Love’n’Lust

When Laura Johnson got into her husband’s car and he started to drive, she was still worried and decided to place a call to Belle’s sister, Brie.Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.

Meanwhile, Nathan stood for some good seconds after Mrs Johnson left. He was trying to guess her whereabouts. He knew she didn’t talk much with many of the people who worked here so she most likely wasn’t with anyone in their cubicle.

He scratched his head, more worried than Mrs Johnson now after he ask her not to be worried. He was also disappointed because he planned to tell her how he felt but it seemed to him that today wasn’t just his day.

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“Brie, can I borrow your…” Cherry stopped when she saw that her friend had a long face.”What’s the matter?”

“Belle’s missing again.”

“O my god, how? When?” Cherry asked.

“I don’t know, you remember her boss? Mrs Johnson, the one who helped out with putting the news that she was missing before, she just called, she said that Belle hadn’t returned since she went for a break and that her phone and purse are still at her office,” Brie’s voice was full of fear.

“But she didn’t say she is MISSING, did she?” Cherry pointed out.

“Where else would she be, to not return to the office after her break till now, if she isn’t missing? What if they took her again?”

“Hey, calm down, now you’re just been pessimistic about this,” Cherry didn’t want to see her all bummed out like that so she tried to calm her mind, not really believing that Belle was missing again.

“Did you just say I’m been pessimistic? It’s my sister we are talking about here.” Brie shot at her.

“I didn’t mean to use that word, I just didn’t know which other word to use. For all we know, she could be with him.” Cherry defended.

“What?”

“You know, him, Mr money himself.” Cherry made her point.

“I can’t believe you right now, is that what you really think?”

“Come on Brie, you know what I’m saying is very much possible. I get it, you’re worried but you have to calculate sometimes. Belle is grown like we are, you get me. She can take care of herself.” Cherry’s words had Brie thinking till she added;

“Remember that one time that hot guy wanted me to serve him alone at the bar?” Cherry chuckled.

“Not now, Cherry.” Brie stopped her because she was still trying to think deeply about what she said.

*****

Ben walked over to the head of the bed and unhooked the cuffs from Belle, he watched her collapse to the bed the moment her hands were freed. He smiled before leaning in to move some of her hair which had fallen out of her ponytail off her face. She looked at him as her chest went up and down slowly as she still breathed heavily.

“Come, I’ll take you to the shower.” He picked her up like she was weightless, carrying her like a baby. She didn’t even bother to hold on to his shoulders while he carried her, she felt too weak for that.

Ben changed how he carried her when he got to the shower, he made her rest on his chest and she wrap her legs around his waist naturally. Ben turned on the shower and the fast drops fell on their bodies. He untied her hair and started to run his hand through it as the water made it thicker.

She still had her face resting against his chest. He was beginning to like that she enjoyed doing that.

“Belle,” he called and she lifted her face to his in response.”What do you want?” He asked her.

Belle recognized that question, he usually asked that when he was in an overly good mood. Without an immediate answer, she rested her head back on his chest, but put her arms around his neck this time, sliding her skin against his just to get her lips to his ears.

“You.” She whispered. She couldn’t talk any louder, even her voice was weak, she had lost it.”I want you, Ben, not your body but you.” She replied and it got silent between them for some moments.

“Anything but that,” she finally heard him.

“You asked what I wanted right? I want your love.” She confessed. She knew she was in love with him but didn’t want to say it ever since because he told her before, not to fall in love with him but she couldn’t save herself. Spending time with him, sexing with him, and seeing him almost every day, she was getting more attached to him.

“I can’t love you, Belle and you know that.”

“You can,” she lifted her face again to look into his eyes but the water wouldn’t let her so she rested her head against his chest against his chest again.”What’s stopping you, if not yourself and your beliefs?”

He turned off the shower and took her to the wide vanity counter in the bathroom without saying anything else. He pulled on the towel hanging there and started to wipe her dry, standing in between her thighs as he did so.

“Ben, I’m in love with you,” she said and he stopped with a sigh.

“I asked you not to fall in love with me.” He reminded her, his voice colder than usual.

“Well, guess what, I’m human and I can’t control how I feel.” She said in a low voice and pouted afterward.

“I’m also human, and I’m not in love with you.” His words were plain but they felt so heavy when they fell on Belle’s ears.

“…”  Belle said nothing afterward, she didn’t know what to say. He didn’t look at her face to catch her reaction to what he just said.

He started to dry her hair, and she sighed deeply. He was acting like he just said something so pleasant. After he was done drying her, he picked up another dry towel for himself.