Where Did you Sleep Last Night

I didn't say much on the trip, up to the town and I was thankfully that Christian didn't either, I could tell when we were getting close, the weather changed we drove from sunny sky, to grey, to big black clouds, than winding conditions, then heavy pounding rain, lightning and thunder. Driving slowly, a road worker stopped us and said the road was closed into the small town of Hopkins' where we needed to get to, he advised us that there was a small hotel just down the road we had come from and the road should be open by tomorrow. I waited in the car while Christian went into the front office to get us a room, glancing at the clock in the room, it read 3.47 am, it was late and I was exhausted. I couldn't wait to get to the room and go to bed. Christian came back with a key and some pamphlets.

"it's pretty booked up, they only had one room left, but there is a bit of a problem" he said as we walked up the stairs carrying our emergency over night bags, unlocking the door and pushing it open, I squinted in the dark to see into the room, it was small a large double bed in the middle, I hadn't spotted the other bed yet, Christian flicked on the lights, apparently there wasn't another bed, just one big king size in the middle, a small sink and mini bar, a bathroom, couch and TV.

"Nice" I said sarcastically.

"I told you there was only one room left, it's either this or the car, pick one" Christian snapped at me, I didn't answer I just grabbed my bag and marched into the bathroom to get changed. When I came back out Christian was reading the pamphlets on the couch.

"I hit up the vending machines, I got twisties, and burger rings" he smiled goofily.

"I think I might just go to sleep" I nodded at him, pulling down the blankets.

"Yeah your right, erh I'll just sleep on the couch" he muttered awkwardly.

"Don't be stupid, there's enough room in the bed for both of us" he nodded, got up and locked the door and switched off the light, I felt the bed shift as he climbed in next to me.

"You okay" he asked quietly.

"What if it's her Christian" I sniffled quietly.

"It's not going to be" he said quite sternly. I rolled over facing him.

"You know for the longest time I've hated my mother, now I hate myself for wasting all that time" I whispered.

"She knows that you loved her Rose, even if you didn't" he whispered back. I rolled over and shut my eyes.

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Opening my eyes, the room was light, I felt wait around my stomach, it was all tingly and warm where the force was, I snuggled deeper into the solid force beside me. Then it shifted beside me, when it hit me, I was snuggling into Christian, Christian's arm was around me. I tried to get up but I couldn't not with his arm around me.

"Christian" I whispered softly, "Christian" I said a little louder. He groaned beside me, waking up I gathered. He lifted his arm off me like I had burned him.

"Oh sorry Rose, in my sleep I must have..." he rushed.

"It's okay" I mumbled.

"You ready to go" he asked awkwardly.

"No" I didn't want to do this, all of a sudden I felt sick. "But we should probably make a move"

Thirty minutes later we were driving into Hopkins, it was a clean town; the house's been all brick and had verandas. Christian pulled into the car park and shut off the car.

"Alright come on let's go" he said opening his door, but I didn't move. "Come on rose it'll be okay" I nodded numbly and opened the car door. We walked into the building, it was cold inside, or maybe I just had the chills.

"Rosemarie Hathaway is here to identify a body" Christian spoke to the lady behind the desk, she nodded.

"Right this way" we followed her down a hall way, and through a door, she finally stopped opposite a stable with a body covered by a white cloth. My hands began to shake and my mouth went dry. "Are you ready" I wasn't ready, I would never be ready to do something like this but I nodded my head and she lifted the cloth revealing a woman's head.

"It's not her" I said quickly, walking out of the room, back out to the car. When I reached the car, I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.

"You did good Rose" Christian smiled when he caught up with me. "I knew it wouldn't be her" his phone went off in his pocket. "Hey Liss" he answered it; "yeah it wasn't her" Lissa seemed to say something good because he broke out in a grin. "They found her she's fine" I felt joy go through my body and I reached up and hug him.

"Oh that's great" I smiled.

"Yeah, we're on our way home now, ok you too" he hung the phone up.

"This is..." my hand searched my other wrist for my bracelet, it wasn't there.

"What's wrong?"

"My bracelet, it's gone, I must have left it in the hotel" panic went through me.

"Okay come on we'll go back and look" Christian got in, I followed slowly, and he sped off towards the hotel.

We unlocked the room we had stayed in last night, he opened the door, and I rushed in pulling back the newly made bed covers.

"It has to be here" I cried frantically searching, I pull back the sheet and there was my silver bracelet lying elegantly on the bed sheets.

"Got it?" Christian asked from behind me. I stood up turning to face him, I nodded silently, the emotion that had been building up burst out, and I let out a little sob.

"Hey" Christian grabbed me into a hug, "everything is going to be okay now" his lips gently kissed my forehead, a shot of passion ran through my body like electricity. I pulled away slightly and looked into his eyes, I could see the want it was right there, he had felt it too, and I guess he knew I had felt it because he crashed his lips onto mine, and I responded instantly, everything just exploded, and the passion in the kiss was almost overwhelming. He pulled away slightly, tugging off my coat, he pushed me backwards gently, and I fell onto the bed, kissing me again he crawled on top of me, I pull of his shirt, and attack his neck with my lips, his warm soft hands make their way under my shirt, pull it up and off, he admires my body for a second before his mouth was on my once more, his tongue begged for entrance and I happily opened my mouth. his mouth wandered down my jaw line to my neck, I dug my nails into his back as he hit my pulse point, I felt a moan escape my lips, he pulled away from my neck, something tugged hard on my hair.

"Ouch" I whimpered.

"Sorry" he mumbled,

"Your necklace is caught in my hair" I said reaching around and undoing his necklace. "There"

"Lissa" he said stiffly.

"What"

"Lissa gave me that necklace" and suddenly it all came crashing down, what on either was I thinking Christian was Lissa's boyfriend, oh fuck and I just made out with him, and I liked it and I would do it again, oh shit.

"I think we should get going" I just nodded, he got up, and put his shirt back on, I followed suite and we walked out in silence, I slipped my bracelet back on, and got into the car, the road home was quiet, I never felt so guilty in my life, I shouldn't have let that happen, I shouldn't want to do it, his Lissa's boyfriend.

"Look Rose I --" Christian began.

"Don't" I cut him off, "look it was stupid okay, Lissa is your girlfriend" I looked out the window I could look him in the eyes and say all this.

"Yeah" he breathed

"We just got carried away, it didn't mean anything"

"It didn't" he said after awhile, looking at me expectantly, I turned in my seat and faced him, I searched his eyes, and I could still see the want, the passion, it was all still there.

"Of course it did" I whispered.