"I met him...when the sun was down," she said with a softly smile. "The bar was closed...we both had had no sleep." She whispered.
He watched her closely.
"And he sang a soft song to me, and I fell in love."
Adrian bit his lip.
"Ma'am," the speaker crackled, "This is a McDonald's drive thru. Are you gonna order?"
Adrain cleared his throat. "We'll...we'll take two orders of Nuggets, thanks."
"Next window,"
Adrian sighed. She was wasted. Beyond drunk.
"Eric doesn't like," she slurred.
He sighed in irritation.
"Eric doesn't like," she started again, "when I get drunk around other people?"
"And why is that?" Adrain asked gently, paying the woman at the window. He took his card and receipt, rolling up to the next window.
"Cause when I get drunk, I get sexual," she whispered, tugging at her shirt. "Can't help it."
He slammed on the brakes. The car behind him beeped the horn aggressively.
"Then...we'd better get you home quickly," He said quietly, grabbing the bag and thanking the man at the next window.
"You're so pretty," she whispered, putting her hand on his thigh. "When I saw you, I wanted you."
He swallowed roughly, keeping his eyes on the road. His heart beat so loudly in his ears he could barely hear anything else.
"Why don't you nap. So you don't say anything else you might regret?"
"I thought you wanted to hear everything I had to say," she quipped, pushing closer to him.
"Don't cut your hair. Keep it long. I like it that way." She informed him, tucking a strand behind his ear.
"Ah...alright." He gently pushed her over, focusing on the road.
"You're not as gentle as your pretending to be either, Adrian. I don't think you're a bad person. But I don't think this person is you. So who are you then?"
He glanced over at her, his lips tilting up. "I don't know. What do you think?"
"Hm..." she looked over him for a long time. "I think, this side of you exist. And another side too."
He said nothing in reply, letting the silence filter in.
"I want to touch you," she murmured. "Is that wrong, Adrian?"
He shook his head. "It's not wrong. You can't help who you're attracted to."
"Do you...want to touch me?"
He licked his lips. He debated. She could very well remember this. But then again...
Did it matter?
"Yes. I would like to touch you," Adrian said quietly, "But it's not appropriate in our current situation."
She glanced at him. "Do you want to have an inappropriate relationship, Mr. Hades?"
He stopped the car at the red light, turning to her.
"Aren't you in love with your poet?" He asked lowly.
"Didn't you tell me it was alright for me to do what made me happy?"
His lips quirked up. "Little songbirds shouldn't sing songs they can't finish. Roll the window down,"
She smiled. "Mr. Hades?"
He glanced at her from the side of his eye.
"Are you jealous, Mr. Hades? Whenever I mention Eric you tense up."
Adrian sighed, combing his hands through his hair. He should cut it. It wasn't getting a little too long.
"Won't you answer me, Mr. Hades?" She called lowly. "What do you want?"
"There's nothing more I want, except to be alone," he responded. "With you, if possible."
She smirked. "That's awfully vague, Mr. Hades."
He sighed. "So this is you with confidence."
Her smirked died. "Whats you and confidence?"
He looked ahead. "Confidence is important. And it's a protection. Now enough about that. We're here."
"Where?"
His lips quirked up.
"My house.
"Are you going to take advantage of me, sir?"He cleared his throat. "No. I'll get the door for you."She waited patiently, and he opened her door taking out his keys out.
She woke up in the middle of his large bed. She got up, taking a shower. She grabbed a white towel wondering about the very large house until she found it.The bathroom was well stocked, with unopened toiletries. She smiled. Very like him.His room. It just screamed him.
Adrian was confused. It wasn't as it he wasn't used to women trying to seduce him for various reasons.Something about her was different though. Dangerous.Because she didn't have an ulterior motive. It wasn't easily remedied. He couldn't throw money, or satisfy her curiosity.
Ophelia stayed at his Adrian's house for the rest of the day."Are you going home," Adrian asked.She shook her head. "Do you have something I can wear?"
Ophelia stayed asleep until the morning. Adrian stood over her as she slept.He smiled. She was beautiful. Tall and relatively thin. She looked very graceful. Long legs and arms, a long graceful neck.Perfect for diamonds. Perfect for kissing. Large brown eyes. Long lashes, and brown skin. Such a beautiful color, rich
Eric looked up at the large house. He frowned. Was this right?It had to be.He knocked on the door.
Adrian glanced at Ophelia. She sighed."Adrian I want you to be with me," she said.She stood in nothing but his shirt as always. She always demanded he take the shirt off he was wearing so she could put it on.
He stood over her, as she held her head."Sir? What's going—"She looked down at her hand. "Whats this?"
Adrian combed his hair back nervously. Maybe he should tie it back.He sighed. This was nerve tracking. But it had to be done.He stepped into the hotel. "Ophelia? Are you in here?"
Adrian looked up in the dark. Why hadn't he said anything. Why he hadn't he said anything? Why hadn't he stopped her?He sighed. What should he do?His head pulsed. "I think..." he whispered aloud, "I think I'm angry."
"You should start learning Italian," Adrian whispered, his eyes on hers.Ophelia smiles. "What about you?""I already know Italian. Italian, German, Japanese, Mandarin, and a few others."
Adrian sighed. They'd taken the company jet to Detroit, and had went straight to the Vitale Estate. Adrian was hesitant."Are we sure this is the best route?""We can trust Grim," She assured him. "And anyone get didn't eliminate must be very strong."
Adrian blinked. The light was so bright. He looked over. Where on earth was she?"Ophelia?" He called. "Opie, are you here?"They agreed they'd both take some time off work, so where else could she be?
Adrian glanced over at her. "Tell me you're joking? That I'm seeing things?"Ophelia smiled, saying nothing."Ophelia, I—thank you."
What good is it? I've gone to hell, but my blood is in your veins. Can you really be happy? As long as you're alive, I live on—Hades opened his eyes. "My father is a pedophile," he whispered.Ophelia turned over, half asleep. "Huh?"
Ophelia watched as Hades paced on the phone multiple times."No, I'm not sure when it occurred. My fiancée and I just got home and it's in ashes." He sighed.Ophelia sighed, making Hades pause and come over to inspect her. He looked her over.
Hades went to work the next morning, as if nothing happened. People brought him food, and letters, and cards and many words of sorrow.He still hadn't felt anything about his fathers death. It was just a fact now. His father, was dead.That was it. Ophelia went to work. That was what was on his mind. He didn't re