Forbidden Desire

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That same night...

*Recap*

"Look at me." He demanded. Monica looked up, her heart fluttering in the process. "You are a beautiful, strong, smart young woman. You didn't deserve anything that happened to you. It's his loss and you'll find someone better. I don't want to ever hear you putting yourself down again, do you hear me Monica?" He was so close to her and she just stared at him not knowing what to say. She nodded her head yes. He continued to talk but she kept staring at his lips.

Next thing she knew, her lips were on his, and she didn't have a care in the world.

His lips felt just like she imagined. She couldn't believe she was doing this, and she knew it was wrong. She finally realized what she was doing and pulled away, her cheeks reddening from embarrassment. She immediately stood up.

"I- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to overst-," Before she could even finish her sentence, Emmanuel stood up, and grabbed her waist catching her off guard. He pulled her back into the kiss, which shocked her. After a few seconds, they both pulled away smiling.

"I'm sorry." Monica said looking down.

"What are you apologizing for Monica? There's no need for an apology." He said chuckling as they walked to the car. It was getting late, and started looking like it was going to rain again. Monica kept quiet, thinking about everything that just happened.

When they got to the car, Emmanuel opened the door for her, and she murmured thank you. He got in on the drivers side, and made his way back to the house.

After a few minutes, they finally arrived and walked inside. Monica felt bad for just showing up to his house, with all her problems. She felt like she was being a bother, and couldn't face him right now after kissing him.

She didn't know what she was thinking, and realized she just complicated things between them even more.

"Where are you going?" Emmanuel questioned, watching at her gather her things.

"I'm going back home I just barged into your home with all my problems and I feel like I'm intruding." As she was saying all of this, it started to storm again, causing her to mentally roll her eyes.

"No. It's late and it's raining again. You can stay here, I don't mind." Emmanuel said.

"I'll be fine. Thank you for everything I-." Before she could finish her sentence, he cut her off.

"Monica. Put your stuff down. You're not going anywhere in this weather." Emmanuel said causing her to freeze in her tracks. She sighed and put her stuff down. "Thank you. You can take my room, I'll sleep in the guest room. If you need me I'll be at the end of the hall."

"Okay." She whispered softly. She walked in the direction of his room with her bag. She immediately went to the bathroom and took off her makeup. Changing into her night clothes, she looked in the mirror and started to tear up again. She would've never thought she'd be in this position.

After a few minutes, she finally got herself together, and went back into the room. Turning off the lamp, she got in the bed and laid down. She grabbed her phone off the night stand, and checked her notifications. She saw Evan trying to reach out to her through instagram, but she blocked him not even bothering to see what sick excuse he had. She deleted all the pictures of them on her page, and turned off her phone. She laid on her back and stared at the ceiling as the moonlight peaked through the blinds.

Hours passed, and she was still wide awake, her mind going at 100 miles an hour. Rolling over to check the time, she saw it was 4am. Getting out of the bed, she walked towards the guest room, and knocked on the door. She was hoping he was awake.

"Come in." She heard on the other side of the door. She opened the door and saw Emmanuel lying in the bed with his computer. He immediately put the computer down and sat up. "You okay? You need something?"

"I just can't sleep...I don't wanna be alone right now." Monica said rubbing her arms. Emmanuel moved the computer.

"Come here." He said patting the spot next to him. She sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the TV. Spongebob was playing and she laughed to herself. Emmanuel looked over at her and raised his eyebrow.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Really? Spongebob?"

He shrugged before responding and smiled, "It keeps me focused in a way."

"Why are you up?" She asked him.

"Doing some work so I can be off for the rest of the day." He said. She nodded her head and watched the episode of spongebob having to take a vacation.

As she watched the T.V., she felt her eyes start to get heavy. Before she knew it, she was lying on her side, trying to keep her eyes open and watch the T.V.

Emmanuel looked down at her and frowned. He was upset at the fact she was hurting, and there wasn't much he could do to make it stop. He noticed she was trying to fight her sleep and laughed to hisself. "You don't have to stay awake Monica. You can go to sleep. I'll let you sleep in here and I can go to my room." He told her grabbing his computer but she quickly grabbed his wrist, delirious from being sleepy.

"No, please don't leave. Stay with me. I don't wanna be alone. Please" She told him.

"Okay Monica." He said. He put the computer away, and laid on his back, and Monica scooted closer to him lying on his chest. Emmanuel was shocked and didn't know what to say or how to react. He just allowed her to lay on him and fall asleep.

"You know Emmanuel...I really like you but...." Monica said falling asleep before even being able to finish her sentence. Emmanuel chuckled to hisself.

"I like you too Monica." He said before turning off the TV, and falling asleep.

To be continued....