Chapter 89 - Black Neighbors

Two Weeks Later

Lorna slams her boot shut, grabbing her bags she walks out of the garage heading upstairs to her apartment, on her way she silently cursed dragging her bags and the groceries bags all at once, she was finally at the door, sighing a deep breath of relief, there was no other option, reaching the groceries store after her discharge was a top priority, after all, she had been on the bed recovering for weeks. 

"Hard part out," she said opening the door, she turned carrying her bags inside one by one which took her a good 5 minutes, the door shut close, she turns.

"Need help with those?" a deep voice said catching her off guard, she gasps. 

"Oh my God!" she exclaims in shock placing her hand on her chest like her heart would give out any second.

Liam stood before her wearing an irresistible smirk, hands in his jacket pocket.

"You scared me to death!" Lorna hissed pissed, his smirk broadens more like he was enjoying her outburst.

"And how did you get in here?" she sighs knowing scolding won't affect him.

"The windows" he shrugs.

"You can't exactly get in through that way, I have a door you know" she hissed.

"I'm a wanted man, I can't go knocking at the door of an agent," he said in amusement raising an eyebrow. 

Lorna just made a hmm sound getting his point.

"Nice shave," she said smiling, loving his new look.

"How're you feeling?" he asked grabbing all her bags at once, Lorna mentally cursed herself for her lack of strength.

"I'm all good, got discharged today," she said following behind, he drops the groceries bags on a center table in the kitchen, about grabbing her bags next.

"Lemme takes those," she said taking them from him rushing to her room.

She drops the bags at a corner, she took deep breaths.

"Get it together Lorna" she calmed herself, she was beyond nervous at this point.

"There's a man in the house, well not just any man, the black ghoul," she said staring at the full body mirror beside her wardrobe.

"That is so messed up" she adds realizing what she just said, it was more of the shocking truth, the most wanted man in the city was here, right here in her house. She sighs turning, she gasps seeing Liam leaning at the edge of the door, arms folded.

"What are you doing?" she asked shaky, nervous at his intense gaze.

"Enjoying the view," he said faintly, walking towards her in loud footsteps, Lorna stood frozen as Liam close the space between them, her head tilted backward to meet his gaze.

"Um I'm about to cook, so what do you say dinner?" she asked nervously.

He huffs with a smile on his lips.

"What?" she said in amusement.

"Did you just ask me to stay for dinner?" he said raising an eyebrow.

"Yes I did," she said firm with anticipation wondering what his answer would be, she needed him to stay a bit longer, she didn't know why she just needs his presence right now.

"I bought chicken" she adds.

Liam chuckles slightly it was like music to her ears and she loved the sound of it.

He reaches for some strands of her hair pulling them behind her ear.

"I would love to"

"That's great," she said getting distracted by his thumb stroking her cheeks gently, she subconsciously bit her bottom lips.

"I love it when you do that," he said huskily, his voice deep and low making her shiver.

"You mean like this," she said purposely biting her lip once more.

Liam's hand found the back of her waist pulling her to his body, her body brushing against his, their face inches apart,

"Damn right!" he growls, she froze at the sound, she couldn't tell if it was his or that of Ghost, they sounded equally matched.

*Slight Knock*

The heat rising between them instantly cooled down, but still, their gaze locked not moving away for a split second.

The knock came in again.

"There's someone at the door," Lorna said, it was more like a whisper.

"Go get it," he said firm letting her go.

Lorna quickly rushed to the door her cheeks flushed, she opened it not even bothering to check who.

She was greeted with a smiley face.

"Hi" Trent Mckell greeted but then his face turned puzzled.

"Hi," Lorna said wondering who he was but his face looked familiar.

"Wait aren't you the lady I saw like months ago, at the shopping mall?" he pointed out.

It clicked. 

"Oh yes! I knew this face was familiar, Trent Micky right?".

Trent let out a burst of laughter.

"I didn't get the name right did I?".

"Um just the last name, it's Mckell".

"Oh right," she nods.

"I just moved in, I and my wife, so we are neighbors".

"Wow really?" Lorna said bewildered.

"Yeah we brought some home warming present, I don't know just..." he sighs.

"It was her idea. HONEY!"

"Coming!" a voice came in, a second later a woman walks toward them, wearing a white sleeveless gown, her stomach round and plump, she carried a strawberry cake in her hand. She had short curly hair and gray eyes.

"This is my wife, honey meet Lorna Heart we met a few months back," Trent said.

"It's Hart actually," Lorna said amused stretching her hand out.

Trent scratches the back of his head in nervousness.

Trent's wife stood frozen in time, her eyes wide with shock.

"Um," Lorna just made a sound, confused about why she was staring like that, as she had just seen a ghost.

"Honey are you okay?" Trent asked worried, but then he froze in realization placing a hand on her round stomach.

"Is it time?" he asked worried.

She slaps his hand away making Lorna jump at the action.

"No airhead, am still weeks away" she snaps.

"Ow!" Trent rubs his hand with a pouting face.

Lorna giggle, she turned back to face Lorna.

"Sorry about that, I'm Sid Mckell," she said stretching her hand out for Lorna to take.