Chapter 62 - Sleeping With A Gentleman (2/2)

He opened the small box and looked at the hairclip inside. This was a normal hairclip; there was no tracker or anything on it. It was just a simple reminder to Halia that she was still a normal person, regardless of what mission she was on. He then glanced at the big box. Inside sat a cake: a birthday cake.

Today was Halia's birthday. Even though she was undercover, Sean knew who she really was and he believed that she deserved to celebrate her birthday. That's why he was planning to surprise her, but it didn't seem like it was happening. As he glanced down at his watch again, he began to get worried. Something wasn't right.

Sean quickly packed up his things and returned to his car. He then picked up his phone, ”Help me locate a number.”

Where the hell was Halia?

...

Meanwhile, over at the lab, Halia had just woken up. As she rubbed her eyes, she felt some warm puffs of air on her face. When she finally opened her eyes properly, she looked up and froze. A handsome man was right in front of her, so close that their lips almost touched. Halia blushed and quickly remembered how she kissed Jackson the previous night and fell asleep in his arms. Feeling a little embarrassed, she slowly tried to shuffle out of the bed without him noticing. But suddenly, a pair of strong arms thrusted her forward as a deep charming voice asked, ”Where do you think you're going?”

Halia tilted her head upwards to look at the man, just as he opened his eyes. ”Weren't you supposed to use the sleeping bag last night?” she asked shyly.

”Someone wouldn't let go of me, so I had no choice but to sleep on the bed,” Jackson teased.

Halia blushed.

”You're lucky I'm a gentleman,” Jackson added as he looked at her with a slightly seductive look in his eyes.

Halia stopped breathing as she stared at the man. At that moment, Jackson suddenly leaned forward and stole a kiss from her lips. ”Breathe,” he said.

Halia quickly pushed him away and got out of bed.

”Go get changed and freshen up, breakfast should be here soon,” Jackson said in amus.e.m.e.nt as he watched Halia scurry off to the bathroom.