Are you okay now?

Why was I crying in front of this man? Why did I feel so safe with this man? This was the same man who bought me like I was some product, so why? Why do I feel this way when am around him? Why do I have to make him see the vulnerable side of me that I have been hiding all my life?

Even as all these ran through my head, I still kept hugging him tight as I cried. I guess I have held it in for so long that I couldn't do it anymore.

Jason remained silent as he just let her cry all she wanted. He hugged her back tightly as he patted her back. It didn't seem to work though as she kept crying a lot.

It took almost thirty minutes before Nadia stopped crying and moved away from Jason.

I had cried for a while but it just didn't stop flowing. I tried hard to stop myself but to no avail. When I finally controlled myself, I moved away from home gently and he looked me in the eyes, probably trying to read through me or something.

"Are you okay now"?

I heard him ask in a calm and caring voice. It made me feel like he was actually worried about me. I said nothing and simply nodded my head. I wanted to excuse myself and go into my room but then, he held my hand and began leading me upstairs.

We arrived at his study He asked me to take a seat while he also did after he had settled down, he asked me.

"Do you want to talk about it"?

He asked but I didn't know what to say. It felt weird that someone was willing to listen to me. Normally, whenever I was going through a rough patch, I was always on my own. I was so used to it that I didn't know how to open up to anyone anymore. But with this man, I wanted to say everything. I wanted to tell him all I have been through and everything that happened today.

Tears were dripping down from Nadia's face, one drop after the other. She tried to remain as quiet and as calm as possible but Jason noticed. Leaving his chair, he went to sit close to Nadia which made them sit on the same couch.

"You don't have to say anything if you..."

"I'm tired".

Jason paused as soon as he heard her speak. He said nothing, thinking she'd still want to say something but she didn't. Instead, she did something that surprised and shocked him at the same time.

Nadia closed her eyes and then, leaning towards him, she rested her head on his shoulder. Jason stayed stiff. He knew she was in a lot of pain but he couldn't help the fact that he was somewhat happy with the fact that she was showing it to him.

Nadia's eyes remained closed but the tears didn't stop until after a long time. After about an hour, Jason realized that she had fallen asleep so he gently removed her head from his shoulder and placed it on his lap. He didn't care if she was going to be like this all night. As a matter of fact, he prayed she'd be like this all night.

With his hand placed on the top of the couch and his head resting on it, he soon fell asleep.

I woke up to the bright sunlight shining in my eyes. I realized I was on a comfortable pillow, one that helped me sleep so well but soon enough, it dawned on me that this was nothing like a pillow.

I raised my eyes to the ceiling, hoping to stretch and that was when his beautiful face appeared in front of me. He was sleeping with his head resting on his arm and I wondered how uncomfortable that would be. I gently stood up and sat properly. I turned to look at his face and that was when the thought came to me.

"Waw, he is even handsome when he is asleep".

I said but I suddenly got angry that I couldn't see his face properly due to the fact that his hand was covering his face. I then stood up, went in front of him, and bent down so I could see his face clearly.

I was still looking at him when I remembered everything that happened yesterday but I wasn't embarrassed or anything, instead, I was very happy that all that happened when I was with him.

I kept admiring him when I suddenly noticed his brows flicker. I got so confused that I didn't know what to do anymore so I decided to run away. I was about to rush out of his study when I felt him grab my wrist and pull me close to him. Since I wasn't expecting it, I landed right on his lap. I tried standing up but he wasn't letting me.

He looked at me for a while but I didn't look back. I just noticed his eyes on my body but he wasn't saying anything. I then looked at him but immediately regretted it.

His deep blue eyes looked right into mine and although I loved his eyes, and I definitely loved looking at them, I didn't really feel comfortable with the way he was looking at me.

"Are you okay now"?

He asked but I said nothing. I looked away but he used his fingers to bring my face close so I could look at him again.

"You don't want to talk about it, do you"?

"I figured out something really hurtful, that was it".

I said as soon as he was done talking. I thought he'd ask me what it was about but he said nothing.

He nodded and that was when I realized that I was still sitting on his lap. I jumped up and ran out of his study.

After she had left, Jason stood up from the couch and went to his study table. He picked up the landline and called someone. Soon enough, the guard who had escorted Nadia yesterday came in, and then, Jason asked.

"What happened to Nadia yesterday"?

The guard took his time to explain everything and when he was done, Jason looked extremely pissed.a