All Chapters of Thorn: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

I froze and stared at him. He stepped closer and I could feel the fire he caused, reigniting inside me. Did he just say he loves me? He reached for my face and stroked his thumb across my cheek. I leaned into his touch. I missed him, I wanted him. Could I forget the last month of no contact? Could I ignore how easily he seemed to walk away? I wanted not to, but my body ached for him. I heard the door open, I opened my eyes and peered past his shoulder to see Dan standing there. He looked disappointed but walked over to us. I didn’t know what to do. I stepped back and put some distance between me and Nick. Dan came and stood by my side.“Nick, I'm glad you’re here.” He smiled.We both looked as shocked as each other.“Nick, I am sorry for the disruption I caused at your party, and I am sorry for anything else after that date. You see, I was not in the right state of mind due to drug use. I am not sure how much our beautiful Leila has told you," As he said those words, he placed a war

Before I knew it, we were in the bathroom kissing. In one smooth move he lifted me so that I sat in between two of the sinks. I watched as he walked back to the door and slid the latch closed. His hands were frantically clawing at my clothes as his lips traced over my neck. I lifted myself up from the counter and he did light work of removing my bottoms and underwear. He was on his knees placing my legs over his shoulders. He traced kisses up my leg until he reached in between them. His tongue began to work and alternate between slow and frantic. I could feel myself building. I couldn’t stifle my groan. I begged him for release, and he heeded my plea. He kept up the pace and felt my legs rigid over his shoulders, my head threw back as the wave hit me.He arose smiling, satisfied he had accomplished what he intended to. As I was about to speak, there was a knock at the door. I jumped down and quickly redressed as he unlocked the door. In burst two girls who quickly turned red and hurri

I hadn’t realised until the next morning I had left my phone downstairs. It was sat on the counter fully charged with a note from Dan. You forgot your phone, I didn’t want to disturb you, so I charged it for you. Claire phoned to say she was on her way home. I have headed home but if you need me just call me. Thanks for a great movie night, we should do it again soon. Dan x I checked my phone and still there was nothing from Nick. I waited patiently for Claire. She burst through the door later that afternoon. She was so happy. She proceeded to spend the next few hours telling me about everything on her trip. I couldn’t do anything but be happy for her, however she could tell there was something on my mind. I told her everything that was swirling in my mind. She could see what Dan was saying and suggested maybe it was time I moved on from Nick. As much as I didn’t want to, I had to look at the fact that maybe they were right. Over the coming weeks I decided to move on. I threw

One night I had such a hard day at work dealing with staff shortages and people not doing their jobs, I wanted to come home, shower and crash early. As I walked up the drive, I could hear raised voices inside the house. I opened the door to find Dan and Claire in the kitchen swinging arms around in the air at each other. They both fell silent as I walked in.“Claire, please just think about what I said.” Dan pleaded with her. He walked over and kissed me on the top of my head before leaving without a word. “What did I just interrupt?” I asked concerned,“Nothing, just a sibling's disagreement.”“Are you sure?”Claire smiled and disappeared out of the house after Dan. I didn't have the energy to not believe them. I dragged myself upstairs and into the shower. The hot water hitting my skin and rolling down soothed me. I stood there feeling each drop for a while. I placed my hands on the cold tiles and wiggled my toes on the bath floor to find my grounding. I closed my eyes and took s

I saw Nick exit the roped area and nod his head towards the garden doors at me. I felt my stomach somersaulting again. “I need some air.” I said as I stood from the table.“I’ll come with you,” Dan replied. “I’m fine, lunch has not agreed with me. Enjoy your dinner, I will be back shortly.” I smiled.I heard Claire convincing him to stay as I walked away. I could feel myself getting shaky as I stepped outside. How could Nick still have this type of effect on me? I looked around the garden and found him standing on the path to the right side pacing up and down. I quickly looked around and there was no-one else outside. I walked over slowly. He froze in his tracks as he looked up and saw me.“Leila.”“Why are you here, Nick?” My voice was shaky but sharp.“I had to see you. I had to tell you the truth.” “What truth?” I snapped.“When I found out you were dating Dan, I...” he sighed, “I lost it.”“You know what, I am getting very tired of people seemingly hiding things from me. Cla