I woke up with Nick’s mouth on my nape, he was snoring, his arm around my waist.
He looked like a little kid, hugging his teddy bear.
I removed a small lock of hair that covered his eye. He wrinkled his nose and held me tighter.
Slowly, I grabbed my cell phone, which was beside me. I saw the fourteen missed calls from Aaron, and also the time, it was ten at night, I have to go to Olivia’s house, I need to get ready to start classes again tomorrow.
I slowly turned to look at Nick. His face is so relaxed, he’s even more beautiful when he sleeps and his features are calm.
With my index finger, I touched his slightly dry and swollen lips, mine must be the same. We spent a long time lying in bed just kissing, I didn’t stop even when my lips started to hurt. We made up for all the kisses we missed while we were apart.
I tried to escape his grasp, slid under his arm and got out of bed.
Before I took a single step, his firm arms closed around my waist and pushed me back onto the bed. A muffled scream escaped my lips.
Nick’s chest hovered over my back.
“Where do you think you’re going?” He whispered in my hair, then pulled me closer to him.
“I have to go,” I spoke with a hoarse voice, he’s barely touching me and my heart is having a mini-stroke, then it races a thousand beats per minute. “Tomorrow I have to go to university, I need to get everything ready and also…”
He ran the tip of his nose along my nape and I felt my skin burn under his touch.
“I think I can stay a bit longer,” I gave in, turned around and kissed him.
“Don’t go,” he said against my lips.
I stopped kissing him and, contrary to when he was asleep, all signs of tranquility fled from him.
“I can’t stay, Nick. I have all my stuff at Olivia’s house.”
He pouted sexily and his hands gently ran down my spine. “Don’t go to King tomorrow, let’s stay in bed all day.”
“Like today?” I asked, rolling my eyes.
“Yep, and damn, we had a good time,” he bit his lower lip and his eyes met mine.
“We had a good time?”
“Uh-huh, didn’t you?”
“I don’t remember it like that.”
“Oh, so that’s how it is, eh?” he gave me a half-smile and raised an eyebrow.
I pushed him, and straddled him. Surprised by the action, he widened his eyes and I laughed in his face.
“We had a great time,” I corrected.
I slowly brought my face to his and at the moment he expected a kiss on the lips, I kissed him on the cheek and got up before he could stop me.
“You’re cruel.”
I gave a dramatic sigh and grimaced. “I know, and you have no idea what it’s like to live with it.”
He pulled off the sheets that covered him from his waist down to his feet. I don’t know when he took off his pants last night, but the only thing he was wearing was his boxer shorts.
My mouth felt dry and the desire to throw myself back into bed with him increased significantly.
Nick, places his hands on my hips and pulls me against him, I could feel his boxer shorts stretching and now moving away from him was vital to not start another session of kisses and caresses.
“After all, I am the cruel one,” I closed my eyes and rested my forehead on his chest.
“And you are, how dare you leave me craving your lips with mine?”
“And you, how dare you be like this in front of me?”
“Let’s go back to bed,” he pleads and lowers his head to bite my ear.
“No, no, and no. Stop distracting me.”
I walked away from him before my body took control of the situation. If it did, I would be in bed with Nick right now.
I grabbed my dress and without caring that he was watching, I seductively removed his shirt, just to show him how cruel I am.
I put on my dress and saw him. He had his hands on his face and muffled a moan.
“You’re going to take me home, but first I’m going to take a cold shower,” he looked me up and down and headed for the bathroom. “Very cold,” he murmured and closed the door.
I laughed and remembering Aaron’s missed calls, my smile faded in a second.
Do I call him? How do I tell him I don’t want to be with him anymore? He helped me these past few months to alleviate the pain lodged in my chest. He helped me to think that there is a world after Nick.
I can’t help but think that he is going to feel the same pain that I felt, and that pain, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, let alone him.
I sat on the edge of the bed. While deciding whether to call him or not, the bathroom door opened.
The bastard has a towel hanging around his waist, drops of water are still sliding down his chest and abdomen. A flash of me licking every drop running down his body comes to mind. I can’t even think about it without my face turning red.
“Enjoying the view?” His smug smile causes a tingle in my stomach.
His gaze was warm… Warm, I say? Hotter, causing me to stutter or lose my voice in the attempt.
He turned around and took some jeans and a shirt from the closet, giving me a better view of his back.
One of these days, my lower lip is going to end up bleeding from biting it so much. He is killing me and he knows he’s doing it. He’s doing the same thing I did when I took off my shirt.
He headed back to the bathroom but not before winking at me.
Twenty minutes later we were in his car, listening to songs by Guns n Roses. The moment Sweet Child O’ Mine came on, we both started singing.
I thought I sang badly but he… Ouch. He sings very badly, and that makes him more perfect for me. He’s the most perfect imperfection I’ve ever heard.
We arrived at the house. Not knowing quite what to say, I gave him a chaste kiss on the lips. Nick, put his hands on my hips and pulled me closer to him. The only thing standing between us was the gear shift.
Reluctantly, I pulled away from him.
“Do we see each other tomorrow…?” I asked him, getting out of the car.
“Yes, I have to go to the university to talk to the principal so these months don’t affect my grades. Then we can hang out.”
I looked at him surprised. He has to know he’s going to have to retake the year. He missed months!
“You didn’t go for a long time, I don’t think the principal is going to save you and much less with the relationship you two have.”
“Do you doubt my abilities to convince and touch people’s hearts?” He asked, feigning offense. I rolled my eyes.
“And how are you supposed to touch his heart?”
He pouted and put his hands together as if to pray. “I apologize for my absences sir, but a girl forced me to stay away from her. She almost put a restraining order on me and everything. Please, from man to man, don’t make me retake the year.”
“Ha, ha. Funny. Seriously, what will you do?”
“He owes me a couple of favors.” I waited a few seconds for him to explain, but he kept staring at the road ahead. He seemed like he wanted to start the car and run away from me.
“What kind of favors?” I was being curious, maybe quite a bit. But I don’t understand what favors a principal can owe a student.
“Just favors, that’s all,” his tone changed to a sharp one.
“What favors can he owe you?”
“Why do you insist?”
“Why don’t you want to tell me?”
If it wasn’t something bad, he would simply tell me. Why is he hiding things from me, again?
“Stop trying to provoke me, Samantha,” he was squeezing the steering wheel to the point where his knuckles were white.
“Wow, I see you can’t stop being a jerk for even a day.”
I slammed the door and headed to Olivia’s house.
Angrily, I put the key in the lock, as I opened it I was pushed inside, they closed the door and turned me around.
“Why do you always pick fights with me?” It was all dark but I realized that Nick, had his brow furrowed.
“I’m not trying to pick a fight with you, but you’re hiding things from me, I thought you were done with that.”
“I’m not hiding anything from you,” I crossed my arms, he noticed my defensive attitude which is why he continued, “at least nothing that concerns you.”
“That’s not how things work, Nick. You should have the confidence to tell me everything, and not hide anything from me.”
“And you should trust me when I say it’s nothing important.”
“Then why won’t you tell me?” I bellowed.
“Because it’s none of your business!” He roared.
The lights turned on. Olivia was watching us weirdly and my heart froze for a moment.
She looked at me with contempt in her eyes and I had the feeling she knew everything that was going on between Nick and me.