It's just me...

Calista bit her lip while looking straight at his eyes. His lips looked wet. She guessed that it was an effect of their long kiss and she could not deny that he looked cute with those lips wet.

'Why did he break the kiss?'she found herself asking nobody in particular. She did not even know whether to feel disappointed by wanting more of him but one thing she knew was that she loved how his lips felt against his.

Maverick took a step back, again. If only she knew how hot she looked when she bit her lip and what it was doing to him,she would not do it again.

He pushed back those silly thoughts and patted his lips to speak.

"If you ever in your life accept another man or even dare to tolerate someone admiring you,then I won't go easy with you and your punishment will be than today's,"he finally roared angrily but his voice was low and calm.

All that Calista felt vanished in a moment. That feeling of wanting him, exploring his beautiful torned body,the feeling of wanting him on top of her all dessipatted in thin air. Anger replaced the desire she felt towards him.

Maverick saw that she was now mad at him. He did not feel too good about it but he did not dislike it either.What mattered to him is that his message was passed to her.He did not like that she was angry with him but she looked cute when she was.

Calista on the other side was fuming with rage and she was hurt as well.

'Was he just playing with my emotions? A punishment? Was all that a punishment? That loving and longing kiss and how he touched me erotically meant absolutely nothing to him? And tolerating other men,what was that supposed to mean?' she was raging but she dared not to speak.

Sh hoped that this whole lecture of other men was not because of Jayden because if it was then it was ridiculous..very ridiculous and it was just him being childish.

She felt tears threatening to fall off her eyes. Like seriously,who does that to their wife even if they despise them so much!?

"You are never in your life allowed to flirt with any man. You can do that kind of shit we am finally done with you and let you go,"he spoke again.

'Flirt?...does he know the meaning of the word or is he using it on the wrong person?' Calista wondered silently because she could not remember a day she flirted with anyone.

Calista could not hold back the question that was burning her mind.

"Have I ever flirted with any man? or what are you just talking about Maverick?"she asked in a low calm voice.

Maverick loved her guts. She had the guts to talk back at him and question him? He smiled but it was a mocking smile then a scoff followed before he spoke.

"Just get that in to your thick skull and never in your life question me unless you want that tongue of yours gone,"he threatened with a smile on.

Calista was shaken by the threat. There seriously is nothing as dangerous as a devious smile from such a man,is there? But she got hold of herself and did not show it.

Maverick walked away to the bathroom without looking back at her. He stripped off his suit and freshened up.

After Maverick left for the bathroom, Calista laid on the bed. She did not take off even her shoes and her foot were dangling off the bed.

She could not hold back her tears anymore. She felt like Maverick was simply playing with her emotions and given how soft hearted she is,she felt miserable for that.

"Uh-huh..uh-huh,"she sobbed in a low voice as tears washed off her. She cried until she was carried away by sleep.

Her breathe steadied and got softer as she got deeper into the dreamland.

At the bathroom, Maverick was done showering. He got out of the shower and went to the sink.He did his oral care and washed his well kept beards. They were not too long but they were definitely to be always cleaned. He was soon done and walked out to the dressing room. He dried his hair and beards then kept on his pajamas before walking to the bedroom.

What he saw there made him smile though he was kinder annoyed. Calista was in a swimming position on the bed and she was still having her shoes and googles on.

"What kind of a lady sleeps without freshening up and here I am, supposed to share the bed with her!"he mumbled while looking at her peaceful innocent looking face.

She really looked beautiful as she slept. Her lips were slightly patted and her chest heaved up and down rhythmically.

He felt like moving close to her and shut her mouth with his. For a moment,he got carried away by his desire and moved closer to her. He moved his face closer to hers. Good thing she was facing the right side and her lips were in a good display.

He tilted his face closer until his lips brushed hers making Calista shiver and stir in her sleep.

Maverick stepped away from her when she stirred. He gave up the idea of capturing her lips while she slept.

That would be taking advantage of her and she was mad at him earlier. He grabbed a pillow and a blanket.

They had never been in the same bed and he was not planning to be now. He could not share a bed with a lady who had not showered.

He moved to the couch,a fair distance from the bed and positioned the pillow on the couch. He then moved back to the bed and took her shoes off then he took off her googles as well. He carefully carried her not wake her up and laid her well on the bed.He kept a pillow under her head and covered her with her blanket. He then switched off the lights and walked back to the couch and laid on it.

He was quite tall and could not fit in the couch perfectly.It took him almost an hour to finally be in the right position that was not too painful. He sighed them closed his eyes to let sleep carry him off.

He was beginning to drift off to sleep when a sudden shriek made him hop off the couch.

It was Calista who screamed.

"Come-on..." was the word that she shrieked out and she sounded pissed as she said it.

Maverick moved closer and switched the lights on again.He saw the girl still fast asleep.

He frowned.

He was sure he heard her shriek but she was still fast asleep and had a deep frown on her face.

'She must be arguing with someone in the dream,'he assumed as he switched the lights off and began walking back to the couch. His back and waist were pretty hurting as he walked back. Only if that girl knew what he went through before he could drift to sleep then she would have shrieked in a much lower voice.

He sighed as he laid back on the couch using his arm as his second pillow. He was really uncomfortable sleeping there and there has never been a time he slept on the couch.

He gave it a second thought. It seriously would not hurt him if he slept on the bed. And it was very huge,they would not even touch each other on the bed.

He gave his thought a play and he went and joined her on the bed. He slept at the further end. He was not that comfortable but it was much better than the comfort of the couch.

After a while of staring at the beautiful ceiling he finally began to drowse of again.

He slowly shut his eyes but the girl beside him began talking again,more of mumbling actually.

" No...no.. don't...,"she mumbled as she shook abit.

Maverick ignored her and forced his eyes shut again but now,a loud scream made him sit on the bed.

"No...Izara... "she screamed as she also sat on the bed. She was sweating profusely and her breathing was heavy. She held her chest lightly as though she was going to have a heart attack. Her eyes were wide open and her lips were patted as she gasped for air.

Maverick looked at the girl. He was in a state of shock but he was sure that she had a nightmare. He slowly watched the girl as she broke down to tears and sobbed loudly. She leaned against the headboard and dipped her fingers in her hair as she cried.

Maverick was concerned about her. Why was she crying? He wanted to pull her to a tight embrace but he did not want to startle her further.

He instead reached his hand out to the lamp on his left side and switched it on. Calista who did not know that Maverick was on the bed with her was startled when the lights were switched on.

She hopped off the bed. It was then that she found out that she was still in the dinner dress but she did not have her shoes on.

She did not have that time to reminisce about what happened as she wanted to know who switched on the lights.

She was him. Maverick.

He was walking towards her slowly with his hands infront of him as he tried to tell her to calm down.

"It's alright Calista. It's just me..."he assured her as he walked closer. For a moment she felt safe that it was him and without a second thought,she ran to him and embraced him.