We reached Damian’s place and Rai opened the main door. I stepped inside and saw Damian sitting on the sofa watching tv, as usual. He didn’t look up until Rai told him that I was here. “Damian, I brought princess home with me,” Rai told him. Damian turned his head toward us and stood up fast. I saw Leah in his hand. I’d missed Leah. I reached out my hands to take Leah, but instead of handling Leah to me, he handed Leah to Rai and pulled me forcefully toward him. “Kat, Baby girl.. I’ve missed you so much,” he said as he held me tight, nearly crushing my tiny body. “I’ve missed you too, Damian,” I told him, hugging him back. “Baby girl, I think we all need to talk,” Damian said as he pulled me along to the sofa. Rai followed closely behind. I sat on my usual seat, in the middle of the long sofa, and waited for them to sit beside me as always. But instead of taking their usual spots, they sat on the single sofas in front of me. “Kat, baby girl. I’m so sorry. I was so drunk. I shou
A few days later, while we were having lunch, with me sitting beside Rai and Damian sitting in front of me, Nat suddenly appeared. “Afternoon, guys. Hi, Kat,” Nat said as she came to me to brush her cheek against mine. “Hi, Nat,” I said back to her. She then went to sit on Rai’s lap and kissed his cheek. “Oohh.. French fries..” she said as she picked a french fries from Rai’s plate and ate it. She then planted a soundly kiss on Rai’s cheek, making Rai laugh while wiping the grease away from his cheek. I didn’t feel comfortable with Nat sitting on Rai’s lap, hugging him, and kissing him. I knew they were cousins, but still, I wouldn’t say I liked it. Yes, I was the type of girlfriend who got jealous easily, quite possessive if I might say so. It used to be so bad, but with age, it had gotten better, but still quite possessive. “Ummm, Nat.. Can you not sit on Rai’s lap?” I requested, embarrassed at myself for having to say that. Nat and Rai looked at me. “Sure, Kat. Sorry for th
“Shut up,” he said after pulling away, his eyes twinkling. I just laughed at him. “I want to see more pictures too, Nat.” I grinned at her. Nat looked at the three of us suspiciously but let it go. We all looked back at the tv screen and saw a portrait of the three of us, Rai and Damian, kissing my neck. My expression was like the first photo of me alone, shocked yet lustful. “Kat, you are a submissive, aren’t you? Personally, I wouldn’t be able to look that good with that expression. But I think that’s your best expression.” She grinned at me again. “What do you think? You guys should try dominating her.” She laughed while looking at both Rai and Damian. The three of us looked at each other, and I burst out laughing while Rai and Damian stayed quiet. “I’m not as good as Rai at being a submissive.” I managed to say while still laughing. “Rai is a submissive?” Nat raised an eyebrow at me. “Yeah. To Da..” As I was about to say his name, Damian grabbed my arm and pulled my body
The shopping was different this time. Damian didn't come with us, and Rai was not looking for something for himself. Rather, he was looking for something for me. Rai asked me to try on clothes, bags, pieces of jewelry, and everything else. As usual, I declined. I didn’t want him to spend so much money on me. “Rai.. You know I don’t want you to waste your money on me. It’s your hard-earned money. And you know I don’t like it when you buy me things. I don’t feel good about it,” I, at last, told him as we waited for our lunch. “Princess.. Me spending money on you will never be a waste. How can you think it’ll be a waste? You are my girlfriend. I want to make you happy,” he replied. “I don’t know, Rai. I feel like I don’t deserve it. I never feel good whenever guys buy me things,” I told him again, wanting him to understand. “I’m not some guy, Princess. I’m your prince charming. I love you. I don’t have anyone else to spend my money on. I want to give you as many pretty things as I c
That night, as we lay down on the bed, I realized that I had never apologized to Rai. I had to apologize for everything that happened between Damian and me. I wanted him to know how sorry I was, even though my apology was a bit late than it should’ve been. I should’ve apologized to him after he saw me with Damian, but there were just too many things happening after that, and I was still unsure how I felt about them. But now, as I had made up my mind, I needed to apologize to him. “Rai..” I started saying. “Yes, Princess?” He asked as he caressed my hair. “Rai.. I’m so sorry. I know that I should’ve said this sooner. I’m so sorry for everything that happened between Damian and me. I’m sorry that I thought I was in love with him. I love you, Rai. I love you.. Way more than I love Damian. Please forgive me. I don’t think I can live if you don’t forgive me. So please, Rai, forgive me. I promise it won’t happen again. Please believe me, Rai,” I pleaded to him, not able to look him in th
The rest of the week went by with no incidents. Rai didn't let me go whatever we did. We became romantic again, even way more romantic than before he went back to the US. Damian sometimes looked at us with jealousy, but he quickly looked away in case Rai noticed. But when Rai wasn't looking, he looked at me longingly. Other than that, the relationships between the three of us were exactly the same as usual. The first incident occurred one night while we were having dinner. Damian was joking around with me, while Rai was quiet, quieter than the usual Rai. He didn't even really eat his dinner; he was just moving it around. I noticed and asked, “Rai, are you okay? You haven't touched your dinner yet.” Rai looked at me, smiled, and said he didn’t feel like eating. That was when blood came out of his nose, a lot of it. “Rai, you have a nosebleed!” I was frantic, going to his
For the next few days, everything was normal. Rai was himself, though he never let me go no matter what. And Damian was Damian, joking around and smirking. Seemed like he had buried his feelings for me too. I knew my feelings for Damian would fade away with time, at least I hoped so. I noticed that Rai seldom ate his food, which worried me. “Damian, is Rai really alright? He seldom eats. He looks pale and is skinnier now. Should I be worried?” I asked Damian with worried. “He’s just tired, Baby girl. You know that he’s busy right? Always talking on the phone. I guess it stresses him out.” Damian pulled me close and kissed my forehead. Being in Damian’s arms really was comforting, especially when I was worried about Rai. I just sighed and tried to believe that nothing was wrong with Rai. *** We were having our lunch when Nat showed up with a huge p
What did I just say? I just told him that I love him too! What have I done? How could I say those words? And why did he say those words out of a sudden? He had never declared his feelings for me anymore, so why? “I know, Baby girl.” Damian smiled softly at me before straightening up to grab the picture. “This is quite big, isn’t it?” He grinned at Nat. I looked at Nat while still clasping my own mouth with my hands, horrified at myself. I didn’t want Nat to know that I was in love with Damian too. Even though she told me that it was okay to love them both at the same time, it was still unacceptable. Nat just grinned at me and went to Damian. They discussed where to hang the photo while I sat there feeling guilty. I had promised Rai and myself not to hurt Rai anymore, yet those words just came out of my mouth so naturally that they scared me. I had promised not to act on my feelings! Why could