Karlye felt the car stop ,they had returned Andriana home. He glanced down at his shoulder; she had fallen asleep on the way.
He sighed and gently took her bag taking out her keys.
"Go open the door, and I will bring her up ", he told his driver.
Quietly, he carried her out of his car, wrapped in his coat, and headed upstairs.
The driver opened the door for him then closed it behind him.
Karlye stood in the doorway, looking around, then down at her. He moved to her bedroom laying her down.
He took off her shoes and took off his coat to make her comfortable, then covered her.
Sitting quietly on the bed while gazing at her seemed to give him peace.
His phone vibrated in his pocket, leaving the room, he checked it.
David had sent him the footage from the cameras. Sitting down in the livingroom he checked them out.
There was one David had told him to start with so he did. And the more it played the worse his cold expression got.
....
Andriana woke up to the sound of thunder. It was raining heavily, and she hated hearing the sound since it triggered a dark memory . She looked around, finding herself in her bed. All she remembered was being in the car with Karlye heading back home.
She heard sounds coming from the living room. Getting out of bed, heading to the living room to see Karlye on the couch .
He was doing something on his laptop while speaking to someone on the phone.
He heard her footsteps and looked back. She didn't move from the spot and stared back at him.
He hung up, closed the laptop and got up
"Did you have a bad dream ?" he asked holding her hands.
"No..., "she uttered her eyes glanced at the window. The raindrops, and sound of thunder filled the room, and her hold tightened.
Andriana felt him move , carrying her into his arms.
"Let's get you back to bed ", he said, heading back to the bedroom
"I am sorry I dozed off earlier ", she said, lying back in bed.
"You seemed tired, now go back to sleep. I will be here " he said.
"You can join me " she tapped the space on her bed.
He felt deja vu and chuckled since it had happened before.
Taking off his shoes, he laid back , looking towards her. He opened his arms.
"You can come closer " he gestured with his arms.
She moved into his embrace and cuddled.
"Goodnight Andriana ", he whispered, kissing her forehead.
Her eyes were closed as she drifted back to sleep.
"Goodnight, Karlye", she breathed.
He smiled.
.....
"What is it this early in the morning ?" David yawned.
"What do you do when someone has a fever ?"
"Huh, are you sick ..but you never "
Karlye cut him off, "Just answer the question ".
"You need to hydrate since you're sweating too much, stay in light clothes to stay comfortable and keep something cool and damp on your forehead to help with the temperature", he said.
"Alright, now go pick up my doctor and bring him to her apartment " Karlye ordered.
David sat up, "What happened ?"
"I woke up to find her running a fever. Get the doctor here fast," he said, hanging up.
When he woke up, he had noticed her flushed face, and she was hot to the touch.
When he tried to wake her she groaned in pain saying her head and body hurt.
Karlye walked back to the bedroom remembering what David had said.
He moved to her closet looking for something comfortable to change into, then got back to her.
"Andriana, you need to get up so I can change your clothes ", he softly let out.
She opened her eyes but didn't move.
"Mm, but I can't get up. My body hurts" she cried.
"I will help you" he gulped.
He sat on the bed, closing his eyes, " guide me with your hands, and I will do the rest, he sat down on the bed.
Andriana took his hands guiding him to the zipper of her dress. He could feel her head on his shoulders as he pulled down the zip of her dress.
Carefully he took it off, his fingers grazing on her soft skin. She sat up, taking out her hands. Karlye moved, eyes still tightly shut, but his other senses had heightened.
He could feel her burning skin under his touch as he pulled down the dress to her knees.
"Raise your legs ", he said.
Slowly, she did, and he took it off. He moved his hands blindly to where he had placed the pyjamas and helped her get into them.
She lay back down, and he carefully placed a damp, cool towel on her forehead and covered her up.
Getting her some water, he used a straw to help her drink some.
She went back to sleep soon after.
A few minutes later he heard someone at the door.
It was David and the doctor.
"Come in " he said to both of them.
"Where is the patient ?" asked the doctor.
Karlye led him to her room.