All Chapters of Thorn: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

I felt a shift in him as we headed back to the car. The car park was empty as we got back. He leant me against the car, just as he had the first time we had been here. His kiss was exultant and vivacious. I knew what he had on his mind, and I felt the same. My hands danced around under his shirt and on his body which only excited the situation. He pulled away and ordered me into the car. He floored the car into reverse and out of the car park. We arrived home quicker than ever before. He pulled me out of the car and wrapped his lips around mine, tracing kisses down onto my neck. My moan only seemed to add fuel to his fire. He grabbed my hand and briskly walked over to the elevator. As soon as the doors shut, he was on me again. His breath was already broken and shallow and mine was not far behind. As the door opened into the apartment, he broke away from the kiss.“Are you sure?” He asked. I nodded enthusiastically at him.“Leila.” He sighed, wanting verbal confirmation.“Does this

I grabbed his keys and headed out. The hum of the engine was different to my little Kia, but it felt powerful and good. I adjusted the seat and all the mirrors. I headed into town and parked up. Claire pulled in as I was getting out of the car. I waited next to the car for her. She walked over smiling.“Making use of the money while you can,” she joked. The words hit me hard, and I stiffened. “I borrowed his car, why does that matter?” My tone was sharp.“Sorry, I wanted to try and break the ice, I guess my choice of words was not the best.”We headed inside and ordered some drinks. We made small talk and had a general catch up for nearly an hour, but I knew Claire had an ulterior motive and she was hiding something. “Claire, this has been great catching up but why don’t you just tell me the real reason you wanted to see me.”She sighed heavily, “You know me too well. You can see right through me every time can’t you.”“Just tell me Claire.”“Lucas asked me to marry him, and I sa

His mother stepped forward towards me, “I guess, the past is the past and the main thing is you are together now and you two are happy?” Her words at the end hung like a question in the air. Nick stepped over to me and wrapped his arm around my waist, “Happier than I could have ever imagined.” I immediately smiled at his touch and my eyes turned to him, I almost forgot everyone else was in the room for a while. “You two really are cute together, bro.” He wrapped his arms around both of us. I burst out laughing as I hugged him back and I felt Nick tickle my side. As Zack pulled away, I could see his father was still very stern faced. I was searching for something to say when one of the kitchen staff stepped out and announced dinner was ready. Everyone seated themselves at the table. Nick pulled out my chair for me and kissed the top of my head once I was seated. He disappeared into the kitchen and returned with the boxes. He walked around to give his mother her box and then his

The weeks came and went, and it wasn’t long until my birthday. Claire was organising a birthday party for me. I always hated making a fuss on my birthday but this year even more so with it being such a tough year. It also dawned on me that I didn’t know what Nick’s birthday was and he didn’t know mine. We had been so caught up in just being in love and together I forgot there were important details missing again.That night when I got home from work, I found Nick in the kitchen cooking dinner. I dropped my bag by the door and headed to the kitchen and took a seat at the island.“Hey beautiful.” He smiled happy to see me. “Hey,” I sounded deflated.“What’s up? Hard day at work?”“Nope works all good.” “Come on, spill it.”“Well, Claire is throwing a party tomorrow night and would like our attendance.”“Ok, what’s the party for?”“Before I answer can I ask you something?”“Of course.”“When is your birthday?”He laughed, “How have we got this far without that question?”“I have no i

I rolled my eyes at Nick who looked confused. “I’m sorry for this.” I spoke.“For what?” He asked more confused.“We have a bit of a strange birthday tradition.”“Okay folks, so some of you may not have been to one of our birthday’s before and we have a bit of a tradition that we do every year without fail. Now this may seem a little strange but bear with us.” She paused, searching for me. “Leila!” She called again. I found my way through the crowd and stood next to her. We shook hands and nodded at each other. “So, those of you who weren’t sure, this is Leila Clarke and today is her birthday. Now Leila, I know this year has been a strange one to say the least. There have been a lot of highs and lows but that is not going to stop us. So, are you ready for your interview?”“Yes, Claire I am ready,” I answered as if I was on a TV game show. “It’s going to be interesting to see how your answers have changed from last year, and I think I already know some of them.” She laughed. “Ok,