Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,114
private that makes him feel vulnerable.
“Thank you for sharing that with me Atty” I say softly, reaching up on tiptoes as he bends down, to give him a soft kiss, “I won’t say anything” I add to reassure him.
“You’re so damn perfect, Ever” he replies making my heart pound.
He turns me in his arms and gently nudges me towards the door, tapping my ass as I walk off. I glance over my shoulder smirking when he just grins innocently before walking back downstairs to join the others.
Once back in my room with my heart back under control. I quickly gather yet another outfit but instead of putting more of my comfy’s on, I decided to put on the black, high waisted jeans I was planning to wear tonight to save me changing fully later. It’s too damn cold to wear a skirt or dress and would be a ridiculously stupid idea to wear high heels considering not only is there still snow on the ground and therefore ice but it’s also started snowing very lightly again. I will change my top before we go out though.
I leave my change of clothes on my bed and walk through to the adjoining bathroom, decorated in soft cream and sage it’s really pretty. I set the taps running choosing some bubble bath from the already stocked shelfs, which makes curious, especially since it’s all in my favourite scents. The guys must of picked the stuff up for me when we first arrived whilst we were at the store.
They’re so damn sweet.
Before I sink into the bath I grab my phone to see if I’ve gotten a reply from Rylie yet. I’m starting to worry that somethings wrong. I’m actually surprised when I see a reply from her.
Rylie: I’m all good. Darcy invited me up to her lake house with her family and reception is really bad so I’m sorry if I don’t reply. I can’t wait to hear all about your trip when we get back. Love ya girl!
I send her a quick reply relieved to hear from her and glad she’s ok. Feeling a weight lift now that I’ve heard from her I head back into the bathroom.
I let out a sigh of relief as I sink into the warm water the sweet smelling bubbles instantly relaxing me. I was slightly worried that I might freak out again but since Trick helped me with my last freak out in the bath and I know that they are all downstairs, a panic attack doesn't even threaten to emerge. I can hear the guys cheering and goading each other from here and I clear my mind as best I can. Letting all thoughts and complicated feelings just be for a while as I recharge. I must drift to sleep slightly at some point because when I wake, the water is starting to turn cold. When I emerge from the now lukewarm water and wrap a giant fluffy towel around myself, I realise that I feel more myself than I have for a while. I didn’t know how desperately I needed to recharge and just be, without the threat of my father or the stalker or anything like that.
I feel stronger, my soul lighter.
I dress quickly feeling a confidence in my step that wasn’t there before but that I hadn’t noticed was missing. Wow baths are like magic. When they don't cause panic attacks they are anyway.
As I make my way downstairs and back into the sitting room, Trick glances over at me his soft smile turning into a grin filled with happiness, I walk over to him and sit down on his lap feeling almost giddy with happiness.
“Hey, Sweetheart. It’s good to see your spark back” he whispers quietly dropping a kiss to my temple as his arms tighten around me.
“Yeah I really needed that bath, to just decompress” I reply snuggling in.
I sit and watch the guys play the new game, similar to the zombie game but the enemy are just the normal human kind. After a couple of rounds I think I’ve got the idea down and Jensen offers me the controller, smirking. He finds it disproportionately amusing how invested I get in video games, especially the fighting ones. I turn on Trick’s lap and he opens his legs so I’m sat on the couch between them.
Smart man, I move all over the place and get super into it when I play, I’d probably end up hurting him if I stayed sat