the hair from my neck. He touched my bare skin with the
tips of his fingers, gliding them slowly along my shape, and then
he moved away from me. I turned and looked at him as he backed up
to a chair.
“ What are you afraid of?”
I asked quietly.
“ Nothing.” He whispered
back and looked away.
“ So, why do you always do
that?” I questioned, and leaned against the counter.
“ Why did you come tonight?
Why were you calling to me?” He asked his own questions. I shrugged
and looked at my shoes. “You must know.”
“ Think about it, Justin.
It’s Valentine’s Day. Taryn and Cristian are together and Bobbie,
though the thought still makes me sick, is with Chris Tanner. What
the hell was I suppose to do, sit at home again, when I knew you
were out here alone.”
“ So, this is just because
you had nothing else to do?” He asked.
I wanted to say yes, but I shook head
instead. “So, why did you come?”
“ I care about you.” I said
softly and rolled my eyes. Justin smiled at this and let out a
little giggle. I looked at him quickly.
“ What? I’m not allowed to
have feelings for you. I’m not allowed to care?”
“ I’ve spent the last few
weeks trying not to care about you.” Justin replied, his smile
fading. I looked at him oddly. “And, it hasn’t worked.”
“ Why would you try to stop
it? Don’t you want it?” I whispered. “How long had it been for you,
Justin?”
“ A very long time.” He
answered and closed his eyes.
“ It’s not bad to care
about someone.”
“ It is for me.” He replied
as he crossed his arms.
“ Why?” I asked. Again, for
it seemed to happen every time they were together, Justin’s
frustrations got the best of him and he had me backed into a corner
almost immediately. His breathing was heavy, but his fangs weren’t
bared and his eyes stayed their brown color. His hands shook as he
touched my cheek, as the color seemed to come back to my
face.
“ I don’t want to harm
you.” He whispered and looked into my eyes. “I don’t want to make
you feel any pain, of any kind. If I love you, like my heart tells
me I do, and then something breaks us apart, I didn’t want to see
you crying.”
“ Is that why you came to
me every time I called you.” I asked softly as he traced my lips
with his fingertips. “Because you think I’ll be hurt if you
don’t?”
“ I came to make sure you
weren’t hurt.” He said and leaned closer to me. “Sage, I don’t
understand this ache in my chest.” He said and took my hand. He
placed it over his heart and held it there. “Why won’t it go
away?”
“ I don’t know.” I said
softly and looked into his eyes. “But, you can’t hold in how you
feel, you have to let the hatred of your past go, before you feel
anything else.”
“ I have no hatred.” He
whispered.
“ So, why won’t you let
yourself feel love?” I asked and touched his cheek. “I swear to
you, Justin, you can’t hurt me. I’m prepared for
anything.”
“ Anything?” He said softly
and pulled me to him, quickly. “Like this?” He kissed me hard and
passionately on. The lips and I could feel myself resist for only a
moment, then I gave into him. I put my hands on his hips and held
him there. When he broke away, he placed his forehead against mine.
“I don’t know how much more of you I can take before I can’t hold
out anymore.”
“ Don’t worry about it.” I
smiled at him and closed my eyes. He kissed my forehead and sighed.
“You don’t have to hold back with me.”
“ I have to control at
least some part of me, Sage. I can’t be totally open.”
“ The darkness around you
is fading.” I whispered, and looked up at his eyes. Justin looked
at me as if he didn’t know what I was talking about. “When we met,
I told you that you were darker than anything I had ever met, but
its fading. The darkness is going away.”
“ I don’t feel it.” He said
softly. “Maybe it’s fading around you, but you don’t
tips of his fingers, gliding them slowly along my shape, and then
he moved away from me. I turned and looked at him as he backed up
to a chair.
“ What are you afraid of?”
I asked quietly.
“ Nothing.” He whispered
back and looked away.
“ So, why do you always do
that?” I questioned, and leaned against the counter.
“ Why did you come tonight?
Why were you calling to me?” He asked his own questions. I shrugged
and looked at my shoes. “You must know.”
“ Think about it, Justin.
It’s Valentine’s Day. Taryn and Cristian are together and Bobbie,
though the thought still makes me sick, is with Chris Tanner. What
the hell was I suppose to do, sit at home again, when I knew you
were out here alone.”
“ So, this is just because
you had nothing else to do?” He asked.
I wanted to say yes, but I shook head
instead. “So, why did you come?”
“ I care about you.” I said
softly and rolled my eyes. Justin smiled at this and let out a
little giggle. I looked at him quickly.
“ What? I’m not allowed to
have feelings for you. I’m not allowed to care?”
“ I’ve spent the last few
weeks trying not to care about you.” Justin replied, his smile
fading. I looked at him oddly. “And, it hasn’t worked.”
“ Why would you try to stop
it? Don’t you want it?” I whispered. “How long had it been for you,
Justin?”
“ A very long time.” He
answered and closed his eyes.
“ It’s not bad to care
about someone.”
“ It is for me.” He replied
as he crossed his arms.
“ Why?” I asked. Again, for
it seemed to happen every time they were together, Justin’s
frustrations got the best of him and he had me backed into a corner
almost immediately. His breathing was heavy, but his fangs weren’t
bared and his eyes stayed their brown color. His hands shook as he
touched my cheek, as the color seemed to come back to my
face.
“ I don’t want to harm
you.” He whispered and looked into my eyes. “I don’t want to make
you feel any pain, of any kind. If I love you, like my heart tells
me I do, and then something breaks us apart, I didn’t want to see
you crying.”
“ Is that why you came to
me every time I called you.” I asked softly as he traced my lips
with his fingertips. “Because you think I’ll be hurt if you
don’t?”
“ I came to make sure you
weren’t hurt.” He said and leaned closer to me. “Sage, I don’t
understand this ache in my chest.” He said and took my hand. He
placed it over his heart and held it there. “Why won’t it go
away?”
“ I don’t know.” I said
softly and looked into his eyes. “But, you can’t hold in how you
feel, you have to let the hatred of your past go, before you feel
anything else.”
“ I have no hatred.” He
whispered.
“ So, why won’t you let
yourself feel love?” I asked and touched his cheek. “I swear to
you, Justin, you can’t hurt me. I’m prepared for
anything.”
“ Anything?” He said softly
and pulled me to him, quickly. “Like this?” He kissed me hard and
passionately on. The lips and I could feel myself resist for only a
moment, then I gave into him. I put my hands on his hips and held
him there. When he broke away, he placed his forehead against mine.
“I don’t know how much more of you I can take before I can’t hold
out anymore.”
“ Don’t worry about it.” I
smiled at him and closed my eyes. He kissed my forehead and sighed.
“You don’t have to hold back with me.”
“ I have to control at
least some part of me, Sage. I can’t be totally open.”
“ The darkness around you
is fading.” I whispered, and looked up at his eyes. Justin looked
at me as if he didn’t know what I was talking about. “When we met,
I told you that you were darker than anything I had ever met, but
its fading. The darkness is going away.”
“ I don’t feel it.” He said
softly. “Maybe it’s fading around you, but you don’t
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