Down To Darkness(Watty 2014)

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Nina walked to her room, grabbed laptop and jumped on her queen-sided bed. She lay on her stomach as she opened her laptop slowly and remembered that she slammed her computer shut a few hours ago. She slowly checked every inch of her laptop to see if something was damage, while she thought "Stupid jerk... almost killed my Samsung laptop... Just because you piss me off."

When her window seven desktop screens came on, she clicked on the Google Chrome icon and Mickey's Facebook profile slowly load but before his profile picture appeared she clicked on the newsfeed link. Nina knew if she saw his face, her mood would change from happy to angry and teary. She clicked on another tab, typed CTV videos as she thought she could watch a Criminal Mind episode which she had missed, while she waited for River to finish. By the time she was twenty eight minutes in the show she heard the bathroom door opened. She waited for a few minutes then headed to the guest room; she knocked on the door and heard his voice so she opened the door. As soon as Nina opened the door and walked in, she saw his bare peachy-tan back. Then in half a second River turned around to face her and as he did Nina felt her body became warmer. She noticed he only had his boxers on. While she stared at him she felt the need to touch his two pack chest, to slide her finger down his chest like she had done with Mickey and feel his whole body wrap around her. She had never felt that way before when she was with Mickey, she felt like River actually wanted her for her not her body. She didn't know why she felt that way. Even now as he stared at her, his aqua-green eyes sparkled with the same desire to touch each other again.

"Umm- sorry I thought you were done with everything" She laughed.

"No. It's ok," He laughed as he slid the gray sweatpants up his legs.

River and Nina walked closer to each other. When they were a centimeter away from each other Nina felt the heat from his body as she was tempted to touch his skin. With the warmness from the room and their body heat together made her sweat with excitement. He grabbed her right arm gently, pulled her towards him and he hugged her. She felt a tingle of excitement with only a thin, long layer of fabric that blocks their skin from a touch. Nina breathed in the Irish Spring brand with a tint of aloe as she laid her head on his chest. She heard the rhythm of his heart, as it mimic the speed of hers and felt River's arms wrapped her.

"You know I've been dying to feel you, to hug you and kiss you." He spoke.

"Me too... I've been thinking about that since our first kiss."

"Same... I wanted to bring it up but I knew you like another guy, Mickey. I had a feeling since I first saw him with you."

"Oh... Well to tell you the truth I did like him but the guy I like isn't there anymore. He change and I'm happy that I found out early or I would have made a big mistake."

"Oh...really that's what you think."

"Yup, when I'm with him, I feel different from when I'm with you... I meant it a good way. When I'm with him I feel wanted yet unwanted at the same time but when I'm with you I feel wanted all the way. I thought I was imaging it, these feelings about you and I thought maybe I was reading it too much. Well for both relationship. But I was wrong for one of them. But also I know now that I'm also right for the other one."

"Oh... I don't know what to say but I know what you mean. I thought I was reading too much into this relationship, especially after we had our first kiss. There is not one day that I don't think of you, or wonder what you do when you're not with me."

"Oh really."

"Yeah, and every time I see you cry or know that you are, I just want make it go away so you feel no pain. Whatever I'll do to make the pain go away. And you saw me when you told me about the creepy Spanish guy."

"Well I felt that way too, there was not one day where I didn't think of you or wish that you are with me, and I'll always wish that we could cuddle together like now. Feeling your arms around make me feels so welcome and loved...."

River didn't let her finished for he'd placed his right index finger on her lips and slowly brought his face closer to kiss her. With these past few weeks Nina had felt so unwanted and alone but that all disappeared as she stayed in his arms. She had so many secrets that she needed to let out but she couldn't.

"Ok now, we should get some sleep. We can talk about us tomorrow." River said as they broke apart from each other.

"Yeah we should... What is wrong with me, you have work tomorrow too and I called you here."

"There's nothing wrong with you and its ok it's in the afternoon."

"Why didn't you... Never mind. Could I ask you a favor?"

"Yeah sure, what is it?"

"Could you cuddle with me until I fall asleep?"

"Of course, that's not a favor. I would love to cuddle up with you anytime." He laughed as he led her to a comfy bed.

He lifted her up and slowly placed her on the left side of the bed, walked around and got into the bed. As River walked around, Nina slid underneath the blanket and felt River do the same. As soon as her head hit the pillow and felt his arm around her waist she fell asleep.