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She answered his questioning glance with a question, “The
flame of course, you know what that means?”
He thought about it for a moment, and remembered the
feelings he had when the flames had ignited around them. He considered it, and all he had learned and
realized the truth. Compassion was the
trigger for him earlier, but only because compassion was a form or expression
of love. Maybe not romantic love, but
love nonetheless.
Love was the trigger, of course, it had to be he
realized. Then, it all caught up with
him and he blushed scarlet realizing what that meant. Perhaps he wasn’t ready to set up house and
have a kid, after all it had only been forty eight hours, but there was part of
him that already felt love for the woman lying in his arms, and his power had
made that painfully obvious.
She kissed him again and said, “Don’t be embarrassed, just
this morning I abandoned my inn, temporarily perhaps, but I did it all the
same, just because I couldn’t bear the thought of letting you out of my
sight. Maybe you aren’t the only
one. We should get some sleep.”
She rolled away from him and at first he was confused, then
he understood, she had decided to follow the rules tonight. His arms felt empty. It had only been two days, there was no way
they were ready to move in with each other. There was no way, it was like an engagement here, or a tryout for being
mates. It would be absolutely insane for
him to ask, as bad as his power blurting out he loved her.
He looked over and meant to say goodnight, but what he
whispered was, “Will you sleep with me tonight?”
He cringed as her back stiffened and cursed himself for
being stupid and not listening to what he himself had thought. But despite knowing her such a short time, he
already knew, there was no point in denying the love he felt now. It may not last, but they could try, see how
it went… right? He just wished he had
sounded more confident when he asked. He
waited, his mind on pins and needles, for the answer.
Chapter 7
Katrina’s back stiffened in surprise, and she felt her eyes
moisten. She wanted nothing more than to
crawl back into his arms. After her
confusion all day, it had been their earlier talk, as he held her so gently
while she explained the three levels of commitment. First showing interest, then staying
together, then to mating. Then he had
asked her that question and it had horrified her.
But as she explained that denying love, any love, would be
heresy it had struck her in an unexpected way. She had fallen for him, she had been lying to herself all day. She herself had been denying love. She was ready to live with him to give it a
chance and see if it led to kids, or failure.
She was terrified though, even with the flames showing her
he loved her. She wondered if it was
just temporary, just based on the fact she was all he knew of this world
really. She had taken him in and given
him work, because she could tell he was a good man, explained things to
him. She blushed, then she had seduced
him…
Is it any wonder his feelings would grow so quickly in light
of that?
Was that all it was? A temporary infatuation? She knew
she was being foolish, she didn’t even know if her feelings were more than
temporary, but she had been hurt before. She knew she was attractive, but at least she didn’t have to worry that
it was just lust, his power activating had proved it wasn’t, and had made her
deliriously happy.
So why was she lying ten feet away instead of feeling warm
and safe in his arms? She dried her eyes
out, decision made, and rolled onto her knees and stood. She walked over and he looked questioning
until she lay down beside him and cuddled into his warm hard body. She kissed him softly.
“I would love to…”
-------
Nora caught that last bit with her wind ability. She hadn’t been spying exactly, but every ten
minutes or so
She answered his questioning glance with a question, “The
flame of course, you know what that means?”
He thought about it for a moment, and remembered the
feelings he had when the flames had ignited around them. He considered it, and all he had learned and
realized the truth. Compassion was the
trigger for him earlier, but only because compassion was a form or expression
of love. Maybe not romantic love, but
love nonetheless.
Love was the trigger, of course, it had to be he
realized. Then, it all caught up with
him and he blushed scarlet realizing what that meant. Perhaps he wasn’t ready to set up house and
have a kid, after all it had only been forty eight hours, but there was part of
him that already felt love for the woman lying in his arms, and his power had
made that painfully obvious.
She kissed him again and said, “Don’t be embarrassed, just
this morning I abandoned my inn, temporarily perhaps, but I did it all the
same, just because I couldn’t bear the thought of letting you out of my
sight. Maybe you aren’t the only
one. We should get some sleep.”
She rolled away from him and at first he was confused, then
he understood, she had decided to follow the rules tonight. His arms felt empty. It had only been two days, there was no way
they were ready to move in with each other. There was no way, it was like an engagement here, or a tryout for being
mates. It would be absolutely insane for
him to ask, as bad as his power blurting out he loved her.
He looked over and meant to say goodnight, but what he
whispered was, “Will you sleep with me tonight?”
He cringed as her back stiffened and cursed himself for
being stupid and not listening to what he himself had thought. But despite knowing her such a short time, he
already knew, there was no point in denying the love he felt now. It may not last, but they could try, see how
it went… right? He just wished he had
sounded more confident when he asked. He
waited, his mind on pins and needles, for the answer.
Chapter 7
Katrina’s back stiffened in surprise, and she felt her eyes
moisten. She wanted nothing more than to
crawl back into his arms. After her
confusion all day, it had been their earlier talk, as he held her so gently
while she explained the three levels of commitment. First showing interest, then staying
together, then to mating. Then he had
asked her that question and it had horrified her.
But as she explained that denying love, any love, would be
heresy it had struck her in an unexpected way. She had fallen for him, she had been lying to herself all day. She herself had been denying love. She was ready to live with him to give it a
chance and see if it led to kids, or failure.
She was terrified though, even with the flames showing her
he loved her. She wondered if it was
just temporary, just based on the fact she was all he knew of this world
really. She had taken him in and given
him work, because she could tell he was a good man, explained things to
him. She blushed, then she had seduced
him…
Is it any wonder his feelings would grow so quickly in light
of that?
Was that all it was? A temporary infatuation? She knew
she was being foolish, she didn’t even know if her feelings were more than
temporary, but she had been hurt before. She knew she was attractive, but at least she didn’t have to worry that
it was just lust, his power activating had proved it wasn’t, and had made her
deliriously happy.
So why was she lying ten feet away instead of feeling warm
and safe in his arms? She dried her eyes
out, decision made, and rolled onto her knees and stood. She walked over and he looked questioning
until she lay down beside him and cuddled into his warm hard body. She kissed him softly.
“I would love to…”
-------
Nora caught that last bit with her wind ability. She hadn’t been spying exactly, but every ten
minutes or so
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