''Hey AJ....y'know you were worried about them splitting up.. don't be ..come look at this''
AJ crept over to join Kevin and followed his gaze.
Nick and Heather were still asleep curled up tightly in one anothers' arms.
Brian tried to see over his cousins' shoulders, ''What is it?''
''ssshh... you 'll wake them''
Within seconds they were all peering around the door.
''Guys?'' whispered Brian
''Ain't this kinda.... perverted?''
''What?''
''Well y'know... spying on them''
Howie shook his head, ''They're not doing anything ...we wouldn't be watching if they were doing anything''
''Speak for yourself!''
''AJ!.. you are a deeply disturbed individual''
Brian shoved him playfully.
''Get away from me''
They started pushing and shoving, and as usual for them a pretend fight broke out, until a female voice stopped them.
''Excuse me!''
It was Heather of course ..sat up in the bed.
''Is there any chance that you could keep it down''
''Sorry babe'' Brian grinned stupidly
''Were you spying on us?''
Nick didn't move he looked to still be sleeping through the pandemonium.
They all looked guiltily at each other.
''Well.. erm..uhm''
Howie felt AJ's hand shove him in the back prompting him to explain.
''You were alseep.. you weren't making out or anything.
At that moment a voice from under the covers growled
''We are now!''
Nicks' arm shot out and swung around Heather pulling her back down with a squeal.
The bedcovers flew up in the air and as a pretend wrestling match took place under them.
The guys just looked at each other.
''They're feeling better then?''
''Guess so!''
Kevin began to pull them one by one from the door.
''Let's leave them to it.... get some breakfast''
They walked towards the door.
''AJ ..c'mon''
''Ssh they won't know they're too busy''
''AJ ..you can't do that''
AJ flapped his hands at them to be quiet.
Nick groaned......AJ grinned as the outline under the bedcovers gave his imagination proof of his suspicions.
Kevin and Howie grabbed an arm each and hauled him away.
''Guys please.. it was just gettin' good.''
He was dragged away.
Under the bedcovers two bodies were enjoying each other.
Strange how the pain in his throat was completely gone.
He wasn't really surprised.. this woman of his had the power, to take away all his pain.
He was sure of that.
He wanted to banish the pain Danny had given him, the thoughts he made him have.
The images that hadn't left his brain, images of Danny .. touching her, kissing her.....
Nick held her tighter, using the strength of his desire to drive home every thrust as deep as he could.
Danny had been in this room,he'd watched them do this.
Nick wanted that memory erasing...now.
As much as Heather was enjoying the feel of this wonderful man inside her she knew something was troubling him.
It wasn't affecting the way he made love to her but it was a sense she had.
She'd often thought about how she wanted to be so close to the man she eventually fell in love with.. that she would know what he was feeling... but right now she wished she didn't
have this sense.
It was scaring her.
Her orgasm caught her by surprise and eliminated all her fears.
She sunk her nails into Nicks back...something he loved and he let his body rip into her with such force that he was soon swamped by the ferocity of his own climax.
They rested their foreheads together catching their breath, their eyes closed,feeling the warm ooze flow between them.
Nick gently kissed her nose then her lips .
''I love you my angel ''
She didn't answer.
He opened his eyes suddenly in response to the silence.
He wanted to hear her pretty voice tell him she loved him too.
Her deep blue eyes were watching him, scared eyes.
''What were you thinking about?''
''When''
''Just now''
''What just now..just now?''
''Mmmmm''
''Actually I was thinking about you having my baby''
He wasn't lying... that thought had occurred to him before.
Heather eased herself from under him,which worried Nick.. she'd been happy to lay there crushed by him for hours before.
''Talk to me Nick,you wanted to in the hospital I know you did.''
''I'm not supposed to talk for twenty four hours!''
Heather sat up on the edge of the bed.
''Fine!''
She stood up and grabbed Nicks shirt from the back of the chair and pulled it on.
''I can't help you Nick if you don't tell me.......... When he attacked you.... he attacked me ...I though I'd lost you''
Heather kept her back to him, she didn't want him to see her cry..not again.
''I feel like it's my fault Nick... that he tried to kill you, that I did something to provoke him....you're the only one that knows what happened in there.......if you'd died Nick I'd have felt responsible for the rest of my life...and I felt ....something just now ..... something in you .....I can't explain it....I'd better just go''
''Go? ....as in... leave me?''
''Maybe that's the best way at least you can forget it all .. if I'm not here as a constant reminder''
''That's your solution...you're gonna leave me...after what we just did..now you're dumping me?''
''It's not dumping you..... it's... freeing you''
''Now she gives me fucking poetry''
Nick leapt out of bed beside her and took her roughly by the arms.
''I'll tell you what would free me if you left me....jumping off that fucking terrace''
His roughness and the wild look in his eyes shocked her.
Nick released his grip on her arms just a little, he was shaking,
''Don't baby...please.....I won't let you leave..I need you....and ...I believe you need me ..You do still love me....don't you?''
Heather looked up into his lovely blue eyes, she couldn't lie to him and she could never leave him.
''I love you more than I could ever tell you or show you''
Nick smiled that smile
''I think you show me pretty good''
He held her face in his hands wiped away a tear with his fingers.
''Well at least my voice seems to be okay''
Heather laughed weakly.
She folded her arms around his neck standing on tiptoe to reach .
Nick held her close and kissed her hair.
''I'm sorry I made us fight....I didn't mean to shut you out..I want to tell you what he said to me but it's hard because it was .....so ...''
He felt her fingers in his hair and closed his eyes.
''He was here ..in this room.. the night before ..watching us''
Nick felt her body tense in his arms.
She made him look at her.
''He was lying!''
''I considered that but he told me ...the graphic 'details'...everything we did''
Heather felt sick.
Nick climbed back into bed pulling her with him.
''He said I was using you.....for sex, and that......''
Heather stopped him.
''Nick I shouldn't have hassled you to tell me... it's too much''
''No you were right I need to get this out......it was just the way he did it ...the hate in his voice ,in his eyes y'know...he had me pinned against the wall...I had no choice but to listen to this...shit he was givin' me''
Nick squeezed her hand she stayed silent knowing he had to rid himself of these memories.
He was finding the next part hard.
He couldn't make himself say it.
It was a few minutes before he found the strength to continue Heather was resting her head on his chest, she could hear his heart pounding.
''He said you were a good actress...y'know when we were making love ...that when he.... fucked you......you were......''
She sat up and put her fingers over his lips, ''I've never been with Danny Nick.... never!''
Nick just stared at her.
''You do believe me!''
''Yes I do''
''But you believed him when he said it''
Nick looked away
''I didn't want to baby.... honestly but at that point I thought I was gonna die, I'd have believed anything he wanted me too just to breathe again...''
''You don't have to explain that''
''He just wanted to cause me pain and he did that alright...''
Nick started to shake and tears flooded from him.
Heather cradled him and he turned his head and nuzzled her neck
''He said he was gonna kill me ... and take you..he kept telling me to imagine the two of you..and that's all I've been able to see ...and it's invaded our love, infected it, made you
wanna leave me ..so he wins.. even locked up he fucking wins!''
Heather rocked him gently as he cried.
''He hasn't won Nick because he hasn't got what he wanted... We'll never be separated ..I love you so much.. I couldn't leave you, I'd be breaking my own heart.''
Nick smiled at her
''Promise''
''I promise''
''I promise too''
Nick sniffed and wiped his face with the shirt she was wearing.
''I never thought I'd get this mushy over a girl''
''This wasn't that mushy''
''You don't know what I'm thinking now''
''Are you gonna tell me?''
''No it's not the right time''
''Oh ...ok well you need to sleep some more and rest that voice or I'll be in trouble for letting you use it''
''Stay with me?''
''Only if you promise to keep your hands to yourself''
''I can't possibly promise that''
She giggled and slid down under the covers with him, wriggling close to his warm body.
Nick sighed a contented sigh and drifted to sleep.
Heather kissed his chest and joined him.