|"Where have you been?" | | | | | |For a split second she refused to| | |believe that Michael was really | | |here, in her apartment looking | | |quietly comfortable on her couch,| | |annoyance and irritation very | | |evident in his tone as he asked | | |her a question he had no right to| | |ask. | | | | | |His hair was ruffled, his white | | |shirt was partly unbuttoned and | | |his black tie was loose and to | | |the side, leaving exposed a very | | |delicious view of the strong | | |column of his neck and good | | |expanse of his muscular chest. | | | | | |The entire picture he presented | | |was enough to make her go weak in| | |the knees with unwanted desire.("| | |geez girl would you get a grip").| | | | | | | | |He wouldn't have the balls to | | |wait up for her as if she were | | |some immature teenager worrying | | |her parents because she broke | | |curfew.or would he? | | | | | |But of-course he would, this was | | |his style: She had his keys like | | |he had hers, but only he used | | |them, entering her apartment when| | |she ran late for their lunch | | |dates. Surprising her with the | | |table ready, and the kitchen | | |smelling of the most delicious | | |aromas. It was she who never took| | |the chance to know his apartment | | |as he knew hers. | | | | | |"So?". " Where were you?" | | | | | |He asked once again, showing | | |patience and feeling a bit | | |unnerved that she was just | | |standing there staring at him | | |with out any attempt to satisfy | | |his curiosity. | | | | | |Purposefully ignoring his | | |question Nikita shook her head in| | |exasperation and slowly moved | | |away from her door. | | |She shrugged out of her jacket | | |and let it fall carelessly to the| | |floor, knowing the action would | | |irritate him. Since the day she | | |met him, he proved himself to be | | |a neat freak, wanting everything | | |to be in its proper order. She | | |smiled to herself, knowing how he| | |disapproved of these little | | |habits of hers. It fueled in her | | |and intense desire to try and | | |hurt him as much as he hurt her, | | |and impossibility of the | | |realization of this juvenile wish| | |caused a lump in her throat and a| | |terrible sadness deep down in her| | |heart. | | | | | |" What the HELL are you doing | | |here Michael? I thought you had a| | |date". | | | | | |Nikita strode forward, again with| | |a slowness that was grating on | | |her own nerves. Heading straight | | |to the kitchen, she found herself| | |in front of the refrigerator | | |sooner then she expected. Her | | |head felt both heavy and light at| | |the same time, a very strange | | |feeling. Her thoughts continued | | |to stumble one across the other | | |even before she could fully | | |complete them. It gave her a | | |general feeling of vulnerability | | |and another feeling, this one | | |more familiar.recklessness. | | | | | |" Never assume anything Nikita". | | |He chuckled, looking very amused | | |with himself. "The little vixen | | |was trying to get back at her | | |fiancée. I couldn't get free of | | |her whining soon enough. But I do| | |have to hand it to her, she is | | |one of a kind." | | | | | |Wanting to smack that smug look | | |off his face, she turned and | | |opened the refrigerator and | | |grabbed the half full carton of | | |milk. | | |Knowing yet another of her habits| | |that he found unhealthy at best, | | |she drank straight from the | | |cartoon, very pleased that he had| | |a good view of her from his | | |position on the couch even with | | |her back to him. | | | | | |"Poor baby, are you disappointed | | |that you didn't get laid?" | | | | | |She didn't bother to keep the | | |sarcasm out of her voice, not | | |caring what he would think. She | | |wandered from the kitchen to the | | |living room while still drinking | | |from the milk carton, hoping that| | |the milk would some how help her | | |fight the lingering effects of | | |the alcohol still in her system. | | |Although at the moment, the | | |alcohol was not her biggest | | |preoccupation. | | | | | |If Michael perceived the | | |restlessness behind her acidity, | | |he made a point to ignore it | | |because he resumed talking as if | | |she hadn't spoken in the first | | |place. | | | | | |"Right after I left I bought | | |Chinese for two and came straight| | |here, but you didn't answer the | | |door. So I used my key" | | | | | |" And you made yourself very | | |comfortable!" Nikita giggled, | | |giddy in her misery. | | | | | |She was straight in front of his | | |sitting form and his eyes | | |inspected every inch of her | | |figure, finding her irresistibly | | |beautiful. | | |Her endless legs silhouetted by | | |her so tight black jeans, the | | |delicious curves not quite veiled| | |by her chemise. That heart shaped| | |mouth curled in a tremulous cocky| | |grin and those large blue eyes | | |that were so full of fire and | | |spirit: it was all absolute | | |perfection for him. | | |The first time he met Nikita he | | |had been enthralled with her | | |beauty. But he was totally | | |convinced that she was seriously | | |screwed up with all her talk of | | |visions and paranormal | | |perceptions, and that alone kept | | |him from acting on his attraction| | |to her. Later, when he was forced| | |to admit that there was a basis | | |for truth to her claims, he | | |became fascinated by all the | | |seemingly crazy ideas she came up| | |with. Their friendship had kept | | |him from trying to get physical | | |with her and he had no reason to | | |regret his lost chance because | | |Nikita had become the only true | | |intimate human relationship in | | |his entire adult life. | | | | | |Although his companions were | | |usually her exact opposite, he | | |never got enough of looking at | | |her, admiring a beauty in her | | |that was so much more than just | | |external. | | | | | |Whether she knew it or not, | | |Nikita would forever be his | | |secret ideal of feminine beauty, | | |a unique blend of inborn | | |sensuality, natural innocence, | | |tomboyish charm and a tender | | |heart. | | | | | |Michael once again looked at | | |Nikita, watching her sipping from| | |her carton of milk and then | | |licking away the little milk | | |mustache, the unconscious action | | |making her look both childlike | | |and sexy as hell. For the first | | |time he noticed she looked tipsy | | |and he finally pieced together | | |all the elements of her peculiar | | |behavior. | | | | | |" You have been drinking". He | | |stated, both curious and | | |concerned. It wasn't like her. | | | | | |" So? I'm an adult ." She | | |replied, offended by his scolding| | |tone sitting down on the cool | | |floor and crossing her legs | | |Indian style. Scowling at him she| | |abandoned the empty milk carton | | |on the floor and crossing her | | |arms with a determined look she | | |asked the question that was | | |burning on her mind since she | | |found him on her couch. | | | | | |" Why were you waiting for me | | |anyway?" | | | | | |Only the slight widening of his | | |eyes gave away his surprise and | | |aggravation at her question. | | | | | |"I don't know. I suppose I had | | |nothing better to do. Unlike you.| | |Well, are going to tell me where | | |you were?" | | | | | |When he entered her home, Michael| | |was sure that she would return | | |shortly and was rather pissed off| | |when she didn't come home and | | |with each passing hour he got | | |more pissed off. He couldn't | | |explain what had caused him to | | |wait except the curiosity of | | |wanting to know how late she | | |would be out.and the nagging | | |irritation of wanting to know if | | |she would return alone. His | | |behavior was not exactly proper | | |but he liked to think their | | |friendship went beyond it after | | |all the dangerous situations they| | |had gotten through together. And | | |after all, he was just looking | | |out for his best friends well | | |being. Or so he kept telling | | |himself. | | | | | |Much to his annoyance, Nikita | | |giggled again. | |

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Now guys, if you are so good as I think you are. you should understand what scene from Season 1 inspired this chapter ! Go with the guesses !