CUSP

“Some of the most poisonous people come disguised as friends and family members.”

I wake up to the smell of something that smells stronger than coffee, I don’t know what it is but it is so strong that I wake up with a light cough.

‘Careful now.’ I hear Astridah say

I am in Obrien’s apartment.

‘Careful now.’ She repeats

My throat feels dry and I can’t bring myself to say anything.

I lift my head from the pillow and sit upright, my body feels like it has been run over by a truck and all my bones are giving up on me.

‘Take this.’ She says looking at me sympathetically

She brings the cup to my mouth and makes me drink the content slowly, the warm my insides and my throat feels a little better.

I swallow hard immediately the cup is moved away from my mouth, realization of what happened earlier hitting me.

‘Welcome back to earth.’ She says

I sigh, not sure I am happy about it.

‘How is Nancy?’ I ask not wanting to know if I am still pregnant or not.

She looks down, before Obrien walks into the room. He looks tired – very tired.

‘I will leave the two of you alone.’ She says

He walks in and sits just next to me.

‘How are you feeling?’

‘I could be better, but the way you are looking is a bit off.’ I say yawning, I don’t know why I am even sleepy right now when I have been out for a while.

He smiles sadly.

‘Your wife called me earlier, are you guys okay?’

I only ask the question because I am scared of finding out anything else.

He looks at me with wary

‘What?’

‘Nancy is dying.’

I swallow hard.

‘And there is nothing anyone can do about it at this point, she is dying and there is no going back.’

For a few seconds I am numb, I have heard everything he has said but it sounds foreign.

‘Babe did you hear what I just said.’

I force myself to get out of bed even though my body is still hurting, I stand facing outside with my back to him.

‘I want out.’

‘What?’

‘I want out Obrien, I didn’t sign up for this. I want my family back, I want everything I had before you and your people decided to mess it up.’ I say still looking away from him

He moves to where I am and makes me face him.

‘Do you think this is how it works? That one day you can just wake up and decide you want out and it will happen just like that? Wane by virtue of you carrying Yakari you are one of us, and in the spirit realm you might be carrying someone greater than me but in this realm right here don’t you understand that I love you and I want nothing but what is best for you? For us?’

I feel hot tears threaten my eyes, I don’t even bother to push them back. I let them fall freely down my cheeks and he just stands there looking at me.

‘Caleb picked his path, no one put a gun to his head to join a cult. Just like Besa, people like you and Nancy were pawns in this question and you were going to be used till they got everything they ever wanted.’

I lick a little tear that has dropped on my lips with my tongue, it’s salty.

‘Caleb is your brother but beyond that he is not a good person and his wife knows this, he has sacrificed so many things and I know if you were to find out he wouldn’t appear the same way he has in your eyes.’ He says wiping my tears

‘We will get through this together babe, we will.’ He kisses my lips gently as he says this

I hate that my lady parts are twitching now, I told myself I was going to stay away from him but how is it even possible like this.

‘I miss you.’ He says getting a hold of one nipple

A mourn escapes my mouth

‘Obrien.’

‘Shii.’ He whispers reaching for my neck

He starts to lick slowly as he continues to rub my nipple gently, I am so wet I can’t think straight right now.

Without thinking any more I push him to the bed, my muscles are still hurting but this might be what I need to get back in shape.

I get on top of him and place my lips on him, kiss him with a hunger and passion I didn’t know I had until now. He tries to push me under him but using my hand I make him lay still before positioning myself on his face and place my hand on the wall for support. He dips his tongue inside just like I like it, I ride his face as he eats the juices out tongue dip. He is licking and sucking and I continue to ride and moan in pleasure, I can’t last any longer now so I relax my muscles and soon I have a crushing orgasm come up, I relax some more and let out a passionate scream as I clutch my fingers together riding out the climax.

‘I want you.’ Obrien says throwing me to the bed, he positions himself behind me and enters me in one swift. He fucks me so hard and so deep I can feel my ovaries shifting.

‘I missed you.’ He whispers

‘I missed you.’ I say in between breaths

He continues to thrust, my eyes are rolled at the back of my head but I want him even more.

‘I am almost there.’ He says with a thrust

‘Let go.’ I urge him on and after a few more strokes I feel him shudder against me.

‘I missed you.’ He says kissing my ear as we both collapse to the bed and almost immediately there is a knock at the door, we keep quiet waiting for the person to knock again.

‘Sir your wife is here.’ We here the help say and we look at each other in total disbelief.

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