“I have to.” I couldn’t look at him. If I looked at him, I wouldn’t leave. I slammed the trunk of the car and went to get in the front seat and he was blocking my door.
“You can’t,” he said again.
“Please,” I said to his chest. I wouldn’t look at his face.
“I know what I said to you. I was wrong. I need you.”
I felt his hands on my shoulders as they slowly moved down my arms. “But what about not wanting to be human? Wanting to be how you were?” I asked him.
“It doesn’t matter. This is who I am now. I need you. I need you to stay with me.” I still hadn’t looked at him. He leaned down and softly kissed me. “I’ve got issues. I know that. I’ve never had a normal relationship either, but I want that with you.”
“You said you couldn’t be with me like that?”
“I know. I don’t know how to do it, but I will. I’ll figure it out. I don’t know what kind of life I can give you but I’ll do everything I can if you will just stay.”
I looked at him now, “I’ve been worrying about tomorrow my whole life and it’s gotten me nowhere. I don’t want to worry about tomorrow anymore. Let’s just take it day by day.”
“I have no idea how to do this, but I can’t seem to leave you alone.”
“Then don’t.”
I reached up and pulled his lips back to mine.
“You need to know what you are getting yourself into. Rufus and his friends might not be the only problem anymore. When I killed those two demons, I might have started something pretty big. They had friends who might want vengeance. It might not be an easy road for us. Are you sure you want to stay? Jack might be a safer bet than I am now.”
I looked up into his eyes and I saw fear there. Fear that I’d walk away from him and it erased any hesitation I had left.
“We’ll deal with it as it comes. Together.”
The End
Watch for “Pieces of the Soul” coming November 2013.
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