CH 37 (Slightly R rated IMO lol)

Nikolas was driving; he had been for about an hour now. The rain was pouring down but he didn’t care. He pulled his car over and got out, he walked up to the cemetery, stopping when he reached the gravestone he was looking for, Stovros Cassadine. His fathers. He walked up and touched the hard, wet stone. “Why did you do this to me?” He said fiercely, through clenched teeth. “I’m cursed, everything I touch I destroy! I must have so much of your blood in me. I finally find my soul mate, the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with and because of you and your fucked up family, she’s afraid of me. She thinks I’ll kill her, rape her, and cheat on her. I’m going to lose her forever because of you.” Nik’s words were sobs as spoke into the air. “I hate you! I hate you!!” Nik screamed, tears were pouring from his eyes but they were lost among the rapidly falling raindrops hitting his face. He stood there, and he wept like he was never able to as a child, for himself. He hated his family. He slowly moved to his car and got in, he was prepared to go home and try and beg Gia into staying with him, but he knew it would do no good, she would leave him in the end, just like everyone else did.

Gia franticly paced the room in a fit of panicky tears as her arms were crossed across her chest. “Gia please, you need to calm down, they will find him.” Stefan reassured her, he knew his efforts were lost as she ignored him. After Gia searched every room in Wyndemere for Nikolas, she came back and told Stefan that she couldn’t find him and that’s when they determined that he had left. Gia was worried sick about him. He was out driving in the rain in a distraught state. Her chin quivered as she once again pictured the painful look on his face before he left in her mind. “Gia, honey why don’t you get some sleep?” Stefan suggested. Once again Gia ignored him, she hadn’t said a word to him since she notified him that she couldn’t find Nikolas. She looked over at the clock and saw that it was 4:00 in the morning. Having seen the direction of her gaze. “It’s late Gia, you don’t look well, please go get some sleep and I’ll wake you when they find him.” Stefan said. “Shut up! I’m not going to sleep! I need to wait for him, that’s if he even comes back. If he dies it’s all my fault, I was awful to him! He’s never coming back and it’s all because of me!” Gia’s voice cut through the quiet room like a knife, she frightened Stefan, her voice didn’t sound like her, it was a mixture of rough and panicky. Gia broke down into a fit of desperate tears again; she had already emptied her stomach twice from crying so much. “Oh god Nikolas where are you?” Gia cried.

Nikolas stepped into Wyndemere and knew that it was nearly 5:00 in the morning, he had planed on going straight to bed in his old room but he noticed the light on in the kitchen. He opened the door and was shocked to see Gia sitting at the table with her head in her hands. When she raised her head to look at him, his heart began to pound as he expected to see fear in her eyes. Instead he saw relief, a sob escaped her mouth and Nik couldn’t believe his eyes when he watched her get up and run towards him. Nik gasped as she threw her arms around his neck. He sobbed as he his arms wrapped around the familiar shape of her body and held her. They cried together as they held each other. Nikolas pulled her head back and began to place kisses all over her face, and then her lips, her mouth felt so warm against his cold lips. “You’re dripping wet.” Gia said with concern. “I don’t care.” Nik said. “Nikolas I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to hurt you; I just, the dream was so real, and I started to doubt what I knew was true. I was just so scared, please, please forgive me.” Gia cried as she looked up at him with pleading eyes. Nikolas wasn’t expecting her to be begging for his forgiveness, he thought she would be running away from him.

Gia couldn’t tell what Nik was feeling; since he came in, he seemed like he was in shock, he looked so lost, so hurt. She saw the relief in his eyes in response to her reaction to him standing there, alive and safe. Like he didn’t think she would run to him. She was relieved when she felt his arms wrap around her, holding her tightly to him ash they both cried. She felt so safe in his arms as they held each other. And his kisses were like heaven, light and sweet on her face, his cold lips against her warm flesh sent shivers of excitement to coarse through her body, and her lips to tingle as he pressed his against them. She soon became concerned for him again as she felt his cold, wet skin against her. “You’re dripping wet.” She had told him. He didn’t care. It seemed the only thing he cared about was her. She needed to break the silence, the tension between them. Her apology came out sounding desperate and pleading, but he said nothing. Her heart pounded in fear that he wouldn’t forgive her. She nearly passed out when he leaned in, his hands pulling her head to his and capturing her lips in a powerful kiss. She moaned as she opened her mouth, allowing his tongue entry and she hungrily sucked on it, desperate to taste him. Nik pulled away breathlessly and rested his forehead against hers. “I love you Gia I, I just want be in your arms.” Nik pleaded. Gia nodded her head and grabbed his hand; she gently pulled him out of the room. After telling Stefan that he was home, and Gia apologizing to him for her earlier outburst, Nik let Gia guide him up the stairs to their room.

Gia slowly removed Nik’s damp clothes, she didn’t say a word as she dried him off with a towel, pulled back the sheets of their bed and helped him in the bed. She silently removed her clothes as well, the t-shirt and jeans she had put on after taking the shower that Stefan insisted on her taking to help calm her down. When her clothes were removed she got in bed next to him, never breaking eye contact with him. They stared into each others eyes for what seemed like a lifetime, Nik finally reached out to touch her, no longer able to bear the distance that was between them. Gia lying on her stomach facing him and him lying on his side with his head propped up with his fist, about a foot away from her. He brought his free hand out and slowly ran it down the soft skin of her bareback. “Are you afraid of me?” He whispered over to her. He watched as her chin began to tremble and her eyes moistened with tears. “No, I feel so safe with you Nikolas, you’re so gentle and loving, I hate myself for ever thinking that you would ever hurt me.” Gia said, her voice heavy with emotion. “Gia.” Nik said her name in a low sob. “I would never hurt you, I love you so much. Oh god Gia, when I saw the fear in your eyes, all I could think of was how my mother must have looked at my father, with that same fear in her eyes.” Nik paused, taking a deep breath before continuing. “I went to his grave tonight, my fathers. He was a monster. I hate him! I’m so afraid that somewhere deep inside, he is in me and I’ll turn out just like him one day.” Nik said. Gia had been listening silently as he talked to her, allowing him the freedom to let his feelings out. “You will never be like your father Nikolas.” Gia stated as she reached up and lightly caressed his cheek. Tears fell from Nik’s eye and he pulled her hand down to his lips, kissing it tenderly. “I was so afraid of losing you, I thought you would be gone when I came home.” Nik said. Gia moved her body so that she was now lying right next to him, looking up at his face, she looked into his eyes as his hand gently traced along her shoulder. “I’m here Nikolas, I won’t leave you ever, I was just scared, but I love you and I know that you would never hurt me.” Gia said quietly. Nik looked down briefly. “Are you sure? I don’t want you to be scared of me Gia.” Nik said, his chest rising with panic. Gia shook her head. “I need you Nikolas, I want to feel you inside of me, make love to me, please.” Gia said looking up into his eyes.

Gia spread her legs apart slightly, inviting him to enter her. Nikolas quickly positioned himself between her legs and entered her body, marveling in the way he fit inside of her perfectly. Gia wrapped her arms around his shoulders, moaning as he pumped into her. His thrust started out fast and desperate, but Gia stopped him. “I’m not going anywhere Nikolas.” She whispered, reassuring him. Nikolas nodded his head slightly and began to pump gently into her, long slow thrusts, Gia worked with him, matching his rhythm as his hips rocked, Nik relished in the feel of her warm depths as he slid in and out of her. Nikolas drove them over the edge and they came, together in a powerful orgasm that clamed them both, leaving them in a magnificent state of ecstasy. After staying connected for a while, Nik pulled out of her but he remained in her arms, his head resting upon her comforting bosom. “Go to sleep my Prince, I’ll be here when you wake up, I promise.” Gia said into his exposed ear as she ran her fingers through his hair. Nik closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep in her arms.