Chapter 1

Nina's POV

Damon came back home after weeks. He had a 5'o clock shadow on his face. His hair also not set the usual way. He looked messy but devilishly handsome. But he was definitely looking exhausted. He came in front of Nina and said ,"Hey, I'm gonna go and take a shower"  and then left the room.

Nina kept looking at the carpet where he was standing. Nina missed him terribly the whole time. She had been waiting for him so eagerly. But now, when he is finally here, he didn't give her a proper glance. He just came and found an excuse to no to face her. Nina took a deep breath to calm herself. She didnt want to cry now. She was alreday so tired of crying. She went to the bedroom and took Damon's discharged shirt. She could clearly smell a ladies perfume on it which was definitely not hers. A tear fell from her eye as she took the clothes for cleaning. 

Nina was now sitting on the couch with a glass of wine in her hands. She was almost drunk now. She looked at the glass, pointed her finger at it as if it was a person and asked "Am I that bad?" She became a little angry as she got no answer from the glass. So, she asked again "come on... tell me, am I that bad?" Soon she was shouting, crying and cursing herself for being so bad.

She remembered the time when Damon didn't even want her to go on day trips with her girlfriends. But there was this one time, when Nina desperately wanted to go on the trip, so she went there without informing Damon. After reaching to the picnic spot, she had told him about the trip. After hearing that she went to the trip, Damon did not say another word to her on the phone. Nina was really scared about what Damon's reaction would be when she goes back. She made a different excuses in her head as she had imagined different scenarios. But when she finally came back, she was shocked to see Damon waiting for her in front of her hostel. Before she could even say anything, Damon had ran to her and hugged her so tightly that Nina really forgot all the excuses that she wanted to give. After a long hug Nina felt something wet on her shoulder and she was shocked to see that it was Damon's tears. That day for the first time she saw Damon cry. Damon was full on crying while hugging her with everything he had as if his life depended on her. And the same night, as they made love to each other, Damon told her how much he missed her the whole day and why she should never do this to him again. That day, Nina felt like if Damon asked the world to her she would have given it to him. That day she promised herself that she would never leave him like that again. 

Nina let out a harsh chuckle at herself as she remembered all those memories. She realized how ironically the situations have taken turn now. Now, She barely gets to see Damon. Damon doesnt even care about her whereabouts. Heck, he doesnt even look at her properly. Last week she became really sick and felt very helpless. She didnt know what to do. She had called him twice and at last she could hear his voice that sounded like he was drunk. In the background she could also hear a faint lady voice. After that she just didnt feel like telling him that she was not feeling well. She just cut the call and called her housemaid to come and help her. She didnt really know what to do with her life anymore. She didnt know where their relationship was going. Maybe it would end soon. But the thing is that she couldnt forget her promise. She couldnt forget that night when Damon cried like crazy just because he couldnt find her for some time. She couldnt forget that moment where Damon begged her never to go anywhere without letting him know first. She just couldnt. But she knew that Damon has long forgotten all his promises. He didnt even care about cleaning himself to get the mistresse's smell off his shirt before coming to his wife.  She could see her husband coming out of the shower. He had a towel wrapped aroung his torso. Little water droplets were dripping from his body. She could clearly see the tattoo on his back. The tatto which he made for her on her birthday.

Flashback (Nina's 18th Birthday)

Nina couldnt believe that she has finally turned 18. She finally of a legal age. Her friends threw her a surprise party. All her friends were wishing her happy birthday and pressuring her to have her first drink. Yes, before that she had never had a drink. Even though all her friends used to drink in front of her, she never did. She always waited for her to get 18 first. In the crowd of people in the party, her eyes were only finding one particular person. But he was no where to be seen. She was really becoming sad now. She wondered if Damon has forgotten her birthday. Nina tried to stay calm as she did not want to ruin the mood of the party. But she just could not enjoy or have her first drink without Damon beside her. Nina excused herself from the croud and came to a less crowded place. She was almost on the verge of crying. She was hated what a huge crybaby she is. She couldnt beleive that she was goig to cry on her 18th birthday. She fealt a huge fat tear coming out of her eyes when suddenly he heard, "Why the fuck is my girl crying on her birthday?" Nina jumped and looked back. It was none other than her damon standing in front of her. Nina didnt say a word and just ran to his arms. But to her horror, when she was giving him a tight hug, he felt him flinch in her touch.

Nina removed her hands from him and asked him confusingly why he fliched like that. Damon did not give her a direct answer. He first told her to remove his shirt. Nina was really confused by his answer. But she did what he said. When she finally had rmoved his shirt she was suprised to see the letter "N" engraved on his back. She couldnt belive her eyes. she really couldnt believe that Damon made a tattoo of her name on his back. To her that was the best gift ever. 

That night she also had her first drink while sitting beside Damon. Damon was really concerned about her drinking for the first time. He had ,ade sure that she had plenty of food and water before having the drinks. After drinking three glasses of red wine, Nina finally went to sleep in Damon's arms. She didnt bother about anything because she knew Damon would definitely carry her to her house and make sure she was okay.

Flashback ends

Nina kept drinking red wine as she thought of all those memories. The last thing she remembered was falling asleep on the couch, but when she woke up, she found herself warm and comfortable on the bed.