Lucas prepared dinner for them both.
He barged into her room, he got alarmed seeing her reflection in the mirror. “What's going on?” Lucas asks, shutting the door behind them. Bianca precipitously wipes her tears, she turned to Lucas with a feigned smile.
“Have you ever been lonely?” Bianca sniffles, looking skyward “Yes… I lost my family at age ten in a road accident.” Lucas said dropping the meal he prepared on her bed.
“Wasn't it endearing before their demise?” Bianca sniffles, taking a glimpse of her reflection in the mirror.
“Depression would only exacerbate your health, Ma'am.” Lucas expressed with his button lips jutting down.
“Whenever I look in the mirror, I glimpse my minor soul bawl,” Bianca confessed as a tear drops from her eyes.
Lucas moved closer to her, he let he opened palm rest on her shoulder.
“You have to move on just like I did. Relinquish your grip from the sad rememberings, recall the winsome memories you once shared with your late parents.”
Bianca nods making steady eye contact with him, she looked away with wrinkles on her forehead.
“You are extremely inquisitive about my life, right?” Bianca lours.
“Not anymore!”
Bianca looks up, she heaves a sigh.“Here is a year's salary, take this and depart from my life” She tossed a brown envelope on the floor.
Lucas shrugs his brows
“What do you mean?”
“What else would be the reason you glue yourself to me? Your shoulder almost got annihilated while saving me.” Bianca explained, she grabbed a comb, brushing the tips of her hair.
“I…I don't need your money! Do you think everything is about wealth? Well, my first aim was to earn but spending a few weeks with you made me realize that I can't find my family elsewhere” Lucas paused, glimpsing the lifting of her cheeks as her lips parted way for an uncontrollable smile.
“You are family” Lucas beams. A tear drops from her eyeballs, and she ran towards him wrapping her arms around him, the sweet Staleness of tobacco enveloped her and she shivered. She instantly let go of him, “Gosh! Why am I shedding tears?” Bianca sniffles with a smile on her face.
“Quit smoking, guy. I barely breathed.” Bianca coughs, nudging him.
“Oh, I'm sorry for that…” Lucas chuckles, he yanks the envelope from the floor, he points it to Bianca. “Here,”
“No, you can have it. I don't need the money as you do.” Bianca giggles, styling her hair.
“No, I can't take that risk, you could change your mindset and call me a gold digger and I don't deserve this huge amount.” Lucas chuckles, smiling with their eyes and mouth.
Bianca waggles her eyebrows
“Have it if you don't crave to see my wrath”
They both giggled. Lucas clenched the brown envelope.
“I'm leaving town before sunsets, are you coming along?” Bianca asks.
“Why won't I? Im coming along,” Lucas said, subconsciously placing his hand on hers.
Bianca jerks away
“Yeah, that's good. Make sure you don't frustrate me,”
“I promise, I Lucas will never try to frustrate her highness”
“Will you have dinner now?” Lucas questions, showing her the pasta he prepared.
“Nah! Im full. I will when I want to.” Bianca wheezed, and she crinkled her nose.
“Don't judge by its looks, it tastes perfectly fine and the doctor advised me to feed you.”
“Lies” Bianca flung herself on the bed.
“Will you go to bed with an empty stomach” Lucas took a fork and took a bit of the pasta. He swallows a none existing lump in his throat as he stares at the cooked pasta, he crinkled his nose, dipping some pasta in his mouth.
”Ugh…” Lucas gasped as his tongue touched the pasta. He was disgusted by that horrible taste, he sticks the pasta close to his cheeks, and he couldn't swallow it. He walks away.
“Switch off the lights and lock the door behind” Bianca shuts her eyes. Lucas did as she said, carrying his pasta in his arm. He spits it out immediately after he got into the bathroom.
“Shit! It tasted great some minutes ago. What the heck went wrong?” Lucas grumbled as he spewed out the pasta. “Ughh! I can still scent that horrible taste, I need to freshen up.”He walked up to the next room, his room.
He made sure he freshened up before tossing himself on the bed.
“Oww! My shoulder” Lucas winced touching his bandaged back. “I need to heal quickly, I can't bare this pain” Lucas lay on the bed with his face buried in the pillow, he stayed still since he was much more comfortable in that position.
He grabbed his cell phone, alerting other security men that he was in bed already, so they should be more vigilant.
The next day…
Lucas yawns rolling on the bed until his body hits the ground. “Aw…that hurts” He winced, and he opened his eyes blinking owlishly at Bianca's image.
“She's even in my dreams” He smiles shutting his eyes back.
*Smack*
He jerked from his slumber as a slap hits his legs. “Who dares awaken Lucas?” Lucas roars, and he sat up.
He froze, sighting Bianca staring at him with her arms folded on her chest.
Lucas wraps his arms around his exposed chest.
“Gosh, why would you come in without my permission? What if I was naked?”
“Being naked or not isn't a problem, I can come in whenever I wish, this is my home. ”
Lucas's mouth widened
“Whatever” he sat up, stretching his arms properly.
“Do you know how long I have been hitting you? You slept like a bear in hibernation.”
“Go freshen up, we are going to M. Island” Bianca ordered, as she stepped out of the room.
“Ugh..she's so bossy! She knows how to give great excuses for her shortcomings.”Lucas muttered, he went ahead to take a bath and clean up. Within some minutes, he walked out in a blue suit.
“What should we have for breakfast, Ma'am?”
“Nothing. I can't spend another day here, what if David's men come by to hurt my unborn daughter” Bianca let out. Some house help carried her luggage.
Lucas rolled his eyes
“That's not an excuse to skip breakfast. It's essential to…”Lucas paused, he heaved a sigh seeing Bianca walk out on him. He followed her, putting his arms behind his back.
“You need to treat me with respect. Im also human” Lucas whispered.
“Didn't I fire you? You chose to stay of your own will. ” Bianca said
“I thought we talked about this yesterday night” Lucas let out with a smile. “Hmm…” Bianca turned around, forcing a frown on her face. She hops into the back seat of the car.
“Are you coming along or not?”
“It won't hurt to confess you want me by your side” Lucas giggles, he hops in, turning his delighted face to her. Bianca looked away to avoid eye contact with him. Fortunately, they were able to travel by air which made Bianca's heart at peace.
The flight took some hours.
Bianca sniffs in the fresh air as she walks out of the plane.
“Welcome to M. Island, Mr., And Mrs.” Some young ladies warmly welcomes them, Bianca lowers her head, allowing them to put a flower chain around her neck.
“Thank you, Miss lovely” A smile spreads from ear to ear replying to their nice pleasantries.
“You sound like you've been here before,” Lucas said grabbing a homemade juice offered.