Chapter 82 - Mom? (2/2)

”You should go sleep on the bed.”

”Ok.”

Lena's eyes lit up that it worked. However, Kris suddenly picked her up and carried her to the first bedroom, which was astonishingly hers.

”Hey, hey. You're a big boy now, you can sleep by yourself. Let mommy go.” Lena shrieked.

This time Kris ignore that and lay her gently on the bed and cuddle in with her. It was like a mom and son cuddle, similar to the one before. Kris tightly had her waist in his arms and he rested his head on her shoulder pads.

'This is awkward… I should have left him in the hallway.' Lena instantly regretted her decision and rolled her eyes. Each time she struggled to get out, he tightened his grip.

”Mom... Please don't leave me again.”

Lena's hand were loose so she put them over her eyes. She remembered saying something similar to Gary. She got emotional and a smile formed on her lips. She wiped off a small tear and gave in. 'I don't know if I will kill him tomorrow or he will kill me before that.'

She tilted her body towards Kris and hugged him back. ”Mommy won't.”

Lena initially planned to wait out for Kris to fall asleep, but the funny thing was that she went to sleep first. After Kris was sure his ”mom” was not leaving, he then finally slept soundlessly.

In the middle of the night, Lena released her short arms from Kris and turned her back facing him. Her hands tried to grab hold of a blanket but found nothing. Instead, she curled up into a ball from the cold. Kris's body reacted and scooped up the escaping warmth back to his embrace. They both continued to sleep, unawaringly of their position.

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James was up early the next morning as Lena had instructed him to. He was a few minutes early but he waited. He looked at the clock again and it was 10 past 6 a.m. James knew that Lena was not much of a late person.

He turned off the engine and walked inside the apartment building. He told the front desk to buzz Lena, but after a few times, James started to get worried. He went up.

When the elevator doors opened, he saw an unknown cell phone on the floor and Lena's bag. James was alerted and pulled out his gun. He slowly went to the door, which was unlocked.

”Dammit.” He silently swore. He gently pushed opened the door. He cleared the living room then the kitchen. Next was Lena's room. With his gun ready, he quickly opened the door.

”Miss. Shen?” He walked in and his eyes went wide open. He relaxed his stance and quickly shut the door with a loud bang.