Enrico walked right into his room, placing a hand on his hip, he sighed.

"What are you doing, Enrico?" He asked himself, feeling quite foolish with what he was doing. Initially, giving Kiana a job actually boiled down to one plan, which was to make her feel at least a little sorry for what she did to him in the past but these days, he was starting to lose track of his actual plan. He brought her to his home regardless of his rules and he was also letting her spend the night. Could he lose himself anymore than this?

***

"Here." Enrico told Kiana, as he walked right into the room and put the sheets in her arms.

"Thank you." Kiana murmured an appreciation just as Enrico took a step backwards leaving the sheets in her arms. Their eyes met once more and he looked away from her.

"Okay. Goodnight." He stated quite quickly as he turned away and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him.

Kiana let out another sigh just as she was alone once more in the room. She walked up to the one seated sofa by the corner of the room then left the sheets there. She turned back to the room. Gratefully, the room wasn't dusty, except, it felt empty. So, she began to lay the sheets and wore the pillow covers on the pillows. Very soon, she was done. She rubbed her back as she stared at her handwork. A few months of working as a maid in the hotel actually did pay off. Her hands trailed off to her hair. She immediately recollected that she was soaked wet. She quickly took off her jacket and before she could undress further, she went straight for her bag. As she unzipped it, she realised the bag was wet as well.

"No, no, no." She pleaded as she quickly unzipped it. She stared at what used to be her clothes. One by one, she took out her clothes quite soaked from the rain as well. She sighed realising she had nothing dry to wear. Quickly, she took out all her clothes and spread them in whichever possible space they could lay on, just so they could dry by morning. Perhaps, she would sleep with nothing on.

Kiana opened the door to the bathroom and her eyes slowly widened and how beautifully structured the bathroom was. She carefully stepped in, looking around as she did. The walls, as well as the floor, were made out of tiles. The mirror was huge and stuck to the wall and beneath it was a wide basin on the purpose of acting as a sink. There was a bathtub as well as a cubicle-like space for showering. Kiana quickly took off her clothes before stepping right under the shower. There were several knobs that looked quite unfamiliar, she didn't know which led to hot, cold or even warm water.

She turned the first knob and the water first drizzled out before eventually pouring down. Kiana cringed before quickly turning it off. She tried the next hoping that was it. She immediately gasped before turning it off. She rubbed her skin where the hot water had fallen upon her. Then, she turned the next knob and waited quite cautiously but nothing came out. She tried and tried, but no avail. It made her wonder why people create way too complicated shower handles. It actually didn't make sense. Finally, she gave up and resolved to turn on the knob with the cold water. It was freezing, but she was able to get a good bath after quite a while.

***

Enrico turned on his bed, quite unable to sleep. Lately, his attempt at sleep was becoming a real flop. There were so many unexplainable things going through his mind. He felt so restless and that night was incredibly exceptional. He turned on his bed once more then shut his eyes as if that would work, but the one image he saw was what made him open his eyes. He remained still just staring out into space. His brows slowly furrowed. He couldn't understand why Kiana's face would flash in his mind. Perhaps, it was because she was right within his home and a few steps away from him. Yes, that was the reason. Nothing else but that. Even the universe knows Kiana isn't supposed to be there but what can he do... for some reason, he simply couldn't resist. Enrico immediately turned his head to the door and the sound of a strange noise coming from downstairs. His brows furrowed deeper. He had put off the lights while Kiana remained in her room. It was impossible someone would break into his home. The alarm would have gone off. Without thinking any further, Enrico got right out of bed and headed right for the door out of his room.

***

Kiana bit her lip quite regretfully at the mess she had made. She had tried so hard not to make a sound, but how was she supposed to know there would be a flower vase, somewhere before the kitchen counter? Yes, the entire room was dark and she hadn't bothered to switch it on. She didn't want to wake Enrico. She wouldn't know how to answer his questions. A few minutes earlier, Kiana had turned several times on her bed both from a lot of thoughts going through her mind and her stomach from grumbling quite loud.

She had begun experiencing pain in her stomach and realised no matter what, she needed to eat something tonight especially if she wants to wake up hale and hearty by the next morning. Therefore, Kiana got up from the bed, wrapped around in a bed sheet to protect her naked body; she slightly opened the door. She didn't want Enrico seeing her that way. She was literally putting on nothing beneath the bed sheet wrapped around her. After looking left and right, quite sure he was nowhere to be seen especially as the lights had been turned off, she silently stepped out, then carefully shut the door behind her.

Kiana heard footsteps, so she panicked and in the process, she searched around with her eyes for somewhere to hide. No matter what, Enrico cannot see her like this. Gratefully, the light emitting from the moon illuminated certain parts of the penthouse through the window. She caught sight of a dark spot beside the staircase, so she rushed to that exact spot and stood a little withdrawn and out of sight.

Enrico got down the last staircase, his brows still furrowed at the strange happening. He took a look at the door to the room in which Kiana resided. He thought of the fact that she might have been the one to make the sound he heard earlier. As he couldn't quite see clearly due to the darkness, he decided to call out instead.

"Kiana." He called out, but got no response.

Kiana bit down on her lower lip and she hid better. Her heart, thumping quite fast against her ribcage.

"Kiana." He called once more, but got no reply. Kiana remained silent, hoping he would eventually give up and head back to his room.

Enrico turned back to the staircase and just as he was about to take a step forward, he caught sight of something strange. As curiosity overthrew him, he walked up to it and Kiana hid more, wondering what made him walk towards her. Enrico bent and took hold of the bed sheet. He needed to gather it all, so he pulled on it.

Kiana's eyes widened as she gripped tight to the sheet around her. She immediately realised he had caught hold of the sheet. Damn it! She should have gathered it all and not let it form a type of train that was eventually going to lead to her doom.

Enrico pulled once more trying to find the other end of the sheet that really popped out from nowhere. Kiana looked down at the bed sheet wrapped around her body. Although she tried her best to grip a tight hold onto it while staying hidden, Enrico's pull was stronger.

He pulled one last time and the sheet was off her body. Her eyes widened in shock before she looked at her naked body. She gasped as she attempted to cover herself with both her hands, hiding herself deeper into the shadows.

Unable to play this game anymore, Enrico headed straight for the light switch. Kiana didn't know how but she got the sense of what he was going to do.

"Don't switch on the lights!" Kiana immediately exclaimed before his hand could reach for the light switch. His brows furrowed on hearing her voice. He had called her a few times, but she didn't reply, so he thought she was asleep, but then, to hear her voice made him quite confused.

"Kiana?" He asked, still wanting to be sure that she was the one.

"Yes." She replied, after a while of hesitation.

"What...what are you doing and... why can't I switch on the lights..." He asked as he followed the direction her voice had emitted from, but she interrupted him.

"Don't come any closer!" She exclaimed much to his dismay and he came to a standstill. He narrowed his eyes at what seemed to be the shadow of her. He couldn't quite see her.

"Why... Why can't I?"

"I need the bedsheet in your hand." She quickly stated and Enrico looked down to the sheet he still held on to. His brows slightly furrowed. He didn't know exactly what was going, but something felt oddly not right.

"Why. Why do you need it and why are you here? Why are you even hiding?" Enrico asked as he took a step forward.

"Stop!" Kiana exclaimed, a little louder than usual. Enrico stood at a standstill quite surprised, but that didn't mean he was going to hand the sheet over to her without a better explanation.

"I... I don't have any clothes on." She finally stated the bitter truth and Enrico's brows slowly released, as his eyes widened.