A Twist Of Magic

Chapter Fifteen

I sat up in bed and rubbed the sleep out of my tired eyes. As I listened to the sound of Daniel's steady breathing I couldn't help but feel comforted, just knowing that he was there. I reached over the edge of the bed and picked up Daniel's shirt, quickly pulling it over my naked frame. A small smile appeared on my lips as I inhaled his familiar scent.

As I sat quietly on the bed, my thoughts wandered to mine and Daniel's conversation last night. It still didn't quite feel real that he knew about what had happened to me. But now that he did, I was surprised by how it made me feel. I'd expected to feel nothing but shame, to be totally overwhelmed with embarrassment, and even though those feelings were present, the dominant one was relief that he finally knew.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by Daniel sitting up behind me. I flinched slightly as he gently rested his chin on my shoulder.

"Hey." he whispered, his warm breath on my neck causing me to shiver slightly.

"Hi." I said quietly.

"Are you okay?" he asked worridly.

"Yeah, it just feels weird that you know." I mumbled.

"I know, but at least this way, everything is out in the open." he whispered.

I took a deep breath and sighed quietly.

"What?" he frowned.

"Nothing." I replied quickly.

"No, what?" he insisted.

I remained silent, desperately hoping that he would drop the subject...but as always with Daniel it was futile.

"There's something else isn't there?" he questioned.

"Yeah but it doesn't really matter anymore." I sighed, slowly turning around to face him. He watched me closely and sighed as I gently climbed onto his lap. I wrapped my arms around his neck and gently rested the side of my head against his shoulder.

"A few weeks after everything happened, I discovered that I was pregnant." I said quietly. I couldn't help but feel slightly surprised by how easy it had been to tell him. It seemed that after finally telling him the truth last night...I was able to open up to him easier.

"Oh jeez." Daniel muttered and fell silent, clearly unsure of how to respond.

"I had an abortion." I quickly added, trying to tell him everything all at once, so that finally everything would be out in the open.

He quickly fell silent, clearly he had no idea how to respond to what I'd just told him. The silence was painful, it seemed to stretch for an eternity.

"Why didn't you tell me, you went through all that on your own and I could have helped you?" he eventually said quietly.

"You know why, I was ashamed. I wanted my first time to be with you, but that won't happen anymore." I muttered.

"It just did." he whispered.

"What?" I frowned, glancing up at him.

"What that scumbag did to you doesn't count, your first time was with me last night." he said kindly.

I smiled slightly and gazed at him fondly. No matter how much time I spent with Daniel he still managed to surprise me sometimes.

"It shouldn't have happened though." I sighed.

"I have no regrets." he smiled.

"That's because it's different for you, you've been with loads of girls." I stated.

He watched me as I slowly climbed off his lap and quickly picked up my clothes off the floor. I mentally cursed myself for allowing him into my heart again. My heart had been shattered when he left, I couldn't allow him back in so that he could hurt me all over again. I couldn't cope with having my heart broken again...I wasn't strong enough.

"A few, but I'm not in love with any of them." he stated.

As I was walking towards the bathroom, I froze as I heard his words...what exactly was he suggesting? Even as I stood in silence trying to analyse his words, I had no idea what he'd meant by that. He hadn't been in love with me for years...after he'd walked out and left me in the lurch.

"I have to shower." I stated, before quickly walking into the bathroom.

Daniel's POV

As she walked away from me I found myself longing to follow her. I'd hoped that we'd be able to get back to the way things used to be- but it seemed that she would never trust me again. It seemed as though her walls were back up and I had no idea what to say or do to help her. First I found out that she'd been abused and now she'd been through an abortion too. The emotional turmoil that she must have been in would have been devastating. I could finally understand why she had so many unresolved issues.

I quickly pulled my clothes on and crossed the room. As I passed the bathroom, my eyes were drawn to the gap in the doorway. Mia had obviously forgotten to close the door. My heart swelled with pride as I saw her in the shower. I didn't mean to stare but her body was so beautiful that she took my breath away. I eventually tore my eyes away from her and quietly closed the door...in an attempt to protect her dignity. I had to find a way to make her mine again.....