MOON

Chapter 14

5 years earlier

_LILY_

I was still processing through what has happened, it was the best thing and the worst thing happened so far today. I'll focus on the positive side.

He tasted better than I had thought the way his tongue brushed across my lips the way his hands ran up and down my waist his hairs are way silkier than they seem. The way his touch sent shivers to my entire body. It was just magical. 

When we broke the kiss, I could see an ounce of guilt in his eyes. 

I went inside the house where Nathan and Nat were already waiting for me in the living area. They were watching FRIENDS it's our favorite thing to watch whenever we are together, we watch it. Despite the fact we know every single thing about it. It is a quite good distraction from what has happened a few minutes ago. I sat with them and continued watching. ''Where were you''. Nat asked while handing me a packet of chips. ''Umm...restroom''. That's all I said.

I could still feel his touch, the smell of his perfume, the way his hands fit on my waist like a lost piece of puzzle which deep down I always wanted to put together, but I know I can never do that.

None of us is at fault here. It's just some attraction we have towards each other. It was always there but we never gave way to it. It was the first and the last time. This will never happen again. never.

I try to distract myself but my mind my heart and most importantly my soul is still stuck there.

''You know what girl?'' Nat whispered in my ear so that Nathan cannot hear us.       ''What?''

"I'm not joking I am serious about this. I think your bodyguard is in love with you.'' 

''W-w-wh-why do you think so?'' That's all I could come up with because her words made me speechless. How did she even come up with this thought. Did she saw us kissing? There must be a reason, that's why she said that.

''I can say it just by the way he looks at you.''

''Tell me in what way he looks at me?''

''Like he never wants to look away.''
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_NOAH_

It's been an hour now and I can't go inside. I can't face her after what I have done. Our setting was supposed to be professional, but I ruined it. Badly

All this time I was outside I was talking to my boss telling him to cancel my contract with lily, but he told me that it can't happen, and I have to stay with her until the contract gets complete. He asked me the reason why I want to cancel the contract obviously I could not tell him that I put my tongue down her throat so I said she always gets on my nerves and is very spoiled and I can't handle her anymore.

I finally went inside they were sitting on sofa watching friends as soon as I entered my eyes started finding Lily, but the pair of dark brown eyes were already looking at me.

Her face has that expression of confusion I don't know what she was confused about. As soon as our eyes met, she looked away. We really need to talk.

I was looking at her across the Hall. I could say that physically she was there but mentally she was nowhere to be seen. Once again, she looked at me and find me looking at her already. She stood up and walked towards me, gently clasped my hand, guiding me to a room, unsure of what would happen next.

We entered the room, and she closed the door behind us.

"What have you done to me Noah this is not me this was never me." She said while pushing those tears back. "You know this you and me__" She moved her hand back and forth gesturing towards us. __"Will never happen we can never be, together even if we want to so why did you do that in the yard?" She asked in frustration.

"I don't know moon I never expected to feel this way, but being near you, protecting you, it's become more than just a job. It's tearing me apart, knowing we can't be together. There is this attraction I have towards you, and I can't resist it."

"I feel it too Noah, this undeniable connection and attraction. But we have to understand the risks and the consequences of it."

"Yes, we do. But I just can be away from you. Whenever you are around you make me feel alive. I didn't know what living life was until I met you, I didn't know what the fear of losing someone because I had nothing and no one to lose but that day when you got shot that was the first time, I got to know what the fear of losing someone is. That day I knew that I could go to any extent to save you. When Nathan proposed to you, I knew by that moment, I could rip anyone's heart out who tries to take you away from me."

I never knew you felt that way. What I have for you is nothing in front of yours. I mean I don't have anything to say. You've made me speechless. But Noah whatever we have for each other we have to keep it to ourselves. This cruel world will never let us be together and that thing will scar us for life, and you know that."

"If you were a scar moon, I would have never tried to heal you." I said as I stepped closer to her, so did she. I thought she'll move back but she didn't instead she came closer to me, looking straight into my eyes. Damn pretty.

We're standing in the middle of a room looking at each other not saying anything, "I think I should leave before anyone comes here looking for me and then finding you and me together." She said as she proceeds to move towards the exit.

Before she could leave the room, I grabbed her wrist and pulled her closer. I leaned in my hands trembling with desire. The softness of her lips against mine ignited a fire within me, our breaths mingling in a dance of passion. Time seemed to stand still as our embrace deepened. 

Without breaking the kiss, I grabbed her waist with both of my hand and pinned her against the wall. My hands exploring every inch of her body, her hands on the wall, kissing me with same desperation and passion doing nothing but deepening the kiss and making it more unforgettable for me.

I broke the kiss just to see how pretty she is and damn she is a work of art. I pushed back some strands of her hair.

"You know what moon you are so pretty I am afraid that I am not a poet."

"What would've happened if you were one?"

"I would write thousands of poems only on how beautiful you are."

She wrapped her arms around me, buried her face in my chest and started crying. She was sobbing my heart is breaking as I witness her tears, I wish I could take all her sadness away and replace it with every joy of this world but unfortunately, I am the reason for her pain, and I can do nothing but to comfort her. I cupped her face in my hand and wiped those tears away. 

"Look at me don't worry we will figure it out together. You and me"

𝙳𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛 𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚝 ❤