Wesley was still not headed for the Queen's Road this time. Blair couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going?"
Wesley was his usual self, and gave no response.
By now, Blair was fuming mad. 'The silent game, huh? Fine! We'll see who talks first.'
At long last, they pulled into an unfamiliar housing estate. Blair could tell that this was a high-class complex, and there was no way she could afford this. But it was close to her company.
Under her confused eyes, Wesley stopped the car and got out.
"Hey! Why did you bring me here?" Blair asked as she got out of the car as well.
With her suitcase in his hand, Wesley walked towards one of the buildings. A security guard came over. After hearing they lived on the 21st floor, he smiled and left.
When they were in the elevator, Blair stood in front of him and looked him in the eye asking, "What's going on?"
"Since you won't stay in Niles' apartment, you can live with me for now. You always get sick. I can't trust you to live alone. I need you close to keep an eye on you," Wesley answered.
"What? Then is this your apartment?"
"No. I borrowed it from Carlos. He has a lot of places he doesn't use. Don't worry. We can live here as long as we want." He wasn't wrong. Carlos had so many apartments that he had already forgotten about this one. If it weren't for Wesley asking, Carlos would never have thought of it.
"We?" Blair couldn't believe her ears.
"Mmm hmm." The doors of the elevator opened, and they walked out. "Wait! So why here?"
Wesley took out a ring filled with keys. There was only one apartment on each floor. While changing the password of the lock, he said, "Joslyn's parents live next to me in the Hillside Apartments. I don't think you'd want to live there. Since you won't stay at Niles' place, this is the last place I can think of."
Blair was struck speechless. He made her feel like they were a couple living together.
Blair saw Wesley mess with the keypad and change the password to her birthday.
He opened the door, and the apartment was very clean. Carlos' assistant hired maids and such to clean each of his apartments regularly.
Blair took a deep breath and argued, "Why do I have to live here? I can live in my company dorm. Two girls to an apartment, it's not that bad."
Wesley turned a deaf ear to that. He scanned the apartment and said, "Three bedrooms. Choose any one you like."
"I'm not living here," she insisted.
Wesley looked at her and said seriously, "I'm going to be living with you. I need to make sure you're safe."
"You didn't get my point! Why do I have to live with you? I don't want to!" Blair decided to get over Wesley, and didn't want to get involved with him again. Living with him was just inviting more heartache.
"I don't like you living alone." 'You're like a child who can't take care of yourself, ' he thought.
Blair's heart skipped a beat. "I wouldn't be alone. I'd have a roommate!"
What Wesley said next made Blair want to pound on him. "I need to take care of you until you get a boyfriend. After all, you like me. So you must live here."
Blair rolled her eyes and tried her best to resist the impulse to slap him. She picked up her suitcase and said, "Don't bother. I'm leaving." With that, she was about to exit the apartment.
"Mom likes you a lot," Wesley suddenly said.
Blair wanted to open his skull to see how his brain worked. "So?" she asked. 'His mom likes me, so I have to live with him?'
"So I need to protect you," he answered.
"And?"
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