“I see the fire in your eyes. It makes me feel. It takes me high..” Natalie got into the room as Adrian followed behind her closing the door. She looked back and saw him staring at her with an intense look as if he was directly looking at her soul. He took off his jacket and carelessly threw it on the couch. She cleared her throat and went over to grab a glass of water. Even with her back turned to him she could feel his eyes on her making a shiver go down her spine. The atmosphere was so damn tense around them and they both knew it. She poured water into a glass and took a sip. Just when she took another she felt him come closer. He leaned over her and placed his keys and wallet there taking his time innocently. Natalie gripped the glass tighter and closed her eyes tightly knowing fully well his intentions. She knew he was testing her, he was teasing her in a way to know her, to get to more of what she was feeling. He wondered if she felt the same as he did, he was quite confident

“If my own arms hold thorns then how can I hold you? What can I do but turn away.” Adrian was sitting in the bar, he had a meeting with one of the gang members who supposedly had some information about Natalie but it was invalid. Who knew her better than him? He clenched his jaw when he talked about her with absolute disrespect. He hated it. So not wanting to be bothered more by him, he quickly made him leave. That man was almost confused by his extremely cold attitude but before he could say something about it the dead look in Adrian’s eyes sealed his mouth and he immediately ran away thinking he probably didn’t reach his expectation and he should dig more information about that girl. Adrian sat down finishing his drink, looking down at his phone as it's been quite a while since Natalie didn’t pick up his call. She would always call back. It made him worried a little but then who could actually harm her? Still, he noted in his mind to check up on her later. Lost in his thoughts ab

"The only problem truth has...it can't be hidden forever." Adrian and Natalie were going to a supermarket to get some stuff as Natalie planned to have Adrian over for dinner with Isaac and her of course. When she told this to Isaac, he made the most disgusting expression a human could muster to make and said. “I’m not gonna make any food for him. I might just get tempted to throw some poison with love in it. Natalie chuckled but she still took a precaution to make food herself. When she told Adrian however, he just smiled like she was so sweet and naive to even try to get them along but for her sake, he agreed. But then continued to ask “If things go wrong and Isaac tried to shoot me. I can at least just shoot him back in the shoulder right?” Natalie sighed at his sarcasm or not, she was not even sure anymore... Adrian shrugged his shoulder and continued, “What? It would be impolite to not reciprocate the gesture.” Natalie rolled her eyes at that. “If you’re done caring ab

"You just feel like someone whose mine..." Some days later. Adrian was doing well too. He was almost healed. Timofey was concerned about him a lot when Adrian came back from the hospital. Natalie comforted him but he wasn’t hearing any words of reassurance instead he asked her to make a promise that she will protect him and herself always. Natalie was stunned and realized even though Timofey was a notorious kid but he still was more mature than his age and realized the importance of his family which was just Adrian. Natalie smiled, feeling proud of this kid, and reassured him that she will always make sure of it. Even Isaac and Adrian were kind of getting along in their own way. They still never would never let go of a chance to taunt each other yet Natalie was elated that now they could be in the same room for some time before shooting their guns at each other. Ike just one time, Isaac came with Natalie to see Adrian more as she dragged him with her. He taunted Adrian by hinting

Continued... Adrian paused for a moment, he had actually forgotten- about his birthday. He looked at the clock on the wall and realized it was midnight. It just began. He just came out of the shower dressed only in his sweat pants thinking they would probably sleep now but she had other plans. He looked back at her and held her hands. "Thank you. I never really celebrate it" He never celebrated his birthdays, usually, just Timofey would give him something like a handmade card as he knew how much it meant to Adrian. He had a drawer filled with such cards he kept safely with him. "Thought so. I actually came here to celebrate your birthday but you decided to open your mouth." She said sarcastically Adrian just stared at her with soft eyes as he ran his thumb in circles on her hand. "I'm sorry about that," Natalie smiled and pulled the table forward to them. And opened a box, which had a cake in it. It looked homemade too. "You made it." He didn't really ask he knew she did, Nata