I'm Nothing Without You chap 6

Okay Leigh seems so strange. All through out our meal he’s silent and sulking for something. I didn’t try to bug him about it. Bit to be honest I really felt so awkward so I just keep my mouth shut. Even the washing of the dishes it is so quite, a very deafening one. But later that night after all the used utensils were wash, I break the silence.

‘Leigh, I’m going for a walk so if anyone came looking for me please tell him that I’m not going to be back in an hour our three. If he insists in staying, let him but if he wishes to leave don’t delay him okay?’ I instructed him without looking at him. I was busy looking for my jacket. It sure is cold outside but I rather stay out than to face the very person I least want to see.

‘Who’s he?’ finally, he brake his silence.

‘Oliver.’ I said simply and wears my jacket. ‘You heard him a while ago. He said ‘see you later’ it only means that he’ll going here for a visit and knowing that Mom wasn’t here, he is more than eager.’ I said walks immediately past him and out.

‘Hey wait! Wait for me, I’m coming with you.’ He shouted.

‘Sshhh… Hurry up. Please turn the light off and look the door. I’ll be waiting for you in the garden.’

Not long did Avie waited in the garden when Leigh appears. She then guided him in bushes were we could see the front door’s view of their hut. I giggle as I seated in the sand Leigh just follows me and seated next to me.

‘Why are we-’

‘Sshh… Lower your voice. His bodyguards might hear us and thought as a treat to Oliver, they might attack us.’ I said to Leigh and when I saw that he is still confuse so I added. ‘Just watch. I’ll explain later.’ I smiled when he nods at me.

Right on time Oliver arrives on our hut’s door. All dressed too well with a chocolates and flowers on his one hand. Using his free hand he knocks and gentle calls my name. Oliver just stands in front of our hut waiting that I would open the door for him. At his back were four of his bodyguards and the three were surrounds our hut all seven of them were in battle mode.

I know what I’m doing is not good but Oliver left me no choice. Though I know that it is not also nice to laugh at him but still- I shut my eyes and mouth in order to suppress my laughter. But I found him so funny that I can’t help it any more. My shoulders were moving, my tummy aches quite a bit from suppressing my laughter and my eyes were misty.

I know that Leigh turns around his back and looks at me. Without thinking I buried my face in his chest thinking it might help to hold back my laughter. I felt one oh is hands one my shoulder and then I heard him whisper at my ear.

‘Are you okay? What’s gotten into just now?’

Still buried my face in his broad chest I shook my head.

‘Oliver lets go.’ One of the bodyguards said after a minute. ‘I think someone is around and I can’t jeopardize your safety here.’

‘Someone’s here?’ ask Oliver his face suddenly lightens up.

‘Yeah and we better go.’

‘No! It might only be Avie hiding somewhere near here. I think she saw us approaching towards here so she hid herself.’ He said so stubbornly.

I stiffen at Leigh’s chest. Oh my God! He might catch us here. What should I say to him? Oh great I’m so toast! I though for a while and then wish that his will bodyguard insist on taking him home.

‘Or maybe it is that bastard who’s with her since this morning, sneaking around me. This might be good. I need to knock some sense to that bastard that Avie is mine. All mine.’ He declares to himself.

I can’t help but to shiver to his words. I never had been a possession to anyone other than Gareth. How could he! I only belong to Gareth and that’s it! I furiously though at him, wanting so badly to knock some sense out of his chicken size brain and tell straight to his face that I was and never will be his.

‘Search the areas. Turn every stone up side down if those will it takes to-’

‘Oliver,’ called out the bodyguard firmly at him. ‘That’s enough. We’re going home.’

After a minute had pass since Oliver and his bodyguards were gone from our hut I started to relax a bit. I pull out from Leigh’s chest, his hand is still on my shoulders. I simply but politely shrug it off. It throws him a message that it is time for him to remove his hands to my shoulders. After a minute Leigh remove his hand from my shoulders.

I quietly listen to my surroundings. I never heard any car’s engine from Oliver and his bodyguards. I sigh and gentle shook my head. That guy never gives up, I though. Another minutes passes by but still there’s no sign of a car’s engine. I felt bore so I decided to lay in the sand and starts star gazing. Leigh just watches me watching the stars and is waiting for me to stand up.

I felt his gaze through me so I transfer my gaze from the gem like sky to him and there I caught him looking intently at me. ‘Oliver’s still around. I haven’t heard his car pulling away. We could stay here in another hour.’ I inform him. ‘I really don’t fell like walking around right know, if-’

‘It’s okay. I’ll stay here with you. Who knows Oliver might see you here.’ He said and then shifted his gaze through the sky.

I smile weakly at him and then I puts one arm to my heard for support. After a minute of silence, my upper lids became so heavy, the waves from the sea sounds like a lullaby into my ears and the wind teasingly caressing me and as if inviting me into slumber. I willingly oblige. I just close my eyes and thanks to so many sleepless nights, I immediately fall asleep.

‘Avie there’s something-’ Leigh abruptly stops upon seeing Avie curled to his side asleep. He sighs. Leigh is about to tell Avie that his memories had back, he was thinking it the whole night. He wanted Avie to be the first one to hear that news but then when he thinks of a way how to tell her, he’s got no idea.

‘Things will be complicated if I hook up with a rich guys.’ He remembered Avie told him this morning. I sigh again. ‘I don’t like him because his is rich.’ What should I do? He asked himself helplessly. If he tells Avie who he really is, there’s a lot of possibilities that she would kick him off to her hut. The girl’s allergic with your kind man! One part of his brain told to him. He doesn’t like the idea of leaving this place. He comes to like it there. But still at the back of his mind he knows that he needed to came back from where he cam from because for one, his parents has every right to know that he is still alive and two, he has the responsibility on Thompson Inc and if he tries to forget it, many lives were at steak.

At that though he took a very deep breath and audibly releases it. He slowly removes Avie’s hand that she made for her pillow and then gentle raises her head and puts it in lap. Leigh studies Avie’s feature thoroughly as if memorized every details.

She got a fair skin, beautifully formed lips, and a cute nose that matches dramatically to her brows. She’s a brunette with straight shoulder length hair. Her eyes were green and even though she tries so hard to hide it with a bright smile, Leigh saw pain, sorrow and sadness in it.

Leigh sighs again. ‘I wish you don’t hate me if I tell you the truth.’ He brushes off a loose hair that covers her eye. ‘And I wish you don’t hate me if I didn’t tell you the truth.’ He whispers and is aware that it is barely audible because of the wind. ‘Avie this sucks! I’m supposed to be berserk with joy after I recover my lost memories but I felt like hell! I don’t know what should I do?’ His hand stayed at Avie’s cheek and is now caressing it.

‘Avie… Avie…’ I heard someone calling my name. I just moaned softly and change my position. It is an indication that I didn’t want disturbance from my slumber. I don’t know why but I felt comfortable lying on the sand.

‘Avie wake up. Mom’s here.’ I heard a very familiar voice informing me. Was it Gareth? At the though of seeing Gareth, I slowly opens my eyes and expected to see Gareth’s handsome face, it isn’t Gareth that I see but Leigh’s. ‘Mom’s here already. She’s inside the hut.’

‘What?’ I said to him and I look at my watch. Know I remember. I felt a sleep an hour ago but I haven’t remember that I lay in Leigh’s lap. Okay, that is weird, I though and immediately stands up. I waited for Leigh to stand up before marching towards the hut.

When I enter, I saw the flowers and chocolates that Oliver was carrying a while ago on our dinning table. I immediately looks for the owner of those things when my mom reenters our kitchen. ‘Oh there you are. I saw Oliver earlier and ask me to give those to you.’

I made face and then enters my room without a word. I decided to continue my sleep.

‘Mom can I speak to you?’ ask Leigh. He’s been calling Avie’s mother mom too with their permission. They insisted on that so he willingly complies with it.

‘Sure Leigh. What is it?’