Chapter Thirty Eight

Nicole;

I grope around in my head to find a reason why I just did that. There's only one thing I can tell myself. I just wanted to confirm. Am I really a fool? Or has my facade of 8 years grown on me, hardening my frail heart? By the way my nerves are going haywire, I can confirm that I am indeed the greatest fool to have ever existed. I still yearn for this man, I still want his attention and his touches still drive me crazy. That kiss….that little kiss filled up a hole in me I didn't even know existed all this while. Yes, I'm still very much into Alexander Van Lewis, and I'm a fool for that. I make to turn away but I feel his fingers wrap around my arm as he halts me in my step.

"Why did you do that?". He asks in a whisper. I cringe inwardly. I spin around slowly to face him.

"I….I just wanted to confirm something". I say. His eyes darken intensely and he takes a step closer to me.

"What? Hmm? What was that?". I stare up at his eyes, drawn to their ethereal beauty. Slowly, I raise a