Chapter 4

DAWN GOT UP TO BEGIN her morning toilette. She disentangled her body from Davids' and walked into the bathroom, rolling her hair into a lazy updo as she stripped down, chancing a quick glance at herself before stepping into the shower and turning the water on high so it poured over her head in steamy streamlets.

As the water cascaded down her hair and soaked into her skin, she closed her eyes, leaning against the cool tiles as she felt the dull pain between her thighs ease itself.

After twenty-four years of waiting, she'd finally lost it.

She had given her innocence to the man she loved without regret and he took it, making her feel like a woman — desired, wanted, and loved — she should've been happy, she should've been feeling giddy and gibberish like a newborn baby but she wasn't.

David had been with so many women that at some point, he lost count of it. He was well sort after and the thought of him doing the same things he did to her to other women made her heart retch with jealousy.

Was he even satisfied?

She had asked herself that question over and over again, yet there was no certain answer to it and she supposed that she should have devoted a bit more of her mental energy into pleasuring him than the former being the latter but the truth was, she couldn't keep her mind straight, not with the things he was doing to her, not with the things his tongue was doing to her.

She shook her head softly, aware of how silly and spoilt she sounded.

For the past hours, her paranoia had gotten the best of her and maybe it was because she had always been insecure about herself but then again, David loved her, he said it, he showed it. She needed to have more faith in him. She needed to stop worrying and just—

The shower curtain suddenly ripped back, causing her to turn around with a silent yelp of surprise.

"Jesus David, do you want to give me a heart attack?" She snapped, instinctively raising her hand to cover her chest.

"It's been almost fifteen minutes since you stepped into the shower" David noted, his concerned eyes flashing down her body. "I was starting to worry"

Dawn pursed her lip. "I was carried away. I'll shower now"

"Well," he started to undo his clothes and she blinked at him with surprise.

"What are you doing?"

"I want to shower too" he slipped off his boxer briefs and tossed it on the floor. "Mind if I join you?"

"Yes I do mind, as a matter of fact, I mind a lot" she closed the shower curtains, knowing if he stepped in, they were going to be doing more than just showering.

David sighed and pulled the curtain back open. "If you don't let me shower with you, we're going to be late for our flight back home"

She looked up at him. His lips curved into a teasing smile. She rolled her eyes. "Fine," she said "but we're just going shower. Nothing more"

He stepped in. "Only if you want otherwise"

"Don't flatter yourself " she narrowed her eyes, stepping back to allow the shower spray him with droplets that did nothing but give prominence to his well-organized and worked-out body.

She rested herself on the wall and watched the water drip down his hair. It glistened off his arms and trickled down his chest, tracing slow beads to his abdomen and his striking v line and she had tried not to follow the droplets that traveled down but she found her eyes soaring lower and lower and —

David splashed light drops of water on her face. "Eyes up where I can see them" he teased.

"I wasn't looking" she defended, wiping her face and glaring at him.

David moved closer, his lean frame standing in front of her and as their naked wet bodies touched, it tickled her nipples, hardening them in an instant. David smirked.

"For someone who just wants to shower, your hormones are all over the place"

She moved back, covering her breasts with her palms and fighting back the urge to bite her lip. "They are not"

He tilted his head to the side, studied her for a few seconds, and then laughed softly. "I beg to differ"

"I said I'm not David, stop being such a cocky bastard"

"Cocky, you say?"

He closed the distance between them, resting one hand against the wall beside her head. "Then you don't mind if I—" his eyes motioned to her thighs and she automatically felt hot all over.

"No!" She bellowed, her voice more breath than sound.

David pulled her hands away from her chest and pressed his body on hers. "You're so beautiful when you try to resist me" his voice was low and hoarse, already clothing with heat. If she didn't stop him now, she was going to be done for, but rather than pushing him away, she found herself swaying forward.

"Do you know what I thought when I saw you for the first time?"

Dawn swallowed hard and shook her head, desperate for his answer.

"I thought I could drown in your eyes" his hands glided over her water slick body, effectively anchoring her to him. "I thought I could drown in you" his hands moved. "And what better way to drown in you than taking you right here in the shower" he parted her legs.

She gasped. "David!"

"If you want me to stop, tell me now" he whispered, brushing his mouth against her cheeks. "Or now..." He traced the line of her cheekbone. "Or now..." His lips were against hers, bringing his body closer so she felt his erection press against the apex of her thighs.

She gave in.

"God! I hate you David" she grabbed the back of his head, yanked him forward, and kissed him.

David chuckled against her lips. "I love you too my little morning mist"

***

AFTER A DELAYED FLIGHT, they finally arrived in the city of New York.

Dawn sagged against the car seat, moving to rest her head on David's shoulders.

"We've been driving for hours" she dragged, snuggling closer to his warmth.

"We'll be there soon okay" he assured, softly running his hand through her neatly wrapped hair.

"Where are you taking me?" She asked tiredly.

"You'll see" he smiled simply, looking out the tinted glass window as the car pulled into a newly refurbished house.

Dawn poked her head up at the sound of tires screeching. She stared at the building "David...?" She called, unable to take her eyes off the beautifully sculptured landscape.

"We're here" he announced, stepping out before her.

When Dawn walked out, she was left stupefied "David...what's this?" She asked again, her eyes rotating 360 degrees.

"It's our home"

"Our home?" She swiftly turned, surprise evident in her eyes.

"Yes baby, I figured you wouldn't want to live in my self condo so I made things happen and here you have it"

It was just like she'd imagined; two stories high with Radiant cream colors crossing over the dappled brown ones.

She moved around, trying not to trip on her toes as her eyes focused on the amazing features. It was like a dream house, she couldn't believe it.

David ushered her into the house.

It was welcoming from the open door to the wide hallway. The interiors were classy and a bit old-fashioned. Italian marble floors ran across the concrete ground and the walls were the greens of summer gardens meeting a bold white baseboard.

David led her up the ornate mahogany stairs with rails carved and polished so that it shined. It had six rooms including the kitchen and storage room. The walls had white paintings crossed over horizontal lines of embroiled red petal drawings. The couches were pure leather and not to mention the kitchen.

Dawn placed her hand over her mouth. Crying would've been an inappropriate thing to do but she didn't mind letting a few teardrops fall. This was her fairytale dream come true.

"Hope you like it, had to make lots of phone calls to get it done," David said, chuckling nervously.

"Are you kidding me? I love it, David I love every bit of it. How did you know?"

"I read your diary once"

They were definitely going to address that later.

"C'mon I wanna show you something"

He pulled her hands along and led her to the garage and what she saw made her take a few hasty steps backward.

"Remember that time on our first date, you couldn't take your eyes off the car we saw at the driveway and you ranted about how you'd love to own one? well, let's just say this is a little wedding present" he flaunted the keys to a new Mercedes Benz GLE coupe full option.

"David, I..."

It was hers, she couldn't believe it. It was overwhelming, so overwhelming that she hadn't realized she was crying until her tears touched her dress.

"Oh, no baby don't cry" he pulled her into his warmth and softly wiped off her tears with his thumb.

"This is all too much i... I can't-" she choked, bowing her head and breaking into more sobs.

"Hey, look at me" he raised her chin, looking into those soggy blue eyes, "I promised to give you the world Dawn, this is me keeping my promise to you"

"I love you so much, David" she pulled him into a hug.

He chuckled. "More than the universe l'amour. More than the universe..."