Novel & Cerita The Night Before I Knew Him

I usually set my alarm for 7 am, then head out to help prepare Gavin's family breakfast. I opened my eyes wide as I realized that my bottom was in a lot of pain. I bit my lower lip, and my memory reflexively rewound. Last night wasn't a dream. Gavin's warm caress was still there. He really came for me and filled my night with warmth. It was not like before that I thought that what Gavin had done last night was a dream. But what if it was just a dream? I turned my head slowly to confirm who was sleeping beside me. For a moment, I rounded my eyes to stare at the man who was still asleep under the blanket with a shady face. I shook my head, unable to believe what the man was doing.

And yet, there he stood, naked, hands out on the trees, resting on their bark, listening. His eyes closed, he could feel his own heartbeat, the texture of the tree bark like a wooden snake . . . and smell Tancorix nearby. Somehow, disobeying his orders, disregarding his men and doing acts usually saved for matrimony seemed correct at the moment. “What do you know of me?” Tancorix had asked him earlier when they receded back into the darkness of the woods.

“You’re to prepare for tonight.” I blinked as I came to a stop in front of him. “Tonight?” He nodded once. “Don't act dumb. You know how it is done. Go to the washroom before midnight and make sure you're clean and ready; I'll meet you there.” The air seemed to thin around me. My hands went cold. “I understand,” I said softly. He gave a short nod and left without another word. I stood there for a long moment, my pulse climbing. I knew what “prepare” meant.

He knows me too well to fall for my tricks. "I know what you're trying to do man, but guess what?? I’m not letting you off so easy." He started firmly, giving me a look that said he meant what he was talking about. "I've got no idea of what you're talking about," I responded faking ignorance and pretending to be busy with the file in front of me. "Come on man, You know I came for the juicy details... Tell me, where did you guys spend the night? Your place or hers?" He enquired too eagerly.

“Right now. Everything you knew, before that night outside the club, before any of this.” “I didn’t know the full details,” I said. “I want you to understand that clearly before anything else.” “Then what did you know?” I sat down beside her, needing her to see my face while I said this, needing there to be no distance between the words and how I delivered them.

How Nonna spoils him, gives him all the love he needs at such a young age. But all of that is gone with a blink of an eye, and now it's nothing but the pain in him. I feel so bad, I don't know what else do to but to pray and hope for the better. After watching movies back to back, I head back upstairs and took a quick shower before going to bed. As I placed my nightgown on, I went to the side of my bed and closed the lights. Jason's back was against mine and neither of us said goodnight. I looked up and towered over his head to see if he was awake but his eyes were shut and I knew he was faking it, hence his eyes were twitching.

I said. But neither of us moved. “Riven,” I said after a while. “Yes?” “Whatever you have to tell me tomorrow…” I paused. “I need you to know that tonight happened before I knew. I need that to be clear.” His hand stilled on my back for just a moment, then resumed its gentle rhythm. “I know,” he said quietly. “Okay,” I whispered. I closed my eyes. His heartbeat was steady beneath my ear, his warmth wrapped around me, and for the first time in weeks, I fell asleep quickly and deeply.

I had given myself to him, and yet he didn’t know it was my first time. He doesn't have to know. This was just a one night stand afterall, and by morning I would be gone before he noticed.

“And you never asked me for help?” The hurt in his voice surprised me. He walked past me and closed the door behind me with a soft but firm click. The sound echoed through the hall. For a moment… neither of us spoke. The air felt thick with unsaid words. My phone buzzed. I pulled it out absentmindedly. And froze. The message was from Liam. Tomorrow. We’re going for that DNA test. No excuses this time. My breath caught. I felt the ground shift beneath my feet. I never expected my life to be a nightmare after I had sex with him that very night.

I muttered to myself. Eventually, exhaustion won. The note slipped from my fingers onto the bed beside me. And without realizing it, I fell asleep. ************* The next morning, a loud knock startled me awake. I groaned and rubbed my eyes. The knocking came again. Louder. “Who’s there?” I asked in a sleepy, husky voice. No answer. I sighed and dragged myself out of bed, my body still heavy from sleep. I shuffled toward the door and opened it. Tracy stood there.