Chapter 64: Gone For A While

LUCIEN She pulled back from me, her eyes widening. I could see the fear clouding around her irises. I opened my mouth to speak, letting out a nervous laugh instead. I sat upright, watching as she scrambled to her feet, pulling the blanket around her body, even though we hadn't undressed yet. My eyes flickered from her to the laptop still sitting on the desk. "You're into tech?" I asked again, this time my voice calmer. It wouldn't be much of a shock, I thought. "Yeah," she nodded, her voice small. She pulled out a chair, sitting down next to the table. "I should have told you," she said, motioning vaguely with her hands. "I was going to tell you," she added quickly. I shook my head. "It doesn't matter, not really." Standing up from the bed, I pulled up the buttons on my shirt, appearing decent before coming to stand beside her. She opened the laptop, and a silence fell across the room, not the awkward kind. It was more of the comfortable one, two people existing in the same