Ni’ev part 12

Long chapter! ❤️

The next day, I awkwardly meet Nebula. She smiles at me, thanks me for babysitting her children, and asks me questions that I answer half-heartedly.

I feel like I’m a bystander watching this encounter from the outside. Intrusive thoughts keep me company in the background.

Does Nebula think of her romance with Ni’ev when she’s with me? Does she feel empowered that she has that secret over me? Has she ever been in genuine? Are the smiles she gives me of mockery or happiness?

“Rosa?” she calls.

“Sorry.” I clear my throat. “What did you say?”

“You’re really spaced out today. Ni’ev must have shown you a good time last night.” She winks, and my stomach flips.

What does she know about Ni’ev skills? Did she get to sample them in bed, or maybe in the jungle? Did they fuck in this room before it was turned into the babysitting center?

Mothers. I feel sick. While I have no remorse for Nebula, I wish she told me she had a past with Ni’ev before letting me get entangled. I wouldn’t want to be with a man that shared intimacy, love, and dreams with one of my friends.

“Bye, Nebula. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

I can’t look at her, but feel terrible for turning my back on her and the kids.

I’m gathering discarded toys when I see Ni’ev enter the room. In my distracted state, I nearly forgot about his proposal to pick me up after work.

Butterflies explode in my sour stomach. It feels like I have a garden within me, and I’m about to barf flowers. This is the effect he has on me. I can’t stay mad at him, because he has always been kind to me.

“Mothers,” he greets.

He looks refreshed. His hair is slicked back, still wet. To my dismay, he’s wearing trousers and a vest. The only muscles I can enjoy are his biceps.

“Hey.” I smile shyly, but at least I didn’t stutter.

“I have come as I promised. May I escort you?”

My greedy eyes remain locked on his arms. “Hell yeah. I’ll be an escort for you any day.”

Ni’ev blinks. “Excuse me?”

“Erm… yeah, let’s go.”

Way to go, Rosa. You fucking genius. That brain of yours is a liability, not an asset.

He dismisses my mental glitch, probably used to my erratic nature.

I rush to pick up the rest of the toys, and Ni’ev helps me. Once finished, I stand up and scan the room a last time. A hand touches the small of my back, and I stand straighter.

I look up at him with surprise.

My panties drench instantly, but not because his fingers are close to my ass. It’s his confidence. He looks at me with patience. While my heart rate is spiking and my body temperature rises, Ni’ev looks like he’s in control. Little can stress this man out. He has too much experience, too many skills.

That is what I’m attracted to. He is hardly expressive. Meanwhile, I’ve always been a stumbling nervous wreck that could only dream of being as collected as him. His body is opposite to mine, too. I’m soft and pudgy while his shoulders only carry muscle and confidence.

“Are you ready?”

I manage a nod.

With his hand at back, he leads me outside.

“Where are we going?”

“It is a surprise.”

I’m itching with suspense as I walk down the steps.

“Mothers, Ni’ev,” an older man greets him. “Markson wanted to know when you will send the instructions for the ship’s transfer.”

“I am busy today. It will get done tomorrow,” Ni’ev answers.

I look between the men. The ship sometimes gets re-located when a storm approaches to avoid damage. I don’t want Ni’ev to neglect his duties because of me, even if it costs us a date.

“It’s okay. We can go out tomorrow,” I tell Ni’ev.

“That would be unacceptable. You come first. Do not worry about my work, and enjoy staying by my side.”

It’s hard to reply to that, so I don’t.

Ni’ev takes me to the left of the pyramid, where the gardens are. I love this place, because all the flowers are beautiful regardless of their size. The big and small flowers are equally breathtaking. My favorite are lavender, heart-shaped ones that glow in the dark.

I spot a basket and a blanket. The secret is revealed. He brought me to a picnic.

“Aww, Ni’ev.”

“Please, sit.”

I lay on the tan blanket and caress it to avoid looking into Ni’ev’s eyes. “This is a nice blanket. Where did you get it?”

“It is the skin of my latest conquest. I wanted to display it to you.”

It’s pretty typical for these guys to only care about weapons and animal quilts. Although I know Ni’ev has a stockpile of gold somewhere, he never cares to show it off.

“Cool. Which animal did you hunt?”

“This is the flesh of a man I defeated.”

Oh, hell no.

I scream and jump off whoever’s remains I’m lying on. Ni’ev snatches me before I face plant into a bush, and crushes me against his side.

“It is a joke!”

“Fuck, Ni’ev,” I place a hand over my chest. This man nearly killed me and turned me into the second carcass in the gardens.

This date is off to a morbid start.

“That wasn’t funny. I was ready to jump back into the spaceship vents. Why would you say something like that?”

He sighs and relaxes his hold on me.

I’m sitting next to him. Our arms are touching, and I’m painfully aware of the protective hold he has on my leg. Mothers, his hand is so wide that it makes my meaty thigh look like a twig.

“I went to the females for advice, and they suggested I share more jokes. Apparently, I must loosen up. They think I am too reserved and direct.”

This is all wrong. He shouldn’t have to think he’s not good enough, because my Ni’ev is perfect.

“You don’t need to loosen up. You don’t need to change anything. I like you for who you are.”

He scans my face, taking my lips and eyes as if unable to get enough of those simple features.

When his eyes flicker to my cheek, I fear he’s not admiring me at all. I cup my cheek. “Is there something on my face?”

He blinks. “Just beauty.”

“Uh…” I become speechless, like the toddlers I babysit.

His hand reaches out, and my bottom lip twitches. The fire that burns between us flares higher, clogging my lungs until I can’t inhale. I need him to kiss me; to breathe air into my failing body.

I want him to over-power me as he fucks me in missionary. To make me forget about my size by wrapping me in him. I want my breasts to bounce upon command every time he slams into me, my pussy to gush every time he crams it full. I want to look into his starry eyes as he hovers over me, and be transferred to another universe.

His hand goes over my shoulder, skipping my face. It’s hard to mask my disappointment.

I hear a snip, and then feel pressure on my ear. I touch the flower he placed there.

“Two pretty flowers,” he smiles.

I feel so shy that I shrink away like a flower receding into a seed.

“Thank you, Ni’ev. You’re very kind.”

“Thank you for not running away from me and my disturbing comment. I assure you that I have never kept the corpse of men that met their end at my blade.”

Well, that’s re-assuring.

“Eat. You must be hungry.”

I look at the basket. It’s not shaped well since it leans toward the left.

“I… I apologize for its sloppiness. I saw the females make them one day and thought I could create my own, but it was harder than I thought. My fingers are too large to weed the fibers together.”

He looks at his huge hands with disdain. Although I’m not hungry, I reach into the basket and take grape-like fruits.

“It’s wonderful, just like the food. This was all really thoughtful.”

He grins. The kind giant is so warm that he could replace the sun.

I hand him food, and we eat together. When the flower falls from my ear, I pick it up and admire it.

“This is my favorite flower. I love its shape and colors.”

“Yes,” he replies as he digs into the basket. "It will soon grow on the other side of the pyramid.”

How would he know that? These flowers bloom randomly. They used to only grow near the jungle, then mysteriously appeared beside the pyramid one day.

“How do you know that?”

Ni’ev looks like an alien caught in the headlights.

“Did you plant these nearby for me?”

He runs a hand through his short brown hair. “Yes. They pleased you, and I didn’t want you traveling to the jungle to see them. Quite pathetic of me. I do not want you to think I’ve been stalking you all this time and—”

I hug him, crushing the flower between our chests.

It seems like Ni’ev is tired of these tidbits of intimacy that I offer, because next thing I know, I’m flat on my back and he is hovering above me.

“Mothers, Rosa. You cannot touch me so freely. You do not know what you are doing to me. My heart, my skin, my damned cock!”

His eyebrows are creased. There is a palace of pain between them.

I want to be the queen that brings the happily ever after.

“Kiss me. Please.”

The words come from me. They’re the last I get to mutter, because he closes our distance, collapsing his palace on me. Our faces are pressed together, our lips trying to learn each other’s secrets as they tug and dig.

He tastes better than what I could have ever imagined.

a/n: SEX COMING SOOONNN. Like I promised, Ni’ev’s story will be short (20ish) chapters 😍 I have plenty of exciting projects coming up.

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