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“Anything,” Jasper replied and dropped a kiss to her lips.
“I want you to promise me that if you decide waiting for me is too much you will satisfy your needs, but you will never fall in love. You won’t enter into a relationship that could take you away from me. You’ll get what you need and keep your heart safe for me,” Marie’s voice shook as tears filled her eyes. Jasper knew this was going to be as hard for her as it would be for him.
They never lied to themselves that this wouldn’t be a possibility. Jasper being a Briggs always loomed over them like a shadow waiting to overshadow their hope. Now it was here and there was nothing they could do but make each other promises.
“Marie, I don’t want anyone but you,” Jasper said shaking his head.
Marie interrupted him. “No Jas, I see how dedicated Nate is to Bobby. I have watched how he has followed my brother and not gone to do the things he has wanted to do. If you are leaving on assignment, you could be gone for so long. I won’t be selfish and ask you to wait for me, to hold your needs back because of me.
“I know it is different for a man. When I give myself to you, I’ll be giving you my soul, that is why I will wait as long as I have to, but you will need to release a bit of stress every now and then. If you can do that without your heart, I want you to,” Marie reassured him.
Jasper sat watching her for a moment. He knew he loved her and didn’t want anyone else. Making this promise wouldn’t matter he would always be hers and she would always have his heart.
“I promise,” he said with so much conviction Marie’s heart swelled.
~B ~
“I never asked you to promise the same,” Marie’s voice brought him back from the past.
“I know you didn’t, but I should have given you the same promise. I was so angry with you and I had no right to be,” Jasper shakes his head to clear it.
“Yes, you did,” Marie interrupts him.
“No, I didn’t,” Jas demands and runs a hand down his face.
“No, Jas you did. I never came to you like I promised. I made a foolish mistake,” Marie tries to explain.
“Marie, I slept with someone else while we were apart. Before I found out about that asshole you were dating,” Jasper murmurs out with a pained look on his face.
Marie sighs and shrugs. “And I told you to. You have nothing to feel guilty about. You only did what I asked you to.”
“It changed me,” Jasper tries to find a way to explain. “I never gave Olivia my heart, but I gave her something else. A different part of me and it changed who I am. I feel like I need to explain our relationship so that you understand who I have become.”
Marie already knew who Jasper had become. It was in his walk, the way he talked to her at times, the possessive way he handled her. Everything about Jasper screamed his true nature. He may have thought she was naïve, but she wasn’t the same girl anymore either. She saw him for who he really was.
This is it, is Marie’s thought as she gulps down a breath and rubs her sweaty palms down the front of her robe. She reaches for the wine Jasper had poured with their dinner and takes a deep swallow all as Jasper watches her reaction.
“Jas,” she starts her voice coming out in a whisper she herself didn’t recognize. Closing her eyes, she tries to reclaim her nerves.
“I’m so sorry Marie,” Jas says, mistaking her reaction for hurt.
Marie shakes her head. “What if I told you that I know all about Olivia and that the one who has wronged us in this relationship is me?” Marie finally spits out.
Jasper frowns and sits back. His eyes roam over Marie as he tries to make sense of her words. Jasper’s eyes harden, his jaw sets and he clenches his fists into balls at his sides.
“How could you know about Olivia,” Jasper asks in a deceptive calm.
“I..I,” Marie pauses as she watches the anger on Jas’s face. She knew he would be upset, but she hadn’t expected him to get
“Anything,” Jasper replied and dropped a kiss to her lips.
“I want you to promise me that if you decide waiting for me is too much you will satisfy your needs, but you will never fall in love. You won’t enter into a relationship that could take you away from me. You’ll get what you need and keep your heart safe for me,” Marie’s voice shook as tears filled her eyes. Jasper knew this was going to be as hard for her as it would be for him.
They never lied to themselves that this wouldn’t be a possibility. Jasper being a Briggs always loomed over them like a shadow waiting to overshadow their hope. Now it was here and there was nothing they could do but make each other promises.
“Marie, I don’t want anyone but you,” Jasper said shaking his head.
Marie interrupted him. “No Jas, I see how dedicated Nate is to Bobby. I have watched how he has followed my brother and not gone to do the things he has wanted to do. If you are leaving on assignment, you could be gone for so long. I won’t be selfish and ask you to wait for me, to hold your needs back because of me.
“I know it is different for a man. When I give myself to you, I’ll be giving you my soul, that is why I will wait as long as I have to, but you will need to release a bit of stress every now and then. If you can do that without your heart, I want you to,” Marie reassured him.
Jasper sat watching her for a moment. He knew he loved her and didn’t want anyone else. Making this promise wouldn’t matter he would always be hers and she would always have his heart.
“I promise,” he said with so much conviction Marie’s heart swelled.
~B ~
“I never asked you to promise the same,” Marie’s voice brought him back from the past.
“I know you didn’t, but I should have given you the same promise. I was so angry with you and I had no right to be,” Jasper shakes his head to clear it.
“Yes, you did,” Marie interrupts him.
“No, I didn’t,” Jas demands and runs a hand down his face.
“No, Jas you did. I never came to you like I promised. I made a foolish mistake,” Marie tries to explain.
“Marie, I slept with someone else while we were apart. Before I found out about that asshole you were dating,” Jasper murmurs out with a pained look on his face.
Marie sighs and shrugs. “And I told you to. You have nothing to feel guilty about. You only did what I asked you to.”
“It changed me,” Jasper tries to find a way to explain. “I never gave Olivia my heart, but I gave her something else. A different part of me and it changed who I am. I feel like I need to explain our relationship so that you understand who I have become.”
Marie already knew who Jasper had become. It was in his walk, the way he talked to her at times, the possessive way he handled her. Everything about Jasper screamed his true nature. He may have thought she was naïve, but she wasn’t the same girl anymore either. She saw him for who he really was.
This is it, is Marie’s thought as she gulps down a breath and rubs her sweaty palms down the front of her robe. She reaches for the wine Jasper had poured with their dinner and takes a deep swallow all as Jasper watches her reaction.
“Jas,” she starts her voice coming out in a whisper she herself didn’t recognize. Closing her eyes, she tries to reclaim her nerves.
“I’m so sorry Marie,” Jas says, mistaking her reaction for hurt.
Marie shakes her head. “What if I told you that I know all about Olivia and that the one who has wronged us in this relationship is me?” Marie finally spits out.
Jasper frowns and sits back. His eyes roam over Marie as he tries to make sense of her words. Jasper’s eyes harden, his jaw sets and he clenches his fists into balls at his sides.
“How could you know about Olivia,” Jasper asks in a deceptive calm.
“I..I,” Marie pauses as she watches the anger on Jas’s face. She knew he would be upset, but she hadn’t expected him to get
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