The Red Nights

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Nelson had remained silent sitting next to Sania waiting for her to tell him something since the moment she told him to stay she didn't open up her mouth. He couldn't stop feeling anxious due to the suspense while wondering what she would tell him. At a moment he couldn't take it anymore and decided to engage the discussion himself.

" If... if you want to tell me how much you loathe me you can go on though I probably already know how you feel. Don't hold back, after all what I've done to you I deserve it ".

Until then Sania had her her arms crossed on her knees while leaning her head on them, without saying a word or turning her head she slowly released her left hand to go look for Nelson's right hand and she held it timidly, " how? " she said with a little voice smothered by her forearm in front of her mouth.

" How? " Nelson repeated confused by her reply.

" I have some images of what happened when I was controlled and with the story you've told me those images became understandable " she paused a moment in order to think about how to formulate what she wanted to say " how did it feel... to be with me? "

Nelson didn't expect such question, he was so surprised that he didn't know what to respond and so he remained silent taking his time to gather his thoughts and after he completely calmed down he said " I didn't really tried to enjoy it, as I have told you it was Konny who forced me in a way that I couldn't refuse. Knowing that it was against your free will so I tried to do it quickly so that you would feel less uncomfortable. If I dared to enjoy it would have been as if I was abusing you and I will never do such thing ".

Sania understood that he was talking in all sincerity and for that she decided to be sincere too. " It was not uncomfortable at all " she said causing Nelson to turn toward her a face of total surprise, " what did you say? "

" When I was under Konny's control it was not like I was out of myself like a robot or something. The sensation was like I was driven by d.e.s.i.r.es which were not really mine, that was becoming gradually stronger in a way that I gradually forgot my own d.e.s.i.r.es and as I was blindly following that path which was not the one I chose I slowly started to lose myself ", as she was explaining she tightened more and more her hand around Nelson's " but that moment when I was with you, when I was touching, when I was giving up myself self to you, I could feel that it was really I who wanted it, even if it was for a short time from the bottom of my heart I was enjoying it ".

She paused, letting pass a long moment of silence, maybe she was waiting for Nelson to say something but the latter had no idea of what to reply after such revelation, he knew what it did mean but he was scared to hope that it would be true. " Hey, when Konny was saying that you're actually in love with me... was it true? ", Nelson could feel her hand shaking around his, even without looking at her he could tell she was very serious, he knew that it was not the moment to mess things up, he took a deep breath and confessed " she was right. I'm actually in love with you, Sania ".

Her heart skipped a beat and her mouth was slightly open in surprise. " Since when? " she asked while trying to contain her excitement.

" Since that day in Glenn's mansion, when you opened yourself to me " he started while pushing his head backwards to lean it against the wall behind him, " I knew that it was the first you to share your pain and your feelings with someone and for some mysterious reasons I was so glad it was me ", he chuckled " it's quite weird don't you think? Since we know each other for such a short time... ".

Sania suddenly moved to sit on his l.a.p with her n.a.k.e.d legs at his both sides, she moved until her hip was the nearest to his with still holding tight his right hand. She plunged her bright brown eyes into his blue eyes like the ocean and started wondering if it could be possible to lose herself in those eyes which were staring at her so passionately. She slowly passed her left arm around his strong neck and slowly brought her head closer to his until their noses touched each other. " It may sound weird but I think... no I'm sure I'm in love with you like I have never loved someone else, even though we know we each other for such a short time " she sensually whispered with her lips at 3 centimeters from his, " I can't take it anymore... I want to kiss you ".

Right after she pronounced those words Nelson broke the short distance which was separating them and put his lips next to hers. She responded to his action and they immediately started kissing savagely each other. " More... give me more... " Sania couldn't stop m.o.a.ning between two breaths. " It's not enough... let's do it " she said as she was about to take off his shirt, Nelson gently put a hand on hers to stop her, " not here, not now. We will have all our time for that once we will go back to Stainfall but " he told her.

" But I want you right now. I can't hold myself until then " she complained while kissing sensually his neck.

" I know, but we have to be patient " he said with great difficulties to organize his thoughts.

Sania stopped kissing him and moved a little backward to look at him " but you are staying with me, aren't you? " she said with a soft voice almost begging him.

" Of course I'm staying with you " he responded while putting a kiss on her forehead. Sania smiled satisfied, she closed her eyes and let herself falling gently on his c.h.e.s.t.

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" You're both feeling better now? " Volga shouted to the couple who were walking toward them.

As she was the first one to notice them people around her stopped momentarily what they were doing to take a look at the new comers. " Yes, I can say that we are good now " Sania said while glancing at Nelson with a complicit smile and the latter smiled back at him.

In front of her people started smiling and glancing at each others as they could understand what she meant. " Well, if that's so please get in the work, the sooner we finish the better " Jamal shouted from his corner, he was carrying a heavy box and was walking toward the exit.

" What should we do? " Nelson immediately asked with an enthusiasm which was not in his habit. In fact he was scared that after his betrayal people would tend to ignore him and push him apart as they could not trust him anymore and so he was determined to work hard in order to win their trust again. He didn't expect them to accept him so easily that's why he got such reaction, he didn't want to mess things up.

" We are leaving here for Konny's HQ " Carla voluntarily explained " so for now we are gathering all the useful stuffs which are here and carry them outside where are the cars so we can transport them with us ". She finished putting some stuffs in a box and lifted to carry it outside.

Without more instructions both Sania and Nelson moved and started collecting stuffs and putting them into boxes, " why are there few people people here? You said that you have all the people who were controlled by Konny so I was expecting to see a huge number of people " Sania tried to engage the conversation after a long moment of silence.

" A great number have been sent to our HQ since the most important or precious stuffs are there such as our personal belongings " Pam responded while entering in the room.

" Isn't here actually your HQ? " She asked surprised. Pam shook her and Nelson looked at her surprised too, he asked her about the actual location and when she responded to him he said " when Konny asked me to look for the place you were hiding I was convinced that it was actually this very place " he paused, " because if I remember well it was said that the head of your crew used to be a police officer, am I wrong? "

" Well that's true, in fact it used to be our first hideout but since the attack of Konny we quickly had to change and go elsewhere " she paused and gazed around " you know it may be a police station but under an attack this place is not very easy to protect, the last we received huge damages ".

" It was that time she kidnapped you, right? " Sania asked carelessly, it was when she saw her lowering her sight with a pitiful expression that she understood that she said something that she shouldn't have, she immediately tried to catch her up and apologize " I'm really sorry, I didn't do it in purpose ", she bite her lip and mumble " I'm such a bitch sometimes ".

" No it's alright, you don't have to feel sorry for that " Pam said while waving her hand as if it's was something without importance, " I should not be affected by that anymore. That experience belongs to the past now ". She smiled and returned to the work and as they were carrying the last boxes she said " anyway I'm glad that you didn't suggested her this place as she might have come again and we would have lost all these precious stuffs ".

" Hopefully she didn't ask me to give my opinion about where you were hiding otherwise I'm sure I would have been capable to reveal it to her " Nelson confessed while laughing.

Outside, the few people who were in charge of cleaning up the whole station were already loading the boxes in the cars. Nelson, Pam and Sania reached the car which Jamal, Volga and Carla were loading, they helped them to charge the last boxes and once they finished Jamal stepped forward.

" Alright guys, Phil called me to tell me that they still remain few things they have to load and for that they would need some more time " Jamal told everyone, " so it would be good for us to go ahead and they shall catch up with us later ".

" We still have one or two hours left before the sunset, so it would be indeed a good idea to go ahead and use that to prepare what are needed to be prepared for the celebration of the end of the war tonight " Volga raised her voice and proposed.

" I plan to return to our HQ to give a hand, they probably have many men there but there are a lot of things to transport and I think they need all the help which can be provided " Pam let them know, " I already already talk to my dad so you can go ahead ".

As she said that some few people started to propose their help and even asked to join her, a total of people. And Jamal didn't put any objections.

That group took one car and they went off and so did Jamal and the remaining people.

When they arrived they directly headed for Konny's residence, the biggest and the single different house in the neighborhood. There, they started discharging the stuffs they would need for the party while leaving the others as they planned to leave the next day.

" Sania, do you remember where she stocked the provisions we have brought from Palet? " Jamal asked after they finished putting things inside.

" Actually yes, I remember that she put them together with their own food in a shed in the garden behind the house " as she responded an idea appeared in her mind " by the way I remember that Glenn has given us some fresh products, wouldn't be a good idea to cook instead of using conserved food for tonight party? ".

" I would have wanted but I have to call for my home and discuss about important matters so I don't I will have the time to prepare anything " he responded. Volga, who was next to him, pushed him lightly with her elbow, " she's not asking you to cook, she plans to do it herself ".

" Ah, I see " he exclaimed after he understood, he glanced at Volga and then looked at Sania and responded to her " in this case you can do as you please ".

" Well, I will help the other guys for the other preparations and we will also save time if we start since now loading the useful things in the cars while waiting for Phil and Pam's group to come " Volga told them.

" You won't help her to cook? " Jamal asked her with a slight tone of surprise.

" It's not because I'm a woman that I have to stay in a kitchen " she replied to him while looking at him with an expression of challenge.

Jamal chuckled, leaned over her and said to tease her " tell the truth, you don't know how to cook, do you? ".

" Shut up " she told him while pushing him before running away.

" I will help " Carla proposed to Sania.

Everybody around stared at her in surprise, even Volga who almost left the place stopped and turned around to gaze at her too. " You will? " they all asked in a same voice.

The young woman gazed at them confused, she shrugged and said " why not, I don't have anything interesting to do so it's better to give a hand, don't you think? Moreover I'm not so bad at cooking ".

" O-OK, sure " Sania said after a quick glance at Nelson who didn't know what to respond too.

" OK guys, see you later, please come call me when the other group arrives " Jamal said before he went off looking for a phone.

" I think I should go give Volga a hand... to coordinate. I will leave that to you " Nelson said as an excuse to escape from that awkward situation.

Sania looked at Carla a little uncomfortable, " you can follow me to the garden, we will take all the ingredients we will need and will come back " she told her.

" Yes ma'am " Carla replied in the way she used to talk before getting that kind of promotion.