Page 84 of Merciless Obsession
I deactivated her alarm and looked around. The house was quiet. All lights were turned off downstairs. Going to the steps, I started up and went directly to her room. Turning the light on, I saw Ziora laid out on her stomach with one leg up, asleep. I approached the bed quietly and ran my eyes over her. The covers were kicked off, showing off her naked frame. Her mass of curls were secure in a flower printed silk bonnet.
I searched around until I located her phone on the other pillow.
Reaching forward, I ran my hand over her cheek. She barely flinched.
“I don’t know how it’s possible for someone to be just as beautiful asleep as she is awake.” Licking my lips, I brought my bottom one into my mouth. She looked younger when she slept and at peace. When she was woke, she was so high strung and always on the move. It was like she didn’t know how to take time and just be.
Pushing my sweatpants down, I stripped down to my briefs and tossed them off to the side. It had been too long since I’dfallen asleep next to Ziora. I wanted her body next to mine tonight.
With my phone in hand, I headed for the bed but paused when the orange pill bottle on the nightstand next to her bed caught my attention. I grabbed the medication bottle and read the label. It was Valium. Good, Ziora looked like she could use sleep. It bothered me that she needed medication for it though. I wasn’t aware sleep was that hard for her to get at times.
I shifted my eyes back to her. It made sense why she hadn’t budged. Reaching over her, I grabbed her phone and put it on the nightstand along with her pill bottle. Me and Ziora would be talking about this later. It made me wonder what exactly kept her up at night.
On the other side of the bed, I pulled the covers back and climbed into the bed next to her. Reaching out, I pulled her into me. She mumbled something incoherent and fidgeted some before calming back down. Dipping my head, I inhaled her, loving whatever she used in her hair. It was fruity and minty. Her naked body against mine had my dick threatening to rise. Her body was warm, her skin soft as silk against my hand as I ran it down her bare back.
A small whimper left Ziora’s mouth and she muttered something I couldn’t make out. I wrapped my arms around her and tightened my hold, which seemed to ease whatever she was dreaming about. Her body relaxed and her breaths evened back out. I closed my eyes and allowed the rhythm of her heart beating against my chest to lull me to sleep.
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The sound of whimpering and Ziora tossing and turning, caused my eyes to snap open. I sat up and looked over.Ziora was thrashing and muttering in her sleep. This was a new development. I wasn’t aware my Bumblebee suffered from sleeping problems along with nightmares.
“Charlie. No!” she cried out.
Quickly, I reached over and grabbed her shoulders. “Bumblebee!” I shook her shoulders.
“Charlie. No! Don’t go!” Tears ran down her cheeks, her body was coated in sweat.
“Ziora!” This time I slapped her cheeks a few times. “Wake up, baby. Nothing’s going to happen to you with me around.”
Her body twitched and her eyes moved under her lids.
“Stop, no!” she thrashed again. Her arm went flying and her fist connected with the bottom of my chin before I could move.
“Ziora!” I slapped her cheek a little harder. “Wake up!”
Her eyes suddenly popped open. She blinked rapidly, looking confused. Her brows scrunched. When she looked over and found me, her eyes grew larger.
“What? Why? What are you doing here? What happened?” Her voice was raspy and laced with sleep.
Ignoring her, I ran my eyes down her body. “You were having a nightmare. You got me good in the chin too.” I stroked my chin and worked my jaw.
“Ezra, what are you doing here? What time is it?” Slowly, she sat up and looked around her room. The streetlights from outside made the room lightly lit. It was still dark out and it felt like I had just fallen asleep.
A yawn left my mouth. “I don’t know, but if you can lay down so we can go back to sleep that would be appreciated.” I went to grab her but she dodged my touch.
“What are you doing here? When did you get here?”
“You weren’t answering your phone, so being the caring and thoughtful guy I am, I came to see why. You were asleep and I was trying to do the same.”
“You can’t just invite yourself into my bed.”
A lazy smile formed on my face. “So say you.” Another yawn left my mouth. “We can talk more later, lay down so we can go back to sleep.” I scooted over and lowered myself. Ziora stared at me for a long moment before huffing. She yanked the covers off herself and climbed out of the bed. She stilled and looked down, remembering she was naked. Her eyes shot to me and narrowed. I watched her make her way to her bathroom. I found my phone and saw it was going on four. I had only been asleep for three hours. Yawning again, I tucked my phone away.
Ziora eventually came out of the bathroom and back to the bed. She climbed back in and when she laid down I reached over to pull her back to me. At first I thought she was going to fight me, but she surprised me when she came willingly. Her body tensed for a microsecond then melted against me. She laid her head on my chest, lifted one of her legs, and curled her body into mine.
After a couple seconds. I broke the silence. “What was your nightmare about?”
“I don’t remember,” she whispered.
