"Flávio"

I didn't mind acting like a caveman at all. When the short girl started saying my concern for her safety was overblown, I threw her over my shoulder and walked away. I wouldn't leave her alone and I wouldn't miss the opportunity to have her close to me. I was combining business with pleasure, and she wouldn't ruin my high.

As we approached my house, I felt Manu grow more tense beside me. Was she going to dump me? I wasn't prepared for that.

We arrived home, and I showed Manu around. In the bedroom, I left her things in the closet and showed her that I had left a space for her. And it was only then that she said something.

"There are three bedrooms here." Manu stated the obvious, and I looked at her blankly.

"So what?" I asked, confused, and saw her sigh and return to the bedroom, clasping her hands together. I followed her and sat on the bed, waiting for what she had to say.

"So what if I don't have to stay in your room? I don't want to bother you." Did she think she'd just b