Chapter 60 - In Bed Together

Suddenly, Jackson walked over to Halia and sat down beside her.

Halia jumped a little in surprise.

There was so much space in the lab, why did he have to sit right next to her? And so close too?!

Halia shuffled away a little and grabbed the fried chicken in front of her. "What were you talking about? You should start eating. The fried chicken won't be crunchy if you leave it for too long," she said as she began to lift the fried chicken to her mouth.

But, before she took a bite, Jackson suddenly hooked his arm around her waist and pulled her towards him. He seemed to be thinking something as he smiled at her.

Halia held her breath in surprise as she looked at the man. He was so close that she could feel the warmth of his body. As she looked at the smile on his lips, she began to get nervous. Did he want to kiss her again?

At that moment, Jackson began to slowly lean forward. Halia felt her heart pound almost out of her chest as her body fell weak in the man's arms.

But...

...she was wrong...

...instead of giving her a kiss, Jackson opened his mouth and took a bite of the chicken in her hand!

"Crunch!!!" a loud crunch drew Halia back to reality.

"You're right, it is crunchy," Jackson said as he let go of her waist.

Halia blushed. Why did this man suddenly do this?

Jackson moved away a little and started eating. His lips curved upwards slightly as he placed his hand to his heart. It was beating faster than ever before. Maybe Max was right...

...

After dinner, Jackson, Halia and Max sat down together and started writing down all the parts they needed for the bomb. They then searched through the storage together for whatever they could find.

Of course, when the boys didn't notice, Halia slipped a few extra parts into her pocket to build her defuse switch.

Afterwards, Halia wrote down a list of parts they were missing and handed it to Max. "Bring these with breakfast tomorrow," she smiled.

Max nodded his head. He then looked at the time. It was already 10pm.

"It's getting late, I won't bother the two of you anymore. I'll see you tomorrow morning," he said as he waved goodbye.

He then winked at Jackson and left.

As soon as Max left, there was an awkward silence in the lab.

"Let's get some sleep. We don't have a bathtub here, but the bathroom works like a wet room with a shower head on the wall. I also brought fresh towels, soap and I got Max to bring you a few pieces of clothing from your wardrobe. You can wash yourself down, change into something clean and get some sleep," Jackson explained as he cleared his throat.

Halia looked at Jackson thankfully and quickly went to check the clothes that Max had brought.

But, Halia immediately blushed when she saw what Max had picked out. Max had brought 3 sets of pajamas and 3 sets of casual clothes - enough for the next few days - however, they were a bit inappropriate.

Out of all the pajamas he could have chosen, he picked out 3 of her s.e.xiest nightgowns!

And...her clothes weren't any better.

Men couldn't be trusted to pick clothes for women...

Halia sighed and walked into the bathroom with one of her nightgowns. Fortunately, she didn't own anything see-through, or Max would have definitely picked it!

"Forget it, I'll tell him to bring something more appropriate when I see him tomorrow," she whispered to herself. "I'll just get into bed as quickly as possible and wrap myself up tightly before Jackson sees anything."

While Halia was in the bathroom, Jackson began to set up his sleeping bag on the floor. The lab was cold, so even though he didn't share the bed with Halia, he still slept in the same room - but the room was very small.

"I'll need to remind Halia not to trip over me if she goes to the bathroom at night," he thought as he tested the walking space around the room.

At that moment, Halia peeked her head out of the bathroom. She was finished.

She glanced down at the silky beige nightgown on her body. Two thin spaghetti straps held the gown up and the laced hem ended halfway up her thigh, revealing her long slender legs. The v neckline met in the middle of her chest with a little bow, revealing a little bit of cleavage. Halia had a good body and this nightgown showed it off perfectly.

Halia glanced around the lab. Jackson was nowhere to be seen. So, she covered the front of her body with her towel and quickly ran towards the bedroom/office.

But, as soon as she opened the door, Jackson was standing right in front of her! In her fl.u.s.tered state, she didn't notice the sleeping bag on the floor and tripped...pushing Jackson backwards...onto the bed and dropping her towel as she fell on top of him...