Naked

27 Dead in the night

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The moment she exited I welcomed the silence that ensued and cradled my head in my hands. 

How did everything turn out so badly so fast?

I tried not to overthink. I tried not to confuse myself. Not to let my emotions and my mind jumble together. I was not good at sorting things out when that happened. I thrived in the equilibrium of nothingness and Gerard had impaired that greatly.

I liked not being bothered by emotions to the other gender. It was easier moving on when they died. Actually, it was easier to be left alone.

The worst in this was that I hadn't even realised I lapsed in a routine that just kept me going. 

That I just stopped caring about MY life. About MY happiness. Everything had become a black and white strip of passing time and running away.

And then came Gerard and demolished everything without me even knowing.

Funny. And I didn't even know him that well.

Is it possible that my soul remembered him from some past life when my body forgot all about him? Is that why I fall so obediently?

The bed beside me dipped as someone heavy sat. I looked at Gerard to find him staring at his clasped hands, his eyebrows knotted together.

'When I woke up this morning in your bosom, I did not expect this day to end up like this.' he murmured and the blues turned to me.

I huffed amused and knotted my eyebrows thinking.

'Why didn't you tell me you had a plan to draw out the traitor in our midst. Or even better tell me you had a traitor in our midst. You could have prepared me. I could have helped. I could have been better.'

He fidgeted with his fingers for a moment.

'Emily...' he sighed 'I desire you, woman. From that very first time, I laid eyes on you in the light. When I first saw those emerald eyes of yours, your full lips. I knew I wanted you.'

'I want you too. But what has that got to do with the fact that you didn't warn me about anything?'

'I...got distracted. And it's all on you, woman.' he smirked.

A dry laugh escaped me. I shook my head in disbelief. If this was an attempt to hide his true plans, it was working. Was I going to let him get away with it when all I needed in my life for once, was clarity?

I looked at him in the eyes hoping he would understand what I was thinking just like he always did. He was the most perceptive man I had met and he had proved it enough times. I would never be able to hide anything from him.

His large hand rose and cupped my cheek with a tenderness I never wanted to share and all the pain I felt in my chest and that annoying stinging my eyes came rushing. I swallowed hard closing them momentarily just enough to get my bearings again. Now was not the time to feel.

I saw something strange cross his eyes but as soon as I had spotted it, it was gone. Gerard licked his lips, the same ones I was kissing just a few minutes ago, and slowly pressed his forehead to mine throwing his arm over my shoulders and pulling me closer.