1 I had this part written in my head before I even started the last
chapter, but for some reason writing it down properly took me a while to
start.
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3 Family of the Light: Chapter Seven
By Jayde Star
After dinner, Jayde and David curled up on her couch together to watch a movie. David was lying down with his back against the couch and one arm over Jayde's waist and the other arm holding his head up so he could see over Jayde. Jayde was lying against him, snuggled as close as she could get, loving the feeling of warmth he caused. At one point she sighed and rolled over onto her back – despite the difficulty of doing so on without falling off the couch – so that she could look at David.
He smiled down at her, "What?"
"Nothing, I just like being here with you." She smiled back, "It feels……right."
David answered by lowering his head and kissing her gently. Jayde instantly responded to his kisses. The kisses contained passion, but they stayed gentle and loving as well. David's hand had been resting on Jayde's stomach and he slowly began to move his fingertips lightly across it, slowly moving her top up. Jayde wrapped her arms around his back, moving his shirt. They continued like this for a few moments before Jayde suddenly broke away and put her hand on David's to stop it where it was.
"What's wrong?" David asked with concern, worried he had done something wrong.
"Nothing." Jayde whispered as she pulled herself once more out of David's embrace and got off the couch.
David got up as well, "Jay, something is wrong." He said gently, putting his hand on her shoulder. "You can talk to me you know." He made her turn around to look at him and he could see tears forming in her eyes. "Please tell me, did I do something wrong?"
"No. You didn't do anything wrong." Jayde looked away and quickly wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Then what has you so upset all of a sudden?" David was getting more and more concerned the longer she wouldn't tell him.
"It's just that….that…" Jayde then mumbled something that David didn't quite hear.
"I didn't get that. It's just that what?" He asked gently.
"It's just that for once I want this to be right." Jayde said quickly.
"What do you mean?" David was confused. "What do you want to be right?"
"This. Us." Jayde started. "I think the only time it was ever right was the first time I slept with you."
"Oh." David suddenly realised what she meant. "What about with Steve? Wasn't it right then?"
Jayde shrugged, "I think I only ever really slept with him because I thought it was what I should do. We'd already been together for six months and all my friends assumed we'd slept together already so I guess it just seemed like it was what we should be doing. I don't think I ever really felt anything. It certainly was nothing like the times we were together, and one of those times you were drunk."
"Oh, Jay. I'm so sorry." David felt guilty; he felt it was his fault that Jayde was so upset. He pulled her into his embrace and Jayde didn't resist, just laid her head against his shoulder.
"It's not your fault, I'm the one who left you on that roof. I could have stayed, I know that. I knew it at the time as well. I was just too frightened about what I felt and I still had to deal with losing the baby. Considering I had still been adjusting to being pregnant there were just too many feelings to deal with. And the love I felt for you was one of them, so leaving you at the time seemed like the easiest thing to do. It was also the stupidest." Jayde began to cry softly against his shoulder.
"Hey, don't cry." David said as he stroked her hair. "He made a decision and at the time it seemed like the right one. You can't change it, so don't regret the could have beens and the what ifs. We're together now and that's all that matters."
They stood there for a while, David holding Jayde close and Jayde quietly crying, though the tears slowed down after a while. Eventually David broke the silence. "Can I ask something? If you don't want to answer it after I've asked then you don't have to."
Jayde sniffed a little before answering, "Sure, ask away."
David hesitated for a bit before continuing, not quite sure how to phrase the question. "Why did you stay with Steve for so long if you didn't really feel anything for him?"
David didn't see, but could feel Jayde shrug against his body. "I don't know. I guess it was easier that way, it meant I had someone to go to functions with. You know what it can be like, if you're on planet and you're part of a well-known family it's pretty much expected that you'll turn up. And being with Steve regularly meant that I didn't get any unwanted attention from guys I just wasn't interested in. He also seemed like a nice guy and all my friends and family seemed to like him, so it was easier to stay with him than not. And, considering I didn't really feel attracted to anyone in particular…." Jayde trailed off as she added another shrug.
David pulled away from Jayde so he could look her in the eye; he gave her a small smile. "I hope you're not with me because you don't feel attracted to anyone else and I just happen to be around." He wiped the tears from her face as he said this.
Jayde gave him a smile back, as well as a half-shrug. "Well." She said, dragging out the word slightly. She smiled as David gave her a mock glare, then threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately.
David wrapped his arms around her waist again and pulled as close to his body as possible.
They were both beginning to wonder how far the other wanted to take things, when they were interrupted by someone at the door.
"Are you expecting anyone?" David mumbled, not moving his lips away from Jayde's.
"No." Jayde mumbled back.
"Maybe you should answer it." David mumbled again as the door chime went off once more.
They finally broke away on the third chime, both of them annoyed at being interrupted. Jayde moved to answer the door, expecting it to be someone from her family. But it wasn't, in fact it was the person Jayde least expected.
tbc
Short chapter, I know. I just thought the next part should get a chapter all to itself. And, also, I get to leave you wondering who is at the door. I wonder if you guys can guess. Anyway, as usual, please review. I love the feedback, especially from the regular people, but it would be nice to hear what some different people thought, even if it was to flame me. Either way, keep reviewing and I'll keep writing.
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3 Family of the Light: Chapter Seven
By Jayde Star
After dinner, Jayde and David curled up on her couch together to watch a movie. David was lying down with his back against the couch and one arm over Jayde's waist and the other arm holding his head up so he could see over Jayde. Jayde was lying against him, snuggled as close as she could get, loving the feeling of warmth he caused. At one point she sighed and rolled over onto her back – despite the difficulty of doing so on without falling off the couch – so that she could look at David.
He smiled down at her, "What?"
"Nothing, I just like being here with you." She smiled back, "It feels……right."
David answered by lowering his head and kissing her gently. Jayde instantly responded to his kisses. The kisses contained passion, but they stayed gentle and loving as well. David's hand had been resting on Jayde's stomach and he slowly began to move his fingertips lightly across it, slowly moving her top up. Jayde wrapped her arms around his back, moving his shirt. They continued like this for a few moments before Jayde suddenly broke away and put her hand on David's to stop it where it was.
"What's wrong?" David asked with concern, worried he had done something wrong.
"Nothing." Jayde whispered as she pulled herself once more out of David's embrace and got off the couch.
David got up as well, "Jay, something is wrong." He said gently, putting his hand on her shoulder. "You can talk to me you know." He made her turn around to look at him and he could see tears forming in her eyes. "Please tell me, did I do something wrong?"
"No. You didn't do anything wrong." Jayde looked away and quickly wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Then what has you so upset all of a sudden?" David was getting more and more concerned the longer she wouldn't tell him.
"It's just that….that…" Jayde then mumbled something that David didn't quite hear.
"I didn't get that. It's just that what?" He asked gently.
"It's just that for once I want this to be right." Jayde said quickly.
"What do you mean?" David was confused. "What do you want to be right?"
"This. Us." Jayde started. "I think the only time it was ever right was the first time I slept with you."
"Oh." David suddenly realised what she meant. "What about with Steve? Wasn't it right then?"
Jayde shrugged, "I think I only ever really slept with him because I thought it was what I should do. We'd already been together for six months and all my friends assumed we'd slept together already so I guess it just seemed like it was what we should be doing. I don't think I ever really felt anything. It certainly was nothing like the times we were together, and one of those times you were drunk."
"Oh, Jay. I'm so sorry." David felt guilty; he felt it was his fault that Jayde was so upset. He pulled her into his embrace and Jayde didn't resist, just laid her head against his shoulder.
"It's not your fault, I'm the one who left you on that roof. I could have stayed, I know that. I knew it at the time as well. I was just too frightened about what I felt and I still had to deal with losing the baby. Considering I had still been adjusting to being pregnant there were just too many feelings to deal with. And the love I felt for you was one of them, so leaving you at the time seemed like the easiest thing to do. It was also the stupidest." Jayde began to cry softly against his shoulder.
"Hey, don't cry." David said as he stroked her hair. "He made a decision and at the time it seemed like the right one. You can't change it, so don't regret the could have beens and the what ifs. We're together now and that's all that matters."
They stood there for a while, David holding Jayde close and Jayde quietly crying, though the tears slowed down after a while. Eventually David broke the silence. "Can I ask something? If you don't want to answer it after I've asked then you don't have to."
Jayde sniffed a little before answering, "Sure, ask away."
David hesitated for a bit before continuing, not quite sure how to phrase the question. "Why did you stay with Steve for so long if you didn't really feel anything for him?"
David didn't see, but could feel Jayde shrug against his body. "I don't know. I guess it was easier that way, it meant I had someone to go to functions with. You know what it can be like, if you're on planet and you're part of a well-known family it's pretty much expected that you'll turn up. And being with Steve regularly meant that I didn't get any unwanted attention from guys I just wasn't interested in. He also seemed like a nice guy and all my friends and family seemed to like him, so it was easier to stay with him than not. And, considering I didn't really feel attracted to anyone in particular…." Jayde trailed off as she added another shrug.
David pulled away from Jayde so he could look her in the eye; he gave her a small smile. "I hope you're not with me because you don't feel attracted to anyone else and I just happen to be around." He wiped the tears from her face as he said this.
Jayde gave him a smile back, as well as a half-shrug. "Well." She said, dragging out the word slightly. She smiled as David gave her a mock glare, then threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately.
David wrapped his arms around her waist again and pulled as close to his body as possible.
They were both beginning to wonder how far the other wanted to take things, when they were interrupted by someone at the door.
"Are you expecting anyone?" David mumbled, not moving his lips away from Jayde's.
"No." Jayde mumbled back.
"Maybe you should answer it." David mumbled again as the door chime went off once more.
They finally broke away on the third chime, both of them annoyed at being interrupted. Jayde moved to answer the door, expecting it to be someone from her family. But it wasn't, in fact it was the person Jayde least expected.
tbc
Short chapter, I know. I just thought the next part should get a chapter all to itself. And, also, I get to leave you wondering who is at the door. I wonder if you guys can guess. Anyway, as usual, please review. I love the feedback, especially from the regular people, but it would be nice to hear what some different people thought, even if it was to flame me. Either way, keep reviewing and I'll keep writing.