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nearly back to
normal and I wonder how she can separate herself from what went on. I want to
ask her how many years ago had this happened, what happened with Sergio, how
did she find out about her father’s role in it. There are so many questions
that her revelation had created, but now I know the true extent of the trust
issue and that I will have to work to prove to Selene that I can be her safety
net, and the woman she could trust.
                “Selene, baby,” I start,
choosing my words carefully, wanting to be as honest as possible.
                “Selene, I love you. I do.
I love who I am with you and that I feel completely safe with you. I just wish
that I could make you feel that way with me. Maybe one day you will; maybe one
day you will feel like you can tell me anything in the world and know that I
won’t judge you and that you will still be the same person in my eyes.”
                She lifts her head up and
smiles longingly at me as if she wishes that it could be just as I said, but
knows that it isn’t true. My heart drops and I know that Selene is not ready to
tell me she loves me back.
                “Baby, it’s okay. Don’t
feel obligated to say anything you aren’t ready for. I know that you’re almost
there. I know that you have strong feelings for me too. Even if it’s not love,
yet,” I try to assure her.
                “Thank you beautiful, but
there are many things about me that might make you rethink those words. We were
both born into power. The power that my family possesses is much different than
yours, and you may not like what that means,” Selene says somberly.
                “But hell, Selene, that
doesn’t change that I love you now, today; and today, I mean the words that I
said.”
                She sighs. “Ok, Rayne. I
believe you and I truly want to be an open book with you, but I’m just not
ready. I’m sorry that I piled all of this on you after what you learned about
your dad. It was selfish of me in a way, but I wanted you to understand that
people’s circumstances can cause them to do uncharacteristic things, whether
right or wrong, all in the name of power and control, or in the battle to
obtain it.”
                I let her words run
through me. “I get that. When you told me what happened, I wanted to do the
things my father was doing to that man to Sergio. I wanted to go back in time
and kill him for you.” I watch Selene flinch slightly at my revelation, but I
continue. “I didn’t know you to protect you, but I still feel, responsible,” I
admit.
                Selene puts her hand in
mine and tears cause her eyes to sparkle. “Baby, don’t. What is done can never
be changed. Every day I am moving on from that betrayal, and believe it or not,
having you in my life has made that transition so much easier. Rayne, I’m
almost there. I may even be there now, but I just can’t say those words.”
                “I’m okay with that. My
heart knows that you’re mine,” I say with a smile on my face. “I’m going to
learn all I can about you, and hopefully, I will learn more about myself too.”
                Selene takes my face in
her hands and brushes my hair out of my eyes with her thumb. Then, she leans in
and I can smell the soft scent of lavender in her hair as I breathe deep.
Selene leans in and waits for me to close the rest of the distance before her
soft, warm lips meet mine and her tongue pushes through my parted lips to
explore my eager mouth. She’s gentle in her approach, hesitant as if she’ll
expect me to pull away. I drown her worries as I deepen the kiss and climb on
her lap, wrapping my legs around her waist.
                Selene quietly moans in my
mouth as she tries to rub herself against me and reach under my shirt to softly
scratch my back. Soon, her lean, femininely muscled body is lifting me in