Stars Aligned

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Thando's pov

Lwazi. Don't get me wrong I love my brother, but sometimes I want to sell him to the lowest bidder available. Especially when he gets all stupid and annoying, like right now.
Lwazi: All I'm saying is if I was living with a sexy specimen of a man in the same confinement of an apartment, I would've jumped him already.
Me: Good thing you not me then. Don't you have a checkup to go to or something?
I would really appreciate it if he didn't annoy me as much. Leone has been the only thing he seems to talk to me about these days.

Lwazi: Or something.
Me: Get out!
He starts making this weird face, with his tongue out. What is he? A man or a child.
Me: Grow up.
He flips me off as he walks to the elevator before he disappears behind the doors. I heave a sigh at my lil brother's dickhead head. Who even speaks like that? I swear that's why he's still so single and miserable. And you not?
Me: Right, of course I am.

Leone and I are just so complex at the moment. We haven't talked much ever since. He's been too busy with his life. He leaves early in the morning and arrives late when everyone has fallen asleep. He thinks I don't hear the elevator ding, the door to his room when he's going to take a shower or the water running at midnight after he comes home. He thinks I don't know that he's avoiding me. I will admit though, that shit stings as hell. I don't know what I did for him to not want to be around me anymore but whatever I did I need him to man up to it and tell me straight up.

It's even more harder to sit around the house alone with nothing to do. Thanks to my injured arm, I can't even do the things I'm supposed to do without wincing. I sigh again, this time to my loneliness. There's nothing I hate more at this moment. Lwazi gets back from the doctors appointment after some few hours and we make dinner and eat.
Lwazi: Do you think he's in trouble? I mean it's been a week since the man has been MIA.
Lwazi was washing the dishes after we had finished eating. I was seated on the kitchen island and just biting on my nails.
Me: I don't know what to think? And he's not MIA, he's been coming home.

Lwazi: Same thing to me. You don't see him anyway so what's the difference? Just looking out for you sis.
Me: You don't look out for me Zee, I look out for you, got that? And there's nothing to look out for when I'm not anything to the man.
Lwazi doesn't say anything after and just kisses my head after washing the dishes. I say goodnight to my brother and head to my room to take a shower. After getting in my pj's and sheets I stay awake for some time thinking about whether Lwazi was right. Was Leone in some trouble or in some illegal shit he can't get himself out of? Because if so, he needs to tell me.

With those thoughts I drift to sleep until I'm woken up by the door to my room opening and footsteps echoing to the bathroom. My mind was still foggy and my eyes were refusing to stay awake but I fought it. I needed to speak to him tonight before he disappeared on me again. Carelessly I reached for the nightstand for my phone. As I rubbed my eyes to rid off the sleep I read the time and it was early in the a.ms. The water stopped running and my body gave up on leaning against the headboard the same time. God I can't sleep now, I need to talk to Leone. My eyes were closing in on me and I found myself sliding down to the bed and resting my head on the soft pillow.

The door to the bathroom opened and I could hear faint noises of Leone shuffling around, probably looking for his clothes and taking his usual blanket and pillow. Before he could exit the door I stopped him. I don't know if he heard me or not. But I whispered his name.
Me: Leone, wait - I need to hmm...
My words were slurred as I tried to talk. Before I could say anything more Leone was getting under the covers besides me. I was pulled to a hard and naked chest of Leones. It was so comfortable and warm that I found myself leaning in and snuggling closer to the warmth.
Leone: I'm sorry love.
He whispered against my neck as he nuzzled it. I hummed in response because I was so sleepy and far gone to say anything.

Me: Just-just stay...
I found myself saying before drifting to oblivion. And he did stay, Leone slept in the following day. I woke up and I was still in the comfort of his arms. Droggily, I looked up at his peaceful face. His thick eyelashes brushing his high cheekbones. His breaths low and soft on my face as he breathed through his slightly parted lips. I got the edge to kiss him, like if I did it would be the most normal thing to do.
Leone: How long are you planning to stare at me for love?
My eyes didn't waver from his. All of a sudden I was so mad at him and withdrew myself from the comforts of his embrace.

Leone: Love? What's wrong?
He did not just ask me what I think he did. I ignored him and sat upright on the bed and shifted far away from him. I took my phone from the nightstand and texted Lwazi.

Me: Leone didn't leave. What the fuck do I do.

Lwazi: Talk to him.

Me: I don't wanna. I'm so mad at him.

Lwazi: I left early so I can't help you sis. Just talk to the man alright. Love you.

I put the phone back to the nightstand and tried to get out of bed. I wasn't going to talk to anyone. I don't even know if I'm allowed to be mad but something inside of me feels entitled to be mad. Like I have rights to be upset with Leone. Before I could put my feet on the rug, I was tugged back to a hard chest.
Me: Let go Leone.
Leone: No. What's wrong with you? Why are you acting like this. We shared an intimate moment last night, I held you all night and you just want to wake up and not talk to me. I'm not having none of it Thando. Now what's wrong with you?

His arms were still around my body and holding me close to him from behind. His breath was just above a whisper but firm. I tried to prey his arms away but he didn't budge. I gave up and just sighed.
Me: I don't see you for a week and you just waltz in here and ask me that shit Leone? You didn't say anything to me for a week and just kept on avoiding me. Now you tell me what's wrong with you? Why are you avoiding me.
Leone: I'm not avoiding you. I just have a lot going on right now and I don't want you to-
Me: To what? Interfere with your lot that's going on? Just let go Leone.

Leone sighed and flipped me around so I was laying on the bed and looking up at him as he hovered over me. I gulped at his close proximity. He was way to close. Leone's eyes were shaded with a different kind of emotion and I couldn't make it out. His gaze shifted to my lips before coming back up to my eyes. Oh no this was not happening right now. He needed to speak to me and not brush this off.
Me: Leone we have to tal-mmph
My eyes widened and looked up at the ceiling.
I felt hot and floaty. Leone was kissing me. His lips were on mine and kissing me asking me to kiss him back. I found myself blinking slowly and finally closing my eyes to savour the moment.

My hands were numb as they stilled besides me. Leone licked at my lower lip, asking me to kiss him back. I was so frozen that I didn't even realize that I wasn't kissing him back.
Leone: Hold me.
He rasped out against my lips. His voice deeper than usual and raspy. I complied and brought my hands to his defined back. My fingers pressed on his skin as he kissed me again. I felt myself moan as Leone slipped his tongue inside my mouth. I was enjoying this way to much. Leone parted my legs and settled himself between them. Making me feel his big guy grinding on my entrance. I moaned again. Leone left my mouth and found a spot on my neck to suck on.

Me: Wha- what's goin- hmm Leone...
He sucked harder, moving on to suck somewhere else probably leaving my skin bruised and red from his bites. I couldn't fathom what was going on. One minute I'm mad at him and the next I want him to fill me whole till I can't accommodate him anymore.
Leone: Shh baby just go with it okay?
He whispered against my lips again. I found myself nodding. I was so hypnotized with his eyes as they darkened from the lust. His lips so swollen from kissing me. I closed my eyes as he grinded on me again. I bit my lip to stop myself from moaning again. God it felt so good to feel him against me. The only thing between us was our clothes. And I wanted them off.

Leone took my bottom lip from the restraints of my teeth with his thumb.
Leone: Open your eyes love, i wanna see you. I wanna hear you.
He grinded on me again. And God was he big. He was rock hard seeping through his joggers. It was clear as day that he wasn't wearing any boxers or briefs. I wanted this so bad. All that happened long forgotten when I felt his lips on mine.