Lena took off the one pair of her slippers she still has on and put it next to where Keso put her other pair. Kris was going to go and change out of his suit, but Lena told him not to.
"I wore a dress so it would make the setting more real. Keep the suit on."
Kris did not believe her. She probably only wore that dress because she likes wearing dresses. And going to work every day, she did not get enough opportunity to wear dresses. He did not mind though. He led them to an open room with hardwood floors. It was going to be his workout room, but he never bothered setting up the place.
Luckily, Tye knew how empty Kris" house was so he already made Collin bring in some materials for them to have during the sessions. The room also had many mirrors on the wall, so it was a nice dance room too.
Because they were already behind on their schedule, it did not take them to set up the speakers and started dancing. They danced to a few different types of songs. Waltz, Ballroom, and a few more. Lena was getting bored. This reminded her of when she was learning how to dance and every day was dance, dance, dance.
Kris stopped, knowing that Lena was getting bored. "Do you want to do something else?"
Lena looked up to him. "Can you tell I am bored?"
"Yeah, you keep stepping on my feet."
"Oh.." She giggled. "Sorry."
They separated and Lena sat down on the floor. She laid her back down on the floor and yawn. "I don"t think I can do this for another week or so."
Kris looked down to Lena who was completely comfortable on the floor. "What do you want to do then?"
Lena sat up and let her legs spread straight. "Hm.." She looked up to Kris and smiled to him slyly. "I have an idea."
She stood up and went behind Kris. She jumped and hop on his back and wrapped her legs on his waist.
"What are you doing?!" Kris was surprised at the sudden contact.
"Piggyback. You can piggyback me and give me a house tour."
Kris rolled his eyes. Only Lena would have thought of such a childish thing to do. He can feel her slipping down from her grip on his waist. He grabbed her legs and jump a bit so Lena was supported on his back. "Fine."
The penthouse has three bedrooms, each with their own bathrooms. He had one more bathroom by the living room. There are a kitchen and a dining room. He has his exercise room, a room for his office, and a projector room. Of course, everything was completely empty. As he introduced each room, Lena would tell him where to go and she told him what he should do to each room. What furniture he should get, where to put pictures, and how to decorate it.
When they reached Kris" room, it was the only room that had something. Lena got off his back and jumped on his bed. To her dismay, it was hard as the floor so she quickly got up. She stared at the bed like it was a pile of dirty laundry.
"You sleep in that?!"
Kris sat down and laid back on his bed. "Yeah. I like it like this." He looked at the ceiling. After that woman stabbed him, he was in bed for almost an entire year. He hated that. He did not get to go out and play nor experienced the fun things a child his age should be experiencing. After he got sent to his grandfather, he spent his days sleeping on the cold hard ground. Such training was supposed to help his body become stronger.
Even after his mother woke up and he got helped, he still preferred the ground. It was only after a while that he started sleeping on a bed. However, he still had it custom made to be hard as the floor. Even though such a hard bed brought him bad memories, it help reminded him of all the things he went through.
Lena could feel that Kris" mind was on something else. He went silent for a long time. She cleared her throat.
"Is this it? I think I am going to go back now… it"s past dinnertime for me."
Lena walked out of the bedroom.
"Wait. There is still one more area."
Lena turned back at look at Kris. He smiled. He turned around and bent down his legs so Lena can hop on again. She laughed but happily climb onto his back. Kris carried her to a sliding door. He opened it and it revealed a staircase. He climbed up the stairs.
"Am I heavy?"
"No."
He reached the top and Lena saw where they were. They were at the rooftop. Kris opened the door and Lena felt the cool night breeze. It was not dark yet but it will be in an hour or so.
"It"s so pretty! I am so jealous of you." She hopped down Kris" back. She headed straight to the tall railings on the rooftop and stared out to the vast city. It was even more pretty than when she was in the elevator.
"Can we trade houses? It"s not like you need any of this."
"You won"t be able to afford this."
"Pfft." Lena turned around to see the outdoor pool and a smaller enclosed area with a top covering. It must be a hot tub. She walked over and sat on the lounge chair and stared at the sky. Being on top of this place and staring into the night sky, it reminded her of home. Home, as in her original home.
Shen Qian lived in an apartment complex with many other people but the rooftop was opened to everyone. It was one of her best places to hang out with her friends.
She"ll need to keep charging Kris so she can afford something like this in the future. She wanted her own penthouse. If this was her place, she would have some nice flowers up here. Lots of more tables and chairs so she can always hang out here.
She closed her eyes. In the moment of silence, she heard her stomach growl. She opened her eyes but realize that it was not coming from hers, but Kris".
"Are you hungry?" She asked him.
Kris turned his head sideways a bit. He did not have lunch so he was hungry. He had skipped many meals before though, why did his stomach growl now.
Lena gasped. "Let"s have a rooftop dinner!"