He doesn’t get up right away, and instead leans on the side to look at me, his fingers still playing with my hair.
“You looked okay.”
I felt more than okay. I nod, playing with the little spikes of his beard with my fingers.” I think I’m getting there...”
“That’s good to hear,then. Stay in bed a bit longer. I’ll take a shower real quick and then we can feed that annoying brother of mine.”
“Okay.”
He gives me another kiss before going, a proper one this time. I can’t go back to sleep now, I’m still way too awake and excited! Instead, when Damian leaves the room, I reminisce about what just happened. I can’t believe we just almost...! If it wasn’t for Liam’s stomach!
The places where Damian’s hands touched are still hot. Is that what making love is all about? It felt like my heart was about to burst out! Yet, I think I wanted more, and it would have been okay not to stop there. Gosh, since when did I became so confident?
“Nora, Bobo’s here!” Liam yells. “He got you some clothes.”
Oh, right! I almost forgot about yesterday’s events. Most of my clothes must have been ripped out back then. Did Bobo manage to find something he could save? I get up and check myself in the mirror. Aside from being a bit red, I guess I look fine. The wrinkled t-shirt and messy hair can be attributed to the sleeping, anyway. I get out of Damian’s bedroom and find Liam and Bobo in the salon.
“Hello, sleepyhead. Hey, what’s with those rosy cheeks? Don’t tell me you and my brother got naughty so early?”
Gosh, that idiotic and nosy Liam! I ignore him and walk up to Bobo. He is in his human form, wearing some baggy pants and a hoodie. I go hug my best friend, happy to see him.
“Hi, Princess. I got you some new clothes.”
He hands me a large bag with some brand’s name on it.
“New clothes?”
“I figured you wouldn’t want anything that sicko might have touched, so Tonia did some shopping for you last night. You can just text her if you need anything else.”
He is right on that one... I don’t even feel like I could step into that apartment ever again. I inspect the bag’s content, but Tonia knows my tastes well. All those clothes are ones that I would have picked myself.
“Thank you, Bobo, this is perfect.”
I grab a set of underwear, a winter dress, and thick black tights to go with it, and head back to Damian’s bedroom.
“What about me? I don’t even get a morning hug?”
“Have you changed your mind yet about going to the Sapphire Moon Clan?”
“Nope. I still think this is a terrible idea.”
I had hoped he may have thought it over overnight. It seems like I was wrong. When I get back, Damian is out of the shower and busy buttoning his shirt. He gives me an interrogating look since he probably heard Liam’s yelling.
“You’re giving him the cold treatment?” He asks with a smile.
“Just for a while. Liam is too annoying, sometimes.”
“I can only agree with you on that...”
I take a quick shower and get dressed. I put on my favorite jewelry, the earrings Bobo got me, and Damian’s necklace. Once I’m ready, I join Damian, and we both head to the living room. Liam is busy playing on his smartphone, and Damian takes it from him.
“Hey! I was about to finish that level!”
“Liam, listen. You are accompanying Nora to work this morning. You just have two hours of classes, today, right?”
“Yeah. Can I skip those?”
Damian clicks his tongue, and Liam forgets about skipping.
