"If I move any closer then I am going to end up on your lap." I mentioned to him, eyeing up the small scale between our bodies.

He did not say anything. His lip quirked up as he moved his attention back to the television.

Pretending that I was unhappy about it, I let out an exaggerated sigh as I moved closer until one of my legs propped up on his.

For someone with such a cold expression and attitude, he was surprisingly warm.

He was like a giant teddy bear with a killer glare.

The Addams Family played in the background. I tried to focus on what was happening but it was really hard. Especially when Stone's hand was nearing my leg.

His large hand ventured under the thigh of my right leg until he lifted it up and placed it on his lap.

"What are you doing?" I asked, my voice coming out as a squeak.

He remained silent. He only took my other leg and placed it with my other so that my body swivelled and I was lying across him.

When I watched him in peripheral vision, I noticed that he was not focused on the movie. His attention was always on me and he was not even trying to hide his fixed stare.

"Medusa." He called quietly.

I hummed in reply.

"Where is your Dad?"

The question threw me off. I wondered why he wanted to know and why the question had come to his mind.

"He is still on his business trip." I answered while crossing my arms and sitting back on the sofa.

"When is he back?" The gravelly voice spoke as the dark eyes looked down at my crossed arms.

"Maybe next week."

Stone's voice went deeper and more demanding as he interrogated "What does he do?"

I tried not to panic. I squeezed my arms around myself and looked around the room while I thought of what to say.

"A real estate agent." I finally mustered up an answer as I started at the haunted house on the screen instead of him.

He did not look convinced. He frowned at me while the hand behind my back gently brushed my neck.

Goosebumps covered my skin as the calloused warm fingers brushed again over the back of my neck and through my hair.

I felt I had to sell the lie so I came up with an obscure excuse so he would not question it "He is selling houses in Paraguay."

"Why did you not go with him?"

"What is with the interrogation?" I huffed out a sigh while I replied to him “I have school. I had to stay because I need my education."

"I doubt that." Stone chuckled but it came out as low strained noise "You are already a massive know-it-all."

At the words know-it-all, I grabbed the pillow from behind me and threw it at his stupid smug face.