Chapter Thirty Three

"What's the suitcase for?" She asked, stretching slowly in the bed.

"A trip." Axel's voice was once more all business, Rosa's curiosity, however, now was piqued, she wanted to know what he had planned for her, she had agreed to one month and her mind was desperate to know what that entailed. Perhaps she should have been a little more insistent when he had spoken about the deal. Perhaps she should have pushed it a little more and asked exactly what he had planned instead of accepting blindly.

"Won't you tell me?"

Axel smiled, a small movement of his lips that briefly lit up his face and opened him up to her once more. But it was gone in an instant, replaced by the blank unreadable expression she had come to know him for.

"You'll find out soon enough. At least allow me to have some surprises. You should shower, since your clothes will be here soon."

Rosa looked at him and couldn't keep the surprise off her face. "Clothes? You got my clothes from my apartment?" Part of her wanted to feel