Is this destiny?

Chloe hoped that Noah didn\'t notice her insecurities.

She tried not to think about it, but Chloe couldn\'t erase from her mind Noah\'s expression when he looked at Sarah; on the day they met, when he saved Chloe from her seniors, Noah said that Sarah is a woman worth admiring, and she observed him in the Chaos nightclub, in Noah\'s office at Blanc, and when they had lunch together. Chloe\'s eyes were always on Noah and he would look at Sarah with awe. It told Chloe that Noah and Sarah are close. Very close.

The woman\'s intuition is a scary thing and if not for the fact that Sarah is married to Aiden, and that Aiden was right there, Chloe would think that there is something going on between Noah and Sarah.

Chloe shook her head, dismissing the idea that Sarah would cheat on Aiden no matter how handsome Noah is.

"I\'m just trying to understand your relationship with Sarah."

"What I have is all thanks to her.", Noah responded right away. He saw Chloe frowning in confusion, so he decided to explain. "I was the heir of the Bennet family. Looks, money, girls, I had it all, and it also included an overinflated ego and me causing trouble no one dared to prevent. My behavior alienated me from my family, and I was surrounded by people who cheered when I did bad things while secretly hoping that I will fail."

Noah looked at Chloe with a complex expression while saying, "I saw Sarah for the first time at a party. She came with Aiden, and I was confident that she would fall for my charms."

Chloe gulped softly. "Did she?"

Noah made a face. "She beat the crap out of me."

Chloe was not sure if she should believe him. Can Sarah beat up Noah? Sarah is definitely smaller and weaker than Noah. Maybe Noah couldn\'t hit a woman, so Sarah took advantage of that. Chloe remembered fights in the Chaos nightclub, and that Sarah is the owner, and the crazed expression Sarah had while Aiden was beating up a huge guy… and Chloe realized that Sarah is definitely not simple. "Is Sarah always violent?"

Noah took a deep breath while steeling his resolve. There were many things he needed to tell Chloe, and as much as he didn\'t want to spoil the mood and risk Chloe hating him, he couldn\'t allow Chloe to have a bad opinion of Sarah.

"I don\'t blame Sarah. I was an ass, and I deserved more beatings than what she gave me. When Sarah realized that my buddy and I were despicable, a delicate girl turned into what I could describe as a demon. I laid helplessly on the ground and watched Aiden storming into the room to rescue Sarah, and she instantly turned into a mellow kitten and jumped into his arms, seeking protection."

Noah tried to gauge Chloe\'s reaction, but her expression was unreadable, so he continued.

"You would think that I learned a lesson, but I didn\'t. When some of my high school friends banded against Aiden, I tagged along. They wanted to get their hands on Sarah in order to harm Aiden and I sat at the same table, listening to the gruesome things they were planning to do to Sarah while forcing Aiden to watch. As they discussed details of their twisted plan, I was wondering if I will get a chance to see the demon-woman again and if she will be able to overpower six men, seven if you include me. I didn\'t participate actively in that scheme, but I didn\'t do anything to stop it either…"

Noah paused and shook his head as if trying to shake away some thoughts. "After everything I did, Sarah gave me a chance."

"What kind of a chance?"

"To change and reach the top with my own strength.", Noah responded. "You see, my little rabbit, I am not an amazing man you thought I was. I did many things I am ashamed of…"

Chloe\'s kiss prevented him from talking further.

"I don\'t care who you were, or how you treat others, Noah.", Chloe spoke against his lips. "For me, you are a kind and caring man who came to my rescue over and over again and I will not allow you to belittle yourself."

Noah hugged Chloe and released a slow breath, together with his tension. "Chloe, I hope that I will get a chance to prove I am worthy of your high opinion. Sarah is my benefactor, and without her, I would still be that same willful young master, probably in jail or dead. If I didn\'t meet Sarah before I met you, you would not think of me as kind or caring, because I was not. I hope you will see Sarah is a good person who doesn\'t look at people\'s backgrounds in order to assess someone\'s worth. She is treating her friends well and everything that is happening in the Boyle Heights neighborhood is because of her."

Chloe snuggled close to Noah and nestled her head under his chin. Somehow, his words dispelled her uneasiness. "I will thank Sarah when I see her."

Noah didn\'t understand. "For what?"

"For beating some sense into you." 

Noah laughed weakly. Ah, if Chloe knew about all the beating sessions he gladly endured… But that is one thing he will never tell her.

He wanted to change the topic. Suddenly, talking about Sarah didn\'t sound like a good idea.

"When do you want us to go to the pharmacy?"

Chloe understood that he was talking about the pill to prevent pregnancy. "There is no need."

Noah\'s eyebrows shoot up. It seems that Chloe is onboard with them having a baby! He is going to be a father!

\'Breathe, Noah, breathe…\'

Chloe noticed Noah taking deep breaths and she giggled. "What are you imagining? I calculated that my period is due in four days so the chances of me getting pregnant are close to zero."

Noah paused and craned his neck to see her face. "Four days?"

Chloe opened her mouth to confirm but then closed it while intense blush invaded her face.

Noah\'s expression turned mischievous, and she just told him that for the next four days they can have unprotected sex. Oh, God!

Noah gave her a quick kiss and slid out of the bed. "I will prepare a tub…"

Chloe heard the water running and then Noah returned.

Seeing him walk away, Chloe got a good view of Noah\'s muscular back and firm ass, and now that he returned she could not see anything other than his erection that waved at her as he walked.

"Come here, my little rabbit…", Noah said while picking up Chloe from the bed, comforter and plenty of dwindled flower petals included.

"I can walk.", Chloe protested weakly.

"Save your energy…", he grinned.

Chloe buried her face at the crook of his neck while wondering, how can a man be so outrageous? But he didn\'t say anything naughty other than for her to save energy, and even though it sounded ambiguous, maybe the outrageous parts were in her mind.

Ah, Noah was spoiling her pure mind and filling it with naughty thoughts!

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