Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

Chapter 0147

I sat inside my room, unable to sleep and found myself thinking of laying out on the sofa in the lounge to watch a film could be good. My small TV in my room had been playing up, and it wasn't like anyone ever came and used the lounge TV. I snuck from my room, knowing there would be nobody about. Other than the occasional awkward avoidance of Beta Asher, I rarely saw anyone in the packhouse at night. If anything, there may be the occasional guard. I had begun to recognize them now, and them me, and had begun to chat with them, as a way to keep me occupied of a nighttime. Most of them were nearer my Dad's age, but I still enjoyed their company, and talked of sport the same way my Dad would, so it wasn't like I was clueless. But, tonight the hallways were empty, as I slipped into the lounge, and picked up the remote control, and laid myself out on the large black leather sofa that was in front of the big screen TV mounted on the wall. I scrolled through the films that were available to watch until I found one that I thought I might enjoy, and I put it on.

Just as it began, I heard footsteps near the door and I glanced up, only to find Beta Asher glancing in at me, peering over the edge of the sofa curiously, I tried not to smile. "I am still alive, if that is what you are trying to check." I said sarcastically, because I was truly unsure what he was looking at me for.

He chuckled. "Good to know. Though I was checking to see if you had fallen asleep again. If you had, I was going to bring you a blanket."

My heart fluttered a little at his words. I had fallen asleep on the sofa the other night, watching a documentary, and had awoken a number of hours later covered in a blanket. I had assumed one of the guards must have come in and seen me. Doing the Dad thing, as that was always something my Dad used to do when I fell asleep watching TV... seems it may well have been Asher after all.

I pulled myself to a seated position, so I could see him properly. "That was you?" I muttered.

"Who else would it be?" he asked incredulously, sounding more than a little confused.

I shrugged. "I kind of assumed it may have been one of the guards."

had fallen asleep nearer midnight. Nobody would be around the packhouse then, or I should

myself smiling now, he can be the weirdest sometimes. One minute nasty. Next minute, ignoring me. Next minute sweet. His mood swings could give a

told him with a

because you clearly thought I wasn't capable of being kind, I don't know." He said bluntly, and I felt myself a little taken aback by his words. Until I looked up at him

aren't funny,

you

him, and he chewed

Bailey. I have work to finish." He said, and I looked at

look so tired all the time..." then I saw the way he

to sleep anyway, as I already told you. Which is why I work more. Gives me something to

had when I went to his home. He did say he had struggled

work late, because you told me you do, and I have seen you sitting at the coffee table. working the other night.” He raised his brows at me, and I recalled the night he was speaking of when I brought some lesson plans down to the lounge to work on. As there was more room at the coffee table

dismissively. "Fine, Mr Know-it-all." I stuck my tongue