Damien's POV ♣️.
I took a quick shower and made my way downstairs. I saw Kimia standing behind the stove singing and I paused.
Her hair was pulled into a messy bun on the top of her head and she wore one of my tees that was clearly too big for her. It hung off her shoulders and ended mid thigh. My eyes trailed downward and when I noticed that she wasn't wearing anything under the shirt I gulped. Her skin looked so tempting under the morning sun.
I wrapped my arms around her and she hit me with a hot spatula.
" Ouch!" I yelped in pain and she turned to look at me crossing her arms. I pouted expecting her to apologize but instead she narrowed her eyes at me.
" I am not going to apologize because I have warned you severally to stop doing that." She said poking my chest with her finger.
I continued pouting and she rolled her eyes. She passed me a mug of black coffee and I smiled and kissed the side of her head. I took a large gulp and sighed in satisfaction.
" What's for breakfast?"
" Blueberry pancakes with freshly whipped cream and cut strawberries."
" Sounds yummy. But does it taste yummy?"
She paused and looked at me raising her eyebrows.
" I'm sorry, but did you just doubt my cooking skills?"
" I was just joking!" I exclaimed and she scoffed.
" You're an amazing cook Mia. Everything you make tastes great. Even your skin tastes amazing." I said nibbling on her ear lobe. She shivered and I smirked.
She looked up at me with hooded eyes and licked her lips. My eyes moved down to stare at her wet lips and I traced their outline with my thumb. I leaned down and placed my lips on hers savouring the feel of it. I kissed her slowly enjoying the sweet taste of her lips.
She pulled back and wrinkled her nose slightly.
" You taste like coffee." She said and I chuckled. I placed a chaste kiss on her lips before picking an already stacked plate of pancakes.
" Let's eat."
***
It was late afternoon and Kimia and I were relaxing on the couch. I sat upright while she laid on the couch with her head on my thighs. I stroked her hair gently as we watched a movie but I was more interested in her face.
I noticed the small heart shaped birthmark right under her left eye the faded acne marks on her forehead. Her eyes crinkled a little at the side whenever she laughed and her small nose would wrinkle slightly.
Kimia was not perfect. She had flaws like everyone else but she used them instead of hiding them. And that was what made her perfect.
She turned her head to look at me and smiled and my heart started pounding. This girl made me feel different. A good kind of different.
" Penny for your thoughts?" She asked smiling softly.
God she's beautiful.
" I'm just thinking of how beautiful you are and how lucky I am to have you."
She smiled and moved around a bit till she was straddling me. She kissed me softly and then pulled back.
" Sasha is an idiot for letting you go." She said.
" She's not-"
" Yes she is. Damien you're an amazing guy. You're sweet, romantic, loving, kind, supportive, protective. You can clean, cook, dance. And let's not forget about your amazing kissing skills."
I chuckled at her last statement and she smiled.
" Plus, you're hot too. You are an amazing boyfriend and I am really lucky to have you." She said stroking my cheeks with her thumbs.
My heart raced as she stared at me. She was making me feel an unexplainable emotion. It was something I have never felt before. I kissed her pouring all my emotions into the kiss. My phone rang but I ignored it.
Kimia pulled back and told me to answer it. I sighed and did as I was told.
" Hello?"
" D-D-Damien?" Sasha hiccupped and Kimia got off me.
" Sasha?, What's wrong?"
" I'm sorry for disturbing I just needed someone to talk to. I-I-I just broke up with Fransisco." She said.
" I'm sorry Sash."
" It's okay. It's not your fault. Can you come over?, I'm at an hotel."
I looked over at Kimia and she nodded.
" Sure. Just text me the address and I'll be there as soon as possible." I said.
" T-t-thank you."
" Yeah. See you soon."
I turned to look at Kimia and spoke,
" Are you sure you're okay with me going?"
" Yes. She needs you now more than I do."
" Are you sure?"
" For the last time Damien!, Yes! Now go."
She tossed me my keys and jacket and pushed me out the door.
***
I knocked on the door to Sasha's room and waited patiently for her to answer. She opened the door and I entered. Her makeup was smudged and her eyes were bloodshot.
" Thanks for coming." She hiccupped.
" It's no problem at all." I replied.
" How are you?"
" Not good." She said sitting on the bed as tears began flowing. I held her as she cried on my shoulder.
" He's not worth your tears you know." I said and she looked up at me.
" You deserve someone much better than him and I'm sure that someday, you'll find him."
She stared at me then she placed her lips on mine. It took me a few seconds to realise what was going on and I pushed her away and jumped back cleaning my lips with my sleeve.
" What the actual fuck Sasha?!"
Mia's going to kill Sasha and then kill me.
" Damien I still love you. I'm sorry for rejecting you but I was scared. But I'm ready now. We can get married and have kids-"
She started walking towards me but I moved further away from her.
Kimia was right.
" Sasha we can't-"
" Why not?, You…you wanted us to start a family. Is that what you wanted?"
" Wanted, Sasha. That's what I wanted. 2 years ago. But now…I don't want that anymore."
" Woah!" She exclaimed sitting on the bed.
" I'm sorry. I'm sorry if I led you on or if I gave you the wrong impression."
" You didn't. I was just being delusional. I didn't want to believe it. You're happier with Kimia."
" You guys are dating aren't you?"
I nodded and she chuckled.
" I never thought I'd see the day that Damien Myers would break the rules and get romantically involved with an agent while on a mission."
" I got involved with you."
" It was always strictly work. But with you and Kimia, it's different. You're so in love with her that you don't even care about the rules anymore."
" I am not in love with Kimia." I said and she snorted.
" Yeah right. Damien you are clearly in love with that girl. Your smile brightens whenever she near. You're always looking for a reason to be close to her. You smile softly whenever she laughs. You give her your full attention whenever she's talking. And the way you look at her, you look at her like she's your entire universe. You never looked at me like that."
" I even got jealous and tried to make her look bad, I'm not exactly proud of it cause it's a really pretty thing to do. But you didn't care, you just loved her even more."
I gulped hard as I tried to process her words.
Am I really in love with Kimia?!
" Thanks for coming. You don't have to worry about me, I'll be leaving Havana in a couple of days." She said and I nodded.
" Good night."
" Yeah good night."
" Oh and Damien, I'm happy for you."
***
I got home and saw Kimia seated on a stool in the kitchen with a mug of coffee in her hands.
" Don't look so surprised. I still hate it. I just didn't want to fall asleep since you weren't home yet."
" You didn't have to wait up."
" I know, I wanted to. So, how is she?"
" Better I guess."
" You guess?"
" You were right." I said sitting down on the stool opposite her.
" I'm right about a lot of things. You have to be specific."
" You were right about her still being in love with me and her trying to make you look bad."
" Told ya." She said and I sighed.
" I can't believe she did all those things to you. On purpose."
" Love drives people to do crazy things."
" But that's not all."
" Wait there's more?"
" She kissed me." I said and Kimia kept quiet.
" Mia I swear I didn't kiss her back!, I pushed her away-"
" I believe you." She said calmly and I stared at her.
Is she using reverse psychology
Or is today opposite day?
" Kimia you have to believe me I didn't-"
" Damien I believe you. If you kissed her back you would have told me. I trust you and you've never broken my trust nor have you ever lied to me. If you said you didn't kiss her back then you didn't."
Her words struck a chord. I've been lying to her ever since I met her yet she still believed I have never lied to her.
" I don't deserve you." I said moving closer to her but she moved back.
" No hugging or kissing till you take a shower. You're still covered in Sasha germs." She said and I laughed.
I ran upstairs and took a shower getting rid the ' Sasha germs'. As I was getting dressed, my hand touched something and I brought it out.
It was the box that held the promise ring I had bought months ago. I still didn't know why I bought it. I opened the box and stared at the flower shaped promise ring.
Maybe it's going to be useful after all.
***
Lumela!🤗,
Finally!, Damien realised what was going on.
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