We stand in silence, as I sip my water, and he watches me do it.
Finally, he breaks the silence.
"I'm sorry if I... offended you by sleeping in your bed last night. This morning. Whatever."
"It's fine. You didn't do anything."
He nods, his eyes far away, as if thinking of how to word his views.
"I didn't do anything... but I wanted to. I wanted to so badly."
I nearly choke on my water. I don't know what's worse; his confession, or how nonchalantly he says it, as if he's reading the weather.
"Come again?" I say, thinking that I must have heard him wrong.
He shrugs. "I want to fuck you." Again, he is as nonchalant as ever.
I just stare stupidly, my mouth agape.
He closes my mouth, grinning at me, wicked intentions in his eyes. Not so nonchalant anymore, I see.
"Um, I-I...I don't..."
I stop talking, realising what a total idiot I sound like, while his grin broadens. In that second, I am grateful for my dark skin, as he can't see me blushing.
"Tongue-tied?"
My cheeks get hotter. "Shut the fuck up."
He actually laughs.
"Don't worry, honey," he says, his hot breath brushing against my face, shocking me. When did he get this close?
"One day," he whispers, now in my ear,"I will fuck you."
I realise that my eyes are closed and I open them. He's gone. I stand there frozen, in total shock.
What the actual fuck just happened?
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When all you know is disappointment, you become your own best friend. You isolate yourself from everyone else. You need no one; love is a weakness.
That's the case with me.
Then, Prince Charming rides in and changes everything.
Except, he isn't a prince.
He is light, but he holds darkness; he is joy, but he knows pain; he is beauty, but within him is imperfection and ugliness.
He is just like me, but he is also my opposite. He is the Yin to my Yang.
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A lot of the original sexual content has been removed from this version, but the extra R rated one is also on my profile.
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•Mature, 18
Gia, a savvy Jamaican, finds herself drawn to Nile, a rising young artist. Their journey through challenges and love unfolds with a slow burn, infused with satirical humor, as they navigate their own challenges as well as their budding romance against the vibrant backdrop of Jamaica's artistic scene.
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I couldn't contain my giggle, "You know this is the first time I've seen you talked this much."
"Gia stop laugh out mi ting." He smiled.
"I'm laughing mainly because since we've been talking you haven't even asked if I'm in a relationship, although I'm not in one, it's still funny how you haven't asked."
"Glad yuh notice, mi nuh give a fuck about yuh man. You mi want."
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