Chapter 157 - Story Of Nikki Lindsey

CHAPTER 57: I WANT TO BUILD A FAMILY

"The Future I Always Dream About Is Being With You." 

"The past is bound to forget and buried, to conceal the miseries we need not remember."

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Before she could utter a word, Nikki froze to her feet.

Theo's warm mouth is covering hers, while his one arm holds her waist, and the other holds her chin to deepen the kiss.

Theo is kissing her!

They are supposed to talk, but why are they kissing now?

Theo pulled Nikki by the waist, closer to his body, and fire lit between them as they were this close, and Nikki returned to his kisses.

Forget the confrontation as he just wants to skip and jump to the kissing part and be intimate with each other. He already prepares whenever Nikki pushes and slaps him if her anger erupts.

Meanwhile, Nikki cannot comprehend if she should push Theo. She wants to hear what his plans are about them now and about her pregnancy.

It dazed her to have a taste of Theo's kiss once again. She'll be honest about how she yearns for Theo's embrace. She longs for his gentle caress like the times they make love.

She thought she would not see him again after Brandon takes her. She plays different scenarios in her head when no one rescues her. So she was thinking if she will ever find a chance to escape when they are in the middle of the ocean, and she has no idea where they are going.

But Theo is now standing in front of her... Not only that. He is also holding her, and she felt security. 

Somehow, she knows this familiarity, even on the very first day they make love. He could calm her senses, and her touch seemed like setting her free from the wall she built up around her because of the tragic past she could not remember, but nightmares haunted her. 

Locked inside in his arms, she felt haven.

Theo parted their lips, gasping as they were chasing breaths.

His eyes expressed how sincere he was even before he mutter any explanation. Maybe that what she overheard is not the entire issue, but only a part of that, which a misunderstanding to her side. She will listen to Theo's explanation later. 

Theo is gaping at her lovingly.

"Nikki Lindsey..." 

She waited for what he would say to her, and after he opens his mouth and utters these words, tears run down her cheeks again.

"I love you..." 

There, he said it finally. He wanted to prove to her. He has many things he must explain, but he wanted her to know how he feels about her.

Now, her eyes flooded with tears she doesn't know how to stop them. Surprisingly, she could still cry a barrel. But what stunned her most is Theo is also crying.

"Theo..." she held his face with both of her hands. Theo brushed her forehead and plant a kiss on her nose.

"Nikki... I don't know what happens in our past. I wished to bring back all the memories I lost to remember what I forget. If you are part of that, it made me happy we already met before. But maybe the past is bound to forget and be buried, to conceals the miseries we need not remember. Then the memories we could only recall forward are yet to happen."

"Nikki, I just wanted to look at the future… And the future I always dream about is being with you." 

Theo lifted his right hand to wipe the tears that endlessly flowed from her eyes.

That is absolutely true. In these passing years, nothing he looked forward to every day is to meet her in his dreams over again as he thought she was just an illusion. Now he knew the reason he is dreaming of Nikki... those dreams are the shattered memories that remain inside his heart... 

He may lose his memories, but his heart remembers... Her laughter, her smile, her bright brown eyes, gazing at him playfully, which intrigues him if what her cute little head is thinking that moment. 

"Nikki... I have so much to explain to you. I have been lying to you and kept a secret. If whatever you overheard, or which part you listen to, I wanted you to know... I did it because I have loved you, and I will love you forever. I want to build a family with you. I don't want to be apart from you even a single second. So please trust me." 

What can she say? When his words instantly wash away, all the pain and false thought that breaks her heart. She has to respond to Theo. But her tears won't stop.

She was thinking of confronting him. To question him, ask him about her pregnancy. But her heart trusts him. She wanted to trust him.

Theo once again kisses her and this time is much longer. She put her arms around his neck and let their heart talk over the unsaid words.

Theo is right. Maybe the past meant to forget, to seal away the pain that destroyed their life once. What matters, and more importantly, is they are now together to love each other, create new memories, and build a family of their own. Both of them may lose an important memory from the past, but it was for the best that only they could think is the future awaits them...

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Nikki opens her eyes. She could not believe it. Halfway through going back to Mainland City, the fishing vessel had stopped, and Theo requested for her to put on a blindfold. She was hesitant about what he was playing. But Theo asked to trust him because he had surprised her.

She remembered that it was her birthday today. And after she put on the blindfold, Theo carried her and found herself inside a luxurious yacht's master bedroom.

"Do you want to take a bath?" Theo asked her after he put down on the couch.

It feels like she was inside a dream, Nikki nodded dazedly and watched Theo strode toward a room that stands as a bathroom.

Hmm. So, they were okay now? They have not yet talked about his trick to be the mystery man. But she won't miss the chance to be with him now.

"Nik, the bath is ready."

Theo came back to tell her this at the perfect moment when her cheek burning upon remembering the times they made love. The atmosphere of the room was like one, but the difference is she was wide-awake. And with open eyes, she stares at the mystery man, which is too damn handsome.

Gosh! Her face blushes to imagine Theo was naked before her eyes. 

"Nik, are you okay? Do you have a fever?" Theo reached for her forehead to check her temperature. 

It's not about if she has a fever. It was her face flushing because she imagines Theo being naked, and it feels embarrassed although she already touches his body, and even his...

Ugh. Why is she thinking of it now? He should not know what runs inside her head. But too late. Theo caught those naughty smiles she tries to hide.

"Hmm. I'm curious if what was this pretty mind thinking at the moment?" Theo mumbles to himself, but enough for Nikki to hear.

She shook her head, but those silly smiles remained playing on her lips. Theo narrows his gaze, but in a sweet way. He told Nikki, "Are you thinking of me?" 

Nikki's eyes widened when Theo wink at her. She wants to smack him on the back of his head because he was right. It does thrill her to see him naked. 

"That playful smile was like in my dream. You have a silly thought right now." 

Nikki giggled before she replied to Theo. Holding his face, she uttered. "Well, I have this man in my mind… but I need not think of him at the moment. Because he was here in front of me…"

She could not help initiate a move to kiss him when he was this close.

Remain kissing, Theo picked her up and brought her to the bathroom. He helped her undress her clothes, which Nikki remains to close her eyes, immersing herself in the presence of her mystery man. 

The usual him, so gentle… 

"Nik, you can open your eyes." 

She gasped, seeing Theo half-naked.

"Look at me."

Nikki peered at this gorgeous green eyes man she was in love with.

Theo takes her hand and kisses the back of her palm. Even though Theo already sees her nudity, she still feels shy. 

"You are so beautiful, Nik." 

Speechless, she brushes her lips against Theo to convey her feelings. No words uttered, but their heart understood how they felt the same way. 

Theo helps Nikki to step inside the tub, and he joins later after he took off his trousers.

Rested her head on his shoulder. Her back pressing into his chest while his arms embracing her tight, planting tiny kisses on her neck and shoulder blades. Occasionally, Theo tenderly touches her belly, made a circle.

"Did he hurt you? You have a bruise in your wrist." He asked later.

Nikki shakes her head and replies. "No. But he gripped them tightly." 

Theo kisses Nikki's arm, which has small bruises as well.

"You also have here below your shoulder." 

"It must be the time I crashed into the wall. And I collapse on the floor deck." 

Nikki showed her knee with bruises. Theo darkened his expression. Wishing he join the interrogation, and he would be glad to be the one to punch Brandon in the face. 

Later, Nikki changes her position. She was now sitting on his lap while her arms around his waist, resting her head to his chest. 

"You must have been exhausted," Theo told Nikki. He added, "you should take a rest. Let me bath you." 

Blushing, Nikki nodded and let Theo turn on the shower and bathe her. After the bath which was filled with endless kissing, Theo brought her to the bed and helped her dry her hair. 

She was thinking of making love with him. And she was aware of how Theo controls himself not doing tonight when she was pretty exhausted. 

Right now, they were content embracing each other. She doesn't want to close her eyes, but her body wants some rest. Theo is brushing her hair, peering at her earnestly, he whispered.

"Let's do something for your birthday later. Let us get some sleep for now." 

She nodded. And she looks forward to where they headed now and where Theo would take her later.

At the moment, she would enjoy being cuddled by him.