Chapter:2

"I HAVE SEEN MANY BUT YOU GRABBED MY ATTENTION WITH ONE LOOK, EYES THAT PIERCED THROUGH MY SOUL IN AN INSTANT AND STAYED IN MY HEART FOR ETERNITY"

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ISABELLA

"Bella!

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Bella, get up! you need to get ready!" I huffed and tried to open my eyes. As I tried to stretch my body, I felt something heavy on me. Opening my eyes fully I saw William holding onto me with his arms around me and his right leg over mine. He was sound asleep not bothered. I smiled and remembered that I wasn't able to sleep yesterday night after that dream. So, I asked him to cuddle me. This has become a habit, whenever I couldn't sleep I ask William to help me. William never says no to me, he always looks out for me and helps me every single time I get that dream. My mum's and aunt's room is on the ground floor, and William's is right beside mine. He can hear what's happening in my room clearly because our rooms are not soundproofed. That's the reason why he shows up within seconds when he hears me screaming or calling out for him. He's always been patient and has taken care of me since I remember. He's 6 years older than me, maybe that's why he treats me with utmost care.

"Williiiiiiiiiiiiiam, wake up", I softly spoke, squishing his cheeks and pinching his nose. He cutely scrunched his nose and mumbled something that didn't reach my ears. "Get up now if you don't want to get caught sleeping in my room! You always are on the brink of getting caught by our parents." I said playfully while rubbing his cheeks softly. "But I don't get caught, Bambi", William spoke with his hoarse morning voice sending half myself to Nirvana, what about the other half you say...? Well, trying to keep my thoughts clean by reminding myself that he's just MY COUSIN! TBH not exactly related by blood because aunt Naomi who is a proud lesbian -as she says- brought him to our house when he was 5. His mum was a very close and dear friend of my aunt, his parent's died in a car crash. Obviously, this happened way before I was born!

I saw him opening his eyes, displaying his emerald green eyes. 'Arghhhh one could die at the sight of it!' Calm yourself you little shit. I remind myself again that we're 'COUSINS!' He reached out and caressed my face making me purr internally like a cat, and lean in towards his touch. "William, if you continue this I might end up sleeping again.", I spoke while closing my eyes and enjoying his touch. He chuckled and got up displaying his broad back, he stretched out displaying his muscles... 'Da-, Shut up bitch!' I calmed my inner whore 'just for you da-'. I mentally slapped myself and got up. He sat at the edge of the bed and turned towards my direction, "Bambi... are you forgetting something?", William asked making me confused. "What is it..?", I asked squinting my eyes while my face displays utter confusion. William dramatically held onto his chest and spoke "Baby I'm hurt, You forgot our daily morning routine... I'm heartbroken."

Suddenly it strikes me and I giggle. I launched at him and kiss his cheek while saying " Good morning Williiiiiiiam". It's our daily routine, whether we sleep in the same room or separately, when we see each other in the morning, the first thing would be him demanding me to give a kiss on his cheek and wishing him 'good morning'. Without this, he would never let my day progress at all. He smiled and hugged my waist while speaking, "Good morning to you too my baby". He kissed my cheek in return and hugged me as if he didn't want to let me off his grip. I rest my chin on his buff shoulders and let my fingers play with his hair, massaging and tugging its ends. "Bambi if you continue this then I would not let you go, You know how much I love it when you caress my hair with your little soft hands", he spoke while I huffed. "My hands are not little!", I argued while he laughed. "But baby see! YOUR's is tiny", William spoke while comparing our hands by placing mine on top of his. "You're just huge like a giant, I am normal!", I spoke back. William smirked and replied, "Do you know what this giant can do?".

With that, he lifted me up in one swift motion and started tickling me while I held onto him for dear life and laughed hard. I tapped his shoulder indicating that I can't take it anymore and he tried to let me down. But I still hugged onto him with my leg holding tight onto his torso. He smiled and before he could talk..." Isabella Thomas you better get up and get ready right now before I come up and wack you!", We flinched hearing my mum shout from the ground floor. He chuckled and let me down. "Well it's better you get ready before aunty flings her frying pan at you!", he spoke and winked at me while exiting my room. I stuck my tongue out at him and entered my bathroom to prepare for the day.

Wearing my school uniform and braiding my hair was not something I really love to do in the morning. Anyways, I get down the stairs sulking and take a seat in one of the dining room's chairs. "Don't keep sulking, not even half a day has passed and you look so done with your life Bella", my mother spoke while flipping the pancake. "Isn't she always like this aunty? Sulking her way to glory every morning... Especially on school days!" William's voice echoed through the hall followed by a unison of my mum's and William's laughter. I turned behind, wanting to give a sarcastic comeback but 'SWEET BABY JESUS!' I can drool over this man no matter what he wears -even if he doesn't wear anything- he's wearing the classic formal black shirt with his first two buttons undone, just showing a 'sneak peek' of what's hidden under that smooth black material as if teasing the observer aka ME. His muscles constrained inside that material makes him look so damn ripped and hot! He walks up to me and leans down to my height and speaks with a smug look on his face, "Bambi, your drooling."