Darren. He too was a nice guy. He observed virtually everything abo

les said a lot of things about him; how he was in the mafia, had t

and showed me affection in some way. Our ma

I was having nightmares. I normally

maybe enjoy the night breeze. The whole house was very silent. The only

ezer and wanted to leave the kitchen when I bumped int

he hot liquid t

d my nose...It

p only to see Darren rushing towards

sed again as he drew closer to me. I cou

red if he had lost me or

g bad enough already from the nightmares and then having hot coffe

him even if I wanted to. My heart

ser to a chair inside the kitch

on the counter as he use

in when he rubbed the

he apologised again,

much" I lied. It hurt like hell.

my throat when he s

n the content off my leg

ands brushed against my skin occasionally and m

ing on much cloth. I was wearing a short, sl

st. Before he reached my lap, he wit

ved," I thoug

ody like he was bathing a ne

ay to clear my mind when I notic

at wiping the remnants of the liquid

hen my senses came back. Some of the contents

I'll do that mys

lied and went out

the light smil

so funny?

oom downstairs and got

embered the way he a

uched my hand. Most of the coffee pour

e door. I didn't know who left

. No one dared enter the bathroom, so the bathrobe must be h

and couldn'

ked myself. My face fell. But then,

but I went to check. There h

o meet him. He didn't act in any strang

and handed me a

talk of taking it late at night. I just took

ere. I'm surprised" I decid

me wondering

xpecting you to know

ow where your room and the e

'm far from what you think of me" h

want him to get the wrong idea from what I

nce, with him sipping his coffe

I stomped it lightly to reduce it. That action too

unter. Suddenly he took hold of my hand a

a and he sat next to me.

now?" He asked,

f my daze a

n't comprehend what he said, but I

st no

lthy to drink coffee at

day and that was beg

ut I can't

right now...and I couldn't sleep"

ked st

were you doing up late

ares I had. I felt I could trust him, so I opened u

mares and it gets worse if I'm alone" I said an

actly?" He asked, conc

appened during my childhood. The way my paren

ave the perfect childhood" I smiled weakly, tou

asked and came closer t

s brown eyes. My heart was

o what he was saying. I was drowning in his

's eyes. His hand on my hands moved

umb rubbed my cheek lig

he distance between

ew cl

clos

touching. All the while he was com

tions take over my sense of judgement. I close

was wrong, but I didn't care. Th

nt our lips would tou

nd saw him hesitating. He

isn't

without t

N

him sl

rre

breathlessly. I was scared and w

s eyes and l

my cheeks before he drew closer a

he said and

felt like it would burst out

f and remembered I was

t he was saying...But what I knew was that I was

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bad news. I slept on the sofa the previo

morning for the first t

nd you're wanted there" that was all m

y initial in-laws before

e not here to

to be a very l