Love Me in the Dark

32. Office Remedy

RIVER

He asked me out. Yes! Now, I was going crazy, scrambling through my dresses, and I found nothing good enough. It was past noon, and I still had not chosen anything to wear. If only I could go to his penthouse and take one dress, that would be awesome, but he was staying there. And I had not heard from him about our date. Was he changing his mind?

God, I was overthinking it.

I was startled when my phone rang. It was Krew.

“Hey.”

“River, it’s me.”

“I know. I still got your number saved on my phone.”

“About our date.” Why I had a bad feeling that this call wasn’t good news? “We have to put this on hold.”

I slumped back to bed. “It’s alright. Don’t sweat it.” I might have sighed at the end.

“Hey, I really wanted to take you out on a dinner date.”

“Come on, Krew. Let’s not fool ourselves—” A sneeze cut me off, then another one followed. Oh, my God. “Krew?”

“Yeah. I’m here.”

“Are you sick?”

“I don’t know standing under the rain could get me sick. I think my body isn’t used to it yet. I spent days in the woods, but I was fine.”

“You spent days in the woods? Why?”

“It’s—” Sneeze.

“Hey, get some rest. Have you seen a doctor?”

“Yeah. Our family doctor came over here earlier today and gave me something for colds.”

“Good. Now take some rest. See you soon.” I hung up. I just hung up on him. Jeez, what’s wrong with me?

***

A few hours later, here I was, in his penthouse with my grandma’s famous chicken noodle soup. How classic and very original.

“Krew?” I called out when the place was so silent. I went directly to his kitchen and checked his food. His fridge was full, but there were no leftovers.

I checked him in his room. Thankfully, it was not locked. My heart melted. He was sleeping. I found soiled tissue on the floor and over-the-counter flu meds.

I checked his forehead and neck with the back of my and. He stirred. “You’ll gonna be okay.”

I started collecting soiled tissues on the floor and went to his bathroom to wash my hands. When I came back, he was already sitting, seemed shocked, Searching for something.

“Did I wake you up?”

“River?”

Sorry to come

sick as he rubbed his eyes. His voice was deep and groggy. “God, I can’t remember catching

are, there’s no excuse for you not to

eyes lit

“Yeah.”

to get up from bed toward the bathroom. “I’ll be

tiger. The soup won’t go anywhere. I’ll be in

the thermal container. I made sure not to overcook

glasses on. If men would still look hot despite having colds, damn, they were lucky. I ignored the tingles on my skin and grabbed him

“What time is it?”

“Passed six. Bon appetite.”

“How about you?”

a sandwich. Would you

River. You know what does it mean.” He started scooping. “Hmm. I thought my taste bud is gone, but this

“Glad you like it.”

someone brought me

not even considered

delicious.

prepared my sandwich. “So, where have you

“Fought some demons.”

stopped. “Since when did you get a badge to be a

me,

your

“Exhilarating and successful.”

I took a seat across his and started digging my sandwich.

“I want your soup.”

when I rose from the

***

to both sides, and I could see the scintillating city lights from the

I composed when he

head. “You think so? I mean, I want your

“Is it yours?”

anger changed me and made my mind grill for some tones and

don’t want you to get

“It’s alright. I’m vaccinated.”

“Play it for me.”

sang a few lines. “It’s

that. Kai told me that someone wants to collaborate with

at him. “For a cover, yeah. I haven’t responded

“Why not?”

I want

“I’m honored.”

“Me too.”

God, he looked so handsome even in his vulnerability. His eyes darted

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