Chapter 2

A Nidhi and Appy Collab

CHAPTER #2

See something I like ? Umm maybe yeah. This deep voice intruded my thoughts. My eyes couldn't help but to roam around his the tattooed arms.  I watched fascinated the way they flexes as he moves them. My admiration doesn't end there. Little bit done his well toned six pack abs blew my mind away. Is this man for real? The V that runs from his abs and hides into his boxer briefs did funny things to my stomach. Stop right there grace. Don't go further down. Earth Lady. Something snaps in front of my eyes jolting me out of my day-dreams well a very good looking, ogle worthy day dream. And my eyes move to meet his eyes, I was mesmerised by the colour of it. A deeper shade of grey held so much mystery. The moment my eyes land on his lips it twitched. That smirk on his face...wait OHMIGOD! I am caught staring. My immediate reaction, Gasp and ears started throbbing and I know sure my cheeks are as red as tomatoes. Embarrassing.

"Hello? Where do you go again and again?" He asks incredulously waving his hand in front of me. "Do you talk or are you...?"

"GRACE! Get a hold on your train of thoughts." I scolded myself. I can't let someone get under my nerves like this. I WON'T SWOON OVER THIS GUY. I repeat it as my mantra. But I cannot deny what is happening to me. This is never happened to me before. Not even with...umm. "STOP", damn i said that loud.

Probably he found it amusing. His eyebrows rose and that killer smirk appeared again.

"Sweet Cheeks, I haven't even touched you. And trust me if I touch you, STOP is not something you will say."

I don't even know what to say. I was so shocked hearing his self obsessed speech. Who does he think he is. And what the hell is he doing in my apartment, Naked? Okay almost naked.

"Who are you?", I ask crossing my arms.

"Ms. Williams, I..."

"How do you know my name?", I panicked immediately. It is so creepy. I can feel my anxiety attack coming back. "UGH. Who are you?" I ask him again agitatedly. I need to know who the hell he is and why is he in my apartment. I need him out asap.

"Are you okay?" he frowned. "It looks like you are going to pass out. I know your name because you are my roommate".

Roommate? ROOMMATE? "UGH. Sorry. I was expecting a girl as my roommate not a naked guy." I admit with my eyes roaming everywhere but at him.

"Doll, you should check your eyes. I am definitely not naked. I am wearing my PJs. But since your eyes were glued to my skin the moment you laid it on me, I don't really blame you." he chuckles. OH MY! My eyes meets his, captivating me for a moment before he broke the spell. YET AGAIN. Gah! And why the hell is he giving me nicknames? To irritate me more he chuckles. Guy has some serious guts.

"Stop with the nicknames. They sound like strippers." I deadpanned. And he guffawed. Gaah.

"Why dont you check out the rest of the house and see yourself. There is no other girl except the one standing right in front of me. But you can try though..." He trails moving towards me with a genuine smile on his lips. The guy can walk. I have never seen someone walk so gracefully in real life. Is he a model or something? He halts just one or two steps away and bends towards me. OMG! He is going to kiss me. SHIT. I am glued at the spot stuck between him and the couch. I brushed my teeth 10 hours ago to be precised. Wait why am I thinking when i brushed my teeth. I am definitely not letting him kiss me. I don't know him, he doesn't know me then why would I let someone kiss me? I looked at his lips nervously. He has kissable lips like soft and plump. Oh god. I am so dead.

I don't know what made me shut my eyes and decide to feel and be in the moment. Two seconds back i wasn't even ready to kiss this guy. What's his name again? I don't even know his name for god sake and i am ready to kiss this stranger. Correction, I am ready for him to kiss me. I haven't kissed anybody in last 3 god-damn years. I feel my nerves calm down and wait for the kiss. Which never came. URGH!

"Ms. Williams. You're still lost?" He asks and I open my eyes stunned to see him buttoning up his shirt. WAIT. From where did that shirt come from?

And the doorbell goes off. Whatta day. "Nice to meet you Ms. UGH WILLIAMS." He goes to attend the impatient human-being on the other side of the door. "COMING." He shouts. He returns back to his place. IN FRONT OF ME. "Be back."

I finally decide to move my lazy bum and take a walk around the apartment. Avoiding the room the hot mess just disappeared into I check out the kitchen, the other bedroom with attached balcony and a bath. I get back to living room to find myself alone. Thank god he still didn't return. I can't gawk at him anymore. There is something about him that is getting on my nerves. And I can't let that happen yet again.

"Did you find any other girl?" I jump at his voice. There he is. Dressed in white button down shirt, sleeves rolled up till his biceps giving me a stunning view of his buffed up muscles with blue denims hung low on his waist. "Christ!" I muttered audibly. This guy is a living sin. A very attractive sin. I checked him out top to bottom till he was standing right in front of me. My throat just went dry seeing him smirking at me, almost mockingly.

"NO!" I am surprised to even hear my own voice.  

He laughs. A full throaty laugh. And again takes short steps towards me pinning me with a glare. This guy is making it hard for me. Sigh.  I am not closing my eyes this time. He bends a little and murmurs, "I am all you are going to have eggplant."

WHAT? "NOOO!" I pushed his chest hard with all my force. He stumbled back a little. Clearly shocked at my sudden burst. Before today I had no clue that I possessed this much amount of force in me. This is so not happening.

"EASY!" He scowls as he holds out his hand as if surrendering.  

Easy? Hell nothing has been easy for me since that night. NOTHING. And from morning this day has been nothing but flashback of that day. A shudder went through me. I hate being cornered and NO this time I am not going to let the fear win over. After a beat or two I looked over to find Mr. with grey eyes searching something on my face. God this guy can't make my day any better. I need to buck up and get started with my stuffs.

"Move the hell out of my way." I snarled at him. He looked everywhere but at me as if I shouted on anyone else in the room. "MOVE!" I motioned him to move aside to get myself to kitchen. This was one of hell tiring day.

"Are you bipolar? Coz I definitely didn't read you wrong. Whats with you blowing hot and cold in the wink of an eye?"

Before I could answer...

Knock. Knock.

"YEAH. Wait up for few mins." Grey eyes replied to whosoever was at door. "Look, I am going to go out. The first thing you will see in the morning will be me." He gestured himself with his thumb.

"Confident enough. Aren't we?" I grilled him with a raised brow.

"OH! You don't know me yet." He replied with a wink.

"Cocky." I murmured. He was staring at me with a smirk turning into goofy grin as if he heard me and began to tie his shoelaces. He patted his hands and started towards me. There was a familiarity in his smile. I couldn't put it up together. He walked past me to wash and dry his hands.

Once again he came towards me and cornered me. This time I fisted my fingers determined not to react and stood glued to the place.

"Good Night." He huskily whispered into my ear, his breath tickling my neck. GOD. I can't take whatever it was, the unknown sensation, so I moved away. And I did only to fall.

"DAFUQ." I rubbed my elbows which hurt like anything. "Who keeps skates in the kitchen?" I scowled at grey eyes to find him laughing at my misery. IDIOT. "OUCH." The pain shot through my arms as I tried to pick myself up. Shit my leg.

"Here." Grey eyes offered his hand in all seriousness. WEIRD.

If I offered him my hand he would know I am weak and by no way I am going to show my weaknesses to anyone. The old' weak Grace is left behind.

I felt a hand grip my left biceps. And my eyes shot up to meet grey eyes smiling at me. It TINGLES. Sheesh!

"DON'T TOUCH ME." I barked at him.

"Okay." He left my arm and I fell back on my bum as he was halfway through pulling me up.

"ARGHHH. You're such a jerk." I shouted at his back. "Can't you see my leg condition?"

"I KNOW I AM A JERK. Never pretended otherwise" He laughed while exiting from the apartment. I sighed. Finally a relief. "GOOD NIGHT." He peeked into the kitchen through the window. "And no I have far better things to check out Grrrace. I wish I could see your sexy little bum all red at the moment."

My mouth fell open... something caught in my hand and i threw it towards the window. ALL MEN ARE PIGS. PERIOD.

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Knock. Knock.

Now who the hell it is. "COME IN." I shouted as I tried to make myself up for the fourth time since that jerk left. Damn my leg, paining like hell. He is such a cow. Well, it was me who had refused to take his help when he offered. Now deal with it you stupid idiot.

"OH MY! Sweetie are you okay?" An aged lady came running towards me. Phew a help. LADY TO THE RESCUE.

"Ummm. I am fine." She somehow managed to pull me up. It feels good to be back on my legs. "Thanks." I retreated with a smile. "By the way, who are you?" Was she my roommate? I secretly prayed. If she is it would be so much better than that cow.

"OH DEAR! I am the next door neighbour. Mrs. Jones." She answered cheerfully. More than me she was happy. As if she found a long lost friend.

Because i wasn't a hugger, i extended my arms to shake. But she engulfed me into a big bear hug almost choking me to death. Oh dear!

"Mrs. Jones, it's nice to meet you. I am Grace. Grace Williams." I untangled myself awkwardly.

"You are so pretty. Are you his girlfriend?"

"WHAT!!! NO I am his roommate."

"Awww. I thought he is. Isnt he a very handsome boy? And oh you both will make a lovely couple."

Hopeless Romantic, I sighed.

"Anyways I heard some noise so i came to check on the boy."

Mr Charmer, I gritted my teeth.

"It was good to see you Grace. See you soon darling. Goodnight".

"Night Mrs. Jones", I halved a sigh and secured the door. After checking upteenth time i came back to the living area.

I picked up my suitcase and backpack and headed towards the bedroom.

**

There were two rooms side by side. I entered the first one and saw his stuffs dumped on the bed. His t-shirts, jeans trousers and...his sexy underwears. My cheeks felt hot seeing them. The wall behind the bed was filled with pictures of scantily cladded models. My eyes went towards the table and to my utter shock saw few stacks of po*n magazines and xxx rated CDs. As if I have seen a ghost I closed my eyes and almost stumbled out of his room as fast as possible.

Quickly I went to the other room and dumped my case near the bed started to organize it. It took me more than 2 hours to settle down in the room. I cleaned up the table arranged the room as per my needs. I kept my books, my laptop and few girly stuffs on my side of the table. necessary medicines in the drawer including my tampons and locked it.

Finally it's time for the best part of after cleaning. A shower. "HUH? Why the hell my bathroom has double doors." I ran over to check the other door before starting the shower. "DAMN!!! A COMMON BATHROOM." I sighed with annoyance. Returning back i checked the bathroom and surprisingly looked clean and dry. I was horrified thinking about his bathroom etiquette since his bedroom was a disaster. I placed his stuffs on the left side of the basin counter and mine on the right. As it was fairly neat i didn't have to do much. Just place my things and shifted his and I was done.

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After taking a hot shower I made my way towards the kitchen. I prefer eating light at night, so i made myself a veggie sandwich. Thanks to the hunk who seems to fill up the refrigerator. I will talk about the money part tomorrow. If he is my roommate we need to set some ground rules and money was a major factor for me.

Thinking about him I realized I must have reacted over the top, the moment he held my bicep i didn't feel repulsive. His warm fingers tingled my skin and his protective gesture set butterflies in my stomach. That was the the reason I asked to back off because i was tangled in my own emotions and was unable to comprehend what was happening. Our two missed kiss added fuel to my emotions. Urgh! stop it. Whats wrong with you grace.

I wonder where did he go tonight? Probably partying with some bimbo. Well who doesn't like tall, beautiful, blonds. Twirling my hair I wonder whether he likes blondes or brunettes? Honestly I don't think he cares much. He knows that can get any girl he wants. And specially a good looking guy like him, girls must be throwing themselves at him.

**

"Let me have you Grace."

"Please. Don't. NOOO!", a scream burst through my throat and i woke up panting. Not again, shit. Looks like I forgot to take my meds. I checked clock. It was 2am. Sigh! another sleepless night. I looked around to find myself alone and safe. My next door room-mate seems to be either snoring or still out. I would prefer the latter. I popped the pills immediately and went to the living room. Sleep will be miles away now.

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