that, just glad to be home, and glad that you’re here too.” He dropped his gaze on Delaney. She turned her head, giving him a bigger smile, something in her eyes proving to Sam she wasn’t giving up on him. He reached out and touched her face. She touched his hand, enjoying the feel of his fingertips. Closing her eyes and holding on tight.
“ I love you,” she said, dropping her head on his chest. Sam smoothed her hair, letting her hold on to him.
“ And I love you. You know that.” He kissed the top of her head. “Don’t you ever forget that.”
Delaney held on for dear life. Everything made sense again when she was in his arms.
Sam laid down on the couch, Delaney in front of him, his arms wrapped tightly around her, holding her in place. “This right here is what makes me happy.”
Delaney agreed. Never in all the years she was alive did she ever meet someone like him. He was everything she wanted, even the things she had no idea she wanted. She had no idea how to explain the bond. It made no sense to her. But she felt it all the time, even when she was angry she was still in love with him. And she always would be. You couldn’t turn off the feelings of love no matter what you tried.
“ Tell me about your life,” she whispered, stroking Sam’s arm. This was something they hardly every brought up. Sam knew all about her parents, her childhood, her likes and dislikes. But he wasn’t one to talk about his life before her. “Tell me about you and Frankie when you were young. What were you like when you were kids?”
Sam sighed. “We were close. He was my younger brother and I was the classic older brother always looking out for him. Frankie and I are total opposites though. That makes it hard sometimes to get through to him. But at one time Frankie had a lot more heart than he does nowadays.”
Delaney found this hard to believe. Frankie was empty. That was the only way she could describe him. He was animated yes, but he lacked depth. But something told her it was a lot more than that. She wondered if something bad happened to Frankie in his past that left him so cold and dead on the inside. And she also wondered how she could even think this about someone she knew so little about.
“ Frankie has a lot of issues. Most of them stem from our parents,” Sam explained.
“ Your parents?”
“ Our parents were a nightmare together. Our father was malicious. He wanted things his way at all times. And just because you were his family didn’t mean he was going to treat you any different.” Sam thought back to his childhood. Growing up the son of an incubus was tough. But growing up with a human mother who had to tolerate his father was even tougher. Sam developed a soft spot for his mother. While his father tried to train his sons how to be evil and vindictive like himself. But Sam had a hard time accepting his ways when he saw all his mother went through because of him.
Frankie on the other hand felt nothing for their mother. Sam knew why. Frankie felt so powerless at what their mother had to endure that he learned to just ignore it. And soon that turned into hate. Deep down Sam knew this was the reason Frankie would never want to find a love of his own, because he didn’t want to be like his father. He didn’t want to fall in love with a woman and treat her like an object.
“ Are they still together?” Delaney asked.
“ Oh no. My mother decided a long time ago to stay far away from our father. And my father has never quite accepted that.” Sam’s mother fell out of love with his father. Maybe she never loved him to begin with. He wasn’t sure. And for some reason she was fortunate enough to escape with her life. After all that mess Frankie became disconnected from his family altogether. He developed an extreme dislike for all of them. Sam was the only one lucky enough to be graced with his presence every few years.
“ What about
“ I love you,” she said, dropping her head on his chest. Sam smoothed her hair, letting her hold on to him.
“ And I love you. You know that.” He kissed the top of her head. “Don’t you ever forget that.”
Delaney held on for dear life. Everything made sense again when she was in his arms.
Sam laid down on the couch, Delaney in front of him, his arms wrapped tightly around her, holding her in place. “This right here is what makes me happy.”
Delaney agreed. Never in all the years she was alive did she ever meet someone like him. He was everything she wanted, even the things she had no idea she wanted. She had no idea how to explain the bond. It made no sense to her. But she felt it all the time, even when she was angry she was still in love with him. And she always would be. You couldn’t turn off the feelings of love no matter what you tried.
“ Tell me about your life,” she whispered, stroking Sam’s arm. This was something they hardly every brought up. Sam knew all about her parents, her childhood, her likes and dislikes. But he wasn’t one to talk about his life before her. “Tell me about you and Frankie when you were young. What were you like when you were kids?”
Sam sighed. “We were close. He was my younger brother and I was the classic older brother always looking out for him. Frankie and I are total opposites though. That makes it hard sometimes to get through to him. But at one time Frankie had a lot more heart than he does nowadays.”
Delaney found this hard to believe. Frankie was empty. That was the only way she could describe him. He was animated yes, but he lacked depth. But something told her it was a lot more than that. She wondered if something bad happened to Frankie in his past that left him so cold and dead on the inside. And she also wondered how she could even think this about someone she knew so little about.
“ Frankie has a lot of issues. Most of them stem from our parents,” Sam explained.
“ Your parents?”
“ Our parents were a nightmare together. Our father was malicious. He wanted things his way at all times. And just because you were his family didn’t mean he was going to treat you any different.” Sam thought back to his childhood. Growing up the son of an incubus was tough. But growing up with a human mother who had to tolerate his father was even tougher. Sam developed a soft spot for his mother. While his father tried to train his sons how to be evil and vindictive like himself. But Sam had a hard time accepting his ways when he saw all his mother went through because of him.
Frankie on the other hand felt nothing for their mother. Sam knew why. Frankie felt so powerless at what their mother had to endure that he learned to just ignore it. And soon that turned into hate. Deep down Sam knew this was the reason Frankie would never want to find a love of his own, because he didn’t want to be like his father. He didn’t want to fall in love with a woman and treat her like an object.
“ Are they still together?” Delaney asked.
“ Oh no. My mother decided a long time ago to stay far away from our father. And my father has never quite accepted that.” Sam’s mother fell out of love with his father. Maybe she never loved him to begin with. He wasn’t sure. And for some reason she was fortunate enough to escape with her life. After all that mess Frankie became disconnected from his family altogether. He developed an extreme dislike for all of them. Sam was the only one lucky enough to be graced with his presence every few years.
“ What about
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