Caribbean Dream

Chapter 4

"Denari?" Jazmine called. "Nari!" Laila called as the all frantically searched for her. "Denari!" Malik said as he rushed to her side when he found her in the backyard crying. "Hey, come here" he said as he pulled her into him. "It's okay baby" Malik cooed as Denari continued crying. Before the others could say anything, Malik told them not to. "You ready to go home?" Malik asked her as she nodded her head. "Okay, let me take you home" he said. "What about my car?" she sniffled. "I'm sure Deshaun will take care of that for you" he smiled.

"Okay" Denari said as she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "Here you go hunny" Jazmine said as she gave her a piece of tissue. "Thanks" Denari smiled weakly. "Don't do that. You're gonna make me wanna cry now" Jaz said tearfully. "I'm so sorry hunny. I wished that I could have thrown a punch in his ugly ass face but I couldn't risk him hurting you in the process. I'm so sorry" Jaz said as Denari held her hand. "It's okay" she said sweetly. "We'll stop by tomorrow" Jaz said before Denari and Malik walked to his car.

The car ride to her apartment was silent but not in a bad way. "Let me walk you in" Malik said as he followed her inside her apartment. "You want something to drink?" she asked. "No thanks" he said. "Alright, I'm gonna head home now so see you tomorrow" Malik said. "Wait" Denari said before he got a chance to open the door. "Can you stay with me just for tonight?" she asked silently. "Why what's wrong?" Malik asked concerned. "I uhm, tonight brought back some terrible memories that I've never told anyone before" she said. "Do you want to talk about it?" Malik asked.

"Uhm, when I was 17, I was constantly molested by my uncle" Denari said as her voice cracked. "I never told anyone before because it was still fresh. And tonight reminded of how traumatizing it was not to be able to defend yourself from getting raped" Denari said as a tear slid down her face. "Look at me" Malik said but she couldn't face him. "Denari?" he said. "Yes?" she answered while staring deep into his eyes. "You are beautiful no matter what may have happened to you and I swear I will find that man and make him pay for what he did to you" Malik said.

"So will you stay with me?" Denari asked. "Sure baby girl" he said. "Let me just park the car properly" he said. He then went back down to the parking lot and parked the car in a.lot and went back up to Denari's apartment. "Thanks for staying with me" Denari said as Malik smiled at her. "No problem baby" he said. She then went and had a shower and put on her short, silky nightgown and went towards the kitchen. Malik couldn't help but notice how sexy she looked in her nightgown and he was trying his best to control himself. He liked her from the day he met her but he kept his distance because he was Jayden's little sister.

"You want something?" Denari asked. "No, I'm good" he said. As he took off his shirt and his pants. Denari noticed how built he was and it turned her in but she was afraid mainly because of her experience. "I hope you don't mind me sleeping in my boxers" Malik said. "No, that's fine" she said as they crawled into bed. "Thanks again for staying with me" she said. "It's cool baby girl" he said. Denari then turned off the light and snuggled closer towards Malik. She was surprised by how safe she felt in his presence and she liked that feeling. Malik was also taken aback by how comfortable she was with him.but he wasn't complaining. He then wrapped his arms around her then the both drifted off to sleep.

When morning came, Denari decided to get up but she felt a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist. She rolled over to see a sleeping Malik. She thought about how handsome he looked while he was fast asleep. "You like what you see?" Malik asked with his eyes still closed. "Uhm I have to get up" Denari said blushing. "Yeah right" he chuckled. "I do" Denari said. "Fine since you insist" Malik said with his eyes now opened as Denari rolled her eyes playfully before she got up out of bed. She went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for the both of them. She prepared some waffles, eggs, sausages and some turkey bacon. "Something smells nice" Malik said as he walked into the kitchen.

"Thanks. I prepared some breakfast for you and I so that you are well fed before you go to work" Denari said. "Well thanks baby girl" Malik said as he sat down at the island and Denari brought his plate to him. "You really didn't have to do this but I am not complaining" Malik said as he ate his breakfast. "As I said before, I will not let you leave my house without at least giving you a cup of tea or even breakfast. It's the least I could do and think of it as me saying thank you for staying with me last night" Denari said as she sat beside him and started eating her breakfast. Malik smiled at her for a brief moment before continuing eating.

"Alright, thanks again for the breakfast. I have to go to work now but I expect to see you so don't be too late okay? I'll see you and call me if anything happens" Malik said before leaving Denari's apartment. She knew that Malik had a long history when it came to girls. He was a well know man and he was also a know playboy. Denari was really afraid to let herself go and she hated that she had to feel this way. She then got herself ready for work. For the whole time she couldn't help but wonder what it would be like giving men a chance but she didn't know where to start. But one thing she knew was that she wasn't going to do any blind dates or go to any bars to find love. She was scarred for life and she didn't need any stress right now.

I hope you enjoyed chapter 4. Next chapter will be filled with a lot of drama and secrets will be revealed and old memories will rise to the surface. So stay tuned.