Ten

Chapter 10

The end of the week comes, and Zero is looking forward to seeing her again. Still wondering who the hell she is, but also liking to be around her. He enjoys the meals, and conversation which is something he never thought would be. Then after being completely alone all this time, some conversation was a nice thing. Just to hear someone else's voice, which for Zero would sometimes be an annoyance just not with her.

He noticed she was calm, and quiet for the most part. She never said anything about herself. Not letting you in, almost as bad as he was. He just knew she liked him and he couldn't understand why. They only just met, and she seemed a bit too close to him, caring about what happened to him. He found all this to be odd.

She looks at her phone, counting the days that it's finally going to be next week. She wonders if he is ok, what he is doing? And if he will come when she calls. She just hopes that he does. Needing him here with her, she misses him. She also knew at the same time, she had to give him space, it wasn't anything new. It's just how he always has been. Just this time around its hard for her to let him go home, at the same time not wanting to push him away. It was hard for her to keep her calm, but in the last few years, she has learned to become a lot of things she was never before.

Monday comes and she can't wait at the same time trying not to show him that she can't. She keeps the phone next to her and waits for the afternoon to give him a call.

Zero knows its Monday, he keeps the phone out and waiting for her call. Hoping that she will so he can get more money, and for some odd reason wanting to spend some time with her. All he thought about all week was her, in one way or another. If it was trying to find out anything on her, or just thinking of her body and how it felt. How petite, and dainty she was, just like Yuki.

As he sits there the phone finally rings.

"Hello," Zero says.

"Hi, Would you mind coming over for dinner?" She asks.

"No, not at all. What time would you like me to come over?" Zero replies.

"Soon as your able to. I would like you to spend three days this time. If that would be ok?" She asks.

"Sure, Not a problem. That will be two hundred a day." He states.

"I think your prices are too low. I think we need to adjust them." She responds.

"Adjust them? To what?" Zero replies.

"I will give you a thousand for three days, you stay all of them. The three days do not start until tomorrow in the morning. Tonight you will be paid for but doesn't count as a full day." She comments.

Zero just holds the phone not sure what the say.

"Ok. I will be there in a half hour." Zero answers. Still in a bit of shock.

"Do you need me to send a car to get you?" She asks.

"You can do that?" Zero responds.

"Yes, that won't be a problem. That way you don't need to spend money on a cab and it won't take you long to get here." She remarks.

"If that is what you want, sure," Zero says.

"I will see you then." She answers hanging up the phone.

Zero just sits on his bed, knowing he needs to find out what this woman does and who she is. Of course, she had money, lots to burn from the look of it. And what about this car she was sending? Where did that come from? She drove herself the last time he saw her. Then he thought should he leave it be? He didn't want to lose a good thing but his imagination was taking over. Who were K Corporations? Why was it so secretive? The questions just mounted up in his mind.

He took a shower and got dressed the best he could with what he had. He didn't have to worry about food for three days, which was a good thing. He grabs the phone and some pocket cash in case something took place he didn't like, he could just grab a cab and come home. Zero was not one to trust anyone. That was one thing that never changed.

He went down his apartment stairs and waited on the corner for the car, which was there in no time. A black four-door car. The back door opens for him to get in, but no one gets out of the car. There is a partition between the front and back seat and he can't see who is driving. This only adds to his frustration and wonder. He knocks on the window, but no answer.

Zero just sits back there trying to get the person's attention which he loses. No one pulls down the window. They just drive him to the house and the door opens when they get there.

Zero just gets out and gives the car a dirty look and it drives off. Zero tries to get the license plate number putting it on his phone for later.