Chapter 37: ii. Pearls

Dominus insisted on a vacation, to destress themselves from the eventful party that transpired.

The couple decided to go for a weekend getaway over the objection of Dominus’s family of course.

To say that it has been a tiring struggle is an understatement. His family made it clear, they will never accept Mary.

Heated debates have been common in Dominus’s household as well as investigators digging into Mary’s life, hoping there is anything they can use to separate the two.

Mary looked outside the balcony and felt comfort when the first snow of this season finally fell. For her, it was like watching white precious pearls fall from the heavens.

Dominus joined in and embraced her from behind. They were staying in a cabin under his name, where they have decided to spend this much-needed get-away together.

“Hi, darling,” he whispered lovingly against her ear as he pulled her closer to himself.

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“Hello, honey,” she responded, loving the way his strong arms enveloped her in a hug.

Dominus watched the snow with her, feeling a bit jealous of how nature has taken her attention away from him.

“Well, what is it?” she felt his muscles tense up over something.

“Nothing, my queen,” he winced. How can he even tell her what goes on in his mind? He is somehow pretty sure that the intensity of his feelings for her can not be considered normal.

“Come, tell me,” she urged him, turning around towards him, and looking into his eyes. He always has trouble lying when she looks into his eyes directly.

He turned red, being cornered by his beloved. It felt like those cerulean eyes are forcing him to tell her everything.

“I was just curious what made you stare like that,” he cleared his throat, it was the softest way he can put it.

Mary giggled and motioned for him to lower his head, to which he did obediently.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered, “In other words, you were jealous over the snow.”

“I am,” he said, blushing. He couldn’t lie to her at all. Now he felt embarrassed that she found out about it, she will probably find him irksome for being weird. What if she starts to lose interest because of that?

“I like that. I like just how crazy that sounded just now,” she smiled and tugged on his shirt’s collar, lowering his head even more.

Dominus couldn’t take it much longer and seized her lips hungrily. He doesn’t know why she teases him so well when he is her first. But he is sure being teased recklessly like that must come with some consequences.

He parted her lips with his thumb to which she opened voluntarily. He smiled seeing her parted lips, he took the opportunity to slide his tongue inside.

The inside of her mouth was wet, and warm, and is totally making him lose his mind at the moment. He grunted as he tried to grip some control of himself.

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He sat her on the balcony’s railing, his one hand supporting her back as the other started to lift up her shirt.

“Dominus!” She blushed but didn’t dare to push him away.

“What is it, my queen? Do you have any objections to us having fun?” He asked lovingly though he was frustrated as hell.

“Someone might see us,” she complained and pouted, to which he just chuckled.

“Have you seen any houses nearby?” He asked her, to which she remembered there are none. The estate lies in the middle of hectares of private land.

“The servants might see,” she blushed and insisted. “Plus, I’m not ready to...”

He kissed her lips again shutting her up, his tongue forcing hers to dance. His fingers were inside her shirt now, teasing her mounds as they grazed over her bra.

She moaned softly and soon forgot her protest. “Dominus...” She sighed when he pinched her nipple, the fabric of her bra seems useless as he reached for it inside. His thumb greeted her perked-up nipple with a squeeze.

“They won’t see us, it’s too high up here for them to see anything down there,” he panted and took a moment to look at his work of art.

She covered her face with her hands, knowing she looked as red as a tomato by now. To which he responded by taking them off her face.

“Let me see your cute face, my love. I want to see you right now, please don’t hide my beautiful handiwork,” he pleaded with her, his baritone voice making her heart quiver.

Her cheeks were flushed and she has a glass-like look in her eyes as she stared at him awe-struck.

“You look so perfect,” he said so as he looked at her hungrily.

She blushed, not knowing how to react to his constant praises. She wasn’t used to being called beautiful or perfect or any of these words he has been telling her so often.

“I am not perfect. I’m just a plain-looking, average student,” she corrected him.

“You are never just a plain student to me, Mary. You should know that by now,” he caressed her face gently, not knowing why she always seem to forget her worth to him exactly.

“It scares me, Dominus,” she looked down on her lap, unable to meet his eyes.

“What scares you?” he whispered gently as he cupped her chin.

“The way you look at me scares me. When you tell me I’m beautiful, that I’m perfect... Knowing that it isn’t true scares me. I’m scared you will one day wake up and find out the truth. One day you will wake up and see me for me... As nothing special,” her voice broke, she can almost taste her fear and her despair when that finally happens.

He hated the way she said those words as if she really believed them to be true. As if those words were real in her mind. As if he could lose interest in her and choose to walk away.

What a terrible foolishness! There is no way in the world that can happen! There is no instance in this universe where it can be true!

He felt hurt that she still did not believe in him, on the depth of his emotions for her, and on the sincerity of the love he feels. What more can he do to make her believe?

His hold tightened around her as he pulled her closer to himself. He cursed the gods and kissed her breathless. She is his.

“I love you, Mary. You will always be the most special person in my life. You are everything I ever wanted, and everything I ever needed. I hope you can see that. I hope you can believe that to be the truth. To me you are perfect, and nothing in this world can change that,” he kissed her forehead lovingly and pulled her in a hug.

And for a while, her heart was calm as her heart beats softly against her chest. For a while, everything in the world is perfect as he held her close to him. If only things can forever stay like that.