Desire

Chapter 47

"Mother? What are you doing here?" Aneysa asks as she's stood in their living room.

"My precious daughter. I've come to say goodbye" Gorya replies.

"Where are you going?" Aneysa asks, holding onto her hand.

Gorya smiles, putting her other hand over Aneysa's.

"Just on a little trip" Gorya's eyes soften as she looks at Aneysa.

"Mother. Will I ever see you again?" Aneysa asks.

"Of course you will. Goodbyes aren't forever Aneysa" Gorya says.

"Then.. goodbye Ma. I love you" Aneysa smiles at her mother.

"I love you too" Gorya smiles back.
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Aneysa opens her eyes, feeling Neteyam's warm embrace.

She looks around, seeing she was still in the guest room. But Neteyam was asleep next to her.

Last night.

"Neteyam!" Aneysa whispers, walking into his room.

"Aneysa? You're meant to be asleep" Neteyam sits up, opening one eye.

Aneysa turns the lights on, causing him to shut both his eyes, as if he were in pain.

"Sorry" she turns them off again, "it's just.. I can't sleep."

He opens both his eyes forcefully.

"Aneysa-"
"Please. Sleep next to me" Aneysa pouts.

"If I lay next to you, will you promise to sleep?" Neteyam asks her.

She nods repeatedly.

"Oh very well" he gets out his bed.

Aneysa holds his hand as they both make their way down to the guest room.

As they get inside the bed, Neteyam puts one arm forward, before Aneysa lays down, letting her head lay above it.

"It is freezing" Aneysa turns to face him, only his bare chest in his face as he was shirtless.

Neteyam puts his arm around her, bringing Aneysa towards him as he rests his chin on her head.

She feels herself heat up as she's close to him.

It felt as though she was laying down next to him for the first time ever.

As though, they went back to a month ago.

She puts one arm around him, cuddling up next to him as her head was rested on his chest.

He smiles, with his eyes closed because he was half asleep.

But he could still feel her.

Close to him.

Despite all the trouble, she fell asleep next to him in seconds.
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She looks at him and smiles, seeing him sound fully asleep.

"He looks so peaceful" she whispers as she cups his cheek gently, caressing his cheek.

Neteyam moves his head slightly.

So Aneysa moves her hand away.

"I'll let him sleep" she sits up and makes her way to guest bathroom, freshening up.

As she spits out the toothpaste in her mouth, she stands back up, seeing Neteyam walking in, through the mirror.

"You're awake?" She asks him.

He nods, "I felt your touch."

"I apologise. How could I help myself, for you just looked so cute when you were sleep" Aneysa says to him.