“What happened to you Seline?” Maria burst out as she looked at me.
“What?” I looked down at myself, concerned. Surely I didn’t look that bad.
She laugher, “I’m not talking about your clothes, although this new style really doesn’t suit you,” she teased me and then grabbed me in an unexpected hug, and then leaned back and looked me in the eyes.
“Are you sure nothing bad happened and you’re here only because of the accident?”
Her face was tense with worry and I realized that she was dead serious.
I put my hands on her shoulders, simultaneously balancing myself so I didn’t fall and also to calm her down.
“Nothing happened to me, don’t worry Mari, but if you don’t help me out of here, I just might slip and really hurt myself!”
Mari rolled her eyes but helped me out of the washroom.
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After Mari left I thought a lot about what she’d said at the end. Was I that obvious? Did I act this obvious around Damien too or did she just see through it because she was my best friend?It was a lost cause in any case since I was already here and probably would be staying. I felt a relief as I made that decision in my head. I was going to take the chance life had accidentally handed me.I had a lot to do that afternoon and even though I was pretty exhausted and had strict instructions from Damien via the housekeeper to rest, I set up my laptop on the bed.For once in my life, I was grateful that I was in the habit of lugging around my laptop with me to classes even though I never even used it a lot on campus. I wrote an email to my college explaining the situation, it wouldn’t have been a big problem had I been a regular student but it actually was because I was on scholarship.I had worked my ass off for this scholarship and
Oh my, I gasp behind the finger he has on my lips but I say nothing else, what is this mood?He wants to get used to me welcoming him home? Is that supposed to mean..I quickly stop thinking about anything related to being with him because that wouldn’t make sense right? I mean he could have anyone.. Why me?My breathing is haywire as I think of everything this could mean and the path he seemed to be taking me on.I shift on top of him but he catches me closer to him. I look up at him and get caught in his stare, his eyes glitter in the dim light and a thrill passes through me.“So what were you doing when you decided to fall down on me?” he asks me, a definite smile in his voice. I stare down, too mortified to answer. And then I realize what I’m staring it, he’s wearing a black shirt, open at the collar, probably the one he wore to work. He didn’t even change before he decided to look in on me?His open c
My head was reeling, not only was I sprawled like a wanton creature on top of a man but I was enjoying it. What was happening to me? What was this man doing to me? I wondered now what he could make me do. He was the only man who had even made me this hot and it seemed like he really might be interested in me too.A snide little jealous voice in my head told me not to get this excited, maybe he was just playing while I was here, maybe I was just temporary entertainment.I couldn’t stop it from shouting that I was a nobody. A broke on scholarship college student that had to work very hard at making ends meet while he was suave and sophisticated and super rich.It seemed implausible to assume that such an important wealthy man would just want something with some girl he met a few days ago. I needed to protect myself in case all the castles I was building in my head just crashed and melted with the next wave.I couldn’t afford to fall for him.
“No reply?” Damien went on, “I have to tell you I’m disappointed, I wanted to hear something from that smart mouth of yours.”My mouth popped open in shock and I couldn’t speak for a few seconds. I think I was almost equal parts shocked and aroused.Had he really just suggested I strip for him? Although I was shocked, the idea had a strange kind of forbidden appeal to me. I’d never been naked in front of anyone and being naked in front of Damien sounded scary but hot at the same time.What was I thinking? Did I really want him to see me naked?Yes, hard yes, I squirmed as I thought of all the possibilities, of his slate eyes going dark with desire for my body, for me.“Seline?” Damien roused me from my dirty thoughts, “What are you thinking about?”“Uh..nothing, I’m just hungry,” I replied. Hungry for you, I finished in my head.“Oh,” he so
Oh damn, the man could kiss, I thought as his tongue dueled with mine.I felt like I was being consumed in huge, hot bites.He was touching me, kissing me, holding me so hard as if he would never let me go, as if he couldn’t get enough of me. I felt the exact same way; I burned for him like I’d never burned for any other man in my entire life. I’d never been kissed and touched with this passionate intensity before.He left my lips to look into my eyes, “God, Seline you taste so sweet.”I just tried to get my breath back and I couldn’t say anything.It was too much and not enough at the same time.I’d been kissed before, guys had been interested in me before, I had made out before but it had all been awkward and had a layer of civility, a layer of superficiality to it.This felt like my first time being this intensely consumed in the experience and it wasn’t even sex.It felt real
He looked so angry; his eyes were burning with it. My heart starting beating too loud and I could hear it in my ears. The more he stayed silent and just stared at me, the more frightened I became. It felt like the calm before the storm. My palms were sweaty now; I didn’t know what he would do. The tiny working part of my brain reminded me that this had been all my choice. I didn’t even know the man; he could do anything to me. But he wouldn’t right? He’d saved me.. He wouldn’t hurt me. But he was too silent and the silence was more frightening than any words he could have shouted at me. I built my courage and ventured on to quietly whisper, “Say something.” He closed his eyes and took a deep breath and I could see him take control of himself. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were empty of all emotion now. He just backed up away from me, quietly and without looking at me, he turned on his heel and left the room. I
What was it with men and picking me up? I was short yes but did it mean that they could all manhandle me? And I didn’t want Baron picking me up; it just set a bad precedent, I thought angrily and started squirming in his arms.Yeah, you weren’t really that angry at Damien were you? My mind shot back instantly. Admit it, you really liked him picking you up, you’d be happily inhaling him if he was the one who had you in his arms now.I ignored the voice in my head, “Put me down Baron!” I said as forcefully as I could.“Sheesh, don’t squirm Seline, you’ll fall down and hurt yourself. I’m only taking you to the bedroom so you can lie down and then I’ll dress your wound for you.”“I don’t want to go to the bedroom!” I insisted when we had arrived at the doorway of the bedroom, and Baron just turned back the way we’d came.Great.Maria laughed at my predicame
Damien had been here..He’d come back last night, picked me up and put me to bed and I hadn’t even realized it.Oh God, I put my head in my hands. I didn’t even have the excuse of pain pills because I wasn’t even taking any now.How had I not woken up?Shit, I’d wanted to talk to him, make him see sense. I’d.. wait a sec, maybe he was still here.I quickly pushed back the covers and made my way across the room to the washroom to check if there was anyone inside. I put my ear to the door and not hearing anything, I pushed it open.There was no partially naked Damien shaving for office.But he had been there.. I could smell his aftershave in the air around me and the mirror had droplets of steam. He’d only left a short while ago I was sure.Shit, I’d missed him by a hair.What if he was changing in the walk in closet?Not possible but worth a check, I thought as I knoc