Loving The Temperamental Adonis
Chapter 53: Personal space

Chapter 53: Personal space

Few minutes later, Mia stood under the shower in the black theme bathroom of her professor. She carefully washed off the creamy milkshake sticking to her hair strands while also making sure she wasn’t touching the wound on her forehead. She didn’t know what sort of business he had in mind for bringing her to his house, but when she’d asked, he had pointed her towards a door while he went to pour himself a drink in the bar space, "Clean up first." He had said with that smooth deep voice of his.

However, since the place he pointed at had two rooms facing each other, she had been confused on which room to enter, so she entered the one that wasn’t locked since the other one was locked. She had been surprised to find a spacious bedroom with a king size bed with glass walls that overlooked the city skyline. Though just like the living room, it had no warmth and looked as cold and empty as it’s owner. But she couldn’t help but admit it was still beautiful and unapologetically masculine. The room had the faint intoxicating scent of Mr. Ice cube addictive signature cologne that always made her toes curl in delightfulness.

Earlier in the lobby she had almost had a slip of tongue of calling him Mr. Ice Cube, thank goodness she had quickly amended her words before he heard her. To her, that name fit his macho and aloof no-nonsense personality better than Leo.

Mia had admired his room before she stepped into the bathroom that almost gave her a heart attack with how dark and gloomy it looked. What kind of a person was this man? Who in their right senses would have a complete house with no bright colors?! Even the toilet bowl was black, and all his robes and towels in the hangers were either black or gray!

No doubt he was a lonely weirdo and a creep! Not to mention everything she noticed so far in his condo looked brand new like he had just moved in recently and had bought everything. Men like Mr. Bennett were the kind to stay wary of. For as much as she wanted to steer clear of him, circumstances kept bringing them together. His sudden appearance in her room on Friday night had made her doubtful of him and who he really was. Though his eyes always gave her the impression that she’d known him for a long time, but his aloof indifferent demeanor said otherwise.

She had a gut feeling that he wasn’t truly who he claimed to be, and that he was hiding something. She didn’t know why someone like him would even decide to work as a professor, but she knew he had his motive for being at Ivy Grove institute. However, despite knowing all of that she had still come with him here and was now taking a shower in his gloomy bathroom. She was also using his shampoo and body wash to bathe, which was considered something intimate.

Owen would kill her with his nagging if he knew that she was in a man’s house taking a shower. Even though she was an adult, she had never been to any man’s house in all of her life, she was that good girl who only focused on her studies rather than worry about men and relationships. The thought of being in a love relationship was fascinating to her on some levels, but she felt like she hadn’t met the right man to give her heart to yet, she hadn’t met the man in her dreams with beautiful gray eyes; who would wait and open a door for her when he sees her coming_ rather than let it slam back on her face while giving her the look of; you asked for gender equality so open your own door!

She wanted a gentleman with an easy going personality, someone who would bring her flowers and chocolates and also give her his coat to wear on a chilly night; someone who would cherish her enough to accept her flaws and take her for who she was rather than try to change her. Someone that would embrace her when it rains and hold her through the traumas she had with rains without calling her a freak, someone_ alright, enough Mia!

She scolded herself as she realized she was being delusional again while wasting water in the shower because of her spacing out. Mia hurriedly turned off the water after making sure her body and hair were clean and no more creams sticking to her strands. When she stepped out of the shower, she realized she couldn’t wear back her dress as it was ruined, but then she was hesitant of using any of his towels. Would he mind her using his things?

He had asked her to go in and shower so he obviously wouldn’t mind her using his things, right?

Mia still hesitated, glancing at the array of black and gray towels hanging nearby. Unsure if using his personal items was appropriate, she stood naked, contemplating her options. Just as she finally reached for a towel, the bathroom door swung open. Mia froze.

Her eyes widened as Neil stepped in, a black towel hanging low around his narrowed toned hips. Frozen in place, he met her widened brown eyes. He was too astonished to move, and subconsciously his eyes swayed around her naked body that was exposed to his eyes. Neil felt his throat go dry as he scanned her body. Milky long legs, rounded hips and a slim waist, and before his eyes could move any more further, Mia snapped out of her shock.

Feeling completely exposed, Mia let out a startled scream. She quickly dove behind the shower glass, yelling, "Get out, you pervert!"

Neil’s expression hardened at her insult, his gray eyes darkened as he looked towards the blurry glass. He asked sternly, "What the hell are you doing in my bathroom?"

Mia, taken aback, peeked out from behind the glass. "You told me to shower here!"

Neil looked around, noticing his used shampoo and body wash, he frowned,"I told you to use the bathroom in the room opposite to this one. Why did you enter this one?" He had clearly pointed to the guest room opposite to his, and he’d thought she was in there the whole time. Thus he’d come here to take a quick shower after the cream from her body stuck to his own shirt when he carried her earlier, but it seemed the woman had a death wish to enter his bathroom and even use his things, not to mention she called him a pervert when she was the one in his space!