Let Low-lifes Rule

Hold me tight

Lilian POV

I am looking through the window as always, it’s my hobby and act of thinking clearly. My eye is colored blue and my skin is pale, because am scared to see the guy I’m going to get engaged to. I put on my smile act and smile toward the dark night.

I am trying to see how I would look if I smiled. I walk away from the window and back to the glass stationed on my table. I stand far and check myself out. How’s my dress? It has white linens on the blue dress. I smile again to the mirror.

“I look great.” I say to myself when the door unlocks. I turned immediately acting normal.

“Heh.” He coughs when he saw me pausing at the door. “You look great.” Jeff says.

“Am scared.” I say to him and he walks closer immediately.

“Hey…hey… it’s okay.” He says holding my face with his hand. My eye looked to his, I see how serious and truthful his intentions are. I’m not completely overwhelmed.

“Is it wrong for me to be scared?” I ask looking confused.

“No it’s alright to be scared. I mean everyone is scared to leave their family so soon. I too was once scared before. but you know your a very beautiful lady and am sure he won’t think twice to care for you nicely.” He says trying to comfort me better.

“I love you brother.” I say to him and he hugs me after staring for long at me. I embrace him tightly crushing my face in his cloth.

“I love you too.” He says back.

I knew he always did loved me and I loved him more than he could think of. I was more like in love with him. I know we were blood but I am in love with him.

He releases himself from me and looks at me again. The door opens immediately.

“Your highness. Ohh sorry.” The maid that walk in said at the appearance of Jeff.

“It’s okay. I’ll leave you now.” He says to me and walks out leaving my wrist.

“What’s it Claudia?” I asks the maid and she walks forward to me.

“Your grace. He’s not coming. He sent this letter to you.” She stretched her hand forward.

I collected it immediately. I opened it.

“Dear beloved.” He begins in the letter. “ Am sorry I can’t make it today. Something of more importance have been called to my attention and I have to be present. Love you, Liam.”

“That’s all?” I ask my maid and she nods. “You can leave.” I say to her and she walks out shocked.

Jeff is still at the door and he is staring at me now.

“What?”

“Noting.” Chuckles While locking the door. And left.

I turn to my glass and smile at my reflection. I signed.

“Thank heavens. He didn’t make it. Hmm dear beloved, like I care.” I say to my reflection and laughs.

I walk out immediately with night short black dress. I am headed for the kitchen for the beer. I want to have a drink with Jeff. It’s been long we had time together as blood siblings and it would be fun if we drank till day break.

Walks into the kitchen with my black short gown and my transparent black vein worn on my body like a coat.

I am in the kitchen and everywhere looks quiet.

I walked my hands to the transparent glassy cups and the beer in the refrigerator. This refrigerator is very big and it has several compartments for unwanted beverages and lettuces.

I am humming to myself and someone foot step walks from afar. His boot made quaking noises while his crest kept dangling.

I am not that concerned about that. I pulled the cup to my hand pit and holds the beer head. My leg kicking the door of the fridge when his hands suddenly held my shoulder.

“Jesus.” I yell immediately falling the cups on the ground and it breaks.

“Hey… it’s me.” He turns me to him.

“Jeff… what are you doing here? I thought you were in your room?”

“Yeah I was and I couldn’t sleep.”

“Okay… wait did you see anyone on your way here?.”

“No. Why did you ask?”

“Hmm noting. Never mind.”

“Okay?… so what are you doing here by this time?”

“Was coming over to your room. Care to help me clean the floor.” I was referring to the broken glasses.

“Yeah, why not?. Move over there.” He says to me. “Easy there.” He pulls me up into his arm immediately.

“ ohho.” What’s he doing? Someone might see us.

“Here you go.” He says lightly putting me down while my hand walks away from his chest. His breath fidgeting away from my skin and his rough gown swiping away from each other.

My face blush a little and I felt someone was watching me while I turn back immediately.

“What’s wrong?.” Jeff asks me.

“Noting.” I turn back to him as he clear the glasses.

He was already done cleaning and I was already getting tired. I want to make it up to him but my whole body needs sleep at the moment.

What could I do?

“Let’s go to my room.” Jeff suggest holding another pair of glasses.

He looks at me.

“Mmmm..-“ Me still debating.

“Just one glass of the beer and we’ll call it a night. I promise.” He winks his eye romantically. Weird right? But that’s how we were around each other.

“Promise.” He nods to me.

“Okay.”

He holds my hand and I almost feel because I was already tired. Immediately he grips me by my waist holding me tight.

“Should I carry you?” He smiles to me.

“Of course not. Your acting to weird for me and nice. If your living so soon, you don’t have to be nice to me. I can manage.” I made his smile wither.

I am walking away on my own while he stands behind and starts walking after.