12.
On Saturday, I had almost fully recovered mentally from the trauma I had experienced earlier this week. Luckily, I felt back to normal, all thanks to Nick.
And as I was so thankful, when he suggested I help him shop for groceries, I agreed, even though I hated shopping with a fiery passion.
A part of me was happy he was finally going to get some decent food in his fridge. How could any man just live off takeaway and beer? I swear he was a typical, lazy man and it wasn't even fair when his body looked like God had carved it himself.
"Babe, want to shower with me?" Nick asked. I had just woken up and I wasn't a morning person. Nick had woken me up earlier than necessary on a Saturday morning and I wasn't in the slightest bit pleased. Now he wanted to shower? It wasn't even eight in the morning yet.
"Go fuck your self."
"What's the point when you could do it for me?" Nick smirked my way. He took off his top and as I slouched over the kitchen counter, I couldn't help but look at his body. He smirked even larger.
"Like I said, sweetie, go and fuck yourself." I smiled sweetly his way. I needed more coffee. As I filled th coffee machine up to the brim, I felt a warm presence behind me. "Nick." I warned.
"Come and shower with me." He demanded. I shook my head.
"I need to wake up first and-"
"Shower, now." His voice rasped my way with authority slicing through the air.
"You police officer voice will not work with me." I stated. Before I knew it, Nick's hands came around my waist and I was lifted in to the air and over his shoulder. I didn't even both squealing.
"I swear to God." I huffed. "Don't you dare put me in the shower."
"I like dares." Nick replied back, humour in his voice. I hugged loudly again. Without a second word, I was dropped in to the shower and cold water spurted along my body. I screamed.
"Nick!" I shouted. "You're a fucking twat-" Nick's lips smashed to mine before I could let out another word. He pushed me back until my back was hard against the tile of the shower wall.
His lips were bruising against mine, his hands digging in to the raw flesh of my hips as my wet shirt rose above my chest. Nick roamed his hands along my body, up my neck and back down. I moaned against him.
"How long has it been?" Nick gasped. I shook my head in misunderstanding. "How long has it been since I was last inside you?"
"Too long." Was my only reply. I looked in to his eyes, they were dark and needy with desperate pleasure. He wanted me, I could tell. I wanted him, too.
"I knew I was losing my mind." Nick gruffed. "Even an hour feels like three weeks."
"That's because you're a man slag." I replied. I said it as a joke but my voice was so breathless and needy I didn't know if he'd take it as one.
"I'm now your man slag." He stated. "Now shut up and get naked."
"Nick!" I huffed. After I second I smiled. He really was romantic in his own little way. "That was cute."
"It wasn't meant to be cute." Nick huffed. "You're ruining the mood. I just want to feel you."
"Feel me, then."
"Get naked, then." Nick jerked back. I rolled my eyes before ripping the soaking wet top from off of my skin. I pulled it over my head and let it drop to the ground with a thud. Before him I stood naked.
He raked his eyes up and down my body, from head to toe. His eyes turned darker, a dark, dark shade of blue. He pushed me against the wall again with a punishing force.
"You're too fucking hot." Nick stated. "Where've you been all my life?"
"Australia." I breathed.
"Too fucking far away, that's where." He laid his nose to my neck. His tongue came out to lick the ridge. I gasped. "You're not going back."
"I wouldn't want to." Never again.
"What would you rather?" He pushed his hips forward until I moaned. He was hard in all of the right places. "An Australian geezer, or me?" He ground his hips again my way. He took hold of my chin until my eyes were looking straight in to his.
He dared me with his eyes to say anyone but him. He dared me, he gave me the choice and I would never take it. Not now. He pushed in to me again as a warning.
"You, Nick." I breathed.
"Good. I'd choose you, too." He breathed as he lowered from my neck down my belly and down my thighs.
"Well, I didn't think Australian geezers were really your thing." I stated. I moaned again as he kissed his way back up my body.
"I only have a thing for one person." Nick stated.
"That better be me or you're not getting any sex."
"You know it's you." Nick replied. "Look, my eyes are on you." He looked to me, made me look at him again. "They're not on anybody else."
"Let's keep it that way."
"Pretty hard not to when you're naked."
~
The shops were on nearly every single corner of the village. They were so easy to get to, therefore Nick and I decided to walk.
The sky was clear of any dark clouds, even white ones too. The sun was out in full beam today and the weather was hot. It was the perfect day to get some fresh air, so I was jumping when Nick suggested it.
As we walked down the cobbled streets, Nick took my hand and wrapped his fingers possessively around mine. We kept our hands linked as we walked and I couldn't keep the smile off of my face.
He didn't even let my hand go when we made our way in to the store. He kept us linked, my smile stayed.
"To be honest, I haven't been shopping for a while."
"That's because you live off everyone else." I rolled my eyes his way. "You're eating my dad out of house and home."
"So?" He pouted. I laughed his way and smoothed the wrinkle on his forehead. He pulled my finger down and kissed it before getting too preoccupied with the scented candles in aisle three.
He picked nearly everyone up in turn and smelt them. I stood there and watched his fascinated look on all the homeware.
"That one doesn't even smell like apples and cinnamon." Nick huffed as his looked to the candle with disgust.
"Which one do you like?" I asked. I came closer to him and picked up vanilla. He snatched it out of my hand to sniff.
"This one reminds me of you." Nick stated. "I'm going to buy it."
"Since when have you ever had a candle in your house?" I mused.
"Until now." He smiled. "I'm also trying to impress you."
"By buying a candle?" I asked as my brow cocked up high.
"Isn't that what women like?" He asked as he turned towards me. "I even stated it smelt like you."
"I smell like vanilla?" I asked.
"Not really. You smell better." He smiled again. I laughed before taking the candle and throwing it in to our basket. He could have the sodding candle if it made him so happy.
Suddenly, just as I was about to turn, a voice came out from behind us.
"Nick!" The voice was high but sultry. It made you do a double take, that was for sure. I turned around to the girl shouting out his name and found a long legged blonde run towards us.
Kitted out in sports gear, she smiled brightly Nick's way. Nick stiffened infront of me.
"I knew it was you." She breathed. Her hair was long and golden, her skin bright and her body with curves in all of the right places.
"Sarah." Nick nodded. I could see him flickering his eyes to me from the side of him. I looked to him. "This is my girlfriend, Cathy." He introduced.
Sarah looked to me as if she had only realised I was here. I could see the small frown on her face and the disappointment in her eyes at the world girlfriend.
Who was this woman?
I held my hand out.
"Cathy." I greeted.
"Sarah." She sized me up.
"Nice to see you again, we're going." Nick went to grab my arm but Sarah shot her hand out to stop him.
"Don't you remember me?" She asked. Nick shrugged without a care. I don't think he did remember her. I wanted gasp in shock, but it in fact didn't shock me at all. It was wrong, but I felt satisfied at the thought of it. "I spent the night with you and I woke up and you had left."
"I must have been busy." Nick stated. He went to pull me away again but Sarah stopped him.
"Is that all you've got to say?" She scoffed. "I wanted to see you again."
"Look, Sarah, I'm just trying to have a nice day with my girlfriend." Nick replied. His demeanour was calm, his voice sounded irritated and annoyed.
"You slept with me no longer than three months ago. That's not a long time in my eyes." Sarah replied. I looked down as the reality hit me.
I knew he was a man slag before he met me, he even admitted it. I wasn't going to be childish about this, I couldn't change Nick's past and quite frankly, I wouldn't want to.
We've all done things we're not proud of.
"Can you just leave us the fuck alone, please?" I shot out. She obviously wasn't getting the message from Nick. I wouldn't ever have talked to somebody like I just did but I was trying to be mature even when jealousy surged my body. She wasn't helping.
"I'm just trying to have a conversation with Nick." Sarah replied, her eyes alight with fire.
"You're trying to have a conversation about sex with my boyfriend." I rolled my eyes. "Fuck off."
Without another word, Sarah stormed off, her basket hitting the back of her legs as she walked away with anger.
I didn't even care that I sounded rude. I didn't care when she was blatantly saying things to Nick that she knew would hurt me.
"Oh, Cathy." Nick let out. I turned to face him.
"What?"
"You've got a foul mouth." He stated. He smiled my way and I couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm sorry if that was a turn off." I apologised. I had never been like this, lately, I had had enough of people's shit.
"The only thing that was, was a turn on." Nick stated. "If we weren't in broad daylight I would be taking you out in to that alley."
"We're in public."
"I wouldn't give a fuck about that."
"You're a creep."
"Yet again, I don't care." Nick shrugged. "You're not mad at me?"
"Of course not." I replied. "You had sex, so what? Don't we all?"
"I only have sex with you now."
"I believe you." I stated. I believed him because I knew he wouldn't do that to me. I wouldn't do that to him, either.
We had that respect for each other.
~
When we got home, I helped unpack all of the food and put them in to suitable compartments in his fridge and cupboards. He was stocked up now with food and drink.
I mentally thanked the lord.
I loved takeaways and fatty foods but fatty foods always went to my hips. I didn't need that kind of negativity in my life.
When the clock struck half ten, Nick and I went off to bed. It didn't take long before I was deep in to sleep.
~
I woke up with a start. Nick wasn't beside me.
Suddenly, I heard music flowing in to the room from the living room. With that, I rolled out of bed and followed the sound.
The sound of a guitar playing brought me out of my half asleep state and I stopped at the door ledge as I watched Nick play.
He swayed slightly to the music and strummed with peace and harmony. The song was sad but his body was strong against the guitar. His back was towards me, he didn't know I was awake.
What surprised me next was the fact he started the sing softly to himself. The tele played quietly in the background but all I could hear was his voice.
It took me high up in to he sky and brought me back down again without another thought. It was truly mesmerising. Goosebumps arose across my skin and I started to walk towards him.
Without his acknowledgment, I sat behind him and wrapped my hands around his back.
He relaxed at my touch as if he knew I was there all along.
He stopped singing as soon as I touched him, but he continued to play the strings of his guitar.
"You're so good." I murmured. My heart was beating wildly.
"You're meant to be asleep." He stated as he played.
"You weren't there."
"I can't sleep."
"Are you okay?" I asked. Nick stopped playing and I frowned. He laid down his guitar and turned towards me.
"Of course I am. I just can't sleep sometimes that's all." He explained. "I watched you sleep for hours, you look so beautiful I wanted to touch you, I always want to touch you. I had to leave before I woke you up, seems like I did that anyway."
"I don't like it when you're not beside me." I pouted. Nick took my face in to his hands.
"I don't like it either." He stated. "You know I'm never far away."
"I know." I replied. "Are you sure you're okay?" I asked again as I took in the bags under his eyes. He hadn't been sleeping at all lately.
"To be honest, Cath, I've been feeling things I've never felt, lately. I'm petrified I'm going to ruin things before they've really gotten started. I've rushed things, I know that, but I like you and I want you, you know that. I'm just a fool with no idea what I'm doing."
"You're doing fine to me." I stated.
"For now." He replied.
"You need to stop worrying about us. What happens, happens. Let's have fun together."
"I like you." Nick said again. I smiled at his words.
"I like you, too." I replied with a twinkle in my eyes.
"You're the only person I like." Nick stated. "I don't like many people."
"I can tell." I replied. "But that's okay, as long as you like me." I joked. Nick chuckled.
"Come here." I flew in to his arms without a second thought.
And that's where I stayed all night.
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This chapter is quite shit. Anyway, hope you enjoyed.
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