MOON

Chapter 11

5 years earlier
_NOAH_

A few days had passed. Moon has recovered a bit but not fully. She still is not able to walk properly. Nathan came here a few times to check on moon. He has a busy schedule from past days.

Today is Moon's appointment I will take her to the hospital but before that I have to make sure everything is safe. So I examined the whole route. There's no chance someone can hurt her this time.

I walked towards her room and knocked on the door.
"Moon are you ready we have to go or else we'll get late."
There's no response on the other side. I knocked again and still no response. I see the door is unlocked so I opened the door and saw her in front of the mirror zipping her dress. And she's wearing headphones.

She was trying to zip it but couldn't because of her injury.

I walked toward her. She still has no idea I'm here in the room watching her flawless beauty. I'm behind her now and she saw me through the mirror. She removed her headphones. And looked at me. Her back was against the dressing table now.

"M-M-Mr. Williams when did you come in?" She asked.
"When you were struggling to zip your dress moon." I replied.
"Oh okay."
"Yes."

I grabbed her shoulders and turned her towards the mirror again. Then I grabbed her waist and ran my fingers up towards the zipper of her dress and zipped it. Now that she was ready and we have to go I lifted her up in my arms to carry her to the car.

"Mr. Williams put me down.I can go on my own."
"Oh really." I said in a sarcastic way.
"Yess". She said while looking at me straight in my eyes.

I took her off my lap. I gestured my hand towards the door and said."Go for it miss. If you're able to walk on your own you surely can."

She walked a few steps and was about to fall but I was just behind so I caught her.

"Now shut up and let me carry you to the car."
"But-"
"I said shut up."

She didn't talk all the way to the hospital and I was thinking about the way I get carried away when I'm with her I shouldn't have done that. And that was so disgusting of me. She's my client and I'm not supposed to do this with her. From now on I'll be reserved and I will stay away from her most of the time. I'll be near her only when necessary.
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_LILY_
We came back from the hospital. The doctor said that I'll be fine in a few weeks and I'll be able to do everything again the way I used to. Again Noah carried me to my room from the car I insisted on staying in the living room but he said that I need rest. I could've rested on the sofa but no one can win an argument against Noah Williams.

I was alone in my room and I couldn't stop thinking about what happened in my room it was bare minimum but it was something I can't explain. The way his touch makes me feel is heavenly. I shouldn't do this he's my bodyguard but I can't help it. Fucking shit.

It was late at night and I couldn't sleep so I called him. "Mr. Williams." I called him several times from my room. His room is right next to mine so it took him a second to come in my room.

"Yes what's the matter." I didn't hear what he said because I was busy looking at him.

He is not wearing any shirt he's just in his sweatpants his dark brown hair is rumpled he's looking at me and few strands of his hairs are on his eyes too. And I want to know how it feels like to run my fingers through his smooth hair. My eyes fall on his chest he's so big he has broad shoulders he's not that hairy but he still has hair on his chest that makes him more attractive his perfect abs he's just perfect.
I wonder what that mark on his chest is. There is a sudden urge to run my fingers over it and to hear how he got that scar. And then kiss all over his scar.

"Moon,what's the matter?" Now I hear him.

"It's 1:00 am why are you awake this time you need to get enough sleep to recover."

"Yeah I know I have to get enough sleep but I can't at the moment I'm missing Natalie she's always there for me if I want someone to talk to or if I'm feeling low today she's not here and I want to talk to someone."

He walked towards me and sat on the edge of the bed when he sat there I realised he was bigger than I thought and I couldn't stop looking at his bare chest.
"Talk to me moon. I'll always be here to listen to you. If you talk for an eternity  I'll listen to you for an eternity."

He stood up and shoved his hand towards me. "Come with me."
"Where?" I asked.
"Where no one will interrupt us while we talk." He said softly.

I held his hand and came out of my bed he is still holding my hand. First he went to his room to grab a shirt because he wasn't wearing one then he took me in the back yard. He have a little tent there which is decorated with lights. He went inside and sat there. I also went there and sat beside him.

"I didn't know a man like you would have something like this in his house."I said to break the silence.

He let out small laugh he smiles very rarely and today I've made him laugh I count that as an achievement.

"My parents used to fight most of the time. I didn't had a happy family like yours. I had a family that a person would sell for free." He laughed again at his humor."I made this tent when I was 10 years old. This used to be my escape when ever my parents used to fight. I used to get very scared when the used to fight. Sometimes they threw things at each other. Once my mom threw a vase at my father and it hit me on my chest."

"I'm so sorry to hear about that." I said while squeezing his hand.
"You don't have to be sorry." He said and he interlocked our fingers. It sent a shiver through my body. Instead of letting go off his hand I held it more tightly.

"After that incident they parted ways. Because they thought if they stay together they're gonna kill me.
It's only me who is talking now you tell me something about yourself because it was you who wanted to talk"

I laughed and it hurts. "Ouchhh!!"
"What happened moon? Are you okay?"
"Yes I'm totally fine it's just I laughed too hard it hurt my abdomen."
"So don't laugh."
"Okay Mr. Willams."

We sat there for a long time I told him about my childhood my friends and how I nearly got killed and then dad approached him. I told him how I used to hate his bossy behavior. I Also told him about my bucket list and how he fulfilled one by bringing me here so I can see stars. He meant when he said that he'll listen to me. He was listening to everything I was saying.

After I stopped talking we both laid on our back and we were star gazing. "Why do you call me moon? I asked him."
"I'll tell you someday."
"Why not today."
"I told you that I'll tell you someday but not today. Now be quiet and look at the stars."

I didn't know when I felt asleep on Noah's arm. His arm was strong and it felt very comfortable.