A Twist Of Magic

Chapter Fourteen

Daniel followed me into my bedroom and perched on my bed bedside me.

"I need to tell you something." he started.

My heart was thumping with anticipation, what could he possibly need to tell me?

"Okay." I said nervously, as I waited for him to continue.

"I know what happened to you." he muttered.

"What...I don't know what you're talking about." I squeaked.

"At school, on my nineteenth birthday." he tried.

My stomach dropped as the moment that I'd never wanted to happen was finally here. I stood up and walked into the corner of the room and slid my back down the wall, bringing up my knees as an attempt to shield myself from the pain. He knew my biggest secret that I'd been planning never to tell him. Somehow it hurt more now that Daniel knew. A wave of shame washed over me, a stream of warm tears rolling down my cheeks as I gently rested my chin on my knees.

"Don't do that." Daniel stated.

I jumped when I realised that he was crouched in front of me. I hadn't even heard him cross the room.

"Do what?" I whispered.

"Don't torture yourself, it's okay." he told me.

"None of this is okay." I protested.

"I didn't mean that part, I meant it's okay that I know. I'm glad that I do because all this time I thought I'd done something to make you hate me." he explained.

"I can't believe Jack told you." I mumbled, quickly wiping away my tears.

"He didn't, I was on the staircase when you told him." he admitted.

"I'm sorry that this happened to you." he added.

"It hurts more now that you know." I whispered.

"It shouldn't, it wasn't your fault, you have nothing to be ashamed of." he reassured me.

Even though he was trying to reassure me, it wasn't working. The shame and embarrassment that I felt was impossible to ignore, but at the same time I felt relief that he finally knew. That I no longer had to lie to him or pretend that everything was okay.

"I can't help it." I said quietly.

"I know, I'm sorry I didn't protect you." he said gently.

"You didn't know." I answered.

"I wish you'd told me, I could have helped you through it." he sighed.

"It was so wrong of me to leave you when you were going through hell." he added, as he quickly stood up and walked over to the window. I watched as he sighed and leaned against the window-frame.

"I heard you say that you went to the hospital?" he asked, raising his eyebrow as he waited for me to explain.

"I had to get stitches." I mumbled.

"Where?" he asked.

I sighed and quickly looked at the floor.

"He caused tears?!" he exclaimed.

"Which teacher was it?" he added.

"Please don't." I pleaded.

"Is he in jail?" he asked.

"No, I didn't press charges because I wanted to forget about the whole thing." I told him.

"Which teacher?" he demanded.

"Danny please." I begged him.

He sighed angrily and turned back to gaze out of the window.

"There's more." I whispered.

"What?" he asked.

He watched me closely as I unfastened my jeans and quickly pulled them off. I turned my leg so that he could see the inside of my thigh. My skin tingled as he gently traced the scars on my legs that were caused by my teacher's nails as he held me down.

"How could he do that to you?" he whispered, his voice breaking slightly.

Eventually he stopped tracing the marks and I found myself disappointed that he'd stopped touching me. He hesitated for a moment before gently stroking my cheek with his soft warm hand. I stared into his deep blue eyes and smiled slightly as they almost twinkled at me. I leant forward and kissed him slowly, a soft tender kiss. Now that he knew my secret, I could finally lower my defences around him. I shivered as he gently placed his warm hands on my waist. My hands shook as I slowly removed his shirt, I'd wanted to do this for so long, yet only now did it finally seem possible.

"We don't have to do this." he whispered in my ear. His warm breath causing me to shiver.

"Yes we do." I insisted.

I sighed in pleasure as he gently kissed his way down my neck and along my collarbone, his fingers fumbling as he slowly opened the buttons on my blouse. As he gently pulled my shirt off and his thumb grazed against my breasts, I gasped against his mouth. He smiled against my lips and watched me as I gently stroked my hands down his chest, slowly tracing a line along his abs. I looped my arms around his neck and shivered as he ran his hands down my back. He quickly unclasped my bra and flung it onto the floor. As I stood in front of him, I couldn't help but feel exposed and vulnerable.

"It's okay." Daniel whispered as he picked up my leg and wrapped it around his waist. He placed his hands on my waist and gently carried me over to the bed. I watched as he quickly removed his trousers and boxer shorts and gently climbed on top of me.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked gently.

I looked into his eyes as his face slowly went out of focus. I closed my eyes and felt the tears that were in my eyes slowly roll down my cheeks. Daniel sighed sadly and gently kissed them away. It meant a lot to me that he was waiting until I confirmed that I was able to do this.

"Danny." I whispered nervously.

"It's okay, just look into my eyes." he told me.

I nodded slowly and did as he instructed.

"Okay?" he checked.

"Yep." I whispered.