Chapter 15

Kylie's POV

I relived the small moments as I brushed my teeth ready to sleep. We had long taken dinner which was obviously prepared by that so called fake boyfriend(I mean a boy that's a friend...hope you ou understand 😂) Luke . I grimaced at the thought of that guy having his hands on Mark. I wondered what Mark sees in Betty? Apart from his exceptional Cutlery skills which I clearly lack, his obviously good looks that didn't even match mine, his good sense of fashion, his easy going nature, his… Ugh! Whatever! She won't get a chance with my Mark. Mark is mine and no one else's especially now that I have found her. To hell with Betty! To hell with his p.a!
Mark's POV
I had already stripped down into my Calvin Klein shorts with nothing else so I just slipped into my covers ready to grab some sleep. I had promised to kiss Kylie tonight but why not wait one more night? Am pretty sure she must be waiting for me eagerly. I was about to smirk when her giggles reached my ear. I pressed my ear to the wall . She must be excited over some shirtless picture of me she found in the internet. I was about to smirk when I heard the next voice.
"What?" Luke questioned.
"Your abs," she muttered breathlessly.
Wait? Are they stripping? I need to do something and really quick. Before I could think twice I had put on my pants and my feet were already outside her door my knuckles rapping hard on her door. Twenty seconds later a shirtless chest stared at me as I resisted the urge to snap or perhaps beat him to a pulp.
"Hun who is at the door?" I heard Kylie ask behind Luke before she saw me.
"Am sorry. Did I interrupt something? I can come later," real smooth Mark.
"Not really. Kylie wanted me to stay around till she sleeps. Nothing big," he shrugged.
"I see," so Kylie had asked Mark to stay around so I won't kiss her .
"How should we help you?" Kylie questioned but I didn't miss her arm around Luke and she was definitely smirking. I felt they were doing this on purpose, moreover Luke is Kylie's Friends and they are both colleagues at work...so why the lovey-dovey thing.
I felt my insides curl up in anger. She was only suppose to hold me like that not anyone else especially not Luke. I could not help the possessive side of me from taking over.
"Could you please help me with some shaving cream? Looks like I forgot to carry mine with me. I couldn't find you in your room so I thought I could find you with Kylie," I don't think I have ever sounded so ridiculous in my life.
"Couldn't that have waited till tomorrow instead of wandering around shirtless at eleven in the night?" Kylie questioned making me acutely aware that I had no shirt on.
What game is she playing? Trying to me speechless is such a bad choice.
"It could have waited if I didn't need it right now," I countered.
"It's okay. Come on dude, I'll just get it for you," Luke answered unaware of the ongoing word battle.
We walked off to his room to get the shaving cream that I obviously didn't need. I was waiting outside his room when a half sleepy Betty stumbled into the hallway.
"Hey, what are you doing here instead of sleeping?" she questioned.
I was about to paste another lie when Luke suddenly waltzed out of his room a shaving cream bottle in one hand.
"He just came to borrow some shaving cream," He answered before I did.
"And you? Why are you up?" I quickly changed the topic.
"My throat felt dry so I was going downstairs to take some water. Back to you, why do you need another shaving cream? I already packed one for you," she scratched her head closing her eyes briefly.
"So you had some shaving cream already packed for you?"None of us had seen Kylie approach until she spoke.
"Am pretty sure you didn't keep it in the suitcase otherwise I would have found it," I countered.
"Am one hundred percent sure I packed it," she insisted much to my dismay.
Damn! How am I going to get out of this one? Betty was unknowingly pushing me to a tight corner. I had to think of a really smart come back not to arouse any suspicion for my actions.
"What if it slipped your mind Betty? I mean very important things to us always slip through our minds, sometimes intentionally though or what do you say Mark?" Kylie questioned looking at me.
I swallowed hard when the exact meaning of her words sank in. They felt like a double edged sword planted deep in my heart but I didn't flinch even for a bit.
"Yeah true," I agreed.
"But am pretty sure it didn't slip my mind,"does she ever give up even for a bit?
"Betty maybe you are bit confused. Just get back to sleep," Luke saved the situation.
"Okay. I'll just get some water and get back to sleep,"she finally agreed already going down the stairs.
"Alright lets get back to sleep all of us and here you go buddy," Luke handed me the cream.
"Thanks man," I muttered walking into my room.
An hour later still there was no wink of sleep. Finally giving up I called my dad. After the third ring he picked up.
"Mark must have woken him from his sweet slumber.
"Dad," I sighed heavily.
"What's wrong son? Is it about your ex wife?" he was alert judging from the suddenly clear voice.
"Simon told you," that idiot, I will kill him when I get back to New york.
"Told me what? Was he suppose to tell me something?"
"He didn't tell you?" I asked seating upright on my bed.
"No but since you made me wake up in the middle of the night you'll have to spill it out," this was the reason I loved my dad.
He was always acting more of a friend than a dad so naturally I was closer to him than mum.
"It's Kylie," I admitted unknowingly clutching my pillow tighter.
"Son, the reason I made you go on that holiday with Betty was to take your mind off Kylie for once,"
"Yes I know dad but that is where the problem is. Kylie is Betty's long lost childhood friend and we are currently stuck in the same house. What is worse is that instead of being mad at her am so protective of her," I hated myself for being that vulnerable.
"What! Does Betty know?"
"Not yet and as far as I can tell Luke, Kylie's fiancee isn't aware either,"
"Hey. If she has a fiancee already why should you still care about her? Aren't you the same person who kept mopping over her hurting you?" Only if it were so easy to forget the person you loved the most while sleeping under the same room.
"Yeah. I know. I promise I'll try to forget her even though she claims am the bad guy. Have a great night dad,"I slipped the covers to my neck.
"Night too son and remember I've got you," I hung up chuckling softy.
I just couldn't stop it no matter how badly I wanted to. The moment I snuggled in my comfy covers tears just couldn't stop flowing down my cheeks. He had hurt me and yet here I was crying myself to sleep when he was probably sound asleep without a care in the world. I hated the fact that his scent was still nerving my body just like the first time. But what I hated the most was being the fan girl he locked himself with on that day.