Overjoyed

Chapter 13 - It scares you being alone

"Daddy!" I call out to the figure in front of me. He turns around. He's not my daddy. His face is horribly disfigured, and I'm afraid. My brother is standing next to me and I'm clutching his hand. "Michael!" I cry, looking up at him. His face is blue, contorted, his eyes large. I begin to cry. In the distance I see my mother, she is walking away. "Mom!" I call out and she turns around but when her gaze meets mine she starts running. I scream.

"Eliza! Oh for fuck's sake Eliza!" Dan's voice woke me from my dream. It was night time now, the curtains were drawn and the room was dark. Dan was sitting up on the bed next to me, looking down at me worriedly. "Are you alright? You were screaming" he asked. "I uh, I had a dream" I mumbled, "What time is it?" Dan checked his phone and said, "Just after eight" and lied down next to me. "Shouldn't you be gone by now?" I asked. "We're staying till tomorrow. I couldn't bear to leave you like that today" he said earnestly and I felt the overwhelming urge to hug him so I moved closer so that our noses were practically touching. "Thanks for staying with me" I said. "Thanks for sharing with me. It breaks my heart that you had to go through something like that" he responded, his eyes full of compassion. I looked at him and pressed my mouth to his. He parted his lips and draped an arm around me, pulling me closer. I ran my fingers through his amazing hair as I deepened the kiss. His tongue lightly skimmed across my bottom lip and my entire body tingled, desire building up deep inside me. Suddenly he pulled away, leaving my lips bereft. "I'm hungry" he said with a little giggle although his eyes remained dark, "Do you want to go and get something to eat?" I had no intention of going anywhere so I softly said, "I'll cook for you."

When I stepped into the kitchen I found a little post-it on the fridge, from Courtney. She wrote:

Hey lovebirds. Gone out to show the guys the nightlife, apparently they haven't gotten a chance! Have fun you two ;)

Ps: Eliza, my bedside drawer.

She thought we needed condoms? Gees. I sort of gaped at the note for a few seconds, before crumpling it up and tossing it in the waste basket. I set about making Dan a simple chicken dish.

He smiled gratefully as I put the plate in front of him. "You're not eating?" Dan asked. I shook my head. "Just not hungry" I said because it was true, the entire day had been too draining. "You haven't even eaten at all today Eliza. Here" he said lifting a forkful of chicken to my mouth. It was good, even if I had to say so myself, and it made me realise that I was actually ravenous. "You are hungry, aren't you" Dan asked with a little smile. I nodded. "Shall I feed you?" he asked sweetly. "Yeah" I said and brushed his lips with mine softly.