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I want to taste you again, like a secret or a sin.

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-Chapter 9--Five more minutes-

-Emma's: Point of view-

Damn, I felt like I was being suffocated... as if two walls were pressing against me from both sides.

I peel open one eye... I'm just terrified of seeing someone I don't like in my bed.

The first thing my eyes land on is the bare chest of a man. So many different sized scars scattered throughout his whole chest.

Some of those scars looked pretty painful. I could already imagine how these scars were carved into this person's soft skin.

The amount of pain this person had to feel with every wound inflicted on his body must have been unimaginable.

I ran my fingertip over one of them. It was thick under my fingertip.

I felt one loose arm draped over my midsection while another large hand was placed on my bare left thigh.

I quickly peek up... Frightened and confused about who may be lying in bed with me.

But... When my weary eyes landed on the person in front of me, my heart stopped as my breath hitched.

The air in my lungs got caught in my throat at the realization... who is in bed with me right now.

The way the sunlight came through the window, shining down at him, made his hair look almost snow-white.

The long dark blonde eyelashes laid down on his cheeks, as his rosy lips seemed so kissable.

A small beauty mark adorning under his left eye added to his outstanding beauty.

He was like an angel... So pure, with no flaws in sight.

For quite a while, I wondered if he was even human.

Nobody can be this beautiful. It's a crime against humanity and mother nature... It just wasn't fair for the rest of us.

I felt someone slightly move behind me. I froze on the spot, scared shitless.

I quickly snapped my gaze to the person behind me who was spooning me while I slept. My heart stops... Afraid to wake him up with my heartbeat, literally.

My heart was pounding so hard inside my chest that I could clearly hear it pounding in my ears.

If Leo is the epitome of an Angel, then Kevin was of the Devil.

It was like... I had an angel and a devil sleeping in my bed, just hugging me... Not letting me escape from their arms while they slept.

His dark hair was like a reflection of his dark, sinister soul, as his long, dark eyelashes complemented his dark beauty.

Ironically, he had a small beauty mark under his right eye-the complete opposite of Leo's.

His pink pouty lips were curling up into a sly, cocky smirk.

"Already being so naughty in the morning? "he whispers those words to me in a dangerously low tone, with a hint of warning in it.

I feel my cheeks grow warm as my gaze snaps back to his stormy ones. Yet, our eye contact doesn't last long when his dark, scrutinizing gaze lands on my lips.

He leans in and places a small peck on my lips without giving me time to counter his attack.

Then, as if that wasn't enough, I get startled by Leo when he pulls me towards him and lands a soft kiss on my bare neck.

He mumbles something in the process of his action... but, I couldn't quite catch what he said, out of the complete shock of his lips on my skin.

These two were going to kill me, and I haven't even been here for 48 hours.

A soft, gentle knock is heard on the door, accompanied by a strong female voice." It's time to wake up. " I froze like a statue, not knowing how to get out of this situation.

While, on the other hand, Kevin doesn't answer his mother, completely ignoring her, as Leo proceeds to whine in annoyance.

A few more seconds passed by and I was still trapped between these two bodies.

Then another knock was heard on the door. But this time, it was louder than the first one. My father walks into the room, distracted by his own watch on his right wrist.

"Sweetheart, it's time to get up from-" I hear my father's voice die down when he sees both the brothers hugging me, in place, on the bed-not letting me escape from their grasp that they have on me.

Not letting me move at all.

I mouthed to my father, "Help me, get out of here." Yet, my father chuckles in amusement, instead of helping me out of this situation.

"Honey, come see this? It looks like our sons have taken their protectiveness to the next level." My father called out to his wife as his eyes stayed on the three of us. His gaze was mixed with joy and pride.

But if he knew... what Kevin was doing to me last night, that joy and pride shining through his dark eyes would be long gone.

And he'll probably murder Kevin without thinking it twice.

"What do you mean, to the next level? It can't be that serious. " When Ms. Nancy walks through that door, her expression says it all.

It was cold and emotionless. She quickly covers it up with a warm smile.

That freaked me out a bit. She looked so much like Kevin... When he gets angry.

When she strolled closer to the bed, Kevin and Leo hugged me tighter than before. As if, I could magically disappear out of their arms in seconds if she gets too close to us.

I whimper in response to their crushing hugs. Leo lightens up on his hug, but Kevin doesn't at all.

"Boys, wake up. It's time to get up from bed right now. "

Leo mumbles, "Just... go away," as he places his nose and lips on the crook of my neck, inhaling my scent in. His tense muscles relax as he hugs me more.

"5 more minutes won't hurt, right... Dad?" Kevin says that to my father, ignoring his mother completely in the process as he hugs me more.

"Right, Emma... You also want five more minutes of sleep? " Kevin asked me, His lips were nearly touching my left ear... That I couldn't make up a good enough excuse to escape from his crushing hug.

If I say "," he kills me. And if I say "," Ms. Nancy will kill me... Damn it. It was a lose-lose situation for me. No matter which side I take, trouble follows.

"Yes... five more minutes." "Won't hurt," I say, hoping that the five minutes go by quickly.

"Fine... Then five more minutes it is." My father said amusingly.

"Honey, they must get up. Now. " She persisted in convincing my dad to make them both get up from the bed.

It was Leo's turn to make his mother shut up." It's not our fault that we were woken up in the middle of the night... Because you two decided to cause a little commotion this morning by not letting us sleep at two a.m. as we should have been.

So five more minutes won't damn hurt, will it? " Leo's voice was dark, husky, and low. Just daring them to deny him the five minutes of sleep he asked for.

"No, it won't.

Come on, Love. Let the kids sleep for five more minutes. We owe them that much for last night." My father says to his wife softly, understanding what Leo was telling him.

Ms. Nancy glared at Leo with sharp murderous eyes as she lowly murmured for only us three to hear, "You both have won this time. But there won't be a next time."

When she said those words, a cold chill ran down my backbone, creating this uncomfortable feeling in my stomach and chest.

What does she mean..." There won't be a next time?"

I feel Leo's lips curl up on my neck, making flowers bloom in my stomach.

What was this weird feeling blooming in my stomach and chest?

I heard my heart throbbing harder than before.

I must ask the doctor the next time I see him.

Both of them got out and closed the door behind them, leaving me there with the two cuddlers.

"Finally, some peace and quiet," Kevin mumbles softly, as I feel his face in my hair.

We stayed like this for a while, as I looked at the white digital clock that was on the nightstand.

Just waiting for the five minutes to be up. It was like time was going in slow motion; it was like a never-ending loop.

I eventually melted into their warm embrace.

And when the five minutes were up, as if on cue, someone knocked on the door, loudly.

Kevin and Leo in complete irritation.

"The five minutes are up now. Get up. "

"Damn it, that woman never gives it a break." I hear Leo say as Kevin hums in agreement.

Surprisingly, the first one to get off the bed and leave my side was Kevin.

Leo, on the other hand, hugged me closer to his bare chest... Not letting me escape from him.

I keep my gaze on Kevin, watching his every movement. He runs his hand through his messy dark hair as he walks directly into the bathroom without looking at me once.

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