Chapter 10
4 Months Later
"Nick look out for that car" Zoe screamed as Nick swerved to avoid the driver coming straight towards them.
"Hold on Zo, I'm going to head for the bank over there" Nick replied, pointing quickly to a grass bank he could see up ahead.
There was a screech of car brakes and then they stopped just before the car crashed into the bank.
"Zo, are you okay?" Nick questioned concern laced in his voice.
"Yeah, I'm just a bit sore but nothing is broken"
"Oh, that's a relief, now lets see if I can get this car started and I'll get you home and into a nice hot bath".
1 Hour Later.
Zoe broke the kiss, pushing firmly against Nick's chest with both hands.
"Are you OK?" He questioned with concern, quickly easing his weight from her.
"You're pulling the sheets too tight around me." She told him.
"Sorry." He moved back, letting Zoe disentangle herself.
"I'm still a bit sore from the seatbelt from earlier." She reminded him.
"Let me see." He whispered, kicking off his shoes. Zoe cautiously peeled back the sheets and laid her hand self consciously over the bruises that marked out the line of the Nick's car seatbelt. Over the hour since the vehicle had rolled into the grass bank, the bruising had darkened to a mix of dark purple and fainter shades of yellows and greens.
Nick sat down on the bed, leaned over and placed the gentlest of kisses on her shoulder beside the bruises. He placed another few kisses across her ribs. He rolled back the sheets further placing a kiss in the centre of her belly. The mark of the belt was low across her hips, he gave it the same treatment.
"Where else does it hurt?" He asked.
"My knee where I banged it on the underside of the dashboard." He applied the same remedy. "And this shoulder." She added, laying a hand on his chest as he moved to kiss her flesh beside the bruise.
"All sorted." He said softly and grinned at her.
"Almost." She breathed, "lie down." she instructed, lifting the sheet so that he could join her beneath it. Zoe snuggled into him. "I think what we both need is a cuddle." Nick said needing no further invitation, he was quite content to hold her, so that she could feel the security of his arms about her.