Chapter 9
The cottage

 

Nik could hear Erin stomping around up stares.  Erin hadn’t said anything the whole boat ride and the only thing she said in the car was when she asked Renaldo to turn up the heat.

Nik had gathered all his things and had put them in the car that was weighting for them.  Jason had gone on ahead to make sure that everything was set at the penthouse.

Nik had just got back in the house when he heard a crash up stares; it has sounded like it came from Erin’s room.  Nik ran up the stares and into Erin’s room.

Erin was standing in the middle of the room fuming, at her feet was what was left of a mirror.  “Why did you do that?”  Nik asked form the doorway.

“I was mad, okay?  I do that when I get mad, I break things.”  Nikolas just looked at her dumbfounded, he had never seen this side of her.

Nik walked over to Erin and put a hand on her shoulder.  “It’s going to be okay.” Nikolas said reassuringly.

Erin shrugged off his touch angrily.  “Why can’t people just let me be mad?  Why does everyone have to tell me everything is going to be okay?”  Erin shouted.  “Things are not going to be okay!  1, I’m being stalked.  2, this guy knows everything about me.  3, everyone is lying to me, everyone keeps telling me that everything is okay.  Do you really believe that or are you just saying it to make me feel better?  Cuse if you’re trying to make me feel better you’re not helping!”  Erin picked up a glass vase and threw it against the wall, shattering it into a million pieces.  Erin felt like that was what was happening to her, her life falling apart and she couldn’t do anything to stop it.  Erin broke down and started to cry, great gut wrenching sobs.  She lowered herself slowly to the floor and cried.

Nik walked over to her and kneeled down next to her.  He carefully put his arms around her and rocked her back and forth.  Erin put her arms around his neck and just cried into his collar.

Erin pulled away and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.  “Why do you stay around me?  I’m just one walking disaster weighting to happen.”

Nikolas took Erin by toe shoulders to get her attention.  She looked at him once and then found her hands instantly fascinating.  Nikolas lifted her shin so she was forced to look at him.  “Listen to me,” she started sternly.  “Nun of this is your fault you hear me?  Some sicko has decided to make your life a living hell and I’m not going to sit by and let that happen.”

Erin looked at him and smiled weakly.  “The reason your sticking around is to make sure that this loony doesn’t screw up my life?  Well I’ve got news for you, my life was screwed up long before this guy came along and it will be screed up long after he’s gone.  That’s the price for being a ‘mob princess’.”  Erin spat out.  She hated that term, but what could she do, that’s what she was.

“Erin, are you really that blind?  Do you really think that’s why I’ve been dating you for the past year, why I’ve been living with you for six months?  If you think that then you are crazy,” Nikolas took her face in his hands.  “Look I love you.  That’s why I’m here, and I’m not going any were.  Come on, let’s get your cloths together and get you out of here.  Did you forget anything?”

Erin stood up with Nikolas and looked around.  “Yah, there is one think I forgot.”  She looked up at Nikolas and smiled.

“What?  I’ll get it for you.”

“No need, it’s right here,” Erin stood on tiptoe and put her arms around Nikolas’ neck.  “You.”  Erin whispered as she kissed him long and hard.  Nikolas hesitated a moment and kissed her back with the same intensity.  One hand lost it’s self in her hair and the other one rested lightly on the lower of her back.

Erin opened her mouth slowly, Nikolas look the invitation and slid his tongue into her mouth.  His tongue explored the inside of her mouth, her teeth, the inside of her cheek, and finally her toung.  Erin’s tough reacted timidly at her but slowly grew bolder.

They pulled apart both out of breath.  “Wow,” Erin sighed in-between gasps for breath.  She moved her lips to his more slowly then last time.  “I think I’m going to get used to this.”  Erin’s voice was deep, thoroughly, and extremely sexy.

Nikolas moaned her name; this was almost too much.  He knew if they didn’t stop things could get out of hand, and very quickly.  Before either of them realized it, they were making their way to Erin’s bed at the other end of the room.  In a matter of moments they were on Erin’s bed and kissing passionately; Nikolas on top of her with his hands once again tangled in her hair.

Erin’s mind was racing.  What were they doing?  They were on her bed; no one in the house, and they were headed…

Nikolas was the one who pulled away.  He sat up and looked at her breathlessly.  “I think we’re going to have to talk about this.”  He said indicating the bed.

“Yah, things seem to be getting,” Erin paused, “serious.”  She finished with a slight blush.

“I don’t think either of us are ready for this,” Nikolas paused trying to find the right words.  Finally his voice came back soft and slow.  “We have a lot of time ahead of us for sex,” Nikolas choked out.  “And I don’t want to rush you into anything.  My last relationship we went to far to fast and it got all screwed up, I don’t want that to happen with us so I think we should just take things slow form here on out.  You are the most important thing to me and I don’t want to jeopardize that in any way,” Nikolas looked at Erin; his concern shining through his eyes.  “Do you understand what I’m trying to say?”

Erin brushed her hand along the side of his face.  Her eyes were brimming with tears.  “Of corse I understand what you are saying.  I was thinking the same thing; we need to take things slow.  There’s no need to rush, we have our hole lives ahead of us.”

“I’m glad that you feel the same way.”

“Speaking of taking things slow, how long have we been up here?”  Erin asked.

“About half an hour.  Why?”

“Because I think our driver is still out side weighting for us.  And we better get going before he gets worried and calls Jason.”