"My angel." You softly brush the side of hair from her pale face. "My angel." You repeated.
"Carol?" She whispers.
"Oh darling. I didn't mean to awaken you." You whisper as you leaned down to kiss her forehead. "Go back to sleep."
"I don't want to." She fought the sleep. "I want to be here in this moment with you."
"I'll be here after you get a good sleep darling." You kiss her left eye; then her right eye. "I promise." You whisper.
Therese couldn't keep the concern; or slight mistrust from her eyes. You fought the raw hurt – but you managed too. You deserved these feelings from her. After all you just left her all alone in the middle of no where. Granted you made sure Abby would be there for her when she awoke. But you left her in a city that she had never been too before in her life. You abandoned her. With just a note.
She had been abandoned before. Without a note. But she was abandoned. Tossed aside like unwanted trash. In her eyes and heart you did the exact same thing when you left without talking to her. You left her naked and alone in a hotel room. With Abby silently watching her waiting for her to awaken. How must she had felt when she found Abby in the room when she awoken after a passionate night of love making. Instead of you. The woman whom she loved whole heartedly. The woman she trusted not to hurt her.
"You need your sleep also; Carol." She gently but firmly pointed out.
"I'm not tired darling." You whisper. "I love watching you sleep." You couldn't get enough of your angel. You feel like you could live just off the sight of her. You didn't need sleep. You just needed her.
"Carol." She frowned.
"My strength comes from you." You whisper as you lean down to meet her lips with your own. You deepen the kiss; but not enough to awaken your desire for her. Or to awaken her desire for you. She needed more rest. You nuzzle your nose gently against her cheek as you lifted your face from hers.
"Carol." She growled low in her voice. You knew that growl.
You sigh. "I just want to feast my eyes on you. My angel."
"I want you well rested." Her right hand rose to trace your right cheek bone. "I want you to be healthy." You read the concern in her eyes.
"I love you." You choked out.
Her hands cup the sides of your face. "I love you to. But Carol; I know how tired you are. You are working forty hours a week. More when you are needed. You come home and make sure that I don't over work myself. You over work yourself on making me happy." Her fingers gently trace both your cheek bones; through your cheeks; to your mouth and nose. "You work ever so hard to make up for leaving me. You work ever so much to show me that you truly do love me."
Tears roll freely down your cheeks. "I have much to make up for. Much to prove to you."
Fierce fire entered her eyes. "You are here now. You have chosen me to be your soul mate. You have chosen to allow your heart to have what it wants. You have chosen to be yourself." Her hands felt hot against your suddenly cool skin. "I love you Carol. I have always loved you. I had forgiven you the moment when I realized that you left."
You chocked out the sobs that were pressing into your chest. You felt your body lowered so you were covering your soul mate's chest. Your head rested against her left breast. You could hear the steady and calming heartbeat of your angel's heart.
You felt her hot breath against the side of your neck. "You need to forgive yourself; Carol." She kissed the side of your face.
You silently sobbed into her chest until everything went black.