Page 31 of The Wrong Side Of Us

Nathan fixed his gaze on our connected bodies, groaning at the image we made. I whimpered, unable to hold back at the way he admired how well fit together.

He owned my heart and body, and when he looked back up at me, I could tell that he was completely mine as well.

“Kiss me,” I whispered. He obliged immediately, leaning down, and kissing me as his thrusts sped up, taking us both over the edge. My body tensed, and I arched my back, gripping the ends of his hair as I cried out, my walls clenching around him and drawing out his orgasm. He grunted, holding me in place as we both came down from our high.

Blinded with the pleasure, I was hardly conscious enough to realize when he carried me back to the bedroom, whispering to me how much he loved me. I gave into him that day, allowing the endless abyss of his kisses to consume me.

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Nathan

Evelyn slept soundly next to me, covered up in the sheets. She was exhausted, especially after the heady morning and afternoon we’d spent together. Her lips were parted, and her arm rested on my chest; she had been sleeping at the other side of the bed and eventually, her body searched out mine and ended up cuddled up next to me.

I hated this situation, hated arguing with her.

On one side, I understood why she’d reacted the way she did; it all pointed to what she thought, yes. However, it had been so easy for her to doubt, I didn’t want it to happen again. For such a long time, I had been trying everything to get her to trust me, and all the efforts seemed fruitless.

She didn’t see it.

She didn’t believe it.

And I was more than ready to form a family with her…to make her my wife. Hell, I was waiting because she wanted to wait; I didn’t want to push her for more if she wasn’t prepared, but now, I wondered if she would ever be ready. The type of pain she had experienced was getting in the way of our relationship, harming it to the point where we needed to put all our effort to mend it.

I was patient, would be regardless of the situation. I just needed her to also stay strong.

She groaned softly, her eyebrows pulling together as she slept.

As frustrated as I was, I couldn’t help but smile. She was fucking beautiful. I smoothed out the crease on her forehead with my thumb, lowering my lips to the tip of her nose. Her eyes fluttered open and her lips tilted up to a small smile.

“I’ve missed this,” she murmured. Turning her face towards the palm of my hand, she placed a kiss right at the center of it. “Even if you make me unbelievably sore,” she added. I lowered my hand to her legs, gently massaging her skin. I hadn’t exactly been gentle, and she was making sure I knew that.

I’d missed her too. It wasn’t like it had been days or weeks, but we never argued to that extent, and to do so was unnerving. I ran a finger over the dark circles under her eyes, seeing the toll the past few days had taken on her body.

“We need to talk,” I whispered. Evie hummed, tightening the sheets around her body and sitting up. She raised a hand, leaning in and kissing me gently. Keeping her eyes closed, Evelyn rested her forehead against mine.

“Let me talk first, please,” she whispered.

Evie shifted on the bed, opening a drawer from the nightstand and pulling out a shiny gold bracelet. Her bracelet. Eyes shining with tears, Evelyn placed it in my hand.

“I want this bracelet,” she whispered. “I know it has sort of an unspoken significance between us, but I don’t want it if you don’t want me to have it anymore.” Her voice broke at the end, but her gaze was unwavering. “I know I have issues, and it’s okay if after what happened you don’t want me anymore. There’s so many things I have to work through, Nathan, and I understand if you don’t want to deal with it…but you have to understand why I thought what I thought.”

I brought my hand to her face, wiping away a tear. “You’re a very smart woman who can act incredibly stupid,” I said to her with a small smile. “I love you, Evelyn, to the point where I question my sanity. I just need you to trust me when I say wouldn’t betray you; I don’t want anyone else. We need to solve things, yes, but you’re all I want regardless. And for the record, I understand why you thought what you thought…I would have believed the same thing.”

“I’m sorry if it’s so hard for me to trust you,” she stated. “I don’t think I’m as strong as I thought I was.”

She lowered her gaze, defeated, and I tilted her chin back up. There was no reason to be ashamed; we’d figure out how to deal with all of this together.

“I’m staying, Evie. No matter how long it takes for us, I’m staying here with you,” I assured her.

I took her hand in mine, placing the bracelet on it. It belonged to her.

“Eventually,” I began, placing a kiss on her hand, “a ring will symbolize our relationship, but for now, I want us to work on us. I want us to work on building trust, building a good foundation, because without that, this will never work, Evie. I don’t want that for us. I want this to be for the rest of our lives, not just for a few years, hm?”

She nodded, smiling weakly and pulling me down for a kiss. “I love you,” she whispered.

“I love you, too,” I replied. I brushed her hair back, taking in her pale appearance. “Do you want to go out to eat?”

Evie wrinkled her nose. “I just want to be home with you.”

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