Katherine's POV:

I woke up finding myself snuggling literally on top of Nate, I can't believe I got this comfortable with a stranger who I know nothing of. What if he's a serial killer or something far worse?

We really need to get to know each other instead of being strangers, if we are going to be living together for a while. And most importantly, sharing the same room and even the same bed.

I slowly got off Nate before he wakes up and finds us in this compromising situation, and went to take my morning shower. I did my morning routine as well and dressed casually.

Sneaking out of the room since Nate is still asleep, I left the house. Yesterday when we first arrived at the house, the garden surrounding the house caught my attention, so I decided it would be the first thing I would see before eating my breakfast.

The garden is magnificent, different types of flowers filling the place and colouring it making it too hard to look away. I just hope the collection of flowers doesn't include any type of lilies.

I got lost with time in exploring the garden and ended up staying there a whole hour. I wouldn't actually mind spending the rest of my life here in all honesty. Shaking off these tempting thoughts, I went back into the house and headed to the dining room as the mouthwatering smell was leading me there.

As I entered the room, the table filled with food caught my attention then the hot guy sitting by it. I went around the table and pulled out the seat opposite to him making his eyes snap up from the food to look directly into my eyes. I gave him a small smile as I took my seat and started eyeing my food trying to figure out what to eat.

"The bacon is lovely, maybe you should try it" Nate suggested probably as he caught me staring at the food for a while, so I nodded and headed for the bacon listening to his suggestion "So how come you haven't had your breakfast yet and you woke up before me?"

I looked up from my plate giving him a grin as I remembered the scene that is clearly engraved in my mind right now "I went to see the garden and I ended up losing track of time" he nodded as a faint, barely noticeable smile started to show on his face before turning his attention back to his plate.

For some reason it seems like he doesn't like showing his smile but I guess I'm lucky since I got a glimpse of it and it so did take my breath away. 'He has a beautiful smile, he should really show it more often' I thought to myself.

"I have an idea" I suddenly interrupted the quiet "Uhm" Nate hummed in okay as he was chewing on his bite

"I was thinking we could go out today and get to know each other" I said nervously fearing I might get rejected any moment now

"Like a date? I think I may have sent the wrong message because I'm not interested-" he started blabbering

I quickly interrupted him before hearing something that might wound my feelings. I don't usually get affected by what people say to me, but for some reason, anything that comes from him affects me, whether positive or negative. I really have no idea what is happening to me when it comes to Nate, my feelings are literally all over the place and I'm feeling things I've never felt before.

"Not a date, it's just to get to know each other. We don't even have to be friends; we will just be two people out to get to know each other since they will be living with each other for a while. I mean I don't know if you find it weird living with a stranger and sharing the same bed with him, but I do. The only reason I'm suggesting it is so we won't be uncomfortable around each other. Plus you never know, you might be a killer or something" I muttered the last part to myself in a low tone.

Nate seemed to hear it since his laughter filled the place "I can assure you, I am no killer" he said assuredly but it did nothing to assure me

"This is exactly what every killer says" Nate laughed again "Fine, to assure you that I am no killer, I will agree to this 'not date, getting to know each other' idea. When and where do you want to do it?"

I grinned "Leave it all to me, be ready by 12" I quickly got out of my seat and headed to the bedroom "And wear something comfortable!" I shouted the last part as I left the dining room excitedly. Hearing his husky laughter fill the room, I took that as a confirmation to hearing the last part I said.

God, that is music to my ears, I could get used to this.

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"So where are we going?" Nate asked as he walked out of the room we are sharing. I was getting impatient and he was walking too slow to my liking, so I took his hand and started dragging him out of the house where the parked car was waiting for us.

"It's a surprise, now less talking and more walking" he chuckled at my impatience and nodded walking faster as instructed.

Once we got to the Silver Bentley Continental GT, Nate walked to the driver's seat and I quickly stopped him "I'll drive because I can't tell you where we are going" Nate raised an eyebrow at me but still nodded and went to the other side of the car.

"Do you even know how to drive this; I mean this is a powerful car to handle?" Nate commented as we settled in our seats making me roll my eyes at him. He just had to go there.

"Is this your nice way of saying I can't handle this car because I'm a woman? Trust me, you know nothing about me and I can surprise you quite well. You never know, I might even be a better driver than you" I smirked while he scoffed

"Yeah, I don't think so" he mocked which only encouraged me to challenge him and prove him wrong "We'll see" I muttered

I turned on the ignition making the car roar and come to life. I started driving to the front gate slowly to make myself familiar with the car, but once we got out of the gate, I pressed on the gas pedal and in seconds, the car was flying.

"Kate, slow down, you are going to get the both of us killed!" I laughed at his scared look and how he was gripping tightly on both edges of the car seat. A while later, he seemed a bit less tense and more relaxed as he saw that my driving is safe and I won't get the both of us killed as he said before.

Seeing him like this, I turned on the radio to relax him even more. He looked at me smiling as if thanking me for the gesture and looked back ahead. A while later through the song playing, Nate seemed concordant since he started singing along with the song. Surprisingly, he was good.

"You can sing?!" I asked still in shock from hearing his melodious voice "You're not the only one filled with surprises. Singing is actually one of the things that no one knows about me" he said with a smirk plastered on his face.

"Well I'm glad I got to know it, I can't wait to know the rest of your hidden secrets" His face fell all of the sudden and turned to look out of the window on his side. Did I say something wrong?

Luckily, we arrived at our destination. So pretending nothing happened, I went back to my cheerful mood and sang "We are here!"

Nate turned to me and looked out of my window with a confused look on his face trying to figure out why are we here "Why in the world are we here in a place filled with kids? Don't tell me it's what I'm thinking of?" He looked at me in horror as he started to realise why I brought him here and I couldn't help but laugh.

Still laughing, I nodded at him and got out of the car while looking at the scene in front of me. Different kinds of trampoline set outdoor, filled with kids jumping all over the place "Welcome to the land of trampoline"

"Did you just make this up?" He asked laughing "I may have" I said feeling a bit embarrassed as blood was rushing to my cheeks

"Kate, why are we here?" He asked all of the sudden while pouting like a child "Because we are going to let our inner child out before getting to know each other, even though you probably already did with the way you are pouting"

"Can't we just go eat dinner together like normal people?" He huffed while talking. I guess I really bought his inner child out already.

"Now where's the fun in that" I winked at him then started dragging him to register ourselves. Once we were, or actually I was, done with that, I ran to the first trampoline I saw and jumped on it. I started jumping high on it like a child and everyone was staring at me giving me a weird look, including Nate, but I couldn't care less. I was happy for the first time in a while.

"Nate! Come join me!" I screamed between jumps. Slowly, he walked towards me and got on the trampoline. I took both of his hands in mine ignoring the electricity I'm feeling and started jumping forcing Nate to do the same.

A while later he seemed a bit more comfortable and started jumping on his own without me forcing him. After letting our inner child out, I decided to start getting to know him. 

"How about we play 20 questions?" I asked between jumps and breaths

Nate nodded as he was starting to get breathless just like me "You start"

I decided to start with the most common question "What's your favourite colour?" Nate laughed, but nevertheless answered me "Black, what about you?"

"Red. Why did you come to America?"

He looked a bit taken back by my sudden question that I didn't even think he would answer it, yet he surprised me and actually did.

With a sigh and in a calm yet breathless tone, he said "Things started to get too much and I needed to get away, even if it's only for a short while. You?"

"Pretty much sums it up for me as well" I muttered. Both of us never said the real reason we came here, yet I felt like we got each other in a way that no words were actually required. I don't know about him, but that's just how I feel.

We ended up playing and talking for about four hours until we really were out of breath. By that time, it was about dinner time and we were dead hungry. We ended up finding a pizza place nearby and this is where we settled.

We talked the whole time and got to know each other more, even though I felt that no matter how much he talks, he keeps a certain distance. It felt as if he was hiding a whole closet of secrets, not just to me but to the whole world as well, and I didn't like it a single bit. For some reason, I wanted him to come to me, confide in me, and open up to me. Still, I can never say anything because I have a closet of my own that I'm hiding as well.

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