The Dominant's Challenge {Completed}

12. I'll Make Love to You

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Being in Dominic's apartment again brought back memories of happiness and I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss him. I missed the comfort he brought me, I missed his touch, I missed it all. But the most important thing in any relationship was honesty and something told me he wasn't telling me the entire truth, but I was determined to get to the bottom of it.

"Would you like some water?" His deep voice asked me and I politely declined. He shrugged, pouring himself a drink and downed the liquor before I could blink. I took this moment to take a good look at him. His face looked pale and drained, his eyes showing how little sleep he had gotten since I left. There were dark bags forming and his overall appearance was startling. His five o'clock shadow informed me that he hadn't shaved in awhile and I frowned at him. I felt a bit bad that my absence had caused this, but I couldn't live with a liar. His clothes weren't in any order whatsoever. He was sporting a white wife beater with basketball shorts and tennis shoes. I could smell the cigarettes off his body and his apartment, something he never once did when we were living together. His apartment was a mess as well, papers spurred all over his kitchen and living room. I wondered where Evelyn had gone, until he cleared his throat.

"Can I first start off by saying how much I've missed you. I'm a mess as you can see." He laughed bitterly before resuming. "At first I didn't think you'd actually leave me. I thought you'd come back for me, you would forgive me for being such an ass and we'd order some Chinese and fall asleep on the couch. But that saying couldn't have been more true. 'You don't know what you have until it's gone.' I took advantage of you, I lied to you, and I feel like a fucking idiot for it. The last week's been hell Olivia. I've probably slept a good ten hours since you left, I've barely eaten, I haven't wanted to work. I can't function well without you." His face fell at the end of his spiel and I cleared the tears forming at my eyes.

"This hasn't been a walk in the park for me either, Dominic. Do you know how much I cried for you? I didn't get out of bed for days, I didn't talk to my best friends and why was that? Because I was waiting for you to apologize and maybe admit you were wrong for once in your life. You caused this, not me. I need to be able to trust you, or we won't be able to work. And for that to happen you need to be able to be honest with yourself. So for once just be completely truthful with me." He stiffened at me once I finished. I could tell I had taken him off guard. He didn't know what to say, but his eyes told a different story. His eyes showed a blanket of sadness and I was not at ease with how hard this was for him.

"You want me to be honest?" I simply nodded. "Ask away." I raised my eyebrows at how opening he was being with me. It definitely showed a step in the right direction.

"Why have you started smoking and drinking more?" He glared at me before answering.

"It's the best way I know how to cope without you." I stared at him in awe before regaining my composure.

"Have you slept with anyone else since I left?" I had been asking myself this since the second I left. I didn't know what he was doing, or who, so I had to make sure I was aware of what had been going on before I decided to forgive him.

"Are you seriously asking me that?" He asked quietly and that scared me more than anything. "I haven't been able to stop thinking about you since I met you Olivia. I haven't thought about another woman, I haven't been able to to. And you actually have the audacity to think I've been cheating on you? Especially when that prick had his hands all over you at the bar!

"Don't turn this on me Dominic! I can't help it if after all your lying I think you're with another woman. And besides, we're not even dating! You're the one that hasn't made it official, you're the one that has commitment issues and I'm so tired of waiting for you to make a decision on what you want. I don't know what else to do!" In two long strides Dominic pulled me in and kissed my lips with so much passion my legs almost gave out. I relaxed to his very touch, and he did the same. I had to be cautious of how Dominic worked, mainly because if I'm not careful I'll end up in bed with him.