Chapter 38

• The next morning, Nicole woke up to Rafael snores, this was the first time she was waking up next to him since they got married and she couldn't lie, it was the best feeling in the world, she caressed his face, he had the most perfect face she has ever seen, his eyelashes were long and gave him a calm feel, it felt so nice being this close to him, he was so not what she thought he was, he wasn't scary, he was thoughtful and understanding, not every man could go months without mating after marriage and yet he gave her enough time to get her act together and when they had met, he showed her just how beautiful their union is, she smiled and leaned down to kiss him softly on his cheek, he didn't wake up but smuggled close to her, holding her tighter, she let him, enjoying the moment but the beauty of the moment was ruined the moment she thought of this ending, if Natalie either comes back or Rafael find out how fake and unreal this was, he was going to hate her and she just knew it, she didn't like it, didn't like the thought of Rafael looking at her in disgust, it would be more painful than Natalie coming back, what if she did come back, how would they go back to their respective lives, they never thought of it because she hadn't know this would get to this point, she had never thought of how it would be when she give Natalie's life back to her and go back to her normal life, her studio and her art, she was doing it now anyway, she had a beautiful studio that would go to waste once Natalie returned, Natalie couldn't do anything with that studio as she didn't have what Natalie herself called the art eyes and fingers, Nicole had tried to teach her a few times but each time Natalie ended up running away complaining about how hard it was for her to either make a sketch or do a common painting.
• Nicole looked at her husband, he was smiling in his sleep, she caressed his lips with her hands and his smile widened, he was awake
• "You are awake?"