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Authors: Selena Hunter
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piece of sheet music on the counter, he lifted it to read the song title " All Of Me ," he gazed over at me with those hazel eyes and offered a gentle smile. "How appropriate—You always loved the classics."
My heart did a little flip-flop. I did actually love the classics. Big band music was my absolute favorite to sing, but I enjoyed listening to everything. I stole a glance at Tisha to find that she was staring right at me. She nodded and I knew it was my clue.
I didn't know this man from Adam, but Tisha clearly knew him and I figured it was best to pick up where she left off. "How did you find me, Von?" I tried to make it sound like I really knew him because my mind was convinced that I didn't.
"I followed the dream," was his simple reply.
"Dream?" I shook my head. "What dream?"
"The dream that you sent to me telepathically." He smiled as he reached out for my hand. I made no move to reach for him so he stepped forward, reached down and grabbed my hand gently, with strong fingers. A surge of electricity flew through my body, causing my head to spin and my body to lose balance slightly. Von caught me before I hit the floor.
He lifted me up by grabbing my arms and set me down on the couch. "THAT should never have happened." He stole a glance towards Trisha and then back to me. "What is going on here?" His question sounded accusatory and I was not going to put up with that. I pushed up on the couch and squared my shoulders.
"This is my home you are standing in, demanding answers to questions I do not know." I was beginning to get my balance back. I looked up at him, pushing aside the slight stubble on his flawless chin and masculine cheekbones, "You will NOT push your way in and demand things of us. WE are the ones that should be asking the questions. WE are the ones that have allowed you the latitude to enter. WE are the ones in control of this situation." Hmmm, that sounded pretty queenish if you asked me. Where the heck did that come from?
Von straightened his back as if he was standing at attention. "I, I did not mean to offend, Celeste." He turned around to take a few steps away. "I was just so worried about you. You have been gone for over three years. What was I to think?" He turned around with a concerned expression on his face. "I love you, Celeste, and not one day went by that I didn't think about you."
Tish took that as an open invitation to jump in. "But you did not come on your own until this moment. You have stayed within the kingdom, at arm's length, sending men out to find us but never looking on your own. Why is this time different, dare I ask?"
Von looked like he had just been struck. "I had to run the kingdom, Mortisha. Give me some credit! Someone had to stay and be the responsible one. Someone had to take care of the daily routine to ensure that things didn't fall apart while our queen went off on her little… joyride!" His hands were fisted up again at his sides, his body rigid, his eyes livid.
"Did you really ?" Tish smacked his words down with one phrase. "Pray tell what exactly you thought the queen was doing off on this… joy ride?"
Von threw his hands in the air as he waved around the room. "Avoiding responsibility, getting her nails done, causing general havoc in the male population of the United States. I didn't know and I swore to myself that I didn't care! She could go be as reckless as she wanted to be because I wasn't going to have any part of it." He waved his hand at me wildly as he continued to vent, "She can't avoid what she is. She is the queen and must behave as such. She cannot just… disappear! She is the heart and soul of the kingdom. Our home, everyone we love, would be nothing without her."
Tisha nodded as if she liked what she heard. What the heck had she heard that she liked? I didn't like it at all. This man was over the edge with anger and what looked like jealousy, but mostly seething anger.
"Von, you must realize that something… happened to drive the queen
My heart did a little flip-flop. I did actually love the classics. Big band music was my absolute favorite to sing, but I enjoyed listening to everything. I stole a glance at Tisha to find that she was staring right at me. She nodded and I knew it was my clue.
I didn't know this man from Adam, but Tisha clearly knew him and I figured it was best to pick up where she left off. "How did you find me, Von?" I tried to make it sound like I really knew him because my mind was convinced that I didn't.
"I followed the dream," was his simple reply.
"Dream?" I shook my head. "What dream?"
"The dream that you sent to me telepathically." He smiled as he reached out for my hand. I made no move to reach for him so he stepped forward, reached down and grabbed my hand gently, with strong fingers. A surge of electricity flew through my body, causing my head to spin and my body to lose balance slightly. Von caught me before I hit the floor.
He lifted me up by grabbing my arms and set me down on the couch. "THAT should never have happened." He stole a glance towards Trisha and then back to me. "What is going on here?" His question sounded accusatory and I was not going to put up with that. I pushed up on the couch and squared my shoulders.
"This is my home you are standing in, demanding answers to questions I do not know." I was beginning to get my balance back. I looked up at him, pushing aside the slight stubble on his flawless chin and masculine cheekbones, "You will NOT push your way in and demand things of us. WE are the ones that should be asking the questions. WE are the ones that have allowed you the latitude to enter. WE are the ones in control of this situation." Hmmm, that sounded pretty queenish if you asked me. Where the heck did that come from?
Von straightened his back as if he was standing at attention. "I, I did not mean to offend, Celeste." He turned around to take a few steps away. "I was just so worried about you. You have been gone for over three years. What was I to think?" He turned around with a concerned expression on his face. "I love you, Celeste, and not one day went by that I didn't think about you."
Tish took that as an open invitation to jump in. "But you did not come on your own until this moment. You have stayed within the kingdom, at arm's length, sending men out to find us but never looking on your own. Why is this time different, dare I ask?"
Von looked like he had just been struck. "I had to run the kingdom, Mortisha. Give me some credit! Someone had to stay and be the responsible one. Someone had to take care of the daily routine to ensure that things didn't fall apart while our queen went off on her little… joyride!" His hands were fisted up again at his sides, his body rigid, his eyes livid.
"Did you really ?" Tish smacked his words down with one phrase. "Pray tell what exactly you thought the queen was doing off on this… joy ride?"
Von threw his hands in the air as he waved around the room. "Avoiding responsibility, getting her nails done, causing general havoc in the male population of the United States. I didn't know and I swore to myself that I didn't care! She could go be as reckless as she wanted to be because I wasn't going to have any part of it." He waved his hand at me wildly as he continued to vent, "She can't avoid what she is. She is the queen and must behave as such. She cannot just… disappear! She is the heart and soul of the kingdom. Our home, everyone we love, would be nothing without her."
Tisha nodded as if she liked what she heard. What the heck had she heard that she liked? I didn't like it at all. This man was over the edge with anger and what looked like jealousy, but mostly seething anger.
"Von, you must realize that something… happened to drive the queen
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