Bad Blood Kelly's POV

I called Luke to help me get my luggages, I was waitin for him in the main. door when I heard a loud thud in the kitchen. My forehead creased as I looked at the kitchen entrance. The light wasn't turned on so I couldn't see if someone's in there.

"Pierce?" I called as I started walking slowly towards the kitchen.

"Kels..." A familiar voice mumbled my name and I immediately pressed the light switch.

I gasped when I saw Pierce sitting on the floor while pulling his hair. He looked really in pain and he immediately groaned when the light flooded the whole.

kitchen.

"Kels, the light...please..."

Without saying a word, I dimmed the light and I walked towards him. I sat beside him and held onto his knees.

"Is your head aching?"

He nodded. "Hmm."

"I'll get your medicine-"

I was about to leave when he grabbed my hand and pulled me closer. His forehead rested on my shoulder and he leaned on me as if I'm the only one he needed. This is what he always does whenever his migraine attacks him. He would come to me and sleep in my arms until he'd better.

"Pierce, your medicine."

"...already took one."

I was able to breathe properly because of what he said. I put my hands on his back and started tapping his back gently, comforting him.

"Can you...stay...for tonight?" He asked with a hoarse voice.

"Miss Monroe."

I looked at the person standing by the kitchen entrance. It's Luke and I don't know why he calls me that way again. He probably thinks I'd get mad if he calls. me Mrs. Anderson.

"Luke, can you get my luggage and bring them to my condo? I need to stay for tonight."

at Pierce again and caressed his cheek, wiping his sweat. His t-shirt is soaking wet with sweat. Even his hair is wet. "Let's go upstairs,"

what to do, Kelly. I miss my grandma but she doesn't want

to me."

hair. "She will

know. I feel like I'm losing everyone. I feel like...I'm trading you and my

squeezed my eyes closed. I don't know if you're just so innocent, Pierce, or you are purely dumb. Of

speak again after that. He fell asleep in my

I have to stay for tonight since I

that's when I realized that my clothes aren't here anymore. I palmed my forehead and went to the master bedroom only wearing a bath

saw me. He just woke up and his hair is really

lips parted as he stared at my face. "Y-You're here... It wasn't

his closet. "Can I borrow

cleared his throat and immediately nodded. "Yeah sure.

I nodded. "Okay."

"Uh, Kelly..."

"Hmm?"

"Thank you. For staying."

A genuine smile. "You're my best friend,

thought we'd be awkward but we're not. Breaking up hurts me, probably both of us but our friendship is saving our sinking connection. It hurts to be just a friend to the person you love, but that's our fate. My fate. However, I decided to slowly drift away from him. I want to s "Good

"Good morning, ma'am!"

at the company are strangely bubbly today. They were greeting me happily and I couldn't do anything but to just smile

my assistant when I

even envious, Miss Monroe. If your boyfriend didn't come to pay a visit, we wouldn't know you two are

My forehead creased. "Huh?"

Christopher Parker brought a giant bouquet, Miss Monroe. I put

office."

dropped. A giant bouquet and what? Chris is my boyfriend? I was too

bouquet sitting on the

it clear to me last night that he wants us to be friends but knowing his style, I know he's trying his luck to court me

sat on my swivel chair. I shook my head and opened the cabinet to put a lipstick on but I couldn't find my favorite lipstick.

the lipstick on the drawer of my

Picking the other

open and Pierce entered with a creased forehead. His eyes immediately roamed around the office as if searching for something before his eyes landed

courting you again,

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