Binding Scars

Chapter 14

She was half asleep when Niles carried her out of the car but she came fully awake when he began caressing her bruised thigh.

"What are you doing?"

She asked but he didn't reply, instead he planted a kiss on her thigh continuously and brushed it looking at her. They looked at each other, neither saying a word and he leaned forward kissing her.

His bitter words rang in her head while everything unfolded. Niles was good to her body and he made her feel needed during the times that they had sex. Though she knew he was using her, she let him. Whether she couldn't or wouldn't stop it, it was all on her.

When morning came she had more bruises and horrible cramps. Niles left after wrecking havoc once again and so she spent the rest of her day in bed dealing with the cramping. She thought she'd handle it but at some point she called Neyra.

She was semi incapable of getting things done. She needed to eat because she was hungry and for some reason she was crying as well. Her cramps were extremely bad, she could only pull herself and drag herself to bath in the bathroom then go back to bed.

Niles showed up with a basket. She's had a basket of period goodies before. They were supposedly from him, but this was actually the first time that he had personally delivered them.

"Why are you still here?"

She asked, which was an honest question because he had never been in the house after 9 am. When he brought work home, it would be around 1 pm in the afternoon.

"I took a day off."

He said placing the basket down and walking towards her. He unwrapped the robe tied around her and put a heating pad on. She watched him go back and forth treating her like a princess. Turning on the heating blanket and sorting out the goodies.

Finally he took out his laptop and sat on the couch doing his business work. All the while she was looking at him. She didn't know what he was doing or what he meant by what he was doing but the fact remained that for as long as he didn't have a name for the care and gentleness that presided in him. Everything was okay, it was fine.

Niles remained doing what he was doing and she read a book or scrolled through social media. Hours passed before she felt like going to the bathroom. That's the only time that he finally looked at her and he watched her walk to the bathroom.
He turned the blanket off and went to get her warm food from the kitchen and when he got back to the room she was panting in bed.

"Are you okay?"

She frowned and with a sad face her cheeks burnt up. Her face welled up and she cried.

"You're crying?"

"I'm fine." She replied wiping her tears.

"I just- I'm fine. I- "

Niles walked and sat beside her.

"Come here."

She moved closer to him and he pulled her back towards him and began rubbing the back of her pelvic. She groaned feeling better as he rubbed her spine ending. His hands moved around most of her waist.

"Continue eating."

Hannah spent three days in Niles' care. The man was good to her in every way and even though her cramps stopped, Niles still did his paperwork by her side.

She was tanning by the pool when Neyra walked towards her. She watched her mind her steps move her waist walking towards her wearing yet another designer.

"Lunch is ready, I had salads and fruits prepared."

"Okay, thank you."

Hannah began to get off the chair but stopped before setting her foot to the ground.