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Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER TEN
Dinner went well as everyone else was too busy being occupied with other things to ask questions about their relationship, which Morgan knew they would eventually. They would want to know about how they met and about her past as well as their future together, and she wondered what Leon would tell them if they asked him. Up until know, she had never given their future much thought as she had merely been living day to day, thankful just to be able to enjoy them with someone so special that she loved with all her heart.
At times, she would look up from her plate and see Brad's eyes on her, and she wondered why he looked at her so intently as it embarrassed her to a certain degree. Thankfully, Bit and Leena's bickering over each other's food kept his attention diverted somewhat as he had to watch and make sure he wasn't involved as well.
Leon never made any advances towards her romantically during that time, leading her to wonder if he was just shy about it in front of his family, or if he was having second thoughts after coming back to them and had no need of her anymore. And after seeing him slip easily back into the routine, she became somewhat depressed as she missed her own family.
It was enough to make her leave, and she hastily excused herself as she walked out into the hallway to sink back against the wall and onto the floor, her breaths coming deep and quick as she needed to catch a breath of air. Drawing her knees to her chest, she propped her forehead against them as she fought against giving in to the tears that threatened to emerge. She could only imagine what they were thinking after running off like that, but she couldn't face seeing the love that Leon's father and sister felt for him without thinking of her own father. And it had cut deep, reopening wounds she had thought were closed.
Feeling a hand on her chin urging her to look up, she did to see Leon's concerned eyes gazing into hers with such love and worry she felt awful for doubting him even for a second. Two tears slid down her cheeks, paving the way for even more to come. "I'm sorry, Leon," she whispered, allowing herself to be pulled into his comforting embrace as she gave way to her tears.
"It's okay, Morgan," he murmured against her ear, feeling her hot skin against his neck as he wondered what had gone so wrong as to bring this on. Then he looked up to see his father and Leena standing nearby with the same concerned expressions on their faces, indeed everyone was there standing in the hallway. Suddenly it hit him what was wrong, and he could've kicked himself a thousand times for not thinking how it would affect her.
Rising slowly to his feet, he brought her up with him and led her down the hallway to his old room which had been prepared for their arrival. After setting her down on the bed, he went to shut the door and glanced outside to let everyone know everything would be okay and he would see them shortly. Then he returned to her side and lay down beside her, combing his fingers through her hair and brushing his thumb against her cheek to wipe away her tears.
"Morgan, I'm so sorry for not thinking," he said softly. "I should've known better than to push you into this so soon after losing your father."
She sniffled as the last of her tears subsided. "It is I who needs to be apologizing," she said, her voice still shaky. "I can only imagine what everyone is thinking right now."
He raised up to kiss her cheek. "Nonsense. You're just tired from traveling and this bunch can be a lot to handle when you're not prepared for it. Was there anything else wrong?"
She smiled sheepishly. "It's silly," she said.
"Tell me," he urged her.
She laughed then grew serious as she gazed into his eyes. "I thought that after coming back to be with your family you may not need me anymore," she admitted in a small voice.
His eyes stared into hers for a moment before he gently pushed her over onto her back and moved on top of her to catch her lips in an unbelievably soft kiss which sent a thrill coursing throughout her body. She held him close to her, not wanting him to leave just yet, and when he finally pulled away to look into her eyes she touched his face with wondering fingers. "Is that proof enough that I need you?" he asked.
She smiled as she nodded. "I love you, Leon Toros," she said, bringing him back down for another kiss. They suddenly pulled apart when they heard something outside their door, and he stepped silently over to it, yanking it open to see two members of the Blitz Team fall inside with another standing outside with his arms crossed.
"Hello, Bit, Leena," Leon greeted them in a sour tone.
They both jumped to their feet and stood there with sheepish grins on their faces. "Sorry, Leon," Leena apologized. "We were just making sure everything was okay."
"That's not what I heard," Brad spoke up. "If I remember correctly, you both wanted to see if they were--mmph!"
"Like we said, we were making sure nothing was wrong," Leena explained as Bit kept his hand over Brad's mouth and having a hard time as Brad was fighting him.
"Sure, I believe you, Leena," Leon replied drily, stepping outside and closing the door behind him. "If you both would do me a favor and relax whenever you're around Morgan? She's not quite gotten over losing her father, and at times you're both nervewracking when you're around one another."
All three immediately calmed down after hearing his words. "Poor girl," Leena lamented, and the other two merely nodded their heads in sympathy.
"Now, I believe we're leaving for the beach in the morning so we'd better get some rest." Bit and Brad left, but Leon held his sister back to speak with her a moment. "Leena, I didn't mean to be harsh," he began.
She waved him off. "Don't worry about it," she said. "I just wish you had told us beforehand so we could've avoided it."
"I know, and it's my fault," he admitted. "I wasn't thinking too clearly myself. I was just so impatient to have her meet you all I didn't think of what it could do to her."
She smiled. "She makes you that happy?" she asked, genuinely happy for her older brother that he had found someone.
He nodded, his own smile the widest she'd ever seen on him. "I don't know what I'd do without her."
"Then I wish you both the best of luck," she said, raising up to kiss his cheek. "See you in the morning, big brother," she said as she walked away to her room.
"Good night, Leena," he returned before going back inside to his beloved to see her already asleep, and he shed his own clothing to ease down in the bed beside her, kissing her cheek and whispering, "I love you," before settling down to sleep himself.
The next morning they were all up and packing their things for the trip to the beach, Morgan excited as she had never been to the beach before. Soon the call for breakfast came, and they all converged at the table to attack the piles of pancakes and french toast that Jamie had prepared, and she got the feeling that no one else here knew how to cook, just how to eat it all.
Stuffed, she sat back in her seat with a sigh of contentment. She felt so much better after last night since she knew everything would be all right, and at the same time she felt bad because everyone had acted like they were walking on eggs around her. And she knew it was because of what Leon had said to them last night.
"That was delicious, Jamie!" she exclaimed.
He looked over at her, his face surprised. "Thanks," he replied, thinking that was perhaps the first compliment he had ever gotten on his cooking.
Then she sighed as she sat up a little straighter. "I also wanted to tell everyone that I apologize for my behavior last night. But I'm feeling much better now, and there's no need to act so carefully around me."
They all looked to each other, embarrassed that they had been so obvious. Then they looked to Leon, who shrugged and looked at her. "Are you sure you'll be okay?" he asked, taking one of her hands underneath the table and holding it within his own.
She smiled and jumped out of her seat to sit in his lap. "Of course, I'll be okay!" she cried. "I wouldn't have said so otherwise, silly!"
Brad, Leena, and Jamie laughed, but Bit sat there looking intently at the couple as if he were waiting for something to happen. When it did, he grinned and began chanting a little song designed to torment young couples. "Morgan and Leon, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G..."
"Bit!" Leon cried as Morgan laughed along with everyone else.
"Bit! Leave them alone!" Leena seconded. "I think it's so romantic!"
Hearing a strange sound coming from Doc, they looked to see him sitting there with a starry-eyed expression. "I can't believe it! I'm going to be a grandfather!"
"DAD!" Leon shrieked as Morgan's face flamed redder than her Blade Liger.
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Hee-hee! That was a little idea Ryan gave me in the form of a review. Thanks for letting me use it, even though it wasn't quite the same as yours! Thanks for reading!
Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER TEN
Dinner went well as everyone else was too busy being occupied with other things to ask questions about their relationship, which Morgan knew they would eventually. They would want to know about how they met and about her past as well as their future together, and she wondered what Leon would tell them if they asked him. Up until know, she had never given their future much thought as she had merely been living day to day, thankful just to be able to enjoy them with someone so special that she loved with all her heart.
At times, she would look up from her plate and see Brad's eyes on her, and she wondered why he looked at her so intently as it embarrassed her to a certain degree. Thankfully, Bit and Leena's bickering over each other's food kept his attention diverted somewhat as he had to watch and make sure he wasn't involved as well.
Leon never made any advances towards her romantically during that time, leading her to wonder if he was just shy about it in front of his family, or if he was having second thoughts after coming back to them and had no need of her anymore. And after seeing him slip easily back into the routine, she became somewhat depressed as she missed her own family.
It was enough to make her leave, and she hastily excused herself as she walked out into the hallway to sink back against the wall and onto the floor, her breaths coming deep and quick as she needed to catch a breath of air. Drawing her knees to her chest, she propped her forehead against them as she fought against giving in to the tears that threatened to emerge. She could only imagine what they were thinking after running off like that, but she couldn't face seeing the love that Leon's father and sister felt for him without thinking of her own father. And it had cut deep, reopening wounds she had thought were closed.
Feeling a hand on her chin urging her to look up, she did to see Leon's concerned eyes gazing into hers with such love and worry she felt awful for doubting him even for a second. Two tears slid down her cheeks, paving the way for even more to come. "I'm sorry, Leon," she whispered, allowing herself to be pulled into his comforting embrace as she gave way to her tears.
"It's okay, Morgan," he murmured against her ear, feeling her hot skin against his neck as he wondered what had gone so wrong as to bring this on. Then he looked up to see his father and Leena standing nearby with the same concerned expressions on their faces, indeed everyone was there standing in the hallway. Suddenly it hit him what was wrong, and he could've kicked himself a thousand times for not thinking how it would affect her.
Rising slowly to his feet, he brought her up with him and led her down the hallway to his old room which had been prepared for their arrival. After setting her down on the bed, he went to shut the door and glanced outside to let everyone know everything would be okay and he would see them shortly. Then he returned to her side and lay down beside her, combing his fingers through her hair and brushing his thumb against her cheek to wipe away her tears.
"Morgan, I'm so sorry for not thinking," he said softly. "I should've known better than to push you into this so soon after losing your father."
She sniffled as the last of her tears subsided. "It is I who needs to be apologizing," she said, her voice still shaky. "I can only imagine what everyone is thinking right now."
He raised up to kiss her cheek. "Nonsense. You're just tired from traveling and this bunch can be a lot to handle when you're not prepared for it. Was there anything else wrong?"
She smiled sheepishly. "It's silly," she said.
"Tell me," he urged her.
She laughed then grew serious as she gazed into his eyes. "I thought that after coming back to be with your family you may not need me anymore," she admitted in a small voice.
His eyes stared into hers for a moment before he gently pushed her over onto her back and moved on top of her to catch her lips in an unbelievably soft kiss which sent a thrill coursing throughout her body. She held him close to her, not wanting him to leave just yet, and when he finally pulled away to look into her eyes she touched his face with wondering fingers. "Is that proof enough that I need you?" he asked.
She smiled as she nodded. "I love you, Leon Toros," she said, bringing him back down for another kiss. They suddenly pulled apart when they heard something outside their door, and he stepped silently over to it, yanking it open to see two members of the Blitz Team fall inside with another standing outside with his arms crossed.
"Hello, Bit, Leena," Leon greeted them in a sour tone.
They both jumped to their feet and stood there with sheepish grins on their faces. "Sorry, Leon," Leena apologized. "We were just making sure everything was okay."
"That's not what I heard," Brad spoke up. "If I remember correctly, you both wanted to see if they were--mmph!"
"Like we said, we were making sure nothing was wrong," Leena explained as Bit kept his hand over Brad's mouth and having a hard time as Brad was fighting him.
"Sure, I believe you, Leena," Leon replied drily, stepping outside and closing the door behind him. "If you both would do me a favor and relax whenever you're around Morgan? She's not quite gotten over losing her father, and at times you're both nervewracking when you're around one another."
All three immediately calmed down after hearing his words. "Poor girl," Leena lamented, and the other two merely nodded their heads in sympathy.
"Now, I believe we're leaving for the beach in the morning so we'd better get some rest." Bit and Brad left, but Leon held his sister back to speak with her a moment. "Leena, I didn't mean to be harsh," he began.
She waved him off. "Don't worry about it," she said. "I just wish you had told us beforehand so we could've avoided it."
"I know, and it's my fault," he admitted. "I wasn't thinking too clearly myself. I was just so impatient to have her meet you all I didn't think of what it could do to her."
She smiled. "She makes you that happy?" she asked, genuinely happy for her older brother that he had found someone.
He nodded, his own smile the widest she'd ever seen on him. "I don't know what I'd do without her."
"Then I wish you both the best of luck," she said, raising up to kiss his cheek. "See you in the morning, big brother," she said as she walked away to her room.
"Good night, Leena," he returned before going back inside to his beloved to see her already asleep, and he shed his own clothing to ease down in the bed beside her, kissing her cheek and whispering, "I love you," before settling down to sleep himself.
The next morning they were all up and packing their things for the trip to the beach, Morgan excited as she had never been to the beach before. Soon the call for breakfast came, and they all converged at the table to attack the piles of pancakes and french toast that Jamie had prepared, and she got the feeling that no one else here knew how to cook, just how to eat it all.
Stuffed, she sat back in her seat with a sigh of contentment. She felt so much better after last night since she knew everything would be all right, and at the same time she felt bad because everyone had acted like they were walking on eggs around her. And she knew it was because of what Leon had said to them last night.
"That was delicious, Jamie!" she exclaimed.
He looked over at her, his face surprised. "Thanks," he replied, thinking that was perhaps the first compliment he had ever gotten on his cooking.
Then she sighed as she sat up a little straighter. "I also wanted to tell everyone that I apologize for my behavior last night. But I'm feeling much better now, and there's no need to act so carefully around me."
They all looked to each other, embarrassed that they had been so obvious. Then they looked to Leon, who shrugged and looked at her. "Are you sure you'll be okay?" he asked, taking one of her hands underneath the table and holding it within his own.
She smiled and jumped out of her seat to sit in his lap. "Of course, I'll be okay!" she cried. "I wouldn't have said so otherwise, silly!"
Brad, Leena, and Jamie laughed, but Bit sat there looking intently at the couple as if he were waiting for something to happen. When it did, he grinned and began chanting a little song designed to torment young couples. "Morgan and Leon, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G..."
"Bit!" Leon cried as Morgan laughed along with everyone else.
"Bit! Leave them alone!" Leena seconded. "I think it's so romantic!"
Hearing a strange sound coming from Doc, they looked to see him sitting there with a starry-eyed expression. "I can't believe it! I'm going to be a grandfather!"
"DAD!" Leon shrieked as Morgan's face flamed redder than her Blade Liger.
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Hee-hee! That was a little idea Ryan gave me in the form of a review. Thanks for letting me use it, even though it wasn't quite the same as yours! Thanks for reading!