I twirled her to bring her to my front and she had a smile on her face. She was putting on my tee-shirt, I missed having her scents on my clothes and if it wasn’t for my critical condition at the moment I wouldn’t think twice before pulling off that cloth on her.

I decided to act normal even though it’s really hard to act normal when you don’t know what’s normal anymore. I placed a kiss on her lips but she jumped immediately.

For no reason my whole body felt a tension and my thoughts became wild, what if she knows already?

“What happened?” I managed to ask her as I kept a straight face.

“I haven’t brushed my teeth” she covered her mouth with her hands and I felt a relieve that she knows nothing yet but only flinched because she was scared her breath stink.

“Do I look like I give a damn?” I tried to lighten the mood so she wouldn’t suspect anything and she flushed. I assumed I was doing okay or so I thought.

Immediately after we finished our breakfast she dropped the question I have been avoiding for so long.

“What happened last night?” She asked , I had nothing to say to her nor have I practised my speech so I pretended to not hear her even though I knew her curiosity would lead her to asking again.

“Zach!” Her voice was soft this time and I could tell she was worried.

“Nothing happened Bella ” I smiled at her but then I fell in love with someone who notices the littlest thing, she didn’t buy what I said even though I just wished she would forget about it. There was no way I would tell her about what was going on and I wasn’t going to let her know from anyone else either.

“You’re lying to me” her voice was bitter this time and I felt bad for having to make her worry over me even though she had a lot on her head already and this would only stress her the more so I told her not to worry too much about me but to relax her mind since she’s here in Brazil. It was supposed to be the other way around with me taking care of her and lessen her worries rather than inflicting more pain.

She was about to counter what I had just said when I placed a soft kiss on her lips to assure her that everything would be okay and she didn’t need to worry. I was going to hug her till we both felt alright when I heard my phone ringing.

“Shit!” I silently cussed on seeing the caller’s ID but there was no way I would ignore the call else something terrible might happen so I picked the call anyway.

“What took you so long?” the person said in a calm way that also showed anger.

“I’m sorry” I apologized. Never in my life did I think I would apologize this way, even when I was alone in Brazil and they brought up their threats. I never said sorry nor was I freaked out but this time it involves my Bella and I don’t want anything bad to happen to her. I would have to take care of these people once Bella leaves Brazil but in the main time she can’t leave my sight.

“Well you better be sorry, just know my eyes are on you everywhere you go and you need to meet me today in two hours time” the person ordered.

“I’m sorry I can’t, I have plans” I said before hanging up in frustration. I had promised Bella to show her around and the earlier I do that the better it would be for both of us since she would leave earlier than she planned.

A text suddenly popped up on my phone screen, “you’ll regret hanging up” it read.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Releasing a heavy sigh I slumped beside the bed and buried my head in my hands.