Chapter 762 - Sleeping Together

"You have such a wonderful physique ..." Marie said in admiration as she traced his shoulders and went down to his abs and chiseled c.h.e.s.t.

Nicolae could feel his ears turn red, and his c.h.e.s.t began to heat up. Which normal man didn't like being complimented by a beautiful woman?

"Yes, I will give Lilith my shirt to be washed and dried for tomorrow morning. Now we must sleep. You need to rest .." said the young man then.

"You're not leaving, are you? You will stay with me here?" Marie asked in a worried voice.

"I will stay with you here ..." Nicolae answered. "Go to your room to sleep. I'll wash my shirt first."

Hesitantly, Marie finally obeyed Nicolae and walked to her bedroom. She repeatedly turned her head to make sure Nicolae did not go. The young man nodded and pointed to her bedroom.

"Go to sleep ... I will be with you in a moment," he said to calm Marie down. Finally, Marie nodded and went to her bedroom.

Nicolae could only sigh. He put his shirt, that was damp with Marie's tears, in the washing machine, then took out his cellphone and sent an SMS, telling Altair and Vega and one of their bodyguards, who stayed with them at the apartment, that he would not go home tonight.

[I have an urgent matter to take care of. I will come home tomorrow morning. Good night.]

After he put away his cellphone, Nicolae finally entered Marie's bedroom to make sure the girl was really sleeping and resting. He smiled with satisfaction, seeing Marie lying on the bed and trying to close her eyes. She still wore her shoes and kept tossing and turning on the bed.

"Are you done?" the girl asked in a relieved voice when she saw Nicolae coming. "I cannot sleep...."

Nicolae sat on the edge of the bed and gently stroked Marie's head, like what he usually did to comfort Vega or Altair when they were sad, so they could sleep well.

"You must take off your shoes and loosen your clothes so you can sleep comfortably," commented Nicolae. He then approached Marie's feet and took off her shoes and placed them neatly in the corner of the room. "Do you like the lights on or off?"

"I like the lights turned off ..." Marie said with gleaming eyes. She was very happy because she felt pampered by this man.

"Alright ... I'll turn off the light."

"Aren't you going to take off your shoes too?" Marie asked him. "Later, if you already turned off the lights, you won't be able to see your shoes to take them off."

"What am I taking my shoes off for?"

"Do you want to sleep with your shoes on? My bed will get dirty ..."

"I won't sleep in your bed," Nicolae explained. He would accompany Marie to sleep tonight, but he surely had intended to sleep on the small sofa in the corner of the room.

"I can't sleep ... Will you hug me until I sleep? I'm feeling very sad ..." Marie said in a miserable voice and her tears welled up again.

Nicolae hesitated for a few moments. He knew that if he shared a bed with Marie, he might lose his self-control. He was still a normal man, after all.

However, he finally relented, because he did not want to see Marie cry again. The girl was having a really bad day. She must be in desperate need for a hug and support.

Nicolae then nodded. He took off his shoes then turned off the lights and climbed into Marie's bed. He hugged the girl as she requested. "Good night."

"Good night ..." Marie replied in a happy voice. Sure enough ... soon the sound of her breathing quickly became regular.

For almost two minutes, Nicolae involuntarily held his breath as he embraced Marie in his arms. His whole body felt tense and his temperature rose.

It was really hard for him to sleep in this position. He tried so hard with all his might to hold back his urge from kissing Marie and fondling her body. He didn't want to be a jerk who took advantage of a fragile girl.

Marie slept very peacefully for five hours, while the man who was hugging her body could barely move, for fear of disturbing her sleep. Nicolae was still fighting with himself not to get carried away and devour Marie's s.e.xy body.

When Marie opened her eyes, it took her a while to remember what happened. When she felt a man was sleeping beside her with his arms enveloped her body in a hug, Marie immediately gasped. She spun around and faced Nicolae who was now staring at her in surprise.

"Is this a dream..?" Marie muttered in amazement. She touched Nicolae's b.a.r.e c.h.e.s.t as if making sure the man was really lying down next to her. "Have you been here with me since last night ...?"

The man nodded, "You asked me to stay..."

Marie was stunned by Nicolae's uncomfortable look and deep voice. The girl quickly estimated how long the man had slept while hugging her and not doing anything ... She immediately realized how strong was Nicolae's self-control that he didn't do anything s.e.x.u.a.l to her all night.

A smile was etched on Marie's lips as she tilted her head and approached Nicolae's face.

"Thank you ..." she whispered.

The girl's pair of brown eyes sparkled as she moved forward and approached Nicolae, then kissed his lips. Nicolae was shocked and had no idea that Marie would kiss him.

However, the man did not refuse a kiss from the girl who had been driving him crazy all night long because he had to hold himself back, his lips were very quick to open and welcome Marie's kiss.

He wrapped his hands around her waist and claimed her lips passionately. Since Marie initiated the kiss after she was sober, Nicolae no longer felt the need to hold back. He had decided to give her what she wanted.