If I Only Knew

Chapter eight

When I wake up, the first thing I smell is the sweet flowery scent that always seems to hover around Nicole. At first, I don't understand why shes here with me, her head snuggled in the crook of my neck, then I remember. I remember the amazing feeling of her, running her hands down my body.being with her is like that feeling like finally being woken up after eons of sleep. I smile and shift my head over to kiss the top of her head. Her long hair is sprawled across the pillow and she's snuggled into the blanket like its winter. She gently open her eyes that are still heavy with sleep as she gives a slight smile.

"Morning" I say propping my head up with my hand. She lifts up her head and gives me a kiss

"Morning" she said sweetly

"How did you sleep?" She climbs on top of me and gives me a deep passionate kiss

"Amazing" She says, her arms are wrapped around my neck as I rub up and down her bare back. She gives me another long kiss then jumps down off the bed. She pulls my arm trying to get me out of bed suddenly full of energy.

"Common, common lets go do stuff!" I laugh and get up.

"Well what do you want to do?" I say pulling her towards me, pressing our bodies together.

"I don't know... Something fun!" I laugh

"Why don't we start with breakfast first"

"Okay but I'm making you breakfast this time" I laugh and agree and she rushes to the kitchen to start. I sit at the bar stool while she pours pancake batter onto the skillet.

"So I was thinking" I say "instead of you wearing my clothes that don't even fit you, why don't we go shopping today to get you your own clothes" she continues flipping pancakes. She turns her head slightly so she can see me out of the corner of her eyes but quickly turns back

"No, no you, you don't have to spend money on me I can just go get my clothes from Aidens house" she says it like its something completely normal to say. To go back to the place where your nightmares were lived day after day.

"No!! You are not going anywhere near him or that house!!" I say in a slight yell. She flips the last pancake onto a plate, turns the stove off and walks towards the counter opposite of me.

"I don't want you to spend money that you don't have on me." She says leaning on the counter. Her head is close to mine and she faces me with a pleading look on her face. I tuck a piece of long hair behind her ear

" it's fine I can just work some extra shifts this week. You need clothes that actually fit you."

"I have some though. I can go there quickly when he's not home."

"No Nicole, if I let you go back to that house and something happens and you get hurt... I will never forgive myself" she kisses me softly on the lips

"Fine but not a lot!" She says pointing a finger at me before she turns around and grabs the stack of pancakes. She brings it over to the little table I have in between the kitchen and the living room where she has two plates set up. I don't eat here often I usually eat on the couch or on the bar stool so it's usually cluttered with bills, papers and so on. She made them into neat piles on the other side and set the table all fancy like at restaurants. She's so adorable. We eat and talk about random things but all I could think about was how amazing last night was. Not just what happened though, but how I know now that She is officially mine, all of her, every piece.

When we're done eating she cleans the kitchen (even though I told I could do it myself) and we go to get dressed. she puts on her outfit she wore the day she came to camp with us and her wavy hair is down, flowing around her. We get in the car and I turn down into willows road. She keeps looking down at her phone with a stressed look on her face. I know Aidens texting her. I take her phone out of her hand and shut it in the glove compartment