1 Family of the Light: Chapter Eleven
By Jayde Star
Jayde woke up an hour or so after David had left. At first being on her own didn't seem that strange, but then she remembered that David had been there the night before and she wondered where he was. She got out of bed, seeing if she could work out where he had gone. She found a note from him on the dinning room table. It said:
Dear Jayde,
Good morning, beautiful. Did you sleep well? I know I did, having you in my arms once again was a wonderful feeling. I was going to wake you before I left but you looked so peaceful lying there, so I didn't. Anyway, I'm sure you're wondering where I've gone, so I guess I should tell you before you start to worry. I felt the need to do something physical and, although many other ideas came to mind, I thought going to the gym was the best option at this point in time. Anyway, I plan to stop by dad's and apologise on my way back, so I should be back by lunchtime. I miss you already.
Love Dave.
Jayde smiled as she read the note. When she finished it she looked at the time, it was nearly midday, that meant David should be back soon, but it should also give her enough time to get a shower. Then she heard the doorbell go.
"Come in." She called out.
David came charging in, grab her in a hug and kissed her passionately. "I missed you." He said when they came up for air.
Jayde laughed, "You've only been gone for an hour or so, you can't have missed in that amount of time. Anyway, I didn't expect you to be back so soon. I thought I had time to have a shower before you got back."
"But I did miss you and, as for the shower, I need one too so I could always join you."
Jayde gave him a light slap. "And who was saying last night that taking things slowly was good idea?"
"Maybe I changed my mind, we've know each other for 21 years, how slower could we take it?"
"Dave…" Jayde said warningly. He just grinned in return. "So, did you go see you're dad?"
"Yeah. I apologised and he accepted it, but he's still pretty ticked off with me. Oh well, he'll cool down soon enough." David pulled Jayde closer to him. "Karrde contacted me a little while ago."
"Mmmmm." Jayde said, snuggling into his arms and not really paying attention to what he was saying.
"He wants me to go do a job. Means I have to leave in a couple of days."
"What?!" Jayde pulled herself quickly out of his arms. "You're leaving soon? Do you have to? Just as we were starting to get things right, you have to leave now?"
"Hey, don't stress. I'll be back before you know it. It's not like I want to leave you, but I need to keep my job." He cupped her face in his hands. "You understand don't you? I wish I could stay, or that you could come with me."
Jayde smiled as David said this. "Why not?"
"Why not what?" David looked confused.
"Why don't I come with you? I could always ask Uncle Talon." She said, using a little girl type voice when she said Uncle Talon.
"Jay, I don't want to push it. It's my job we're talking about."
"I know, that's why I'm going to ask. Don't worry, I've had twenty-one years of practice being everyone's little girl, I'm good at doing it. And he's always had a soft spot for me and Mae especially. I'm sure he'll let me. Besides, it's not like I'll be useless, I'm sure what ever he wants you to do, I'll be useful for."
"Fine, as long as you say it was your idea, not mine."
"Of course, now you need a shower more than I do. So you get first chance." Jayde pushed him towards the 'fresher. "I'll call Uncle Talon while you're in there."
Fifteen minutes later David came out of the 'fresher with just his trousers on and towelling his hair dry. He heard Jayde finish off her conversation with Karrde by saying, "Thanks Uncle Talon and, yes, I promise to tell mum and dad. I'll see you some other time, bye."
David came up behind Jayde and wrapped his arms around her waist, "What did he say?" He asked, and then kissed the top of her head.
"He said he'd let me go only if I told mum and dad. They didn't have to approve, but they did have to know. He said he would check if he thought he had any reason to think I hadn't told them." She turned around in his arms and wrapped hers around his neck. "He doesn't want to tell them that he knew where I was and didn't tell them if anything happens to me."
"Nothing is going to happen to you though. Doesn't he trust me to take of you?" David smiled down at her.
"Of course he doesn't." She grinned. "Haven't you noticed, everyone seems to think that I need to be protected, that I can't make good decisions for myself. Dad seems to think so, so does Ben and Phil, though not so much Phil, and so does Uncle Talon. Mum and Mae act over-protective at times, but at least they're willing to let me make my own mistakes. I got to admit it can be useful at times, like when I want to go somewhere, but most of the time it's annoying."
"It's especially annoying for me. Do you know how hard it is to convince that many people that I'm good enough to date you?"
Jayde smiled, "Of course I do, I've spent enough time trying to convince them of the same thing."
"Of course you have." He kissed her lightly on the nose and she giggled slightly. "Are you flirting with me?"
She giggled again, "Why would I do that? I already have you, I don't need to flirt."
"I still think you're flirting. Why else would you giggle like that?"
"I don't giggle." She protested, but as soon as she said it she giggled again.
"You did just then. I didn't say there was anything wrong with giggling, in fact I like your giggle."
"Okay, okay, so I giggle, doesn't mean I flirt." She smiled at him. "This is a silly conversation and I need a shower." She disentangled herself from his arms. "Ben called before I called Talon and asked if we wanted to join the family for lunch. Phil wants to tell us all together that he's engaged. As if we didn't know before hand."
"Was I included in that offer?" David called after her as she left the room.
"Naturally, and if you weren't you are now."
tbc
Going away for the second weekend in a row, just cos I can. So there won't be another update until most likely Monday. But at least I ended off with them happy for now. There will probably be a nice little twist to my story soon, which could mean happiness, but then again it could mean heartache, I guess it just depends on how mean I feel. Anyway, I promise to update as soon as I can when I get back.
By Jayde Star
Jayde woke up an hour or so after David had left. At first being on her own didn't seem that strange, but then she remembered that David had been there the night before and she wondered where he was. She got out of bed, seeing if she could work out where he had gone. She found a note from him on the dinning room table. It said:
Dear Jayde,
Good morning, beautiful. Did you sleep well? I know I did, having you in my arms once again was a wonderful feeling. I was going to wake you before I left but you looked so peaceful lying there, so I didn't. Anyway, I'm sure you're wondering where I've gone, so I guess I should tell you before you start to worry. I felt the need to do something physical and, although many other ideas came to mind, I thought going to the gym was the best option at this point in time. Anyway, I plan to stop by dad's and apologise on my way back, so I should be back by lunchtime. I miss you already.
Love Dave.
Jayde smiled as she read the note. When she finished it she looked at the time, it was nearly midday, that meant David should be back soon, but it should also give her enough time to get a shower. Then she heard the doorbell go.
"Come in." She called out.
David came charging in, grab her in a hug and kissed her passionately. "I missed you." He said when they came up for air.
Jayde laughed, "You've only been gone for an hour or so, you can't have missed in that amount of time. Anyway, I didn't expect you to be back so soon. I thought I had time to have a shower before you got back."
"But I did miss you and, as for the shower, I need one too so I could always join you."
Jayde gave him a light slap. "And who was saying last night that taking things slowly was good idea?"
"Maybe I changed my mind, we've know each other for 21 years, how slower could we take it?"
"Dave…" Jayde said warningly. He just grinned in return. "So, did you go see you're dad?"
"Yeah. I apologised and he accepted it, but he's still pretty ticked off with me. Oh well, he'll cool down soon enough." David pulled Jayde closer to him. "Karrde contacted me a little while ago."
"Mmmmm." Jayde said, snuggling into his arms and not really paying attention to what he was saying.
"He wants me to go do a job. Means I have to leave in a couple of days."
"What?!" Jayde pulled herself quickly out of his arms. "You're leaving soon? Do you have to? Just as we were starting to get things right, you have to leave now?"
"Hey, don't stress. I'll be back before you know it. It's not like I want to leave you, but I need to keep my job." He cupped her face in his hands. "You understand don't you? I wish I could stay, or that you could come with me."
Jayde smiled as David said this. "Why not?"
"Why not what?" David looked confused.
"Why don't I come with you? I could always ask Uncle Talon." She said, using a little girl type voice when she said Uncle Talon.
"Jay, I don't want to push it. It's my job we're talking about."
"I know, that's why I'm going to ask. Don't worry, I've had twenty-one years of practice being everyone's little girl, I'm good at doing it. And he's always had a soft spot for me and Mae especially. I'm sure he'll let me. Besides, it's not like I'll be useless, I'm sure what ever he wants you to do, I'll be useful for."
"Fine, as long as you say it was your idea, not mine."
"Of course, now you need a shower more than I do. So you get first chance." Jayde pushed him towards the 'fresher. "I'll call Uncle Talon while you're in there."
Fifteen minutes later David came out of the 'fresher with just his trousers on and towelling his hair dry. He heard Jayde finish off her conversation with Karrde by saying, "Thanks Uncle Talon and, yes, I promise to tell mum and dad. I'll see you some other time, bye."
David came up behind Jayde and wrapped his arms around her waist, "What did he say?" He asked, and then kissed the top of her head.
"He said he'd let me go only if I told mum and dad. They didn't have to approve, but they did have to know. He said he would check if he thought he had any reason to think I hadn't told them." She turned around in his arms and wrapped hers around his neck. "He doesn't want to tell them that he knew where I was and didn't tell them if anything happens to me."
"Nothing is going to happen to you though. Doesn't he trust me to take of you?" David smiled down at her.
"Of course he doesn't." She grinned. "Haven't you noticed, everyone seems to think that I need to be protected, that I can't make good decisions for myself. Dad seems to think so, so does Ben and Phil, though not so much Phil, and so does Uncle Talon. Mum and Mae act over-protective at times, but at least they're willing to let me make my own mistakes. I got to admit it can be useful at times, like when I want to go somewhere, but most of the time it's annoying."
"It's especially annoying for me. Do you know how hard it is to convince that many people that I'm good enough to date you?"
Jayde smiled, "Of course I do, I've spent enough time trying to convince them of the same thing."
"Of course you have." He kissed her lightly on the nose and she giggled slightly. "Are you flirting with me?"
She giggled again, "Why would I do that? I already have you, I don't need to flirt."
"I still think you're flirting. Why else would you giggle like that?"
"I don't giggle." She protested, but as soon as she said it she giggled again.
"You did just then. I didn't say there was anything wrong with giggling, in fact I like your giggle."
"Okay, okay, so I giggle, doesn't mean I flirt." She smiled at him. "This is a silly conversation and I need a shower." She disentangled herself from his arms. "Ben called before I called Talon and asked if we wanted to join the family for lunch. Phil wants to tell us all together that he's engaged. As if we didn't know before hand."
"Was I included in that offer?" David called after her as she left the room.
"Naturally, and if you weren't you are now."
tbc
Going away for the second weekend in a row, just cos I can. So there won't be another update until most likely Monday. But at least I ended off with them happy for now. There will probably be a nice little twist to my story soon, which could mean happiness, but then again it could mean heartache, I guess it just depends on how mean I feel. Anyway, I promise to update as soon as I can when I get back.