I believe and trust you Nathan

She woke up to very familiar nerve calming smell engulfing her olfactory sense. She stayed still for few minutes to be sure her brain had the right interpretations. She remained that way till she felt his hot exhalation rest peacefully on her bare neck. She blinked a few times to be sure she was not dreaming and that it was truly him beside her at the moment. She turned to face, carefully moving her body so as not to wake him up. She elevated her sight from his well-toned broad chest up to his serene sleeping face. She was taken aback for some seconds, was it really him or she just imagining things and hallucinating at the same time. She opted to bite her lips to be sure she felt pain and all this actually real life but before she could do that, she felt his hot air brush slightly against forehead and over her perked up nose, making her blink a few times, now sure that she was not dreaming or anything.

''Nathan'' she gasped, feeling this kin satisfaction that it was really him. She made to feel his face with her right palm but hung her hand half way when she felt she was going to interrupt his sleep. She finally brought down her hand, settling to stare at him quietly while he slept. Studying his sleeping face made her think about lots of things. She wondered where he had been, how long he spent there and when he had come back, including how long he had spent sleeping but no matter how much he needed answers, she decided within herself to let him sleep for the time being, concluding that when fully wakes up, she shall get all the answers she required.

She involuntarily attempted to imitate his breathing pattern as she kept watching his sleeping face. She watched his chest go up and down with his breathes being as stable as ever while tried to exhale and inhale with him. This continued for a while before she suddenly realized that she had never for once watched him sleep and this was actually the first time.

Her cheeks flushed at that realization, making her smile a bit to herself. She has always been the one to get watched by him while she slept, she has never been awake long enough to look at him sleep neither has woken up early enough either.

She gave it a thought to spend more just to watch him sleep but she had to leave early than she wanted to because she felt pressed. Nature was calling and she had to answer. Watching Nathan sleep had to wait till she was back.

She carefully raised the duvet over her, moving it aside as she made to step down from the bed. She was being very subtle with her movements so as not to wake him up, she still wanted to savor this lifetime opportunity as she did not know when it will come again.

She walked briskly to the door that led to the privy, opening it quietly and leaving Nathan alone in the bedroom.

Not long after she left him alone, Nathan swirled few times over the bed and woke up finally. He could not remember the last time he slept in all his life, talk more of even sleeping as much as he did just now. He patted lightly on the side of the bed where Khalan was supposed to be sleeping on, just to find it empty. Immediately, he sprung up from the bed in panic. ' Where did she go?' he asked himself as he began pacing round the room with his hand on his chin and his eyes darting around and, looking for clues of where Khalan might be. But just then, the door to the privy opened and she walked into the room with a surprised look on her face. She was not expecting to meet him wide awake or even as energetic as he seemed right now, he looked very serious like he was looking for something or someone but his eyes brightened immediately he saw her and he walked quickly towards her to give her a rib cracking hug.

''Khalan'' he gasped, hugging her tightly and kissing her hair. ''I thought something happened, are you fine?'' he drew her back, examining her carefully to be sure she was fine and had no problems at all.

The hug startled Khalan a bit but she however returned it, feeling this serene warmth in his arms.

''I am very fine Nathan'' she went ahead to say, still trying to recover from the shock the earlier hug came with.

''Are you sure?'' he cupped her face this time, staring into her emerald eyes with affection and concern running through his words as they came out of his mouth.

''I am very okay Nathan'' she reassured, lightly lifting his palm from her face and holding them dearly. ''You don't have to be worried about me okay?''

Nathan did not reply her this time, he only took his from her and nodded his head. He turned away and walked back to the bed, making himself comfortable on it and then went ahead to beacon on her to join him. She hesitated a bit but finally joined him, sitting right beside him and not taking her eyes away from him. She had lots of questions to ask him but decided to remain calm allowed him speak first, while made a list within her of the questions she was going to ask him, hoping he had answers to them all, good answers to be specific.

''I know you have lots of questions to ask me and I promise to answer them all okay?'' he made to hold her but she pulled back a bit, making him hesitate and cancel his attempt. ''I am sorry for leaving you the way I did yesterday, I promise it was not intentional and I never intended to hurt you'', he spoke with sincerity, hoping Khalan would believe him, even though he very well knew he did not actually give a good reason for what he did.

''Why did you leave though?'' she asked, still keeping her cool and waiting to hear from him. Within her, she really hoped Nathan had a good reason or reasons for what he did yesterday and all that it made her go through.

''It's beyond my explanation Khalan'' he breathed, looking into her confused orbs and hoping she would not press further but that was like wishing for the impossible to happen because knew his Sheba and how very stubborn she was, she was not going to let go easily. But surprisingly, she did. She nodded calmly and held his hands this time as she spoke.

''It is alright Nathan'' she said, shocking him to the core. ''I understand that you would never hurt me intentionally, and whatever you did, you did it for a good reason. I believe and trust you Nathan, you don't have to explain any further''. She drew him into a hug, kissing his neck softly.

Lucifer was very confused within him, he could not actually comprehend what was happening at the moment. He decided immediately to read her mind to find out if she was playing any games with him or if was actually serious and he did only to discovered that she was actually serious. She actually meant every word she said, and not only that she also put the blame on herself for whatever happened that day, she believed if she had not initiated anything that night, nothing would have happened between them, they would not have done anything to make him leave the way he did. She even believed within her that maybe he might be annoyed at her in some ways for not listening to him at first, bringing about everything that happened.

Lucifer was still stunned as he was taken aback by her thoughts and words and did not know what to say or do. He felt really guilty at this point, none of this was her fault, she had no reason to blame herself for anything, it was a problem of his and she had nothing to do with it. However, in as much he wanted her to stop blaming herself for anything, he could not afford to tell her truth, she could not handle it. So, all he had to do was appreciate the fact that she already made things easier for him. No matter how uncomfortable he was with the fact that she took the blame, it was preferable than her finding out the truth so Lucifer just had to accept the way things turned out.

"It's okay Khalan" be stroked hair and kissed before pulling away from the hug. "it's alright'' he assured, making her have the most beautiful smile on her face.

''so…'' Khalan began with a stutter, as she unintentionally licked her lips while she spoke, this attempt of hers tried to provoke Lucifer but he tried so hard to keep his cool. ''So you have forgiven me right?''

''There is really nothing to forgive Khalan'' he assured her, returning the smile she gave to him earlier.

''In that case, I believe it's right for me to ask you right now, what I have been wondering within me for a while now''. She smirked.

Lucifer was amused but overall found her actions cute. ''And what could that be?''

''I have been wondering, what have you got planned for my eighteenth birthday?''…