Chapter SEVENTY EIGHT.

She grabs the back of his neck with her left hand and played with his hair with her right fingers. She brings her right hand down and places it on her breast. ' Touch me." She whispers softly and his fingers finds their way to her breast. He folds it gently and play with the nipple. ' I want you." She moans against his ear the minute his lips land on her neck. Suddenly the words hits him hard and he pulls back on realizing how far things were going. ' I can't do it." He mutters and forms his palms into fists. ' What do you mean, Damon?. I thought you liked me." She says feeling hurt. ' I do like you, Britney but I can't do this. You are my sister and Caesar is our Father." Damon replies. ' You mean adopted Father." Britney responds. ' Adopted or not. Caesar is our Father." He corrects. ' Caesar has always treated them like his children and we really owes him a lot." He adds. ' But I like you." She confesses. She had liked him for a long time but now she doubts that she can hold it in anymore. ' It doesn't matter Britney. We can never be together." With this, he gets up from the bed and walks out of the room, heading straight to his room. His sleep was a very short and unpleasant one as he couldn't get her words off his mind all night but he knew he had done the best thing by not letting it happen. He likes her too but sometimes some things are better left undone. Maybe it is time she is married off to someone else. ' Good morning Father." Britney greets as she joins them at the table. ' Hi Damon." She adds. ' Hi Britney." Damon replies, his eyes on his food. Britney takes a seat near Caesar and far from Damon. ' You good?." Caesar asks, his eyes on her. ' I'm fine Father. Just had an unpleasant dream I had last night." She lies. Was she referring to him? Did she think that he was unpleasant? Did she hate him now? Did she wish that that hadn't happened?. Damon thinks. He clears his throat and scoops up a spoonful of meat. ' You should slow down, Damon. You look like you just saw your worst fear." Caesar jokes. ' No one is after you, at least not us so slow down or else you might end up choking yourself." He adds. Damon chews the one in his mouth and swallows it before responding. ' The training needs to be conducted today. We have about five of them and limited time. I guess that's why I am in a hurry." He explains, even though it is not entirely true, it's not entirely false as well. He is in a rush because he feels awkward around her but he really needs to be at the training too. It should start in an hour time. ' I would really love to have your sister work for me. You should bring her over one of these days." ' Hmmm. I don't think she is ready yet plus I don't know how she will react." ' You should let her decide that. We all know you started at a young age too plus Britney is getting married soon so I do need another female figure here." ' We are yet to find her a suitor so I….." ' Yet!." He scoffs. ' I found her a suitable suitor already." He inform. ' Oh!. That's good. I will leave now. We will have that talk once I get back." He lies. Deep down he is leaving because he doesn't want to talk about it. Britney lifts her head to look at him and realizes that he is avoiding her gaze. What a coward he is!. She mutters in her head and looks at Caesar. ' Who is he?." She asks curiously. ' He is coming over tonight." He responds and turns to Damon. ' You should come have dinner with us tonight. You need to meet with him as well." He adds. ' No, I will pass. It's his first time here so there will always be a next time plus I have to attend to something back home." He replies and gets on his feet. ' Have fun, Britney." He says to her. ' You too Damon." She replies. Fun!. Really?. Did he really just tell her to have fun? As if having her marriage arranged is anything near fun. She wonders angrily, pissed that he is too cowardly to fight for her or their love. She watches him as he walks away, out of the room. ' You will like him." Caesar says interrupting her thoughts. ' Who?." She asks. ' Your suitor." He replies. ' Oh!." She exclaims and pushes her food in front. ' I don't have much of an appetite so I really have to head upstairs now." She says. ' Fine." He replies and watches her leave too. The cold tension in the air that he had witnessed the other time made him wonder if they both had gotten into a very bad fight just like they always do. But he knows better than to try and fix them back. They were like twins, always putting the third party between them. He sighs and continues to eat his meal silently. He is so used to being alone most times so it doesn't really bother him. Damon and Britney are the only family he has and most times they are both on missions.