My Crazy Housemate Chapter 72: You seem to care

For over an hour, Mia spoke on the phone with Chloe and slowly explained the confusing table for her to understand.

"Thank you. I really do appreciate this." Chloe said by the ti they were done.

"Yea. It’s all good." Mia said casually.

"I should treat you to lunch sotis... to thank you." Chloe said. This was her opportunity to get closer to Mia which in turn would help her academics this sester. Even though she already had good grades, she wanted better grades.

"That wouldn’t be necessary. Must take care of yourself." Mia said before hanging up.

She was pretty much exhausted with the lecture and by the ti she checked the ti, it was already past 8 in the evening. She was at least thankful she didn’t have any class to attend the next day which was a Thursday.

She heard the front door open and her heart skipped when her mind registered Leo had just returned.

Chloe’s words echoed in her ears... "Be careful. My brother plays about with won"

She knew that also. She had seen that from the first day she ca here. She warned herself not to ever forget that.

She didn’t co out from her room even though she was starving. She told herself it was best to no longer have anything to do with him and also stop those evening conversations they always had but she almost jumped when a knock ca on her door.

"Mia are you sleeping?" She heard him ask.

"Ignore him. He’d probably think you are sleeping and leave." She told herself and tried to focus on her textbook.

"Mia?" He called again.

"I’m sleepi—" She bit her tongue and closed her eyes when she realised what she had done.

She got down from the bed and slowly dragged her feet till she got to the door and opened it only a bit.

Leo watched as she stuck out only her head and wondered why it looked like she was hiding.

"Are you okay? If it’s Tara, she is inside my room He explained as he imagined she was probably hiding because of the dog.

She noticed he was carrying a nylon bag in one hand and when he saw her looking at it, he raised it... "I got us fruits. Want to join in the kitchen?" He asked.

Leo was now used to always having a evening chat with her. He felt guilty though since he knew she was a student and was supposed to let her study or probably sleep but he couldn’t help it.

"I don’t want to talk to you anymore or even want to see you standing in front of my door again." Mia said with an angry glare.

"Why?" He asked with a confused frown.

"Don’t ask silly questions!" She said before banging the door in his face.

"Mia?" Leo called her again when he noticed she looked deep in thought and she jerked back to reality. She had actually imagined telling him all that in her head.

"Sure.. I’ll join you inside the kitchen." She heard herself say to him and pinched herself for it.

"Good then." He sent her one of those smiles that made her want to smile back before turning towards the kitchen.

She shut the door slowly and returned to fall flat on her bed with her face.

"What are you doing Mia?" She asked herself as she faked a cry. She was supposed to stay away but it seed she couldn’t. She was probably going to get bored to death in the house if she decided to stay away.

She stood up and changed into her ’grandma’ outfit before joining him in the kitchen.

Leo’didn’t look as startled as he had looked the previous night. He was probably used to the big skirt and shirt by now.

"Hi!" She greeted awkwardly before sitting down.

"That’s weird." He noted as he watched her intently.

"What is?"

"Your attitude tonight. It seems... off" He said with a confused frown on his face as he served her a fruit salad. "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing.." She answered with a shrug.

"There is definitely sothing" He said with his gaze never leaving her face.

She lifted her head to look at him and after a mont of hesitation she asked...

"Do you play about with won?"

If he had been eating or drinking sothing, he was pretty sure he would have choked on it.

"Wait what..?" He asked in confusion.. He hadn’t expected such question out of the blue.

"I’m asking whether you ss with won.. like.. is it a kind of hobby for you?"

Leo frowned. "Where did you hear that from?"

"Nowhere. I just rembered the first ti I saw you, you were having sex with a lady in my–"

"We didn’t have sex." He quickly corrected.

"But you both almost did if I hadn’t been in there." She said with a frown as she rembered the lady.

The lady then was pretty and really matured. His ex-girlfriend also was. But compared to them, she was just... plain! Did he also want to ss with her by chance since he hadn’t been with soone like her before?

"But I didn’t have sex with her.... thankfully.." He added.

"That’s beside the point. Are you planning to ss with ?"

"Of course not. Where did you get this idea from?" He asked her.

When he noticed she wasn’t going to talk, he spoke...

"I have no intention of ssing with you Mia." He inford her honestly. "You do not deserve that."

Mia was a bit touched by that. She didn’t deserve that? A smile almost ford on her face but she quickly shook it away and asked,

"So... you are saying the ladies you ss with deserved it?" She asked while casting him a suspicious look.

Leo almost chuckled. "The thing is..." He moved closer to sit on the seat beside hers.

"I just... you know.. it’s... mutual.." He stamred.

"What is mutual?" She asked while looking at him in confusion.

Leo didn’t know how to explain it. Mia always made things difficult for him.

"If I want it and the lady wants it, we just do it.. no love.. no attachnt." He explained in the best and simplest way he could and saw her face form a frown.

"You know I do not get it how n just have sex with won they do not even know. It’s.... I don’t know how to put it.. I an... you have to kiss her and touch her and stick your–" She suddenly stopped talking and threw a slice of papaya inside her mouth to stop herself from talking further.

Leo watched her in amusent and could see how flushed her cheeks were from embarrassnt...

"You are done asking questions?" He asked as he continued to look at her with an amused expression on his face.

"I’m done." She answered almost imdiately without looking at him.

"Look Mia..." He held her hand and gently squeezed it, totally startling her but she still didn’t look at him and just hiccuped.

"There are sotis where we have to just beco wild and do crazy stuff..."

"There is no excuse for being irresponsible." She scolded before standing up.

"I have to go to bed." She looked down at their hands, hinting for him to let go. He also looked at their hands and to her surprise, he pulled her hand and she lost balance and fell forward on him.

Her eyes shot wide open as she looked into his eyes.

She didn’t know what else happened but she realised she was sitting sideways on his thigh..

"What... are you... doing?

" She stuttered in shock.

"You sounded like you were jealous earlier." He said in a low voice while looking at her with a serious face.

Mia could swear Leo could hear her rapid heart beat.

Leo pulled her closer to him and turned her face with a hand so she would face him.

He saw how flushed her cheeks were and could feel her temperature rising. Everything about her seed to drive him crazy and he tried to control his emotions. He was Leo King. He had to keep cool. He reminded himself over and over again.

"I’m... not jealous. Who cares about the girls you have sex with?" She stamred.

"You seem to care Mia... but just so you know... it’s been long I did that."

Mia looked at his face, hoping to know if he was actually telling her the truth. But then, she asked herself why she cared. It really wasn’t her business.

They kept looking at each other’s faces and she saw his mouth move like he was saying sothing..

"What?" She asked in confusion when she didn’t catch it.

"I said... I want to kiss you.."

"What?" She asked in shock as her eyes shot wide opened..

"It’s going to be quick I promise." He said with his eyes fixed on her lips.

His self control wasn’t working. It wasn’t at all.

When he noticed she wasn’t making any effort to move away, he slowly led his hand to the back of her neck and pulled her gently so their faces where just and inch apart.

"You have no idea how much I am trying to hold myself back Mia." He confessed to her in a husky voice before covering her lips with his....