The search for paradise

Chapter 10

Scade's point of view:

I watch Bella asleep, her lashes flickering slightly. I take a deep breath. "OK, I swore to myself that I'd tell you and I think whilst you're asleep would be the best time. It's just that, whilst I've been with you in these five days, I've started feeling differently about you. I mean, just thinking about you singing in the car demanding food when I first kidnapped you, I thought you were an annoying spoilt brat. But, now, I just feel like- like," I stuttered slightly. "Well. I'm glad it was you I kidnapped. And I'll just come out with it now. I-I think I'm falling in lo-"
I was put off when Bella's cheek muscles started twitching. Then a smile formed on her face and she burst out laughing, causing me to jump out of my skin.
"How long have you been awake?" I demanded furiously, as she giggled her head off.
"Since the spoilt brat part."
"Great."
She giggled again, so I cuffed her head lightly. Then her smile faded. "We're here," she said quietly. It may have just been me, but did she look miserable? I jumped out of the boat, hearing Bella's black buckle boots land hard on the tarmac beside me. I turned to face her.
"Remind me which warehouse I'm in," I asked. "You wrote them down right?"
"Yeah." She took a deep breath and closed her eyes as if making a decision. "You're in the one with the chimney."
"Are you sure?" I asked, reaching out for the paper in her hand. "I'm sure that-"
"I'm sure," she snapped, stuffing the paper in her pocket away from me. I nodded slowly.
"So," I said. "Go on."
"I don't want to."
"What?" Was she crazy?!
"I want to stay with you."
"I don't think-"
"So you don't want me?"
"No! No, it's just hard for me to-"
"You don't want me."
"I need this money, Bel."
"Don't call me Bel," she said furiously, heatedly, her eyes ablaze with anger. What had I done? "Goodbye."
"Bella! Come back here!" I followed her, watching in confusion as she hoisted herself over the massive brick wall separating the warehouses from the old fields. I jumped up after her. We were standing so high, the full moon literally beside us.