NICHOLAS Ten days. I waited for ten whole days. I was more restless by the hour, I fired more people by the minute and I broke more things by the second. In fact, everything was absolute agony for me. But I managed to go through it all. I forced myself to wait until her special day. November 20th was her birthday, and that was something I easily remembered from her resumé. And that day was also today. I sat fidgeting in my car for at least half an hour before I finally found the courage to drive to her apartment. I arrived much sooner than I would have liked, clutching onto the gift I got for her for dear life as I left my car. God, I hope she likes it, I thought.I knew that it made up for nothing, and I wouldn't even blame her if she slammed the door in my face the moment she saw me but I just couldn't show up uninvited and with no gift. I had everything I wanted to say to her in my head for days now, but it all vanished the moment her tell-tale apartment door came into view. I
OPHELIA "Right, and that is all?" I said, somehow shielding the hope in my voice well enough that he didn't detect it. There was another moment of silence, and I realized that I was still holding Nicholas's present in my hand so I stared at it. Why would he even bring me a present? I asked myself."Please open it," he said and I noticed that his voice was quiet and pleading. I glanced up. "Then I will leave." "Fine," I agreed.A flicker of a smile appeared on his face, and my heart fluttered in response. Wow, it was still there. "Ophelia!" There was a pounding on the door and I let out an irritated sigh before I spoke to Nicholas. "Stay for the gift opening, and then..." I trailed off as the thought of him leaving my life once more brought pain to my heart even after weeks of coming to terms with the end of our relationship. As he nodded solemnly, I finally opened the door and stepped into the living room once more. Everyone's eyes were on us as we finally joined the circle fo
OPHELIA “Are you sure?" "Yes, Rianne," I repeated one more time as I wiped at my nose and tossed the tissue down the toilet. "They were really happy tears?" she asked.I paused for a moment, staring at my puffy face in the mirror with something close to disdain before I spoke. "Well, more like shocked and happy tears at the same time," I said.She sighed and placed her hands on her hips which were very visible in the skin tight, silver dress she was currently putting on. "Well, now I feel bad for kicking the asshole out," she said and I giggled, and the action was very refreshing after crying. "No, it is okay,” I said and she raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing that as I cleared my throat and hurriedly readjusted my dress before I followed her out. "Why do you still have your coat on?” she enquired, and I made a comment about not really having a spare moment to take it off before I finally stripped it off and she gasped.She waggled her eyebrows as I hung it up with the rem
OPHELIA The second I felt him getting a hold of his emotions again, I built up the courage to speak. "You are staying here tonight. I have missed you too much to let you go home," I muttered as he nuzzled into my neck, still sniffing. His vulnerability underneath that controlling demeanor would forever disarm me and that made me to forgive him instantly. "Plus we need to have a talk about how a thousand times better than you doesn't even exist," I added.I felt rather than saw his smile as he slowly straightened up again. "You flatter me, Ophelia," he remarked. "No, you flatter me. How much did you spend on this necklace?" He rolled his eyes and I said, "I am serious, I need to know for your birthday." "I think this is the one thing I didn't miss about you. Your inability to accept a gift," he said and I flushed. "If it was a handbag or a gift card, maybe I would let it go. How much did it cost?" I asked and he flipped me off."Fuck off," he groaned but I could tell it was pl
OPHELIA The sun shone through the cracks in the curtains, and they shot directly onto my face. Gradually, I forced my eyelids open, fatigue weighing me down as my bedroom greeted me in all its scarcely decorated glory, considering that I had never really bothered to accessorize it. Eventually, I peeled myself out of the duvet, last night's nightmare forgotten as I realized that something else was weighing me down and it was Nicholas's arm. It was draped over my tank top clad stomach and pinning me down to the mattress at the same time. I grinned from ear to ear as I looked at him. I didn't think I had woken up this happy in a while. My stomach grumbled much to my surprise because usually, any sort of stress or sadness always made me to lose my appetite, and last night's nightmare certainly covered that. I tried to shuffle down the bed, sliding my legs against the sheets to do so. "No, no, no," a deep raspy voice echoed from beside me, and that made me to halt my actions. Nicholas
OPHELIA He smiled, his body pressing into mine as he inched towards me so that our toes were now practically touching. My breathing hitched as I felt his chest against mine, and it was warm and comforting. His hands easily moved back to my face. "I wanted to peel you out of that dress last night, but I guess a tank top and shorts will do," he said.I flushed as his hands slipped down to the hem of my shirt. He met my eyes, waiting for the nod of approval and that I gave him without any hesitation at all. Ever so slowly, his hands glided up my stomach, his fingers only just brushing my skin until they got to my breasts as I basked in just how much I had missed his touch. He grazed his knuckles over my nipples, sending sensations buzzing through me as he nipped and kissed my neck, surely leaving a mark. I moaned and writhed as he left yet another mark on my collarbone. My nails skimmed down his clothed stomach to the hem of his trousers, then I tucked my fingers into the waistband
NICHOLAS The warm water cascaded down my face, soothing my aching muscles as it rippled slowly down my arms and chest. I took one look at the dollar store shower gel sitting on the ledge next to me and decided against it. But then I doubled back. Jesus, I was turning into my father. Rich and spoilt because of the money. Then I took the bottle and squeezed out a dollop of the shower gel into my hands, and I began to spread it over my chest and then under my arms. As I ran my hands over my face, I was suddenly made aware of the faint sound of a door unlatching. I halted my actions and froze right where I was. OPHELIA I scrolled through my work emails with a bored frown on my face. He had only been in the shower for just five minutes, yet I was already aching for him to come out again. As I listened to the soothing sound of running water, a wicked idea suddenly sprang into mind. A mischievous smirk crept onto my face as I headed for the bathroom, then I took a moment to brace myse
OPHELIA I leaned forward while he had his eyes closed, and I placed my lips around him tentatively. I sucked him as I ran my tongue over the tip. "Whoa… Ophelia," he said as his eyes flew open, so I sucked harder. Wow! he was hard and soft at once, and surprisingly tasting salty and smooth. "Ohh," he groaned as he closed his eyes again. I planted a kiss on his navel before heading down across his belly and I kept going along the trail through his pubic hair, and over and up his erection with my tongue. I peeked up at him and he regarded me with hooded eyes which were glowing with longing. Slowly he closed them, tipped his head back and groaned as he thrusted his hips so I pushed him into my mouth. He growled again as his face contorted in pleasure. I was more than thrilled by his reaction. I was pleased to know that I could make him feel amazing. He opened his eyes again, and I watched him as he gnawed at his reddening bottom lip. He suddenly climbed up to a kneeling position, h