From the angle of the photo taken, they did seem intimate.

Kenneth wanted to pull Thea to a stand, but her body kept slumping against his. She couldn’t stand straight no matter how much he supported her.

“Kenneth, I’m sorry…” Her whole body went limped against his.

“Thea? Thea!” Kenneth tried to wake her up, but she didn’t respond. Without a choice, he picked her up and set her in the passenger seat of his car.

With her settled in, he rounded the car and got in the driver’s seat. With the click of his belt, he pulled away from the venue.

As he drove to Thea’s condominium, he didn’t notice the paparazzi following him.

Kenneth placed Thea’s finger against the condominium door’s sensor. After a couple of beeps and a buzz, he opened the door and headed straight to her bedroom. Since he had been there before, he knew his way around.

He was about to leave after depositing Thea on the bed.

“No! No! Get off me! Let go of me!” Thea suddenly shouted.

Kenneth looked over his shoulder and saw Thea flailing her arms as though she was having a nightmare.

He rushed back to her side and held onto her hand. “Thea? Thea, you’re okay. You’re safe now. We’re at your condominium.”

After a few bouts of comforting words, Thea finally opened her eyes. She looked into Kenneth’s eyes with tears swimming in hers. “Kenneth…” her voice cracked as she wrapped her arms around him.

“I’m scared! I’m so scared!” she sobbed as her grip tightened around Kenneth.

Patting her back gently, Kenneth comforted her. “You’re okay now, Thea. You’re safe.”

They remained in the position for a while. Kenneth wasn’t sure how much time had passed, but he gently unwrapped her arms from his neck when her weeping stopped.

“Thea, you should get some rest for the rest of the night. You don’t have to go to the office tomorrow,” Kenneth said.

Thea stayed silent and continued staring at him with a pleading look.

“It’s getting late, and I have to go now,” he explained as he got to his feet.

stay here with me? I’m scared. Or at least stay here until I fall asleep, please? I

I’ll stay here with

plastering a grateful smile

rest.” He got up and went to the

of his words. He would stay

gone from her face. The pleading gaze had faded

by my side using

came out of her room

up, she changed into a comfy silk pajama

was stretched out on her couch

he was still asleep, she retrieved a blanket and walked over to

touched him, Kenneth’s

wake you?”

was such a close distance; Kenneth’s heart skipped a beat when he caught a waft of her

he grunted and quickly averted

worried you would be cold, so

himself up to a sitting position when Thea fell onto him as

body against his, Kenneth felt something

mean to…” Thea apologized, but her body didn’t move to get off of

their gazes met, the look in Kenneth’s eyes

his ear, keeping her

didn’t say anything and merely

Kenneth was rooted deeply within her after all these years of chasing after him. There

trace his face gently and slowly

of the blue, the satirical look in Natasha’s eyes and her impassive face popped up in his

to the sides, and Thea’s lips

Kenneth?”

late. I should go.” Kenneth pushed Thea away. “Rest for a couple more days. You don’t have to rush back to the office.” He shot to his feet, crossed the room to the front door, got out,

was disappointed and infuriated at seeing

already taken the initiative. I can’t believe he managed to

up a pillow from the couch and hurled it across

hit Kenneth the moment he stepped out of the

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