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He tilted my head up as he closed his eyes, leaning in to softly kiss me, but hunger took over as he parted my lips with his tongue, a deep desire for more pooled inside me.
He cupped my face again, looking at me so directly, our souls were connected. “Julia, I never dreamed of a day that I could feel the way I do as I once felt for Emma. You’ve shown me the truth. For once I have hope, and it starts with you, here in my arms. Robbie can’t give you this. Love is a man's purpose; he would never know.”
Everything he said left me breathless in his embrace. My heart pumped rapidly yet slowed down as his words lingered within my ringing ears.
“You must think I’m awful…” The sudden realization of guilt washed over me. “Like I’m some cheating whore.”
Nathan straightened up, almost as if he was taken aback. “I would never think that of you. You’re a good person, Jules…” Hearing my nickname coming from his mouth was heaven. I’d never told him about my nickname, yet it rolled off naturally. He felt like home. “You’re a good girl stuck in a bad place, but I would never believe you were anything but perfect. If you were mine, I’d make you live the truth every day that you are worthy of love.”
A light overwhelming sensation fluttered in my chest. Wow, he understood and empathized with me, which was new to me. Robbie believed I cheated on him back in New York, and he called me every name in the book, criticizing me for no good reason, and here I had a wonderful man who accepted me with all my faults.
My shoulders shook as relief washed over me, and he kissed away my hurt tears that rolled down my cheek.
“Could I take you back home with me?” I asked, laughing out my final tears.
“Stay here with me…”
His sweet words were soon interrupted by my loud buzzing phone. “Oh shit. One sec, Nathan. It might be my dad.”
“You know where I’ll be,” he waggled his eyebrows at me, looking irresistibly sexy as he laid back in nothing, covered in the most inconvenient shadows that teased my hungry eyes.
I wrapped the sheets around my naked body as I made my way into the living room. Winston followed after me, wagging his tail as I stopped at the table where I left my phone.
My phone sat glowing, littered with messages that filled the screen. I glazed over Eve’s messages, passing through them without thought, but Robbie’s were different. A sinking feeling plunged in my stomach; the sight of his messages made my ears burn with anxiety. Twelve missed calls from Robbie and messages reading in all caps.
Robbie: WHERE ARE U?
Quickly I replied.
Julia: OMG sorry, with Eve, coming home now <3!
Shit, shit, shit. I need to go. Frantically, I rushed back into Nathan’s room, grabbing at my clothes on the ground while clinging the sheet against my body. I looked like I was late for a toga party.
“Hey, where you going so fast?” Nathan held out his hand as he shot up from bed.
“I gotta go, I’m so sorry. My fiancé is wondering where I am, and I feel like fucking shit for what I did.”
“We did nothing wrong. If he has a problem, then he can take it up with me. Come back to bed with me.” Nathan rushed to my side, reaching out to touch my shoulder. His sexy eyes played with my thoughts, tempting me once again.
“You’re not in my shoes, you’ll never understand.” I slipped my clothes back on and bent over to wiggle my foot into my shoe. I could feel Nathan behind me as I stood up, his hard cock still firm, pressing against my jeans.
“Try me,” I could hear the smirk in his tone.
I couldn’t deny the truth. I wanted him to push me against the wall and fuck my brains out. But I couldn’t. Truth was, I needed to run away from him, to protect him. I wasn’t the type of woman he’d want. Messy, engaged with baggage. He was exactly the man I needed, and it terrified me with no end in sight.
“It’s complicated…” I waved my hand to waft him away. “I really do have to go. I just need to collect my things. Besides, I ordered myself an Uber, they are only a few minutes away.”
I wrapped my fingers behind his neck as I pulled him in for a deep firm kiss. Fuck, would this be the last time I saw him, our last kiss? The thought alone felt painful. I cherished our lips together, consciously mapping this moment in my mind for future visits. I never wanted to forget how he felt.
“Julia,” he took hold of my arm gently, firmly enough to know he was serious, but I didn’t feel threatened in any way. “Stay. Stay with me, and I fucking swear it. You’ll see we can be good for one another. I can’t bear to see you walk out that door. It pains me that you’re going back to him,” his voice raised slightly with passion. He pulled me up against him, the beat of his heart pounded fast. It mirrored mine as a tear rolled down my cheek.
My phone vibrated. My Uber was outside.
“Nathan, I want that more than anything. I need it, but I can’t. I’m sorry. Thank you for a lovely evening.”
Relentlessly, he pulled me back in, crashing his lips onto mine. My soul felt his undeniable declaration. “Promise me we’ll see one another again.” Nathan said, almost desperately, in between breathless kisses. I stared at his glistening eyes, filled with concern, even hurt.
“I can’t promise that. I won’t be here much longer.” I slipped out of his grip, and as I looked back into his eyes, I could see the emptiness that resided with my parting presence. Sadness replaced what joy was there.
