Love Aint Always Pretty novel Chapter 29

Escapism

- escaping from reality

Origin: English

29

NICK'S POV

EIGHT YEARS AGO

"Nick are you sure about this? Her folks might send us to jail dude." I hear Alec.

"Just wait, alright? She'll be out."

I gaze at my watch and it was already one in the morning. Alec and I were waiting for Catherine to come out of their mansion. We weren't planning on eloping or running away, but we just wanted to go out. We wanted to see each other after what happened when her father found us. I know it's gonna be harder to sneak her out and her bodyguards will be following her everywhere she'll go but I will do want whatever I can just to see my girlfriend.

"Nick. Shit Nick her bodyguards." Alec pulled my arm.

"Fuck. Hide." I spit.

Both of us hid behind the bushes and just hoped we won't get caught. When it was clear, one fifteen in the morning, I'm almost freezing from these bushes and Alec has been whining about leaving already, that's when I saw Catherine carefully sneaking out.

"Catherine." I called out softly.

Thank god she saw me. She quickly ran towards where we were and threw herself at me. I hugged her tight. I missed Catherine so much. I missed holding her, kissing her, telling her I love her. I missed her too much that I don't want to end this night.

"Why are you bringing your bag?" I asked.

She smiles. "I'm going to run away with you, Nick."

I gaped and Alec was shocked too.

"What?" I asked surprisingly.

"I wanna be with you. Let's run away. Let's go somewhere far from here. Just you and me. Let's think that we're doing it ahead of time before college. Nick I love you." She kissed my lips.

"Catherine... I love you too and you know that I love you too much. But..."

"Don't say no. Please. Take me anywhere with you and I'll go. I won't complain about what we're gonna eat or where you'll take me. I wanna be with you Nick. I wanna be with you so bad. I don't wanna be locked up in that house not seeing you." She cries.

I pulled her close to my body and I just hugged her, rubbing the back of her head and kissed her temple. I moved my eyes to Alec and he was moving his head sideways. He doesn't like this at all but I love Catherine and I wanna be with Catherine too.

"What the fuck." Alec mouthes to me.

I rolled my eyes at him and Catherine pulled herself away from me. I smiled, assuring her that I was okay with this, that everything was gonna be okay though I know it'll just make things even harder. But I need to try, for us. I thumb her tears away that were rolling over her cheeks.

"I won't know what will happen in every tomorrows we're gonna be facing but I won't let go of you Catherine." I kissed her hand.

She smiled at me.

"We gotta go." Alec says.

•••••

"Nick?"

She pulled her head up to me while she was resting her head on my bare chest. The blanket was the only thing covering our naked selves. I push her hair off her face and she was still pretty after we made love. Her hand starts crawling on my hand, and our fingers entwined.

"We can stay here forever." She says.

I smiled.

We were actually staying at Alec's grandma's old house which was just a thirty-minute drive from my house. Alec said me and Catherine could stay here for tonight and as long as we want to if we haven't found a place to stay in yet. I can't go back home now and she can't as well. People close to is might be looking for us tomorrow but as long as I have Catherine, I have everything.

"We can't." I said.

Her face fell.

"But we'll try to work it out from here Catherine. I love you and I will sacrifice everything I can just to be with you." I pulled her hand up and kissed her knuckles.

Her face lit up and smiled at me. I love seeing that smile on her face. I don't know what's gonna happen but this happiness is only temporary. I know. Once her father will find out about this, I'm sure he'll take Catherine away from me. I'm scared of that day to happen. I'm scared that I might not see her anymore. This is the chance that I can be with her but I was hoping this will work out. I was hoping that the people around us, judging us being together, will understand that we love each other. This isn't just some puppy love. This whole thing is different and I am seriously going to hold on to Catherine as long as I can.

"I have some money with me, we can find a small apartment somewhere far." She says.

"Why do you want to go somewhere far? We can't escape forever Catherine." I told her.

"Don't you wanna be with me?" She asked.

"I do. That's why I'm with you right now. But all I'm saying is that we can't hide. Your father might sue me for kidnapping."

"You didn't kidnap me. It was on my own will that I wanted to runaway with you. I will testify for you if that will happen." She said seriously.

I just smiled. "You don't really have to worry about that, love."

She pulled herself up and kissed my lips, I held the back of her neck and kissed her back. She slowly climbs on top of me, stroking my length. I was smiling in between our kiss and moaned on my throat. She giggles, I love when she giggles.

"You do know morning sex is the best sex of all, right?" She asked.

I chuckled.

"Why don't we find out then?" I teased.

I pulled my head up and kissed her again. I pulled myself up, coming to a sitting position while Catherine was sitting on my lap. Her legs wrapped around my waist as I move my lips down to her chin then on her neck as she pulls her head up, facing the ceiling. She tugs my hair gently as I wrapped my arms around her body, making her breasts pressed on my chest.

I love making love to Catherine and only her. I think I may not be able to make love to another woman the way I make love to her. It's gonna be different if it's not her, she makes me feel alive.

Slowly, I lay her down on the bed and started running my lips over her breasts, nibbling and licking her nipples. She takes a hold tight on the top part of my hair as she moans. When I was ready, I slowly slid myself inside of her and she moans with her lips pressing together as her eyes were shut close. I start to move, and every move I make, I fall in love with her even more. Every kiss I give her, assures me that I'm gonna spend the rest of my life with Catherine. And only Catherine. Every time we make love, makes me love her even much much more.

Catherine is all I need to keep me going in life. Catherine is the only woman that my heart will love for a lifetime and if it's not her, I won't be able to love anybody else anymore. I wouldn't want to open my heart to anyone else cos I'm only for Catherine.

My heart is only for her.

Only for Catherine.

•••••

"Dude, I'm your best friend and I should be telling you the pros and cons of what you just did here." Alec starts nagging at me.

"I am aware Alec." I answered.

He walks over the counter, standing right across me. "You don't. You obviously don't. Your mom and Tracy are worried of you."