FOURTY EIGHT

FOURTY EIGHT

CATHERINA

You should not have told him, my head screamed.

But then he had already noticed that something was wrong and there was no way I was going to endure such searing pain. I had thought having sex was going to be a piece of cake and even if there was pain involved, it wouldn’t be something I could not take.

How fucking wrong I was.

“You are still staring” I muttered in a small voice

“I am trying to comprehend, gatita” he murmured, drawing me closer so I was resting naked against his chest.

“I should not have told you” I blurted

He turned me to face him, gazing into my eyes like he was seeing me for the first time.

“I am glad you told me, now I can teach you just how exciting sex is” he said, laying me back gently onto his chest.

I listened to the steady thump of his heartbeat, surprising calm as we sat naked

“You must have questions” I said again

“You have no idea” he laughed

“I… I ran away with the gardener’s son about two years ago” I began

“I heard about all that