Chapter 28
Stephan chuckled at the sound of that, what was she scared of he had seen a lot of pants before, even this one he was pulling off he had requested for it personally, he wanted to see how it looked on her.
He kept staring at her instead and he could swear she was cursing him right now in her head.
"You are wet," Stephan said when he finally pulled the pants off her feet. She wasn't wet but he felt the need to tease her just a little.
"Get out," Dawn ordered looking away from him.
Stephan smiled and walked out with the panties still in his hand, when he stepped out he saw Olivia was already up, she stared at him and smile.
He hadn't spoken to her since she got here, he didn't want to, it wasn't in his nature to pretend to like someone when he clearly didn't like them. Right now he just wanted to call the police on her and let her rot in jail forever, but he wanted Dawn to at least see her before he did what was on his mind.
He walked to the fridge and placed the panties into his pocket, he took out a sandwich and orange juice, he busied himself with arranging some stuffs on the tray for Dawn to feast on when she came out.
He had made his findings about what she liked and what she didn't like, it was lovely to find out that she was a food monger and didn't care about what she was given as long as it was food.
Olivia had noticed Stephan holding a panties in his hand, did he and Dawn do it in the bathroom. Was Dawn so foolish she couldn't wait to heal up first? She didn't like the way Stephan was behaving with Dawn, she was irritated by it. "I am sorry," Olivia finally spoke she didn't know why Stephan was acting this way to her.
"Sorry for what?"
"Wearing the lingerie you bought for Dawn, I didn't mean to offend you. It seems you are still mad at me for that." Olivia explained but got no reply from Stephan. "I know I was acting crazy but you can't blame me, I really love you and....” "You are a very foolish woman Olivia," Stephan said, adjusting the food on the tray he took it to the table next to Dawn's bed and placed it there.
This was the second time someone was calling her foolish and Olivia didn't like the sound of it on Stephan's mouth, she decided to keep quiet. She didn't want him to say anything mean to her.
"Stephan." She heard Dawn call out in the bathroom as Stephan left her and went into the bathroom.
"Where is the panties?" Dawn asked when Stephan entered, she had managed to flush the toilet but wasn't yet able to stand up.
"You really enjoyed me pulling it off, didn't you?"
"No! Don't worry about the panties."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes." Dawn didn't want Stephan to have to help her pull her panties all the time, she could go without it for some hours till when Sarah was around.
"Alright, let's wash those little hands of yours." Stephan stood her upright facing the washing hand basin, he stood behind her for support and placed both his hands on her hand and motioned the hands to pick the soap, he rubbed it on her hand placed it back to the side then turned on the water and placed her hands in as he washed it off leaning in from behind.
Dawn wasn't tall enough, her head was just resting below his chest. She smelled of him, and she seemed to be looking more at her hand. He noticed she had been refusing to look at herself in the mirror since yesterday. "You are so beautiful, I can't even look at the mirror."
"What?" was this man high? She looked like shit, look at her. She looked into the mirror and stared directly at Stephan's eyes.
"You are beautiful Dawn," he said again and she looked away blushing. She had heard that word before but the way Stephan had said it and looked at her gave her goosebumps. He praised her even in this state, she didn't know if he was blind or just being nice.
"Thank you," Dawn muttered. Stephan took the rag and cleaned her hand dry, she realized she smelled of him, Sarah had sprayed his perfume on her. At first she thought it was meant for her but now that she stood close to him, she knew it was for him.
Now that she was this close to him, his body felt warm next to hers. She felt Stephan turn her around slowly and placed her head on his chest. He hugged her and gently placed his hand on her back and head.
"Is something the matter?" Dawn asked surprised by the hug.
"You talk too much, there are other things that mouth can be used for instead of talking."
This shameless man!
"You need to go home and sleep proper," she muttered over his chest.
"Are you now worried about me?"
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"I worry about you too Dawn," Stephan confessed, it wasn't Olivia that bothered him but some other things related to his underground works.
"Me?" Dawn was shocked by his confession, even if Stephan hadn't said it once, she knew he had already claimed her as his woman. The way he had been for the past two days was evident. It worried her a bit, she wasn't use to this much attention.
When she was with Damien he hardly had time for her, she felt that was how things worked with couples but the way Stephan was with her, it was different. At first she wanted to reject his help but at the same time she wanted to experience it, his touch, his smile, his little laughs, his blank stares. It was something new to her, to see this side of him.
Even now that he was hugging her, he was being gentle with her, treating her like an egg.
"Is something the matter?"
"Yes, I want you to come and stay with me." Stephan said.
"Is this about the contract?" Dawn asked raising her head to look him in the eyes, he smirked at her and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"We will talk about this later," Stephan replied and carried her bridal style into the room. Dawn didn't protest, she was already used to him being this way with her, she relaxed her muscles this time and Stephan noticed. He gently placed her on the bed as Olivia rushed to her side.
"I was so worried about you," Olivia said giving her a side hug sobbing as tears fell from her eyes.
If Stephan was a film maker, he would definitely nominate her for the best actress.
"Olivia," Dawn muttered as she felt Olivia hand on hers, Dawn stared at Stephan with a please look.
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"Five minutes," Stephan said and left the both of them alone in the room.
"I called you Olivia," Dawn finally spoke when Stephan had gone.
"I know but I didn't know, I had gone to the police station that day to report the case and forgot my phone at home." Olivia cried genuinely, or it sounded that way, she didn't cry because she was sorry but because she didn't want to go to jail. She had to convince Dawn to help her.
Olivia cried some more, she felt helpless right now, the last time she was in jail was a very long time ago, she had spent just two days in there and she didn't like it one bit. She stared at Dawn who was still looking at her with a blank expression.
"Why are you acting up?" she finally heard Dawn speak as she removed her hand from Olivia's grasps.
"What are you talking about? I was really worried about you, even Damien was worried about you. He was here some hours back but Stephan sent him away."
Dawn knew what happened to her wasn't done by Stephan, maybe Stephan was a wicked man to other but to her, he was gentle and she believed that was the real Stephan.
"What do you want?" Dawn asked.
"What do you mean by what do I want? I am here for you, to be with you..."
"Are you really here for me or for yourself?" Dawn interrupted, she was suspicious of Olivia, the way she had treated her since she came wasn't good at all. So why was she suddenly being nice to her, wasn't she mad at her that Stephan was here for her.
"What has gotten into you?" Olivia nearly snapped but refrained herself, she didn't like the tone Dawn was speaking to her with.
"Did you send those men to kidnap me?" Dawn went straight to the point, she stared at Olivia and wished she could read minds right now.
"No, what would I gain from trying to harm you?" Olivia asked in denial.
"Stephan, you would gain Stephan."
"The man who is trying to come between us, I admit that I love him but I can see what he is doing, can't you see it too." Olivia said trying to cook up a story to keep Dawn from suspecting her any further. "He has been acting weird, this isn't how he is to any woman but to you he is this way because of the contract."
Dawn remained silent taking in her words to consideration, it was true that Stephan was calmer, it was unusual even Matteo teased him here and there, at first she thought it was out of pity, then she thought it was the contract and Stephan had even demanded she come stay with him afterwards.