Serpent Twins: The Fall

Stargazing at The Crystal Hills

Nicholas’s POV:

“Carla, you look great,” I heard Kimberly gave compliment to her friend once the two were onboard.

“Thanks, Kimmy. Oh, my God. I just literally drove right up to this aircraft and have the valet to store Jason’s car here,” she whispered it to Kimberly.

Kimberly nudged Carla to let her know that I was standing, waiting for her and Lord Adrian Frumos aka fake Jason.

“Carla, this is Nicholas Mircea,” she introduced us.

“Hello, Nicholas,” Hello, Gorgeous, “Thanks for letting us to tag along,” she said.

I ignored her mind as she came to shake my hand.

“Carla, right? Thanks for being our company too. And Jason?” I put my fake smirk to them as Kimberly was watching at me.

Adrian came over and shook my hand.

I commanded him.

So, he smiled, “Thank you for taking us with you, Sir…”

I corrected him with annoyance as Kimberly looked at Adrian with strange look. 

“Nicholas,” Adrian said.

“Hi, Jason,” Kimberly greeted and shook Adrian’s hand.

He smiled and politely nodded to her, “Doctor Vanderwood.”

“Ah, call me Kimberly,” she told him, feeling a relief with his sudden change. 

Perhaps now that he knew I’m his girlfriend’s best friend, he decided to be nice. He has beautiful hazel eyes and with six feet one inch, he was definitely quite a catch. No wonder Carla seemed pretty smug.

“Well, then let’s take a seat to get this plane disembark,” I told them almost sourly and took Kimberly’s hand to follow the stewardess assisting to our seats. 

The plane was in the air within minutes and the two stewardesses came offering drinks while preparing our in-flight dinner.

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“So, Nicholas. What is your main business?” Carla asked with curious eyes, after the stewardess cleared our plates and poured more champagne for the pair. 

She actually wanted to know how we, my brother and I got so wealthy at young age and whether we’re royalties. I covered my annoyance with a small smile.

“I was running a family business,” and that’s the only random question from you, now be clingy to Jason.

“Oh, good,” she then looked at Kimberly, “Kimmy, I’d like to look around with Jason.”

She got up, gave a naughty wink to Kimberly, and took Adrian’s hand who was sitting next to her. She asked Adrian to take their champagne flutes and the bottle. I nodded to them as Kimberly only took water after making a toast with champagne during dinner.

I warned him.

Adrian politely nodded and went to the small bedroom behind with the human. Kimberly rolled her eyes at her friend and finally diverted her attention to me.

“You’ve been quiet, Kimmy,” I told her, took her hand and lightly kissed it.

She was feeling embarrassed and thinking about her friend of being rude.

“I’m sorry for Carla,” she said softly.

“Why saying sorry? Let them enjoy their tête-à-têtemoment as I do,” I spoke, gazing into her light blue eyes.

She sighed and stared me back, “How’s your trip, Nic? Are your parents okay?” she asked.

“Pretty good and parents are good too,” I replied with a smirk.

“How old are they?” she asked again.

Almost two thousand?“They are forty four and forty five,” I replied.

She widened her eyes, “So young!”

“They were married very young,” I smirked.

It’s not a lie, they have been together since puberty and mother had us after the age of over millennia. 

“Oh,” she nodded, “But it’s good thing for them now that you all have grown up, they could enjoy their own moment,” she added.

I nodded and kissed her hand again.

“And how old will you be, to picture yourself of having children?” I asked.

She nervously chuckled, “I don’t know, Nic. How will I know?”

“Hypothetically,” I told and squeezed her hand.

“I haven’t started my fellowship yet, but I hope before turning thirty,” she answered.

The next full blood moon will be in the next two springs and Adriana’s home will be the perfect location to do the turning, but I could have her for myself before it happened as the book of mate said, the secret of having our mate conceived is mating during the total solar eclipse and we’re going to miss next year eclipse and the next one will be in the next five springs.

“Perfect,” I smirked.

She curiously raised one eyebrow and wanted to ask about my comment, but she chose to change the subject instead.

“Let’s have a lighter conversation, Nic,” she took out her hand from me to drink water, “So, what do you like to do in your spare time?” she asked.

Aside fromfucking and torturing my slaves?“Playing violin, diving, hiking, and skiing,” I replied.

Oh, so both twins love classical music instruments. It must be beautiful seeing them playing duet. 

I grinned, the last time my brother and I played for a violin duet was nearly a hundred years ago at The Winter Ball he was hosting, playing Telemann’s Six Canonic Sonatas and it didn’t end up very well because suddenly I felt the urge to dominate the whole show after hearing some of those rude guests dare to compare my violin skill with my brother’s. After the play, he told me that would be the last time he played duet with me as I ruined the art piece, then he started to play cello and refused to play any duets with me.

“I love classical music, but unfortunately I don’t play any,” she bit her lip, thinking about some classical pieces she loves.

“I can teach you later, it’s not too late to learn as you have the basic knowledge of musical notation,” I spoke.

“How did you know I can read notation?” she asked.

I laughed, “Oh, c’mon, Kimmy. It’s obvious after seeing your mother, I could imagine you, being forced to attend piano class.”

She chuckled, “I did horrible and skipped the class to play bicycle with friends instead, but I’d love to see you playing some pieces,” she smiled.

“I will play as much as you like, only if you come visiting my home in Baden-Württemberg,” I took her hand again and kissed it. 

She looked at me in the eyes, “Nic, I…”

I put my index finger on her sultry soft lips, “Next light questions, then.”

She smiled, feeling a relief, “Okay, where did you hike the most?” she asked, her blue eyes were beautifully lit up.

“Annapurna and K2, but not so much anymore as I prefer somewhere quieter, like in Antarctica or somewhere nearer like Matterhorn,” I grinned.

I missed my quiet moment, climbing with Peter following me miles behind. I rarely climb because nowadays humans started to swarm like a plague in every spot. And then I would do base jump from the peak or highest ridge with steepest ridge to the base, while Peter would glide down wearing his wingsuit or just parachute. It had different feel comparing to skydiving from the jet or just simply flying, as I had to make an effort first before acquiring the euphoria of diving down.  

She rolled her eyes, “Were you trying to brag yourself of climbing dangerous mountains? What I meant was more like the state park or forest. Okay, forget it. Wait, do you have a proof to step foot at the peak of one of those mountains?” she asked, teasing me.

I pinched her nose. How could a vampire do selfie, Silly! “I’ll take you there if only you have longer legs, Baby,” I chuckled.

“Hey, that’s a body shaming,” she was pouting and tried to dodge.

“Enough about me. What about you, what do you like to do?” I asked, lightly squeezing her hand.

“Reading, watching movies, and listening to the music,” she told me.

Typical chick, “Well, at least we will do something I like first, then for our next date, we can do something you like,” I told her, smiling heartedly. 

Perhaps, watching some classical music at Carnegie Hall or even at Boston Symphony Hall, as I have never been to those places.

She looked at me in the eyes and smiled, “Perhaps.”

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We arrived at an exclusive-use jet terminal in Manchester-Boston Regional Airport at 18:35 p.m. and we were transported to their hangar to ride helicopter. Peter took the front seat next to our human pilot, as Adrian and Kimberly’s friend took seats in front of us.

“Why not using the car?” Kimberly spoke in my ear after the helicopter went airborne.

“It’s late, we need to save time to get up earlier tomorrow,” I pinched the bridge of her nose as she tried to dodge me before.

She nodded and smiled, then tightened up her dark blue insulated vest on top of dark blue sweater. I hugged her, but she wiggled in cold.

“Sorry, I forgot my own skin,” I grinned.

She shook her head seeing how her friend was shamelessly hugging Adrian in front of us, but then quietly placed her head on my arm, “Thanks for the good will, at least.”

I smirked happily, but it lasted only less than a minute as she started to think about her helicopter ride with my brother to Niagara Falls. I fisted my palms in annoyance.

What will I do with her?

I already smiled a lot like a fool, said bullshits like a true hypocrite, still she just couldn’t stop thinking about my brother. I have same face, it shouldn’t be difficult for her to just love me.

Shall I cut my hair to mimic my brother?

I secretly scowled at her, but instead of pushing her away, I planted a kiss on top of her head.

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Fuck me.

I closed my eyes hearing the scream of joy from Kimberly’s friend from the guest room in the far corner. I already made all bedrooms soundproof here, but having the super hearing more than a wax moth could hear, sometimes distracted my concentration. I let hers and Adrian’s minds flow into mine for a second before blocking them completely. 

So, Adrian f***s human.

I scornfully sneered and the urge to scolded Adrian was huge, but then I heard Kimberly waking up and how I really want to f**k her too since the first time I saw her. I sighed, closed my MacBook, got off from the sofa, and went out straight to her room. I lightly knocked twice.

“Carla,” she opened the door and looked behind me.

“Can I come in?” I asked, pushing her door to open wider and walked into the bedroom.

“I just woke up, sit anywhere you want, I have to go to the bathroom,” she said and went to the bathroom.

I watched her from behind, she was wearing broken white oversize knitted sweater. It almost like a mini dress on her and with bedhead, she’s just sexy as hell. I went straight to the bed and listened to her mind. She was wondering about the time and admiring the bathroom. I pressed my lips thin.

“Carla, we have walking closet here. Oh, my God. You should see this,” she called me.

“You didn’t check this last night?” I asked, stood in the doorway, seeing her gawking over the empty walking closet.

“I was so sleepy last night. This is twice of my bedroom,” she looked at me with a cute chuckle.

I smiled back at her, “Well, glad you like it.”

She raised her eyebrow.

“I mean, I have one also in the guest room,” I made correction.

“Is Jason still sleeping?” she went out from the walking closet and laid to the bed.

I followed her to the bed and hugged her from behind.

“Carla, you’re so cold. Didn’t you turn on the heater? The controller is on the nightstand,” she told, but brushing my hands to hug her tighter.

“I forgot,” I lied as I couldn’t mimic human’s body temperature.

“So, how’s things with Jason?” she asked, “Is it okay for you to leave him alone?”

“He’s an adult and satisfied one,” I enviously replied, started to feel difficult to tame my desire within.

She then hit my left hand which squeezing her left breast.

“Carl!” she scolded me and turned her body on mine.

“Well, I was trying to help here. Where’s Nicholas?” I asked to divert her attention, gave her a fake laugh.

“In his room, I guess. I don’t know. He said he had things to do,” she answered, yawning.

“How nice of him giving you the master bedroom,” I told.

“Really? Oh, so he was using another guest room?” she looked at the door.

“Looks like. Well, how do you feel about him?” I curiously asked.

She shook her head, “I still don’t know, Carl. I already told Dylan that I’ll give him the answer after two weeks, but now I think… I need more time,” she replied softly.

“Do you have feeling to Dylan?” I asked, feeling bitter.

“Of course, but not as he was expecting,” she closed her eyes.

I sighed, “You’re f****d up, Kimmy. It’s a simple task, who do you like better, Nicholas or Dylan?” I asked, touching her warm arm.

You can’t sleep now.

“I don’t know, but perhaps I like Nicholas better,” she sounded like dozing off.

“Perhaps? Do you still have feeling to his brother?” I asked, feeling about to explode.

She was quiet and replied softly, “Perhaps.”

I furiously got up and left her before snapping her neck.

“Carl?” she called me out.

“Just sleep, it’s still three in the morning, we still have two more hours,” I whispered before closing the door behind.

I went back to my study room, still feeling restless and irritated. She just met my brother for several times, but already attached to each other that deep.

What does he have which I don’t?

I tried to calm myself, at least she’s now with me. She will forget my brother eventually because she has morality decent behavior, she won’t go after a married man. I opened my MacBook and checked reports from Barbara on several lords and barons of my region. There was one particular forwarded encrypted email caught my attention, it was from the leader of human’s most influencing secret society based in my home, warned us that the FBI have made joint-investigation on the missing hearts case with several European-country agencies through theirLegal Attaché offices. I smirked and replied to Barbara to let them dig in and to make sure those humans who are pledged their faith and loyalty to us will stay protected. I saw an incoming video call afterwards.

“Your Highness,” Barbara greeted in her signature black outfit.

“Speak up,” I replied.

“There has been another discussion thread of the house related to devil-worshipping cults. Shall we eliminate it as usual, Your Highness?” she asked.

I could see that she was wondering why did I ask her to let the authorities digging into the missing hearts case and whether I have hidden agenda with it.

“No, just let them this time,” I replied, “Is that all?” I asked impatiently.

“Your Highness, if I may share opinion, letting the house being mentioned in the deep web forum is against our security protocols,” she spoke.

“Tell our IT to make adjustment, but keep me informed every time,” I replied.

“Your Highness, please excuse me, but that was not what I meant,” she said, her fixed expression changed as her blue eyes were glistening with curiosity.

“Don’t question me, Barbara, just follow my order and keep the adjustment classified,” I told her coldly and ended the call.

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“What are you doing down here alone?” I held her cold hand on the door knob to the female cell block inside.

Good thing we made all cell blocks soundproof with double doors for extra security. She won’t be able to open the hallway door, but I don’t want her to be here any longer. I looked at her pale face in the dim lit hallway, I could feel that she was afraid. Still, her curiosity took her here.   

“Nic, I almost got a heart attack! I’m sorry, I… am just curious, I heard weird noises behind the closed door,” she stuttered.

I took her into my arms and dragged her out. She shouldn’t hear anything, although she was correct, as one of my servant was harvesting blood from one of the newly captured female human inside and she kept screaming out for help.

“Please don’t come here, Kimmy. It’s part of the existent building we didn’t renovate yet,” I took her back to the elevator.

“Okay, sorry for the trouble, Nic,” she said, feeling guilty of taking sketchy detour over curiosity.

She felt embarrassed and like being a bad ungrateful guest.

“No worries but you, Baby. Well, do you want to walk around the manor before leaving?” I offered as the elevator went up.

She nodded and smiled, “Yes, thank you.”

She will like the clear river below where she can have her feet dipped.

Carla’s POV:

I woke up feeling stiffness all over my body. It was so dark, but I could feel that I wasn’t on the bed but sofa by the very big glass window. 

When did I move to the sofa?

I got up and instantly felt dizziness. I sat back and closed my eyes.

And where’s Jason?

We shouldn’t make love that rough if we wanted to go hiking, I smiled widely. I could see through the window that it hasn’t been sunrise yet. I sighed and got up slowly from the sofa.

“Master?” I called him out.

I carefully came to the bed and found no one in bed, so I went to the nightstand to turn on the lights from its master control switch. When the lights were on, I could see that he’s not in the room, so I went to the bathroom first before going out to find him. I released a gasp, seeing bruises around my neck and red dots on left side of it. I was still wearing same clothes from last night, but it was dirty with brownish smears on my red satin top and dark grey linen skirt.  

Is this blood? Did we play that rough?

I searched for scars or cuts, but found none. I sighed and chuckled softly as even though I couldn’t remember the detail of our love making, but I just knew that we did it great. I took a glass from the cabinet to drink the tap water and took a look around. The spacious bathroom is in stunning modern-contemporary style with white marble for the whole countertop and floor, crystal glass shower, and a white tub by the big window overlooking to scenic view of forest foliage. I previously thought that we’re going to stay in luxurious cabin or lodge, but mansion instead. When I was about to go out, I noticed another door connected to the bathroom, so I pushed the door and instantly whistled. It was an empty walking closet, still in modern-contemporary just like the rest of this mansion. My curiosity over Kimmy’s bedroom started to rise up as I was wondering what the master’s bedroom looks like if mine is this luxurious spa-like. 

I stripped my clothes off, washed my hands and face to the washbasin, and took along the neatly folded clothes out, intended to get my nightgown from the luggage. When I opened the bathroom door, I saw Jason was standing tall by the opened window. The lights were turned off again, but the moonlight was illuminating inside. Jason was wearing white shirt and khaki trouser. His brown hair was a little messy. 

That six feet one inch young man is just so sexy.

“Master,” I called him out.

I dropped my clothes and ran to hug him, but his strong hands pushed me into the bed.

“Don’t make a sound,” his voice was low and husky, his body on top of me was cold, but turning me on.

Adrian’s POV:

I was being quiet on our way to Teterboro Airport, thinking about the ridiculous journey.

How will I be expected to behave to Prince Nicholas in front of the two humans?  

After incident with the cop, he acted a little more resentful as perhaps he was being scolded by the crown prince.

“Are we going to leave the car at the parking lot, Jason? I’ve never seen you with this SUV’s Porsche before, did you just buy this?” the human who was sitting on my side asked me sweetly, even trying to touch my hand on the wheel.

I rolled my eyes and pushed her hand, feeling annoyed and slightly disgusted.

“Be quiet. You’re going to look happy and feisty in front of your human friend, but don’t talk or touch me ever when we’re just two, just do your own things,” I hypnotized her, “And call me Master when just two of us.”

This chatty human needed her first lesson.

“Yes, Master,” she replied and pulled out her phone to check her social medias with volume on.

For the sake of ancestors.

I speeded up, then completely lift my left foot from the pedal making the car suddenly slow down hard, causing her phone fell to the carpet.

I smirked as she was confused, “Don’t turn your volume on.”

“Yes, Master,” she replied and seductively tried to get her phone back with her feet, revealing her two assets from low cleavage.

Whatever.

This woman acted horny all the time, perhaps because I put fake memories in her brain about us having a good s*x.

Yuck.

But I needed a convincing story about us having relationship for Prince Nicholas’s human. Suddenly, I realized that my bored was gone.

Perhaps all I need is a human pet. 

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After leaving the human alone in the bedroom and tasted her blood as she constantly bugged me soon after we entered the bedroom and planted a false memory about us having s*x, I went to the river banks just below the mansion. I could feel that the prince was busy in his study room, but he ought to hear our commotion in the bedroom, still he didn’t say anything to me of sucking his woman’s friend. I felt a slight embarrassed, but I just couldn’t hold it as I skipped to my meal since yesterday. The mansion’s servant already put a goblet of blood in the bedroom for me, but the stupid human spilled it on the floor when she recklessly entered the bedroom. So, I asked her to clean it up with her clothes and then drank her instead of asking the servant to get replacement from the captured humans in secret basement of the mansion. I crossed my hands over my chest, seeing through the darkness.

What are we exactly doing here, playing humans with humans?

I could hear two tempting beating hearts from inside the mansion and five more from the basement. I licked my fangs, feeling a sudden aroused when the stupid human in the bedroom woke up and called me out as master. So, I went back inside the mansion and waited for her to get out of the bathroom. I almost gave up the idea of f*****g her when she came out with red bra and panties only.

“Master,” she came to hug me with her perky voice, but I pushed her into the bed.

“Don’t make a sound,” I told her as she was pinned into the bed, “Nod, if you agree to be f****d and stay silent!”

When she quickly nodded, I tore her bra and panties at once and undressed myself, then I lifted her butt against mine and began to stroke mine on her c**t while my mouth licked and sucked her hard n*****s alternately. She bent her back, giving me access to her smooth tanned skin, so I squeezed her breasts and sucked her neck while my index finger rubbing her soft c**t then entered her warm p***y, stroking in and out slowly until I could feel her wetness. She was panting hard, but when she tried to kiss me, I turned her body against mine and spanked her firm buttocks hard, spread her legs wide, then I entered her p***y from behind. She was screaming when her tight p***y adjusted to my swollen c**k. Instead of doing it slow, I quickly pushed mine deep, pulled out immediately after, then repeated. 

“Mas…ter,” she whimpered with face on the bed.

I pulled out her curly long hair to lift her head a little while kept pounding harder from behind with one hand pushed her waist down so that her bums were raised more, giving me deeper access.

“Please go a little slow, it’s too big, Mas…ter,” she asked, but then moaning as I kept stroking mine faster.

I neglected her wish and kept her body still as she tried to wiggle her hips. I could hear her chattering teeth as she began to enjoy the fullness. She’s delicious and tight, but her arousal lubrication helped me to move faster, but not too fast for our kind, otherwise she could be split in two.

 “Aah,” she groaned as her p***y started to feel warmer and so tensed when I was inside her, “Master!” 

When her vaginal wall was pulsating, milking my c**k, I pounded a little faster and experienced my orgasm shortly after. I bit her neck and drank her, to give us more pleasurable orgasm longer. When she was about to pass out, I pulled out and licked her bite marks to stop the bleeding and went to the bathroom to clean up my body from her fluid and odor. It’s been awhile since I f****d human, feeling the warm and wet p***y, which we couldn’t feel it from our female kind. We could have orgasm and bloody semen, but we are no longer be able to produce sperm. Only the pureblood, born vampire, and turning one with the mate could.

I went back to the bed soon after hearing her faint heartbeat. I probably took her blood too much, now I have to give mine.

Fuck.

Kimberly’s POV:

“Are you good, Kimmy?” Nicholas stopped and turned around while I was walking behind him, “Do you want me to carry you?” he smiled widely.

I shook my head and sheepishly smiled, “I got this, Nic.”

Although I’ve never been here before, I already did my research on Artist’s Bluff and Bald Mountain in Franconia Notch State Park, the two were rated as moderate loop trails, but I guess abandoning my treadmill for months resulted me to this state, out of breath.

“It’s going to be easier if we started it from the parking area, but well it’s only five miles from our lodge, I believe you could handle it well, Kimmy, just hang on,” he stood on the big rock, waiting for me, shaded under an old tree.

I chuckled lightly, “That’s not a lodge, Nic.”

The building, perfectly hidden in the shell of lush green dense forest, seems like in Mediterranean revival style from far, but it is actually contemporary one with high end facilities. We landed not so late last night, but after having dinner, Nicholas urged us to have earlier sleep so that we could wake up earlier for the hike and as I wanted to pack our breakfast on the go but the maid already prepared it for us, so I took a detour myself before hiking down the river bank behind the mansion and found out that the building has twelve equally spacious bedrooms with ensuite bathroom for each, an indoor heated swimming pool, and an outdoor hot tub with an infinity pool for the master bedroom. I also noticed the smaller building next the main one, but Mr. Dawson who was found me trying to open one big steel door to the basement, said that the building is currently used for helicopter hangar and car garage. 

“Vacation home, then,” he grinned, showing me his white teeth.

He is so handsome. He smiles a lot, but his eyes are rather cold than Alexander’s. Now I realized that the way Alexander gazed upon me was more lovingly.

“Oh, God!” I screamed and tried to regain balance with the trekking pole when my left boot almost missed the footing on the slippery big rock.

I held onto the pole with its wrist strap tight and sighed in relief.

“Clear up your mind when walking, Kimmy,” I heard Nicholas’s voice in my ear while his strong hands pulled me up.

“Thank you,” I muttered soft, but he already turned his back on me.

“Just follow my footstep, Kimmy,” he told and started to walk in front of me.

I nodded, “Okay,” and decided to focus on the path, “I’m sorry to slow you down, Nic,” I told him.

He stopped and turned his body, smiling.

“Give me your pole,” he asked and I gave him with question in my head.

He opened the flip locks of the telescopic trekking pole for contracting and placed it into side pocket of his backpack.

“But,” I tried to complain as I still need it.

He shook his head, “No but, I told you to get two poles instead of one, so I’ll give you a better one,” he told while wearing back his backpack, then he raised his hand on me, “Come.”

I was initially hesitant to take his hand, but he pulled me up to his side.

This is not an independent woman does the hike.

 “Where are they?” I talked to myself, thinking about Carla and Jason as we haven’t seen them for almost an hour, “Shall we wait for Carla and Jason?” I asked to Nicholas.

He looked at me and grinned, “Let them be, Kimmy. Jason seems capable to handle your friend and I already asked them to meet us on the summit of Bald Mountain for sunrise and we’re only half way up.”

I sighed, Nicholas squeezed my hand and lifted my waist to avoid a mud puddle.

“Nicholas!” I pouted as he dropped me down smoothly to the dry side.

I started to feel the hiking went hilarious rather than empowering.

So-not me.

“Do you want your pole back?” he asked.

I smiled, “Yes, please.”

And he gave me back the trekking pole, “Lead me the way, Baby.”

Now this is better.

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“Ouistiti!” Nicholas spoke while he was taking snap for us with bursting red and golden leaves of the hardwoods forests, rugged terrain, and Echo lake as our background.

“Ouistiti!” Carla and I cheerfully said in unison.

We both took French before, knowing that he was referred to ‘cheese’. I took back my phone from Nicholas and showed it to Carla, she smiled widely and asked me to take picture of her as Jason refused to take picture together.

“This place is so quiet, I thought it’s going to be a heavily trafficked loop trail,” I spoke to Nicholas who was standing next to me while Carla was munching her tempeh sandwich quietly while holding Jason’s arm.

We all were watching sunrise as the sunlight scattering the violet and blue light away from our eyes, spreading the gold in every direction.

“Aren’t you cold?” Nicholas asked, gazing at me, his eyes were bright green under the morning light and some of his blonde hair strands lose from his low bun onto his cheek.

Does he really like me?

I gave him a small smile and shook my head, then looked back to the gorgeous view, but suddenly I felt him hugging me from behind, I startled a little, but let him. I could feel his cold hands slowly pushed my beanie up a little and planted a kiss onto my forehead. I closed my eyes, feeling his hands reaching out my hands, intertwined my fingers in his slowly and then brought mine in firmer grips.

his husky voice was ringing in my ear.

I closed my eyes, feeling an increased sense of intimacy. I laid my head on his chest. I couldn’t hear his heartbeat as he was wearing black down logo tape puffer jacket.

“Earth to Kimmy?” he asked again, softly.

I chuckled lightly, turned my body, and looked up, “Let’s talk tonight, Nic.” 

I placed my head back to his chest and shyly put my arms wrapped around his waist. Nicholas didn’t say anything, but he took my cold hands into his pockets.

“Let’s get you a sandwich first,” he winked and pointed to his backpack on the rock with his chin.

I nodded and smiled as I only took water on our way, so having a healthy sandwich on the mountain peak before heading down the spur trail to rejoin Artist’s Bluff path would be awesome.

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After heading down the beautiful Artist’s Bluff, which is a small cliff overlooking Echo Lake and the highway below, I was walking with a little limp behind Nicholas when I noticed we were taking opposite direction to the mansion. 

“Nicholas, we didn’t go this way,” I reminded him, carefully climbed down a little steep slide.

He stopped and looked at me with a smile, “We’ll use the car to go back. I don’t want you unable to stand tomorrow.”

I chuckled happily, “Thank you…and I’m sorry to slow you down, I’ve never thought six miles can be this hard now.”

Nicholas came over, took my trekking pole and attached it to his backpack, then after carrying his backpack on the front, he squatted with his back on me.

Please don’t tell me he wants me…

“Hop on. I’ll give you a piggy back ride,” he told me.

“Nic, you’re crazy, I will never…”

“Your feet were killing you, Kimmy. Hop on!” his voice was modulated.

What if he fell? And what other people think seeing me being carried like that?

“I promise it’s going to be okay and I’ll take you down when there are people around,” he said and patted his shoulder impatiently.

Well.

“Just don’t drop me off even if I’m too heavy for you, okay?” 

“Got it,” he replied with a chuckle.

I put my hands on his shoulders, then carefully positioned my body and legs to his back when suddenly he just pulled my legs to wrap around his waist and stood up, lifting my thighs.

“Oh, God!” I yelled, feeling a little scared rather than embarrassed with the height, “You’re so tall, Nic.”

“Isn’t it a good thing?” he chuckled and started to lightly walk.

“It’ll be fatal for me falling from this height,” I muttered low, closed my eyes, and wrapped my hands around his neck as he made a little jump down the rock.

“That’s right, hold me tight and you’ll be safe,” he said and walked a little too fast.

“Nic, please slow down. I want to get back in one piece,” I pinched his shoulder.

He laughed and as he walked slower, my heart was beating normally.

“We barely saw anyone from morning until now, isn’t it a little weird, Nic? And how could Carla and Jason leave us with no words, what if something’s happened with them?” I spoke.

Even we didn’t see anyone but four of us on Artist’s Bluff. I thought this area was going to be seriously packed with people considering the foliage is in its color peak.

“I don’t know, but it’s better like this, right?” he asked.

I secretly inhaled his body scent and found none, just a tinge of sweet smell like, vanilla from his jacket. I examined his handsome face from my angle and noticed a tiny beauty mark above his lip, just like on Alexander’s. Except for the hair length, they are so identical even after being exposed to more diverse environments as they behave differently and were living apart.

How to distinguish them?

I tried to look closely for freckles, moles, or blemishes, but found none from his left side.

“What are most important people if you must save only a million of them?” he suddenly asked.

“You mean ‘us’, right? But why?” I curiously asked.

Is he playing the sanity game? Well, bring it on.

“Hypothetically, if there’s a severe and prolonged global pandemic and you only have one Noah’s ark-like, who will you save?” he asked.

I was thinking about children, animals, beneficial plants, teachers, healthcare workers, engineers, mechanics, scientists, linguists, architects, religious leaders, martial arts performers, artists of painting, classical music, ballet, there are too many in my head now.

“It’s very difficult task, Nic. I won’t be capable of making such decision,” I finally replied, changed my mind.

“Why not? We’re doctors, making swift and critical decision is part of our daily regime,” he calmly said.

“Well, I’m not playing your game, that’s for sure. Next!” I pouted and blew my breath to his ear.

I felt like my butt was suddenly being lift up higher to his back so I almost stumbled backwards if not wrapping my hands around his neck.

“Nicholas!” I loosened up my hands, knowing that he was slightly strangled.

“You almost killed us both, Kimmy,” he hoarsely said, exaggerating.

I rolled my eyes, then noticed that we were walking on flat ground, no more climbing over rock faces and boulders.

“Let me down, please,” I lightly tapped his shoulder, seeing a wooden sign directed to hiker parking at Peabody Slope.

Nicholas bent his back a little so I could climb down. He turned around so quick and hugged my body with his backpack on his back. Instead of getting surprised by the hug, I was more surprised with how quick he switched his backpack from front to back.

Did he just perform magic trick?

“How did you do that?” I squirmed in his hug, staring at his glistening green eyes.

“What?” he asked with innocent grin.

I attempted to release myself from his hug, but I was just locked in his arms.

“Please show me another trick?” I pleaded.

He pushed my beanie down, covering my eyes. I opened it and turned back from his laugh.

“Forget it,” I rolled my eyes and walked to the wooden sign.

“Come, Baby,” Nicholas held my hand and dragged me to a gravel lot situated at entrance beyond Echo Beach.

I saw a black G-Wagen with Peter standing next to it. He was wearing black padded jacket with dark jeans. His blonde hair and blue eyes stood out in the empty huge parking lot. He politely nodded to us when we were approaching. When he opened the front door passenger, I thought it was for Nicholas, but Nicholas went to the driver seat, instead. So, I climbed to the front seat. Soon after the door was closed, Nicholas drove off.

“Nic, did we leave him? What about Carla and Jason?” I asked after fastening my seatbelt.

“They were already at the lodge,” he coolly said.

“How did you know?” I asked.

I didn’t see Peter talking with him and what about Peter, how could he go back if we took the car without him? Nicholas pulled out his phone and showed me a text from Mr. Dawson, then he pulled down my beanie to my eyes again.

“Ugh, please stop doing this. You’re ruining Carla’s beanie and my eyes, Nic,” I hit his arm and pouted.

He chuckled, but then turned at me with serious face.

“I don’t want you checking out my bodyguard, Kimmy,” he put his cold hand on my cheek, then pinched it lightly.

I slapped his hand, “I didn’t check him out!”

I rubbed my cheek, feeling annoyed, then I was stunned with the déjà vufeeling as his brother said similar thing to me once.

Why do I keep thinking about him?

I sighed and looked by the window. The beautiful reddish golden trees from both sideways smoothened my mood instantly. 

“Where are we?” I whispered softly, admiring to our scenic drive.

“Kancamagus Highway, I supposed,” Nicholas replied.

“It’s beautiful here, but where are we going to?” I asked as with the speed, we should be back at the mansion by now.

“Strolling a little more. How’s your legs?” Nicholas asked, lowering zipper on his jacket.

“They are fine now, thanks to your ride service,” I chuckled.

“Can you walk thirty minutes round trip?” he asked, “I can carry you again if you can’t,” he winked.

“I surely can do my own this time, Nic. Where are we going to?” I asked him again.

“Sabbaday Falls,” he replied and speeded up.

“Okay,” I nodded and opened my backpack to wipe my hands with wet tissue first before taking leftover grapes from the breakfast box, “Do you want some?” I offered him.

Nicholas turned his face and opened his mouth, I shoved up some grapes into his mouth, but he sucked my index finger.

“Bad boy!” I pulled out my finger and swayed it to his face, referring him as a puppy.

He laughed with mouth full, I ignored him and ate my grapes alone.

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We were climbing uphill on a wide hard dirt trail, hand in hand for fifteen minutes, when we started to hear water drop and saw a wooden bridge overlooking Sabbaday Falls below. We were standing in the middle of the walking bridge, looking down to the falls. I noticed the main gorge are two plunges with a gorgeous punchbowl at the top. The punchbowl, which is about five feet in height, falls peacefully into a circular pool about four feet wide, then plunges further. It seems like the falls are a series of cascades in a narrow flume and I couldn’t see base of the waterfalls.

“Do you want to go down a little?” Nicholas asked, pointing to the stone walking steps.

I smiled and nodded, “Sure, let’s go.”

Nicholas held my hand and leaded the way down to the exceptionally clear water of the lower pool.

“Unbelievably strange, such a perfect weather and place with no one around?” I spoke to myself, looking up to the empty walking bridges and steps above.

The pristine water, the sound of river, the music of the birds, and the surrounding potholes and rocks fringed by Autumn foliage, seemed too magical. 

“Lucky for us, right?” he winked and pulled me into his embrace, “You’re so beautiful, Kimmy,” he whispered in my ear.

I sheepishly pushed his chest, “Likewise, Nic.”

Nicholas deeply gazed at me, so I gazed back at him with a smile and naturally moved my gaze to his lips, and back up to his beautiful green eyes. 

He is beautiful.

Nicholas put one hand on my shoulder and raised my chin to him as he bent and angled his head to kiss me. His cold lips landed on my cheek. I stayed still and closed my eyes, anticipating for his next move. Feeling his lips lightly brushed over mine, I opened my eyes, staring right into his green eyes, then closed my eyes again to live in the moment. Nicholas put his hands around my neck and I titled my head slightly to opposite side as he moved his lips to open my mouth more widely. I placed my hands on his chest and kissed him back, having my lips locked, with my lower lip was between his two lips. Then, he lightly swept the tip of his tongue over my lower lip in smooth and swift motion. Right after I reciprocated to his tease, he slowly slid his tongue into my mouth, placing it above my tongue and moved it around the tongue a bit with more passion. I moaned, following to the rhythm and breathed through my mouth while we increased the intensity.

What is that?

 Something hard was pressed to my thick jacket and I shyly opened my eyes after realizing of his excitement on my stomach and broke the kiss.

“You’re the only one I truly want, Kimmy,” he spoke, licking his lips.

“Nicholas,” I laid my head to his chest, still a little panting.

I bit my lips, my cheeks were burning, so I closed my eyes to calm my heartbeat, and tried to wet my dry throat. We were silent for few moment, until he lightly pushed me away and handed me a bottle of water.

“Thank you,” I said and drank it right away.

“Let’s go back and go to our final place to visit before lunch. Can you take another scenic pull off or do you want to go grab a lunch?” he asked, putting the bottle I gave to his backpack.

“If it’s not too far, I can take another hike,” I replied and smiled.

We came all the way from Ney York to hike, so I wouldn’t dare to complain and would just try to make the best of it.

“Good,” he pulled me back into his hug and bent to give me a peck on my lips, “Let’s go up,” he pulled my hand to follow him.

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Nicholas pulled over at the parking area of Rocky Gorge Scenic Area, only eight minutes apart from Sabbaday Falls.

“It’s only a quarter mile, are you still up to this, Kimmy?” he asked before turning off the engine.

I nodded, “Yes, let’s go, Nic,” I replied, glancing to my wrist watch.

It was 10.55 a.m., still a good time to hike. Nicholas turned off the engine and went out, I quickly went out before he opened my door, yet he helped me to get off.

“Thank you,” I muttered softly when he held my hand to a paved walkway in large empty parking area. 

I looked around in confusion, “Another empty place.”

Nicholas took my hand to go to the wooden sign was pointed to. We took our time in calming silence. Seeing my hand in his grip made me realize that he wasn’t sweating at all.

“Nic, the place is so empty, how come? Or didn’t we hear news or such?” I muttered my confusion.

“Perhaps we are meant to come to this place alone, Kimmy, be grateful for that,” he chuckled.

I rolled my eyes in disbelief, “I mean, look at this place, Nic.”

“Come on, just enjoy our moment together, Baby,” he squeezed my hand lightly and brought it to his lips.

I bit my lips and gazed at him, my heart was beating faster, but I still don’t feel the same way I felt to Alexander.

What is wrong with me?

Suddenly I heard a loud crack from behind, I turned around to find source of the sound.

“Nic, what was that?” I looked at him.

His eyes were cold for a second before shrugging his shoulders and his lips formed into a grin, “Things happened in nature, Kimmy.”

I sighed and carefully climbed to steep spots. released my hand when hearing the rushing stream in front of us. I walked faster and astonished with the view of dramatic water and amazing rock formations. There is a foot bridge over the gorge overlooking upstream to where the Swift River narrows as it cascades into the gorge. Judging by the size of the rocky bed of the stream, the falls must be really spectacular after heavy rain.

 “Let’s go up there first, Nic,” I asked him cheerfully, pointing to the bridge.

“There’s a foot path leading to a pond over there, do you want to go there?” he asked me when we were standing in the middle of the bridge.

“No, I just want to dip my feet down there before coming back. I’m starving,” I laughed and took out my phone from my backpack.

“Would you mind, please?” I asked with a sheepish smile.

He smiled back, took my phone, and pushed my beanie down, “Sure.”

“Hey!” I yelled and fixed the beanie and stood against the wooden handrail with my back on him.

“The signature pose,” he snorted.

I rolled my eyes, “Hurry up, please.”

Such a spectacular view of the falls and the river below, butthe height and the bouncy bridge started to frighten me. Nicholas came over, holding my shoulders to take a picture of us.

“Give me your cute mole, Nic,” I told him when his finger was tapping the phone.

He looked at me when the camera snapped the picture. I laughed and took the phone from him.

“We’re even now,” I smugly said, referring to what he did in Positano.

He pushed me against the wooden handrail and kissed my lips. I lightly hit his arm and he took my hand to walk down to the granite rocks to watch the waterfall up close. 

“Watch your step, Kimmy,” he warned me but not letting go off my hand.

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We were back at the mansion at 02.30 p.m., after having delicious lunch at Polly’s Pancake Parlor, less than ten minutes from the mansion.

“The therapist will come in thirty minutes, Kimmy,” Nicholas told me when automatic driveway gate was sliding open.

I looked at him in confusion, “What therapist?”

“For the soothe massage,” he replied and drove his car entering the property.

“Oh, you don’t have to do that, Nic,” I told him, but my body was actually felt stiff and sore.

“She will be sent to your room anyway, enjoy and meet me after, okay? I have some work to do,” he kissed me on lips and got off, leaving the car to one of his staff, who was standing by the main door.

I got off alone, seeing his back as he walked fast in front of me with his phone on his ear.

Didn’t he feel tired? Or is there something urgent with his business?

I dragged my sore feet to my bedroom. Seeing the spacious and spectacular view by the big frameless window under daylight, I decided to take a quick shower before the masseuse came.

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“May I join?” 

I opened my eyes, “Nicholas. Sure, it’s your tub,” I sheepishly smiled and closed my eyes again as he intended to undress.

Nicholas stood tall behind the big frameless clear glass. He was wearing white loose shirt and nude pants. My heart started to beat faster. I could hear his light footsteps and the water was raising up when he got inside the tub which is overlooking the infinity pool below. I opened my eyes to find his green eyes were gazing at me. He was sitting across with opened arms.

“So, did you enjoy your massage?” he asked, gazing to my neck.

“Indeed, thank you, Nic. She’s a fine masseuse, I fell asleep during the session and felt instantly relaxing after. My muscles feel like jello now,” I chuckled.

He smiled, “Drink plenty of water, Kimmy.”

I nodded, “I know,” I pointed to a pitcher of water with an empty glass next to the tub.

I sighed and closed my eyes, feeling so blessed to have such treatment.

Does he often to do home call massage?

“If you have something to ask, just ask me Kimmy, anything,” he gazed at me.

I coughed to clear my throat, feeling guilty.

“Well?” he asked.

“Just wondering if you often to call therapist to come. Not in negative way, believe me, just wondering because you surely know how to indulge…” I regretted what I just spoke.

Nicholas laughed, “I’ve never been here before, Kimmy. I told you before, I just bought this property and the major renovation handled by my staff. And for your record, I have never tried any kind of massages anywhere and not intend to do it,” he uttered with a grin.

I sat straight, “But why?”  

He shrugged his shoulders, “I don’t need any and certainly don’t want strangers to touch my body.”

I squinted my eyes, trying to spot whether he was joking or lying, but he just coolly smiled.

“Unbelievable, so you really didn’t try this master bedroom and let me to try it first?” I asked.

He chuckled, “Is that an invitation, Kimmy?”

I rolled my eyes and rested my head back to the towel piles, “You wish!”

“Anything else?” he asked.

I sighed, “Do you really have no girlfriend somewhere?”

He shook his head, “No, I don’t.”

“Some angry exes, perhaps?” I asked with a chuckle.

“Exes, perhaps. Angry? No way. But I have never been in a serious relationship before,” he spoke.

“Then what made you change? Is it over curiosity because I’m a challenge for you?” I finally asked.

He smiled, “I’m in love with you, Kimmy. For the first time in my life, you’re the only woman that I want to spend my whole life with,” he stared into my eyes.

“Nicholas, I…am grateful and thankful for your feeling, but…” I sighed heavily, “Can I be honest?”

“Yes, you must be,” he replied.

He came to my side and placed my head to his arm.

“Can I make decision after two or three weeks? Are you okay within those times if I meet someone else?” I carefully asked.

I felt like an ass hearing my own questions, but I really wanted to make it clear for both Dylan and Nicholas.

“I’m surely not okay, but if your conditions are nonnegotiable, let’s just do this,” he said in confidence.

“If you’re the one who changed your mind during that time, please let me know, you have equal right too, Nicholas,” I told him, holding his right arm while placing my head on his shoulder.

“I won’t change my mind, Kimmy. I’ll be waiting for you,” he turned to kiss my bun, “Hey, we have same hair buns,” he laughed.

I raised my head and laughed, “Yes, we do.”

“Well, do you like this lodge?” he asked.

“It’s a mansion or manor, Nicholas,” I insisted.

“Fine, manor, then.”

“I love this, this is super modern combined with fantastic nature. I mean, look at the beautiful infinity pool below, the river below the pool, this mansion was illuminating the surrounding forest. This is simply heaven. You have such an imaginary property, Nic,” I told him, while tightening up my green bikini string behind my neck.

“Thanks, but you must see my new property in Maldives or my home in Germany, you’re going to love them,” he smugly said and messed up my hair bun with his fingers.

“Hey, it’s going to be wet!” I protested and fixed my hair bun.

Nicholas suddenly got up and lifted my body in bridal style, before I got the chance to complain, he plunged into the swimming pool with me. I thought I was about to die in heart attack, but it was more like in very slow motion, as he kissed my lips and wrapped his arms around my neck and waist. It was almost like floating before we dived into the water smoothly and I didn’t even drink any water.

What has just happened? Did I eat magic mushroom?

I was wet in his arms, gaping at him, lost for words.

“Nic…” 

And he sealed my lips with his lips, I tried to push his chest but he didn’t budge an inch, so I bit his lower lip and he broke the kiss.

“Nicholas, please don’t throw me into the water ever again,” I scolded him and tried to get off, but as I changed my position, my legs wrapped around his waist.

He gazed at me lustfully and slowly brought me to edge of the pool without breaking our eye contact. His slightly wet blonde hair was literally loosening the bun, flowing past his shoulders, with a few strands covering his cheek. His hair was almost like shining gold under the rays of sunset.

Dangerously sexy.

He pinned me against the pool wall, placed one hand on my nape, and another on my lower back, and titled. My body was sticking on his like a glue.

“Let your hair flow down your back,” he smoky whispered, loosening my bun.

“Nicholas…” I felt breathless.

He titled his head and planted a demanding kiss on my lips, I opened my mouth a little to give him more access, and we ended up kissing to each other.

“Kimmy, let me please you,” he whispered in my ear, softly stroking my arms.

I was shivered, both in cold and lust. He was holding my body with his pelvis with my legs straddled his waist.

I shook my head and pushed away his chest, “No, Nic.”

“Yes, Kimmy. Let me do that for you,” he kissed me again, lifted my butt, and took us out from the pool to the bedroom.

“Nicholas, no, I don’t need it,” I told him, avoiding his lips after being pinned down to the bed.

Nicholas cupped my face with his hands and gazed at me deeply, “You can trust me, Kimmy. I just want to please you,” he said, slowly untied my wet bikini strings, revealing my breasts.

I tried to cover my breasts and sat, but he held my hands above my head.

“Please, don’t be shy or afraid. You’re perfect, Kimmy, just close your eyes, Baby,” he kissed me softly.

There was part of me being suspicious of his burning touch, but another part wanted to let him do as he said, testing him. I was fully aware playing very dangerous game with him, with his height and strength, he could easily force whatever he wants to do with me, but he already had his chances during our trip, so I decided to trust him this time. 

I could always tell him a hard no if things go wrong, right?

So, I closed my eyes. I could feel that my cheeks were burning as his hands cupped and gently squeezed my breasts and his tongue slid into my mouth, teasing my tongue, and went down to my ears, neck, cleavage, then to my breasts. I bent my back the moment his tingling cold tongue brushed the tip of my hard n*****s alternatively, then sucked them gently and gradually more intense. My fingers were grazing through his hair. I couldn’t hold my moans when he pecked up to my neck area and kissed me again on my lips, playing tongues in sync, with one hand held my hands as his other hand untied my tie side bikini bottoms and his fingers brushed my bikini lines.

“Nicholas,” I sighed favorably, but was also feeling embarrassed with my bush on display.

“I’m low-key into this,” he whispered in my ear with his fingers brushing my pubic hair.

I bit my lower lip when he released my hands and used his hands to open wide my thighs.

“Kimmy, you’re so beautiful,” he made a light stroke and pinch to my c**t with his finger.

I moaned and cupped his face asking him to kiss me again. Nicholas kissed me more passionately as his finger did circular motion to my c**t. I moaned in his mouth, panting. His kisses then went to down again to my neck and cleavage, sucking my n*****s a little harder, to my stomach, playing his tongue into my belly button, then to my pelvis, and inner thighs.

“Nicholas,” I moaned his name when he buried his face deep between my thighs, playing his tongue into my womanhood.

I was shivered and burning at the same time. Nicholas massaged my labia in circular motion while his tongue torturing my c**t, licking and sucking. When his finger was slowly pushed into my core, I felt a little sore and fullness.

“Nicholas, please…don’t go too deep,” I asked him, trying to dodge his hand.

I heard his calming voice and I decided to let him as the waves of joy started to build up high and higher. Nicholas’s finger kept stroking in and out with his tongue massaging and sucking my c**t, inner and outer labia. When his finger made a circular push below my c**t, I groaned in pure bliss with shaky thighs as I c*m on his face.

“Mmh…Nicholas…” I felt tingling sensation as he sucked up all of my arousal fluid.

I was panting and opened my eyes, meeting his lustful eyes. I tried to sit, covering my breasts with hands and closed my thighs up.

“Do you…want me to help releasing…it?” I stuttered, my face should be flustered in red.

I have never done fellatio before, I have never seen anyone’s p***s out of my medical experience, but I’m willing to learn. Nicholas smiled and pulled the duvet to cover my body and got up.

“I’ll be okay, Kimmy. Now, take a shower and get dressed, our dinner will be served in an hour and the maids will come here to fix the damp bed,” he came over and kissed me on forehead, then left.

I could clearly see that he was struggling his desire, I felt sorry for him, but I was smiling wide, realizing that he successfully passed the test.

Just like Alexander.

I closed my face with hands, realizing that I let the two brothers eat my womanhood.

My p***y.

And it was already too late to feel ashamed.

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 “Sprouted whole grain bread with curried hemp hummus, avocado, red pepper, cucumber, tempeh, alfalfa sprouts, and spinach, Milady,” Mr. Dawson replied after dinner when I asked him about the delicious tempeh sandwich for our hiking.

“It was so delicious, Mr. Dawson, thank you,” I sincerely said before he politely left.

Nicholas pinched down the tip of my nose, “You’re welcome, Kimmy,” he said.

I rolled my eyes at him and then stared to the contemporary hearth fireplace in front of us, hanging on the wall just below the big television. The artificial flames felt so real and luxurious, I could feel the fireplace contributes great heating for this big living room. Nicholas pulled my shoulders into his arms. We were sitting on comfortable big ivory armchair with a fluffy off white quirky crisscrossing lattice stitchingwool throw flung over. Carla and Jason left somewhere soon after dinner was over. I thought we would talk or play some games all night, but she ditched me over her boyfriend all the time.

“How many such fireplace you have in this mansion, Nic? I saw similar one in my room too,” I asked.

He chuckled lightly, “I really have no idea, Kimmy. Speaking of fireplace, come, let’s go up!”

Nicholas stood up and pulled me up.

“To the upper floor?” I asked.

“Yes,” he took the wool throw and wrapped it around my shoulders and took my hand to follow him to the corner of the room, to an elevator.

“I didn’t know you have elevator here,” I muttered low.

“Didn’t you take a detour yesterday?” he asked, squeezing my hand.

I looked up to him, “So, Mr. Dawson told you?”

He shook his head with a thin smile while entering the elevator, “I saw through the security cameras.”

“You didn’t install such in bedrooms, did you?” I blurted out, while staring at the buttons inside the elevator.

“I’m not that pervert, Kimmy,” he pinched my nose and put his other hand on my butt.

I hit his naughty hand, “No sorry for you,” I pouted, “Is B for basement? So, you have two levels of basement here?”

He nodded, “Yes.”

“What are they for?” I curiously asked him.

“For the staffs and stuffs,” he replied short. 

The door was opened, revealing a spacious wood rooftop deck with soft mood hidden lighting and an ample lounge area surrounding big standalone fireplace. There are green plants soften edges of the hard deck where the deck meets the wall and outdoor kitchen and dining table located under a pergola.

“Oh, my God, this is beautiful, Nic,” I was in awe of the sight.

“Good to hear that,” he responded and pulled me to the lounger duo located on lower level in the middle of the lush garden filled with flowers.

There was a fire pit next to the lounger duo and there was no fence or glass panels surrounding the large rooftop ensured uninterrupted views of mountain, forest, and river below the mansion. We laid on the lounger duo under the big wool throw, with Nicholas held my body closer.

“Cold?” he softly asked.

“Yes, but bearable and the fire pit does help,” I chuckled.

The fire pit looks like fire and ice, with the flames came out of the shattered glasses. I sighed, feeling content, then I fully noticed of the bright stars above on this clear night. 

Breathtakingly beautiful starry shows.

“I’m living in a dream,” I spoke, putting hand on his chest.

Nicholas was wearing navy crew neck sweater and slim fitted dark wash denim, while I was wearing white dress with black cardigan and tights. I closed my eyes, feeling Nicholas swift his body to kiss my hair.

“You’ll be forever living like a true queen with me, Kimmy,” he told me.

Forever is a strong word.

“Nicholas,” I whispered his name when he kissed my lips softly.