Total pages in book: 29
Estimated words: 25728 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25728 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
She broke my fucking heart for the second time.
Chapter 12
Almost One Year Earlier
After our second full day together Colin insisted I move out of the hostel where I was staying and move into the villa with him. Separate rooms of course. There was no hesitation on my part. I'd fallen madly and completely in love with this man.
For someone who's usually overly cautious I threw caution to the wind and jumped right in with both feet. It was the first time in my life that I'd relaxed my guard and allowed myself to be free.
After losing my mom and dad in a car accident at fifteen I was pretty much alone in the world. Melissa's family had been awarded guardianship since they were my godparents, but I 'd never felt like one of them, though Melissa and I were pretty close. The proceeds from the insurance was in trust until I turned twenty one, but the executor said they were stipulations that allowed for a graduation gift among other things, I chose this trip.
Melissa was supposed to join me but had to cancel at the last minute when Keith her boyfriend of three years got hurt and was hospitalized.
So that's how I came to be alone on the Isle of Greece. It was very badly done of me but I was very happy that I was alone, now there would be no one to distract from my time with Colin.
We spent our days getting to know each other. Our likes and dislikes. What our dreams were. I was amazed to find that he was so down to earth. A rich, gorgeous young guy who was, if not exactly shy very laid back.
He treated me like the proverbial princess, always holding my chair, opening doors for me, making me walk on the inside. He was so attentive and sweet that he captivated me. I was so taken with him and the way he made me feel that there was no remorse when I gave him my virginity one week after meeting him for the first time. He made that experience so memorable, so special. With candlelight and strewn rose petals, soft words of praise, those things that most took for granted but meant the world to me. I was so in love, we were so in love. It was magical.
Present Day
After putting the baby to bed I wasn't sure what to do with myself, it was too early for bed, and Colin had been missing since this morning, hiding out in his office.
I wasn't quite sure how to handle the news about his family's impending visit, there were some members of his family that I didn't want anywhere near my son.
They'd been able to scare me away last time, but no force on earth could make me run and leave my child. And since Colin was adamant that I wasn't taking Anthony anywhere I guess he was stuck with me or he'll have the fight of a lifetime on his hands.
I sat there for so long with my wandering thoughts that it was bedtime before I knew it.
This of course posed another dilemma. Was I supposed to just go to his bedroom and climb into his bed? I couldn't bring myself to do it still, so hoping for the best I tiptoed pass his room to the other guest room.
I had barely put my head to the pillow after changing into my tank and shorts when the door opened and he came in. Without a word exchanged between us he picked me up and took me to his bed. He threw the sheet back and laid me down before covering me back up and climbing in on his side. He pulled my back to his front holding me close.
"I thought I made it clear that this is where you sleep, don't let me have to come find you again you wouldn't like what happens."
"Must you always threaten me? In case you haven't noticed I'm a new mother who has hardly had any sleep in the last month and a half, my body feels like a foreign object and my boobs hurt, so forgive me if I don't give a damn what you want right now."
Did I just tell him my boobs hurt? T.M.I Amber, really T.M.I.
"What do you mean your boobs hurt?"
"Just drop it okay."
"No I will not just drop it, I asked you a question, why does your boobs hurt?"
"It's from the nursing okay, sometimes they're too full even after the baby feeds now can we please go to sleep or do you have any more embarrassing questions you'd like to ask me?" I tried pulling away from him but he held on for another minute before getting up and leaving the room. I tried not to cry, firstly because I didn't know why the hell I felt like crying and secondly because I didn't want him to know he could hurt me.