Chapter 27:
Zack's POV:
I felt a light weight on my leg as I was soundlessly asleep but I just shrugged it off immediately because I was having the best sleep I had in a long time ago, and I wasn't ready to snap myself out of it, just yet. Therefore, I forced myself to keep my eyes closed and bring myself back to sleep.
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However, as I felt a feather touch on my forehead, I relaxed right away, well aware that it Nadia. I kept my eyes closed and enjoyed her touch on my skin, since she obviously thought I was still asleep, but little did she know that I was awake, and enjoying the stroke of her hands.
I reached a point where her single touch, made me crave for it even more, thus why, I just waited for the right moment and opened my eyes. She was quite shocked but after a moment, she regained her composure and smiled at me, her eyes were sparkling with flames.
She was absolutely breathtaking!!!
"Good morning" I cracked out a smile at her.
"Morning" She raked her hand through my hair.
"Why so early?" I looked behind her and noticed the shinning sun rays.
"I don't know, I just woke up" She adjusted herself until her head rested on the pillow, facing me.
"Hum" I hummed, mirroring her position "And you decided to mess with my flawless face"
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"Don't tell me you were awake" She turned her head till it was muffled in the pillow "This is so embarrassing"
"It's not, I want you to do whatever you want with me" I winked at her, mischievously.
"Stop it" She ordered me but her voice came out like a low whisper.
"Okay! Okay"
I moved closer to her and turned her around till she was facing me. Her flushed cheeks were making her more irresistible to me, and I couldn't help but admire the state I created just by one look from me and a single touch on her arm.
I really affected her...
I liked it!!!
"You know that if I keep staring at you like this, we'd spend hours here" I whispered lowly moving my face dangerously closer to hers.
"Yeah that's why we should be going" She cupped my face in her hands, sending my insides melting right away.
"Not before I take my morning gift" I winked at her, mischievously.
Her hands, which were already on my face, flied to the back of my head and pulled me closer until my face was literally an inch away, and in a matter of a second, our lips were molded together as one, in a brief but yet a mesmerizing kiss that not only did it start sweetly but ended with hunger in both of our eyes.
Too bad we were going back home.
"I'll never get enough of this" I kissed the corner of her lips, tenderly, leaving my lips lingering there for few seconds in order to tease her.
"Now that we're done, go take your shower, I'll be ordering breakfast" She pushed me away slightly and strode out of the bedroom, and that's when I noticed what she was wearing. She was in my shirt.
Shaking my head to dismiss the thoughts that started wandering on my mind, I strode to the bathroom and took the quickest shower I ever had in a while because the moment I stepped under the streaming water, the fact that we were going back home, rushed to my mind, snapping me out of my peace.
Nevertheless, I decided to act all in front of Nadia. That's why, as soon as I dried myself and wore my clothes, I joined her in the lounging area of the en-suit, where two mugs of coffee sat proudly on the table, beside pancakes and appetizers.
I sat on the couch, as close as I could, making sure that my arm found its place around her shoulder and pulled her back till her back collided with my chest, and she rested her head on my shoulder.
"You know we still have the Gala" She blurted out of a sudden.
"Yeah" I frowned at what she said because I wasn't in the mood of hosting anything.
But I had to...
"We'll just have to pull it off together" She took a sip of her coffee then added "We're the cold ruthless heirs after all" She chuckled at her own words.
"Hum" I hummed in her ear, inhaling her sweet scent "I guess someone was reading what magazines have written about me"
"Who? Me? Not at all, I just came across a magazine a while ago with an article about us" She started playing with her cup.
"What did it say?" I suddenly wanted to know what people were talking about my marriage with Nadia.
"They talked about the way I jumped to your rescue when the reporters started asking questions about your relationship with Jasmine" She explained, abruptly, taking a long gulp of coffee.
"How did you feel the night before?" I placed the mug on the wooden table.
"When exactly?" She questioned, the movements of her fingers on the mug, were starting to drive me insane.
"When I pulled away after I kissed you, just when our kiss was getting hotter" I left my mind drift to that night when everything started for real between us, and the first night when I finally got to enjoy her sweet taste.
"I honesty thought that you regretted making the first move, I felt embarrassed and extremely disappointed" She stopped messing with the cup and added "You seemed like you were fighting your own demons"
Travelling in my memories back to that moment, I couldn't delete the hurt expression she had when I pulled away, from my mind, she seemed taken back and something flickered in her eyes, that's why, I had to reassure her that we had to take things slower.
It was me, not her!!!
"You know that I was afraid?" I blurted out without even thinking of what was coming out of my mouth, taking the mug off her hands and placing it on the wooden table.
"Really? Of what?"
"I was afraid I wouldn't be able to stop myself because I wanted you so badly that I had to pull away" I admitted, intertwining my fingers with hers, affectionately.
"But why didn't you stop yesterday?" She turned her head and looked deeply in my eyes, obviously searching for an answer in their depths.
Little did she know that I was fighting myself back when I was waiting for her approval.
Flashback:
The way she was looking down at me, was doing wonders to my heart, it was making it warm and shivering at the same moment, which scared me to the core but I knew I had to be courageous and make the move that not only my heart wanted but my brain craved for.
I confessed that I was falling in love with her...
She looked at me as if I was her everything and she would do anything for me, which made me tighten my hold on her waist and uncontrollably grin at her like a foolish guy who won the lottery. Nevertheless, my grin turned into a frown when I spotted her eyes started watering and her nose turned quite red.
'Have I said something wrong?' I questioned myself, pretty confused of her reaction.
My hands reached her cheeks and wiped the few tears that managed to escape her eyes, while I remained staring at her, seeking for some sort explanation in her eyes, but they gloomy with diamonds, and I got nothing in return. What happened in a matter of a second?!
"What happened?" I demanded, my voice barely came out as a whisper.
"You mean it?" She asked, lowly.
"I do" I nodded at her, reassuringly.
In a matter of an instant, she threw her arms around my neck and buried her head in the crock of my neck, chuckling lightly. Her sweet scent invaded my nostrils in the most delightful way, making me want to just go back to the hotel room and have her.
However, it was still not the time for such thing since we were growing to trust and depend on each other and taking our relationship beyond the clothes barrier, would only make things complicated for us. Moreover, I still didn't know what she felt for me, maybe she didn't return the same feelings I had.
Just maybe...
And that thought frightened me...
She wasn't saying a thing, she just embraced me in her arms, still sitting on my lap, and snuggled her head in my neck, without making a move for a few minutes, while silence took its place between us, until she suddenly pulled away, cupped my face in her hands and started leaning down, slowly, tormenting me.
"I was tongue tied" She stated, drowning herself closer to me "I was just collecting my courage to speak"
"You could always show me instead of telling me" I winked at her, mischievously, which made me earn a light poke on my chest.
"Not this time" She smiled, a blush creeping to her face.
"Okay then speak up" I lifted her from her waist and settled her back on my lap, putting each leg on one of my sides.
"Remember this morning when you started teasing me because I was looking at you strangely?" She asked, lifting her eyebrows at me.
"Yeah" I remembered her eyes at that moment, which were sparkling with excitement.
"I was looking that way because I was mentally confessing to myself that I was falling in love with you" She told me, shyly, but still keeping eye contact with me.
A new found happiness invaded my heart the moment the words started floating out of her mouth, a happiness that I never felt before, and it was all because of Nadia, I was experiencing things I never felt before, feelings I never thoughts existed and most importantly, I was living for real,not pretending to be living , which I was doing in the past five years.
"I'm glad our feelings are mutual" I stated after being trapped in her beauty for a whole minute.
"I wanted to wait till we go back home but I'm glad you confessed" She said as her hands reached the back of my head.
"I couldn't wait" I drew my head closer to hers and put my forehead on hers "I felt it and I popped it out, our problems can wait"
"Yeah, we're not running away"
I put my lips on top of her and kissed her as sweet as I could until she reacted and moved hers as well for few seconds before breaking the kiss and glaring at me, with mischief in her eyes, which betrayed her attempt of being mad at me.
"That's not fair" She put her hands on her hips and pulled away, but since her two feet were on both of my sides, she lost her balance and fell back, however, before she reacted sooner and held onto my shirt possessively, making me fall almost on top of her.
The moment, we looked at ourselves and acknowledged what really happened, we burst out laughing like there was no tomorrow, ignoring the fact that we were laying on the ground and just enjoyed having that moment of happiness and laughter for ourselves.
"This is what I like the most" I moved closer to her and pulled her to me "Just forgetting who I am for a while and releasing all of the pressure"
"I feel the same" She started chuckling lightly then nudged my elbow "Come on let's go back to the hotel, we have to go back earlier than expected because of the test we have"
"Fun killer" I mocked her but did what she wanted anyway since she was absolutely right, unfortunately "But we have to eat first" I stood up and offered my hand in order to pull her up to me.
After we finished eating, we threw the bags in the nearest trash and started walking back to the hotel, but not before we stopped by an open ice cream store, and I made sure that Nadia had the biggest ice cream cup, they had. She had a big thing to ice cream and she could devour it in less than five minutes. I was surprised.
The waiter who brought the ice cream, couldn't hide his chuckle at Nadia's excitement at the sight of the chocolate ships on top of chocolate ice cream. She was literally bouncing in her sear like a little child who was just given candies.
'I finally found her weakness' I laughed at her when she smashed my hand as I was trying to taste the mouthwatering chocolate ice cream since I chose to eat vanilla flavor but the smaller cup.
We reached the hotel after less than fifteen minutes, pretty tired of walking, especially Nadia who started whining about her feet because of the heel she decided to wear. I scolded her for even thinking of wearing it but she just shrugged off at me, telling me that it matched her outfit and that I was the one who bought it for her. She had a good point.
Therefore, I lifted her in my arms and walked her through the lobby of the hotel, only to make her embarrassed of being and get to see the blush of her cheeks for few minutes. People kept staring at me as I took her to the elevator and walked in.
"You always look for ways to embarrass me" She smashed my arm, gently, feigning annoyance.
"I only did to see your blush" I grinned at her "And right now, I want to touch your cheeks"
"Why?"
"They're always hot" I whispered in her ear, kissing the sensitive spot beside it.
She flinched a little bit but she soon gained her composure again and sent her hand to my hair, took a fistful of hair and pulled slightly, making me tilt my head to head to the side. She buried her head on my neck, and kissed my skin, sending goosebumps all over my body due to her simple touch.
I was growing impatient but I couldn't tell ask her to stop since I liked what she was doing to me, it was something exciting but yet frustrating at the same time. Therefore, I just closed my eyes and threw my head back until the sound of a buzz pulled me out of my trance of thoughts, indicating that we reached the suit's story.
I walked to the door and she opened it with the card, she took out of my jacket. I looked around, thinking of where to take her, putting her down was never an option because I liked holding her like that.
My eyes landed on the bedroom but hesitated because of what I was feeling. However, I gulped in my saliva and walked toward the bedroom area and dropped her gently on the king size bed and was about to walk away in order to gain my composure again but Nadia tightened her gold around my neck and pulled me to her.
She didn't leave me any space to react because she brushed her lips on mine and started kissing me senselessly, as if her life depended on it. I was kind of uncomfortable since I put all of my weight on her, therefore, I broke the kiss for few seconds only to find a position where I wasn't crushing her with my weight.
I reunited our lips again in a sweet kiss which soon turned into something else , more hungrier, especially when I bit her lower lip and made my tongue dance in sync with hers, making my entire insides melt at the simple reunion.
I knew I wouldn't stop myself if I kept feeling her that close without having her so I broke the kiss and put my forehead on top of hers, breathing heavily, keeping my wight off, using my elbows on both sides of her head.
"I can't do this, I have to stop" I admitted, inhaling a deep breathe.
She was silent.
"I don't want you to think that I'm forcing you to do something you don't want do" I added after few seconds "I have to stop"
"Who said I want you to stop?" She stated a as matter of fact out of a sudden, making me snap my head toward her.
"What do you mean?" I asked her, searching for honesty in her eyes.
"I don't want you to stop"
"Sure?"
"Yes" She answered me, nodding her head in approval.
Something in her eyes, was telling me that she really meant what she said, and that was my cue to crush my lips on her again, but with a new intention, something that I craved for, and I was making come true.
Then no words could describe what happened between us because it was so intimate that I would always praise it in my heart.
End of flashback.
"You know that I was afraid?" I blurted out without even thinking of what was coming out of my mouth, taking the mug off her hands and placing it on the wooden table.
"Really? Of what?"
"I was afraid I wouldn't be able to stop myself because I wanted you so badly that I had to pull away" I admitted, intertwining my fingers with hers, affectionately.
"But why didn't you stop yesterday?" She turned her head and looked deeply in my eyes, obviously searching for an answer in their depths.
"The look on your eyes" I grinned down at her "It revealed what you really wanted! Moreover, our feelings are different"
"So different"She repeated after me...
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