Chapter 65

The drive to wherever it was Damien was taking Bellatrix was filled with the type of silence that didn't make either of them uncomfortable. It was the type of silence that held words itself, waiting for the very right moment before they were spoken. Of course, along with the silence came the obvious side glances. Every now and then, Bellatrix would feel his eyes on her. It lingered, but not for more than a few seconds, before he'd look away and his grip on the steering wheel would tighten, almost as if he was battling with himself whether or not he should speak. Bellatrix caught every single one of those reactions of his. It was a funny thing she had developed after those years of refining herself. Catching the little things people missed. The silence continued to stretch on, but after another glance from Damien, this one lingering longer than the rest, Bellatrix was forced to speak. "If you keep taking your eyes off the road, we're both gonna end up in a hospital," She commented, lock