Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 69

"Yes."

That was his only reply before he hung up.

He was now the most important person when it came to solving our lighting problems. He was basically our a benefactor now, so I couldn't piss him off.

Thus, I put a jacket on over my pajamas and went to knock on his door.

When he opened the door and saw my wet hair, he swallowed hard.

"Does it still hurt?" he asked.

Those four words weren't enough for me to understand what he was talking about. I asked back, "What?"

He looked down at my waist, and I immediately caught on.

For some reason, my heart skipped a beat. "Oh. I'm fine."

"Wait here," he said before turning around and leaving me to stand in his doorway, alone.

I looked into his room through the open door. I immediately saw the laptop on

I the desk. It seemed like he had already started to work while I was showering.

bad. That was an impressive

looked at him instead. I noticed he was wearing the same outfit from before, but his T-

looked like a model

was so intrigued. Loving beauty was human nature. Who wouldn't enjoy looking

rid of bruises." He passed me a small container

from

badly, you should see a doctor,"

the reminder made me wonder if he

flashed in my head, I heard him say, "I don't want anyone to delay our progress

I fell silent.

He just

being so hopelessly romantic and smiled." Don't worry, Mr. Howell. I probably want this job to

I finished the project and handed things over to Chris, the

said as I held up the ointment. After that, I turned around and walked back to my

tossed the ointment on the bed and

moody and down in the dumps. Kara had finished her shower and was wrapped up in a robe as she leaped onto the bed like some sort of professional diver. The very second she made contact with the

looked at it closely. "Where did this come

it belong to?" I

this? Are you hurt?" I wanted

she personally witnessed

like she had only paid attention to the moment Brandon had held me in his arms. She hadn't noticed that I

me the ointment because he had paid attention to the fact that I

suddenly felt like my thoughts were a mess. I closed my eyes and