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ring idiot and just walk inside already? It

a man in a tux was waiting for us. He was a lanky man,

oat, madam," he as

to me, as I took off my coat and

" he said t

hallway towards two huge, oak doors. As he opened one of them

said to me as the o

down the diml

off of the marble flooring beneath them. The walls were a glossy

e took a turn at the end of the hallway down

we going?

the morning, are you

s he said

e a ton of bricks. I

exha

the bottom of the staircase and to

have been one-hu

lack of light coming from the three unbelievably large chandeliers

each side, all of them stretched from t

Their depictions were unclear as well. The corridor

e other side. Wordlessly, Adam opened one of t

arge staircase crawling up one wall and multi

you c

the wide, marble railing as we ascended the stairs and I wondered where on earth he got the kind of

ng not to seem as out of breath as I really was. Adam led me th

around this place." I said

s he continu

the hallway and follow it, you'll reach a st

ny floors are t

castle, but here, in the main sect

lace i

y things on this hallway. I could hear our footsteps echoing back at us as we walked up to the doors. Adam turne

your room

dam smile briefly

t

ottom of each wall. The ceiling, which was about fifty feet high was built like a dome with a monstrous chandelier h

was a set of windows against one wall, accompanied by French doors that no do

he largest piece in the room. The four-cornered bed sat against the far wall. A flowing burgun

of the room. It was a gorgeous room. A suite made f

st of the castle. Adam crossed the room casually, as I'm su

" he said opening a d

up before you go to s

forgotten I was even still carrying it. I crossed the vast be

h resembled more of a hot tub, was set in marble in the middle of the room. A large d

mirror, sink, and one of them with a desk and chair. A stack of towels s

e glass surrou

was dirty and I knew I had to take a shower. I turned on the hot water and placed two of the towels over t

ck, I reminded mys

ax. I stood there for a few moments before reaching for the

d my hair under the water, running my fingers thro

that I packed: a t-shirt that belonged to my dad while he was in law school

y clothes in it as I walked across

g on the couch,

o shower too

ll wre

throom, I caught the strong smell

econds, and that was soon

ve to see my

is supposed to know

packed my room. I wondered briefly if it had hu

ught away and p

red to me: Am I slee

to get out of the shower. One thing I was certain of, however, was that he was either shameless or c

le in the room that prevented me

seam on my shirt when

t you wer

othing but a towel around his waist, his left hand holding it together. In all th

body looked like his without

. There wasn't an inch of him that looked like it wasn't bought by hours in a gym

as waiting on an answer to a question I'd already forgotte

hat I was going t

ou if you

I said rubbi

e of him in nothing but a towel to the back of

an welcome to go ahea

h

here?" I asked,

es

sleeping

told me he thought that

cour

there aw

me to?" He asked

don't let that tow

ust over twenty-four hours," I said

d..

eyes and sho

forgot that we'r

ully than I meant it to, h

for the both of us, don't you?

ceiling to avoid staring

face so that we were look

ed, Evelyn?" Adam asked in a deep

ou put it l

im for a few moments before our eye c

acking away from him and giving up o

evous smirk cross his face befo

at smell?"

ard and began t

owered it would be gone

are you talking

came self-consciou

old draft of air that hit my skin reminded me very quickly that

t you,"

shirt. Tak

me?" I r

o change into. All my lu

o his chest of drawers and

sing the room and han

de you. No

and stood there staring at

around?" I a

wly. I kept my eyes glued to him as I pulled

his shirt anyways? I did la

not

it," he said tak

s like yo

him my entire life,"

atter if it sm

l, sweat, and a total lack

you,"

but he's still my dad. Ca

Adam r

her man on you, especially

es. "That's a

alked back over to his chest of drawers. I slowly made my way over

l and changed into them. I pulled back the sheer curtain that concea

because he didn't peg me as the type of guy to deal wit

nd. Once I pulled away the duvet and coverlet and saw the black satin sheets, I decided

on satin sheets instead of

ne so, the lights in the room were turned off. I heard Adam pull back the curtain and I regretted my

nly changed into the boxer briefs. We both took a d

as the last thing I rememb

s because when I woke up I saw that curtains had been drawn over the win

open and close. I couldn't see much through the curtain

water bottle in one hand. This led me to assu

er. Adam walked over to his nightstand and pulled out a w

ng the wallet back into the dra

a debit

you think you'll need here. Make sure to get some new clo

re?" I asked, refe

need," he said walkin

going to