Is this destiny?

Later that evening, Chloe found herself in a four-bedroom apartment.

"Come on…", Noah urged Chloe. "You can pick a room where you want to stay. Kitchen and dining room are this way…"

Chloe followed Noah through the apartment while looking around, and she remembered that with her phone off, she will be cut off from the world. "Can I get a laptop or some device where I can check my email and access the internet? I hope that\'s not a problem."

Noah gestured to his right. "There is a study with a PC which you can use, and I will get you a laptop tomorrow. Just make sure not to tell anyone where you are. If you go on social media, don\'t post anything with location tags."

"Got it.", Chloe confirmed. She remembered one more thing. "How can I tell Matilda that I\'m OK? She knows that I went out for dinner with you and if she doesn\'t see me at my place tomorrow, she might get worried."

An amused smile danced at the corner of Noah\'s lips. He wondered if it was one of those girl-talks where they brag. He would like it if Chloe bragged about going out with him.

"You told someone that you are going for dinner with me?"

"She is my neighbor and she stopped by while I was getting ready so…", Chloe\'s voice trailed away when she saw that the smile on Noah\'s face disappeared. "Was I supposed to keep it a secret?"

Noah shook his head helplessly. He should have known that Chloe would not talk about her personal matters unless she was put in a tricky position. "No, it\'s not a problem. Because you said it was with me, your neighbor won\'t ask any questions."

"Eh? What do you mean she won\'t ask questions? It would be normal for her to worry about my well-being. What if you are a murderer?", Chloe blurted out. In the next moment, images from the Chaos nightclub of people fighting flashed in her mind and how everyone looked at Noah with respect and she sucked in a sharp breath. "Forget it. Even if you were to kill me in front of her, she would probably not say anything."

Noah looked at Chloe with a complex expression while thinking about how to improve his image in Chloe\'s eyes. "Chloe, I will never hurt you. I hope you know that."

"Does Matilda know that?"

"I don\'t care what she knows or thinks. I am interested in your opinion."

Chloe\'s lips lifted into a smile at Noah\'s statement. Somehow, it made her feel important.

He showed her every bedroom, which were more-less the same with one queen-sized bed in the middle and a sofa on the side, each with a closet and a full bathroom. One bedroom was larger compared to the other ones, and had a king-sized bed, and Chloe guessed that is the master bedroom.

Noah told her that no one stays here, and she is free to use the apartment as she sees fit, but she didn\'t want to get too comfortable, so she picked one of the other three bedrooms because she is only visiting.

After the apartment-tour was over, Chloe acknowledged that this is a big apartment with plenty of rooms. The furnishings appeared new (or unused), even though it didn\'t have that new-furniture scent, and everything was modern and sophisticated. 

Chloe opened the glass door and stepped on the balcony. The night view from the twelfth floor was amazing. She could see the lights of the Boyle Heights neighborhood and Los Angeles downtown behind it.

Noah stood behind Chloe in silence and observed how her hair moved in the wind. The way she hugged herself and gazed into the distance made her look lonely.

He wished to hug her, but he guessed that wouldn\'t be appropriate. She would probably turn into a frightened rabbit and run away.

Noah didn\'t want to push Chloe to move too fast, but with the Long seniors appearing and Chloe expressing her desire to leave, Noah realized that he has to do something quickly or risk losing her.

Noah walked next to Chloe and cleared his throat to get her attention.

"What do you think?", Noah asked Chloe. "Will this do for you?"

Chloe hummed in confirmation. "It\'s great."

Noah was not sure if this was a normal \'great\' or a \'great\' which Chloe uses when things are not great. "If something is not to your liking, feel free to change it or tell me."

"No need. I will be here only two days.", Chloe reminded him.

"Three."

Chloe was confused. "What?"

"This is the first weekend in September, so Monday is a holiday. That makes this a three days-long weekend."

Chloe didn\'t want to argue. One day more or less won\'t make a difference, and she will leave as soon as she comes up with a plan. And that will happen before Monday. Hopefully.

"It\'s getting late, I should get ready to sleep.", Chloe said. "Are there some clothes I can borrow?"

"Sure. Come here…"

Noah led the way into the master bedroom, and Chloe saw that there are men\'s clothes inside the closet. When he gave her a tour of the apartment, Chloe didn\'t check closets and bathrooms.

"You said that no one is using this apartment."

"Correct.", he confirmed with a smile. "This is my place and I rarely come here."

Chloe nodded in understanding. He has an office waiting for him, a booth in the restaurant, and now an apartment. She saw a pattern where Noah had things he was not using and she was not sure if he was being wasteful, or he just didn\'t care about all these commodities that are at his disposal.

After hearing that this is Noah\'s apartment, Chloe was happy with her previous choice of the bedroom. If she picked the master bedroom, wouldn\'t she sleep in Noah\'s bed? And where would he sleep?

She didn\'t know if he will stay for the night also, and she didn\'t want to ask because it didn\'t matter.

Noah gave her a bar of soap and a toothbrush. "Sorry, I don\'t have guests here, so I was not ready. You will find towels in the bathroom and I will get you other toiletries tomorrow."

"It\'s not a problem. These are fine.", Chloe assured him.

After picking a t-shirt and sweatpants from the closet, Chloe wished him good night and went to the guest bedroom.

Noah was thrilled that Chloe accepted to stay with him for the weekend.

This is one of the apartments Noah owns. Sarah insisted that he should have a few properties that match his status, but Noah normally stays in the main base of the Army of Chaos. He finds these apartments convenient when he has company for the night, but those ladies don\'t linger and are out before morning, so Noah had to get things for Chloe if she is going to spend the next three days here… and he hoped that she will stay longer.

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