Betrayal

Chapter 10

Valerie was woken up by a knock on the door that was so loud that she thought the door was going to break. Before she could process it, she just stormed out of her room thinking that Yolanda was probably in trouble. She opened it without checking who it was through the peeking hole only for a drunk Zain to walk in. She had not seen him for two weeks and the fact that he was standing in front of her drunk just amused her rather than scare her. He was the most collected person she had ever met and here he was drunk out of his mind and standing in the middle of the living room. "Zain, are you ok?", she asked with a smile. "Valerie, where's Landa?", he said slowly as if trying to calculate everything he was saying not to sound drunk. "She's at Rayan's", "Your alone?", he asked and she nod her head in agreement, that was when he started walking towards her slowly, analysing her from head to toe. She realised that she was only wearing an oversized t-shirt and panties. She saw Zain swallow hard, he was checking her out, if it was any other man she would have been afraid but for some reason, she was not afraid of Zain. Valerie wanted to walk back further but her back was already to the door. "You drive me crazy Valerie. I want you so bad", he whispered in her ear making goosebumps spread across her body. 

She was happy that he was finally there. She had tried to ask Yolanda about him. How he was doing and even tried to convince them that she wanted to make dinner for them so that they could also invite Zain only to be told that he was busy. It made her sad that even though she didn't want to get into a relationship with him, she enjoyed the attention that he was giving her, he made her feel like she was a woman worth giving attention to. Not seeing him for almost two weeks made her rethink some stuff, one being the fact that she missed his presence and the feelings he ignited within her every time he was around. He looked like a man with a past but after Claire told her that he was in the military and had to retire early to help run the family business, it showed Valerie that he was a family man and that he had a heart. But Valerie was also hesitant because it was her family that made her go through what happened in her past. If Antonio never picked his family over her then she would have been somewhere with him at that moment enjoying the love that he promised to give her. But she was not enough. She wondered if she agreed to be with Zain then they faced the same scenario would Zain pick her over his family? The man left the military after one call from his mother, would he go against them when she was on the other side of the equation?

"Valerie, can I kiss you?", his question brought her back to reality. She looked into his deep blue eyes and nod her head. She needed to feel him, she told herself that he was not going to remember the next morning. His lips touched hers making her moan with excitement, it had been a while since she felt a man's affection. He deepened the kiss and she responded with the same pace. He pulled her towards him, she circled her hands around his neck, she was the perfect fit. "Zain...Zain stop", she asked in a moan making him pull back only to suck her neck. She closed her eyes enjoying how his tongue and lips felt on her skin. "Oh god", she said pushing him back with all her strength, this time he allowed her. The look that she saw on his face filled her heart with more sadness, she saw the same look she had when she realised that Antonio had left her behind. Hurt and most of all rejection. "Come", she locked the door and pulled his hand, she led him to her bedroom. Removed his shoes and jeans, he remained quiet the whole time, watching her. She got between the sheets and patted the space in front of her. He released a breath and got between the sheets, she covered them with the sheets making sure to place his face on her chest massaging his hair. He fell asleep in seconds with her following right after him.

"Oh my god, Rayan!!", Valerie heard Yolanda screaming from her bedroom door. She tried getting up but there was something heavy on her chest making it hard for her to wake up. When she opened her eyes, she saw a head with hands around her waist. She was still trying to process when she heard the sound of a snapshot being taken, she turned to the door to see Rayan taking a picture of them. "Rayan, don't you dare!", she said making Zain stir. He woke up with a smile only to see that Valerie was looking at the entrance so he did the same with his smile fading. "Fuck!", he cursed hiding his face in Valerie's chest. "Now this is a walk of shame I am happy to witness", Yolanda said walking out of the room and pulling Rayan with her. "Good morning sleepy head", Valerie greeted him. It was clear that Zain was avoiding her gaze making her chuckle. He released a breath not looking up. "Ok, how bad was it?", he asked still hiding on her chest. "Let's see, on a scale of one to ten, I think it's like a hundred", she said with a laugh. "Shit! Am so sorry, I just...am sorry", he said nervously. "Hey am kidding, it was not that bad I swear", that made him pull back to meet her eyes. He looked sexy with his morning hair. It was pointing in all directions making him look more on the fun side, not the usual serious type. Suddenly his gaze turned tense as if her eyes were saying something to him. She found herself reaching for his face. He hovered over meeting her height. She licked her lips making his eyes move to them. He closed the gap and connected his lips to hers in a heated make-out.