Tony: You almost died and that's what you're thinking? Stay calm. I'll take you to the bedroom.
And without letting me protest, he carried me to take me to the bedroom. Nelson's. Really big and tidy. All Nelson. Tony headed straight for the bathroom. It is true that I was completely soaked. It looked like a mollusk, I had no strength.
Shocked by what had just happened to me. I still felt like there was a weight in my lungs. I had seen in a film that you could drown without necessarily being underwater. It is enough that the lungs are filled with water. Panicking at the thought, I coughed, hoping to get every last drop of water out of my lungs.
Tony: Calm down Naomi please. I take care of you.
Sacrilege! As he said it, he began to open the zipper of my dress. But what was he doing? Did he want to rape me? No, not that ! I was trying to struggle.
Tony: You are completely soaked Naomi. I need to take that off and put on some dry clothes.
But I had no strength. I was like a drug addict. He was right but there was no way he was undressing me. Her brother, my husband, only had this privilege two days ago. And him, not only was he not my husband, but we had only known each other for a few hours. But did I have the strength to do it myself? So he took off my dress. I was so ashamed that he saw me in this situation. In underwear. I had put on a thong.
My God ! I could have put on panties that day. At least he wouldn't have seen my ass. What a shame ! But why the hell I couldn't swim. Why the hell I went to do my balancing act by the pool.
No but Naomi what did you think? You were running away from the guy and now here he is so close to you that he sees your anatomy. He left me two minutes in the toilet. I was sitting on the toilet, wondering why Nelson had abandoned us. If he had been there, this wouldn't have happened. I wouldn't have wanted to run away from his brother. Now I was starting to resent Nelson. It was all just my fault. I just had to stop feeling that weird feeling whenever I was near him. And even there, touched as I was, I still felt disturbed in his presence. No, but who had even sent this guy to this earth!!?
He came back with a jogging set. He looked at me with such depth that I felt like he saw into me.
Tony: I'm sorry Naomi but I have to do this.
What was he talking about? As soon as I spoke, he made me get up. There I thought I was dreaming. But what was he doing? My bra!!
Tony: I know it's very embarrassing but you have to take everything off. You are completely soaked.
I was so shocked that words couldn't come out of my mouth. But he had noticed my puzzled expression.
Tony: Then we'll pretend like nothing happened, okay? And if it bothers you that much, we won't tell Nelson that part. It's true that he is quite jealous.
As if nothing had happened ? Easy to say ! No but ! My thong! I wondered at that moment if I would not have preferred to die. But I can't help but think he didn't even seem disturbed by seeing the nakedness of his brother's wife.
Tony: How are you feeling?
I was just looking at him. Still shocked by the undressing.
Tony: You need to eat a little. I'll see what's in the kitchen and bring you something to eat.
He went. I was so ashamed. Shame he saw me like this. Shame for putting my life in danger just to get away from Tony. Ashamed to feel an attraction for my husband's brother. That wasn't me. I started crying. I couldn't even confide in anyone. It was horrible ! I imagined my mother. She would definitely be crying, wondering why I'm doing this to her. Why do I have such thoughts of my husband's brother? Why did I want to smear the family name?
Tony walked in and found me crying.
Tony: Naomi why are you crying?
Even hearing it sent shivers through me. Tony was the devil himself. I just hoped he didn't realize the effect he was having on me.
Me: Leave me please.
Tony: No. I can't leave you. You're sick. Tell Me what's wrong?
Me: Please.
Tony: Alright but please stop crying. Get up. I will feed you.
Me: No it's fine. I can do it alone.
Tony: I insist. Calm down, I'll take care of you.
He used an authoritative tone. You would have thought you heard my father. My father 25 years earlier and super sexy of course. He fed me quietly like a little baby. Nobody was talking. I only opened my mouth to receive the spoonfuls of rice with fresh cream sauce. It was exquisite. Nelson's cook was obviously a cordon bleu.
Me: it's good. I am full. Thanks.
Tony: You hardly ate anything Naomi. Please make an effort.
Me: I don't have a big stomach Tony. I assure you I can't take it anymore.
Tony: Ok. Now go to bed and sleep.
Me: Where is Nelson?
Tony: I don't know. And since I don't have a phone, I can't even call him. Your phone stayed in the pool so it's dead. I'm sure he'll be here soon. Sleep now.
I didn't want to sleep. I really didn't want to close my eyes. For fear of not being able to open them. This accident had apparently left its aftermath. And if I was left alone, I was going to spend my time rehashing my battle under water. And when that thought surfaced, I felt like I was drowning again.
Tony: What's wrong? Don't you want to sleep Naomi?
Me: I'm not sleepy
I certainly wasn't going to tell him about my fears.
Tony: I'll stay with you. Until you fall asleep okay. Don't worry I'm here.
He looked as considerate as his brother. It seemed like it was a trait in the family. But how did he know I was scared? Tony was really shady. He scared me. Even more when he began to come and lie down next to me and took me in his arms.
Tony: I can imagine how scared you must be. It's normal Naomi.
He pronounced my name with such gentleness that when he said Naomi I had the impression that he was caressing me.
Tony: What happened?
Me: I took a wrong step and stumbled. I screamed as loud as I could, but you weren't coming.
Tony: Yes. I was in my room. In the shower. As you had left me, I decided to go take a quick shower before coming to join you outside. Fortunately, I was in a hurry so as not to leave you alone for long. When I came out, I found you lifeless in the pool. I got the fright of my life.
The fear of his life ? Why ? Because his brother's wife drowned? At home we were also protective of the sisters-in-law? His attention to me was more and more intriguing. But that wasn't the most important thing right now. He allowed me to forget. He started telling me funny stories to make me laugh. He told me a bit about himself, about his studies. And I did the same.
Tony: I would not have believed an hour ago that I could speak like this with you. It sounded like you were blaming me for something Naomi. You spoke to me so curtly Naomi.
He really needed to stop saying my name. Otherwise he was going to feel how I shivered every time. Too late.
Tony: Are you cold? I feel you shiver since earlier Naomi.
And he says Naomi again.
Me, I do not know.
Tony: Wait come here.
He hugged me tight. What was he doing ? Did he forget who I was? That I would soon belong to his brother. The rapprochement between him and me became dangerous and above all forbidden.
Me: Tony
Tony: Yes Naomi
Me: I think it will be fine. You can leave me alone now.
He understood. We were doing something wrong. We shouldn't be on the same bed, me in his arms. If Nelson saw us? If even one of our families saw us? But I strangely liked being there, near him, in his arms. Hearing her breathing, smelling her captivating scent, hearing her call me Naomi, simply hearing her voice. This voice that had lifted me from my unconsciousness. Tony had saved me. He had been so considerate, so heroic, so charming.
Immersed in each other's gazes, we knew we had to let go. But we still wanted to enjoy this moment for a few minutes. Because afterwards, nothing would be possible. Above all, nothing would be permitted. So we stood there, both motionless. Savoring this moment of closeness that was offered to us. I felt like I was on another planet in his strong arms. I felt unique under his black and electric gaze. It was bad, but exciting at the same time!!! Then did it matter? It seemed like nothing existed. Just the two of us on this bed, eye to eye.
But then I started looking only at her eyes. I gazed at him. I admired his features. He who had a soft and manly face. And his mouth….. I started imagining all the things he could do with it. How it was when he was kissing. What a feeling he could have made me feel. I had the intimate conviction that his kisses would be like a one-way ticket to seventh heaven. Nope ! I had to stop with these thoughts. It was going too far. It was especially not good for me and for my marriage that I felt such an attraction for another man. Even more the brother of my future husband.
Tony was now focused on my mouth just like me just now. I was afraid that he would decide to kiss me. Afraid to like what was about to happen. But the more he stared at me, the more I wondered why he didn't. Why was he having fun like this? I wanted to feel his lips on mine. If only once. Only once. Nelson wouldn't have to know. It would be our secret. Just a kiss. Given the circumstances, we would not dare to go further than that. So there was nothing to be alarmed either (anything!).
Just a kiss. Just his lips on mine for a minute. That's all I wanted....
As I internally begged for this kiss, this insane act, he moved closer to my mouth, for a second, then as if to say "who cares", he decided by taking hold of my lips.
I was paralyzed between happiness, complex feelings, and envy, my blood was racing wildly through my body, I had pain in my lower abdomen, nothing existed except our two languages and the caresses that they were happening. Being in his arms already gave me an incredible pleasure. What about his kiss?
The context certainly had something to do with it. Tony kissed me like it was the one and only time he would. Either way, it wasn't wrong. We couldn't afford to start over.
I was like being swept away in a whirlwind. I felt things with that kiss that I had never felt. Tony knew how to use his lips and his tongue. It seemed like our languages were kindred spirits who understood each other. Wild in a dizzying waltz. Tony made me discover a whole other world. A completely different meaning of the word pleasure. What Nelson had not been able to give me the day before. With Nelson we had even gone further but this interminable kiss from Tony was above all, above all my expectations.
The more we kissed the more intense the pleasure. Then Tony started to run his hands over my body. His caresses were on my skin like silk. His caresses took me even further. And when he put his hand on my left breast, I felt like an electric shock. He began to touch a very sensitive part of my anatomy. As he continued to kiss me, with more passion and more pressure, he was playing with my breast.
I felt tingles in my stomach. I was getting hotter and hotter. I wanted him more and more. But suddenly he pulled away from me. He looked at me for 10 seconds and said, "I shouldn't have. I'm sorry ". And he left the room, leaving me alone on the bed all disturbed.
Tony was right. What got into us? We had acted like two fools. But above all two cruel people. Nelson! Above all, he shouldn't learn that, otherwise he would be devastated. So I got up from my bed to join Tony.
He was near the bar. A glass of whiskey in his hand, which he swallowed in one gulp. And immediately he helped himself. It must have been guilt for what he had just done.
Me: Nelson must not know what happened today.
Tony: Who do you take me for? of course Nelson must never know anything. He would kill us both. Above all, you must avoid wanting to play the honest woman on this one.
Me: I know very well what I have to do. I just want to make sure you do too. Nothing ever happened in that room.
Tony: But he'll see you in sweatpants and your clothes soaked when he gets home.
Me: We'll tell him about my fall. But you came early to get me out of the water. There was never word of mouth, you didn't undress me. We didn't sleep in the same bed and we certainly didn't kiss.
No sooner said than done, immediately returned to the room. No way am I staying in the same room as him. You shouldn't tempt the devil twice. Besides, it was better for me to go home. Where had Nelson gone? He had been gone for over an hour and he had promised not to take long. I wasn't supposed to sleep here.
I had never done it and with what had happened tonight, it was out of the question for me to sleep here. It was after 10 p.m. but I could take a depot taxi home. Yes I was going home and Nelson and I were going to meet again afterwards. The guard could go find me a taxi. I was going to do that. I took my soaked clothes and put them in a plastic bag I had found in Nelson's closet. Tony wasn't in the living room. Anyway, I didn't want to meet him and I didn't have to say goodbye to him. So I left the house in order to ask the guard to get me an empty taxi.
Tony: Where are you going Naomi?
He had scared me. I jumped. Tony was taking the air in the garden, still with a glass of whiskey in his hand. He had obviously decided to get drunk. It was certainly his way of forgetting. I wondered if it would be mine.
Me: home.
Tony: At this time? And Nelson is going to find that weird.
Me: I'm not supposed to sleep here. I have never slept here.
Tony: But Nelson is taking you home. You shouldn't leave. We have to wait for Nelson.
Did he really think I wanted to see Nelson tonight? To be with him knowing what I had just done? No way am I still staying in this house.
Me: Nelson and I will see each other tomorrow. I'm exhausted, I prefer to go home. I'll take a run.
Tony: He'll be mad at me for letting you go alone in the night. In that case, I'll walk you home.
Me: It's not worth it. I am not a kid.
Tony: I know that. But I'll come with you anyway.
It really was the devil himself. Why did he want to come with me? To trip me up again and tell her brother I'm a light girl? Maybe it was all calculated. Maybe he had kissed me on purpose? But the way he kissed me was so deep I doubted it was staged.
Tony walked into the living room and came out five minutes later. Car keys in hand.
Tony: Follow me. We'll take the car.
Me: you drank too much. I prefer to take a taxi please.
Tony: Naomi!
He said coming closer to me, the less you resist the faster you will get home.
He was too close. I felt it. His breathing. A smell of whiskey that I hate, mixed with its perfume, it intoxicated me! She made him even more desirable. He was staring at me. But then I felt anger. Why ? Was he blaming me for what had happened? he thought it was my fault. Why this look?
Tony: I beg your pardon Naomi. I should never have behaved like that. I acted selfish. Throwing myself on my brother's future wife is unforgivable. Please accept my apologies.
He was visibly distraught. And that made him adorable.
Me: Tony we are both at fault in this story. You kissed me and I let you. I never pushed you away. I could have done it but I didn't. So you have no excuse for me.
Tony: Why did you let me do Naomi?
Me: It's not important to know. And then I don't ask you why you kissed me.
Tony: Because I'm desperately attracted to you Naomi. I don't know what caused it, but that's how it is. And when I'm near you, I only want to touch you.
I wanted him to continue where we left off earlier. I wanted him to kiss me again, with the same passion. I felt his lips close as I heard the gate open. Nelson had returned. Tony jerked away from me. Nelson must have suspected absolutely nothing.
Freud, Nelson's caretaker opened the gate to bring in Nelson's car. I saw Nelson pull the car in with a surprised look. He must have wondered why his brother and I were in the garage.
Nelson: What are you two doing here......?
TO BE CONTINUED.......