Distilled

Chapter 7

Alice

The school was very good. It was a little tricky to understand some words with the teachers' British accent, which I found defiantly good. After classes we returned home and Davina was waiting for me to find out about everything I had found about the school. We talked for a while and then I went to my room. I put moisturizer on my hands and went to shower, when I came out of the bathroom without clothes on, Mike was sitting on my bed on my back, waiting.

-Don't turn around, I'm without clothes.

-I'm sorry. But I couldn't wait any longer, I had to talk to you. - He said still with his back - I have a not very good news.

-Okay, wait. - I went to the closet and put on a black satin robe. I sat next to him and held his hand. He looked at me and I could see the distress in his eyes. He was devastated.

-You know you can tell me. What was there?

-I promised I would protect you, and at the first opportunity, I betrayed my promise.

-What happened? Is it Pearl? What does she want from you? I asked placing my hand cupped over his cheek.

-It's not Pearl. It's just that in the document that passed your custody to my father, the judge said that he would only have full custody of you if you married someone in the family. We would have to get married. I'm sorry, Alie. I didn't read the whole document and my lawyer let it go. You must be hating me right now.

-Shh, all right, all right. - He said hugging the brunette and trying to calm him down.

-No, it's not okay... I'm an i***t.

-I marry. Mike lifted his head from my neck and looked at me.

-What? Really?

-Yea. If it's with you and if it's the only way. I marry. Does it have to be in church?

-No, only in civilian. To prove the sponsorship agreement.

Mike looked down and looked sadder than ever.

-Okay. Mike, look at me. - He said lifting his face. - No one ever treated me like you treated me. You saved my life. I marry.

-You are extraordinary. I don't know how you can handle so much. I thought you were going to slap me in the face, or whatever.

-Only if you call me baby again. Oh yes.

-Oh yeah, baby? Well, it's a baby.

Michel picked me up as if I weighed a sheet, rolled me over and threw me on the bed, tickling me. After a while when I was breathless from laughing, Mike kissed my cheek and we stared at each other. He left the room. I went to the closet and suddenly realized I was only wearing the silk robe and nothing else. I dressed up more decently and went downstairs to do my homework with Sophie.