********Mew's POV********

When I woke up and found Gulf beside me I almost freaked out, I noticed both of us naked and he was deeply asleep, I had a slight headache and couldn't make sense of the situation, I quietly left the room and went straight to take a bath when all memories of yesterday's night came back

I felt like the worst person ever, I kept blaming and hating myself, it hurt so much recalling what I did to Gulf, I just became like a monster not holding back stealing his first time, I betrayed him and I deserve any punishment

I walked to his room cleaning it with tears in my eyes, I felt disgusted with myself and even thought of packing my things and moving back to my parents' place, I then started preparing breakfast before checking on Gulf who just woke up

I didn't believe when he said he is fine, he was smiling softly assuring me that it wasn't my fault and that he is aware that he started it, he even tried to come closer and when I caught him he didn't even flinch and was comfortable being this close even asking me to help him take a bath

"you're amazing Gulf, you definitely deserve the best, I'm sorr-"

"don't apologize, if I hear 'I'm sorry' again from you I will get angry, I told I'm glad that it was with you or I would have been terrified if it happened at the party, you even held back and didn't... you know you didn't do it inside" he blushed by the last part

"I tried my best to hold back, you must be in pain now"

"don't worry I'm a man besides you prepared me well so it doesn't hurt that much, just resting for today and I'll be fine" Gulf smiled looking cute with pinkish cheeks

"thank you, I thought you will hate me and I was ready to be punished, I even thought about moving back to my parents' place"

"no way, who will help me with cleaning and the laundry? I know what happened yesterday would make things a bit awkward between us for a while and you may keep feeling guilty but let's not forget that no matter what happens, we are actually married"

"I know but you trusted me as your first friend so it felt like betraying you" he reached patting my head with a gentle grin

"you are and will always be my close first friend Mew so let's put this behind us and keep moving forward"

"how can you be so accepting and strong?"

"you taught me how to deal with my past and move on" we gazed into each others' eyes for a while going silent, I was taken aback by what he said, honesty and gratefulness were carved in his earth hue eyes, somehow those words made me relieved and feel better

"you are very special Gulf, I'm glad I met you"

"me too" we spend the whole day home, I made Gulf sit while I took care of everything, the next day we went to the girl's house who was shocked facing both us

"thank you for the juice, I enjoyed it a lot with my husband" Gulf said sarcastically while she looked down speechless

"why did you do it?" I asked looking furiously at her

"I... I'm so sorry! I got so jealous of Gulf and wanted you both to separate so I could only think of this but he ended up not drinking the juice here..."

"separating us?"

"I've always loved you P' Mew, I've known you for years since we went to the same university, I was shocked to hear you got suddenly got married, I just hate your husband and tried to..." she went silent making me enraged even more

"you tried to hurt him, you did something a psycho would do, only a monster would think of that, girls like you should stay along for the rest of their life"

"Mew, calm down" Gulf held me by the shoulder but I kept focusing on the now frightened girl, she started crying but I didn't care

"I was going to the police but Gulf was kind enough to keep this a secret between us but let me warn you for the first and last time, if I ever come close to Gulf again, I will make you regret you it for a very long time" she started sobbing in shock

"Mew you're scary when you are angry"

"can't help it, she tried to hurt you, I hate it when someone try to do bad things to precious people to me" he smiled making me step back

"I'm honored to be one of your precious people, well I guess Mew said it all, I'll be willing to keep this a secret but I hope you learned for this incident, because of our work we will meet sometimes but make sure to walk away and hide from me, farewell" Gulf took my hand and we walked away leaving a frightened crying girl

I was still mad but I was focusing on Gulf who kept holding my hand as we walked silently, my heart was thumping strangely making me a bit bashful staring at Gulf, he was smiling happily not caring about others watching us, seeing him in a good mood made me slowly calm down feeling better

"hey Mew let's go on a date!" he suddenly exclaimed

"it's surprising coming from you"

"I got used to it thanks to you, besides we are already outside"

"sure, where are you taking me?" he thought

"first let's go watch a movie, last time at the cinema I was so careful and on guard"

Alright, let's go" Gulf was still holding my hand and it's making me so conscious of him but I also didn't want to let go so I stayed silent walking with him

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We had fun for the rest of the day already forgetting about what happened yet honestly somehow I feel we became closer than before, like some wall disappeared and there is nothing separating us now

Gulf was acting himself treating me normally or maybe even friendlier and was getting cozier with me, even our families felt how close we've became and started teasing us a bit, with how things turned to be, a new feeling began flourishing inside me making me have all kind of thoughts about Gulf

Like I'm aware that he is handsome and beautiful thanks to his special blood but I started to think he is cute especially when he goes pink or pout making me want to hug him, an urge to be close and touch him was getting stronger

Everything was happening so fast and so many feelings and thoughts was getting over me driving me nuts and Gulf wasn't helping at all, he would suddenly invade my personal space like it's natural thing to do, like he would suddenly lay down on my lap while watching TV sit so close peeking on my phone, and my hear would beat like crazy

"I fell for Gulf didn't I?" I asked my friends who are actually a couple and they know everything about Gulf, they glanced to each other smiling

"congratulation my friend!" one of them said

"finally, it took you almost a year"

"I have no idea how it happened, everything was so typical between us"

"that shows that you are meant for each other, didn't you feel comfortable with him from the beginning?"

"yes I did, since I met him, the thought of being close and protecting him just came to me as if I knew him for years but I thought it's because our father are close friends"

"not at all, it's very hard to find the right partner Mew, and becoming close friends isn't easy too, take an example the three of us, it took us two years to become best friends but honestly I felt attracted to him since I met him" one of them was pointing the other who nodded

"what if I finally got affected by his beauty?"

"if you were you would have only felt lust for him and desire to have his body but you just want to protect him, to make him happy and take care of him right?"

"yes absolutely, I've never had lewd thoughts about him"

"that shows how pure your relationship are and how innocent and real your love for him, after all he is your first love" my friend winked patting on my shoulder, their words convinced me even more

"but why did I realize my feelings for him now?"

"I'm sure smth happened that made you become conscious of him and thinking of him not as just a friend but also as a man, which pushed your hidden feelings out, it was the same for us" one of them explained, so that night was the key to unlock my love feelings for Gulf

"this may sound weird for you, but giving your situation, how you met, how you didn't get affected by Gulf's beauty, the fact that you ended up getting married and got so close, all this is a prove that you are fated to be together"

"I agree, I believe that each person has a destined partner for them"

"I also believe that, thank you guys, I feels relaxed after talking to you"

"anytime my friend, I hope you will live a happy lovely life with your husband"

"thanks, btw keep this a secret until I find the right time to confess to Gulf"

"sure but make sure to tell us when you do it and if you need any help we are here for both of you" they smiled encouraging me

"I'm blessed with an amazing friends"

"we thought that too when you helped getting us together"

"it seem we are meant to be close friends too" we laughed enjoying the rest of the evening

I still can't believe I quickly came face to face with my feelings for Gulf, each day my adoration for him keep growing hoping that he will feel the same for me, my heart was racing each time we are close and I miss him just when we get separated even for a few hours

A part of me was scared to tell him, what if he was just thinking of me as a friend? What if I confess to him our current relationship will be completely destroyed? Those questions keep ringing in my mind yet I also can't stop my overflowing feelings, I want to make Gulf mine, not just by contract as my husband I also want his heart, I want his everything...