Lena saw that his outer suit jacket was taken off and he had unb.u.t.toned a bit of his s.h.i.+rt. He must have washed his face, but the rest of his body was sweating.
Lena was going to go close to him to check on him, but she backed off. "Wait here, I am going to call Collin." She knew that she should not call the emergency number. She closed the door, grabbed the chair from her room and put it on the door and sat on it. She dialed Collin"s number.
"C"mon.. Pick up… pick up.." Lena was anxious.
"h.e.l.lo?"
"Oh my, thank the lord! Collin, you have to come quick. Something is wrong with Kris. I locked him my bathroom."
"What?"
"Just come quick. He"s not feeling too good, make sure you bring Keso too please."
"I am coming right now."
Collin was actually at the bar with Tye. They were the older ones of the group and they often have drinks on Fridays. He pulled Tye out of the bar and put the phone on speaker. "Tell me what happened."
"I… um. He had a headache and he took the wrong medicine. I think it was an aphrodisiac drug."
"Those doesn"t work on him." Collin replied.
"That"s what he said, but trust me.. He"s showing the signs."
"What do the pills look like?" Tye asked this time. Lena did not know who the voice was. "Collin"s driving." Tye spoke after Lena did not reply.
"Uh.. hold on." Lena got off her chair and went to grab the bottle. She went into her room and locked the door. "Umm…" Lena opened the bottle and took out a pill. "It"s white… it as an A on one side and a heart on the other side."
"I have not seen a medicine like that… hmmm. What symptoms did he have?"
"He was sweating badly. He kept groaning. He was the floor, I did not dare touch him."
"Stay in a locked place… and if you need to, beat the c.r.a.p out of him. We are a bit out but Keso will be there in a few minutes."
"O--- AH" Lena dropped the phone. Kris came up from behind, grabbed her by the waist and tossed her to the bed.
"I should not feel like this." Kris looked at Lena. "Why do I desire you…" He went closer to her. "You should have not let your hair down."
Kris leaned in and Lena closed her eyes. After a few seconds, nothing happened. She thought that he was going to kiss her. She opened her eyes and saw him just playing with her hair.
Kris moved behind her and let her sit between his legs. He hugged her from behind. Lena kept moving from the uncomfortableness. He tightened his hold on her.
"Don"t move… can you just sit still for a bit? Just till they come?" Kris placed his head on her back and closed his eyes. He was trying really hard not to do more than this.
"Ok… but I get to ride your elevator next time." Lena compromised. She was unsure of her decision, but she felt that Kris was not sweating nor heating up when he grabbed her. She told him that she would trust him, so she will now too.
Kris chuckled. "Deal."
He didn"t know what took over him… but the moment he was on the floor and seeing her by the door just watching him, he wanted to embrace her. He remembered her sparkling eyes and her cute pink lips smiling at him. He wanted to embrace all of that.
This was the first time in a long time that he had successfully hugged someone. He relaxed on her back and breathe in her sweet scent. It was calming. He kept a tight hold on her. Somewhere deep inside him, he was scared that once he let go, he"ll never experience this again.
"Is this how it feels to hug someone?" He asked.
Lena felt her heart soften again. Why was she always so considerate of Kris… and each time it is because he was hugging her. She remembered what he said before. "A person who can"t feel love won"t have the desire to love."
She must have been tolerant of him because she can relate somewhat to him. Not to the same level, but to some extent. Everyone is not always as they are seen out in the public. She too puts on a mask to survive. Knowing from how much and strong the Li family was, Kris must have put on a heavier mask.
"What are you feeling?" Lena questioned.
"Good."
"Don"t start calling me mom now…"
"Should I call you Lena then?" Kris joked.
"Yes, you should."
"We are not that close."
"Why is it so hard for you to make friends?"
"I have more friends than you."
Oooff. Lena took that blow harshly. "Then you should be my friend then. I need more of "em. I have been so nice to you and all you have done to me is…." Lena took a moment to think. "Now that we are even... You had done nothing actually."
Kris smiled behind her and let her loose. He gently walked out of the bed and stood up. "They are here."
"How can you tell?"
Just then, there was a knock on the door. "This never happened, okay?" Kris left to go open the door.
Lena laughed to herself and trailed behind Kris. The door opened and a man she never met before rushed to bro-hug Kris. Without warning, Tye suddenly jabbed a needle right in his neck.
"What the h.e.l.l?!" Kris pushed Tye.
"Antidope."
Lena could tell why Kris had the soft personality he has. Although he was thick-skinned and has gone through whatever h.e.l.l he went through, everyone still treated him like a precious family member. The way Collin worked with him and how Keso protected him.
Seeing them, Lena missed Gary. She wished that he was here to cheer her on too. Lena cleared her throat. "h.e.l.lo, I am Lena Shen."
"Ah! The famous Miss. Shen. I am Doctor Tye, but you can just call me Tye." Tye winked at her and extended a hand for Lena to shake. Before she could take it, Kris slapped Tye"s hand down.
"We"re leaving." Kris spoke. "Thanks… for today." He walked out first and Keso followed behind. Tye and Collin said goodbye to Lena then turned around too.
"Wait." Lena went to her doorway closet and grabbed out a bag. "It"s your clothes, from last time. I laundry them already."
Kris grabbed the bag from her hands.
"And... you are really banned from my house from now on."
Lena closed the door and slid down to the floor. "Aiyaa… why is my heart beating so fast."
She stood up and walked back to now finally cook something for her to eat. She could hear her stomach growling when she was with Kris. She hoped that he did not hear any of it.
Lena walked past her work area but at the corner of her eyes, she saw that the computer had stopped running the phone number. She walked over and saw the name that popped up..
Her heart stopped for a few seconds. "Bai Wentao…. Isn"t that the mayor of city A?"