161 In the Nigh (2/2)
”Thank you,” I nodded towards him. ”You can go now. I'll take it from here.”
I then started pushing him out of Loriana's room and in the direction of the front door. However, Markus appeared somewhat reluctant as he offered some resistance.
”W-wait!” Markus said in a raised voice to gain my attention. ”You're just a kid. Can you even take care of her?”
”You don't have to doubt me,” I said to him and continued ushering him towards the exit. ”You probably still remember me from that last team dinner—” I paused as I recalled that I had altered their memories in regards to that incident so this was technically Markus's first official meeting with me besides the previous time when he had stopped by after working overtime with Loriana. ”Don't worry. I have experience with this type of stuff.”
After he reluctantly put on his shoes and stepped out of our residence, I closed the door behind him. Then, I walked over to the touchscreen monitor beside the door and checked the stored number of fingerprints in the system. After making sure that Markus had not taken advantage of Loriana's drunken state and add his fingerprints into the system while using hers for authorization, I stepped away from the terminal to face the inside of my house. With a sigh of fatigue, I went on with my duties.
I returned to Loriana's room and started stripping her of her clothing while keeping the undergarments on. Even though I've seen her in her nude already, it still felt quite weird removing all her clothing without her being conscious. It just felt wrong.
After I removed all of her clothing and exposed her smooth skin underneath, I went into her restroom and returned with a warm towel with which I wiped her body with so as to clean her. I didn't know how much she drank, but like before, she was in the state of half-awake and half-asleep, teetering about on the fence of both states.
Her soft breathing occasionally became moans as the wet towel moved across the inside of her thighs, but it appeared as if she did not stirr entirely. However, this did not stop her from grabbing onto my hand.
”Don't leave me,” she whispered while in an intoxicated state. ”Erin, please don't...”
Erin... I repeated to myself. This was the name that Loriana had repeated in the past. Based off of the emotions she placed in saying this name, I believe it must be... her ex-boyfriend?
It was quite awkward and mood-fouling for me for some odd reason. However, this did not stop me from finishing the quick clean up of her body. After I was finished, I went back into her restroom and rinsed the towel before hanging it up to dry. Then, it was my turn to bathe and head to bed.
After taking a warm bath and taking care of my nighttime routines, I laid down on my bed. Every part of my body was sore from the extended period of walking around that I participated in while on the live stream with Irina. It made it so that I felt quite annoyed if I had to move. It was quite comfortable just laying down.
”I still have to get the lights...” I muttered as I rolled over onto my back and reached for my phone that was sitting on the charging stand that was sitting on the surface of my bedtime table.
Using the control app on my phone, I switched off the lights and hid underneath the warm covers of my bed. From the crevices between the curtains that covered the sliding glass door leading out onto the balcony, the lights of the city spilled in. And while taking in the beautiful nighttime view through the crevice, I slowly fell asleep.