A Second Chance

Chapter 33

Gabriel's POV

"Fuck!" I said as I heard the door close behind Nicola.

I sat down on the bed, my hands pulling at my hair before I rested my elbows on my knees.

What did I just do??

Why did I do it!?

I know why. It's because I have been playing house with Nicola the past two weeks, and I'm starting to see her in another way.

But what the heck came over me!!

I knew the answer to that as well. After spending hours cooling off after almost loosing it in the car, I find her at my door, staring at me with those adorable honey coloured eyes, almost about to bulge out of its sockets just cause she was seeing me in a towel for the first time.

How is a man supposed to act, when the woman he is constantly thinking about shows up at his doorstep and innocently shows you the hunger and lust that she keeps hidden inside of her.

I felt like I was hypnotized. I had only wanted to tease her for the adorable way she had reacted to me, but her mere closeness had played havoc with my brain. And when I touched her and felt her softeness, molded perfectly to me, I was a goner.

I felt bewitched by her sweet smell that had surrounded me, pulling me to her, wanting to taste every inch of her.
The whisper of my name on her lips was my undoing.

I groaned in frustration, still craving for her. I have seriously gone mad. I thought, as I could still feel her fragrance in the room, making my brain foggy again.

I need to get her out of my mind and out of my system. I can't have myself lusting after my daughters' aunt, my late wife's sister, a woman who is irreplaceable in my life. A woman whom I can not allow myself to hurt, just so I could satisfy my lust for her, because it's nothing beyond that when my heart still lies with Sarah.

I need a quick remedy. I need all this to stop before this causes permanent damage. And I knew what to do. I need to find a distraction.

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Nicola's POV

I was in my room phasing. It was morning, the next day, and I was ready to go for breakfast but not ready to face Gabriel. What do I do?

The mere thought of what had happened makes my face flame. How am I supposed to just go out there and act like nothing happened in front of Sophie, Emma, and the twins.

My stomach grumbled, announcing that it didn't care about how I handled the situation. It just needed to be fed. I hadn't eaten anything since lunch yesterday. In all the drama, I had forgotten.

My phone began ringing, and I checked to see that it was Emma. Probably one of the twins must have asked her to call me. I picked up the phone and said, "Hello."

"Nicola, where are you. Sophie has joined us for breakfast and asked about you. And the twins are getting ready to run to find you again.

"I'm coming." I said and hesitantly asked,"Is Gabriel there?"

"No. He hasn't come down yet." Said Emma, making me sigh in relief.

Maybe he was trying to avoid seeing me like I was trying to avoid seeing him. Maybe I should go now and quickly finish breakfast before he comes down.

Why hadn't I thought of calling Emma. I could have gone down a long time ago and had my breakfast already. I thought as I hurried down after locking the bedroom door.