A/N - sigh. For all of you that read Chasing Shadows - why is it that
ideas I have for a sweet little Rali scene becomes one where Ali runs from
Rafe in horror when TIIC finally think of it?!? I just don't get it. They
are so incredibly stupid. Oh well. Anyway - thank you - thank you - thank
you ALL for the reviews!!! You're so sweet, kind and thoughtful and I'll
keep writing as long as I have time and people like y'all who want to read.
I truly appreciate each and every review you take the time to send me.
Lastly - I promise - the wedding is coming soon and of course, you're all
invited!! LOL! :-)!! Enjoy!! xox - G
Chapter Nineteen
Rafe opened the door slowly, almost afraid to walk inside. He saw Alison sitting on a chair across the room.
"Hi." He nearly whispered. "Is it safe?"
Alison had to fight not to smile. Gosh, was he not the cutest thing you ever saw? Her heart was melting - but she had already decided to play this game.
"Hmmm?" She said non-chalantly as she flipped through a bridal magazine, turning the pages with enough force for them to rip.
He looked at her then, not entirely sure she was still mad. Could she be faking to get him to grovel? Wouldn't be the first time and he hoped not the last. He thought that might be it- but she sure looked angry. He decided to go with his first guess. It was the usual one anyway.
"Alison. I know. You always say that I can't order you around - but I had no idea that the guy out there in the hall was Cameron. I just wanted to keep you safe."
"Ugh! That's not why I'm mad Rafe." She said, completely infuriated - well, OK, maybe just acting as if she was.
"What?" He asked, now utterly confused.
"That's not why I'm mad." She repeated, trying with all her might to keep the laughter from her voice.
"Alison. I know this might get me into even more trouble, but seriously, you are driving me crazy. I'm ready to apologize for whatever it is. Just please, I'm begging. Please just give me a clue."
Alison sighed, hoping she wouldn't blow this. "You kept telling me you wouldn't get help me find a way to get him back and you did without even telling me."
Rafe was stunned. "Alison. I didn't."
"Don't do that. Don't deny it." She accused, standing and crossing the room, coming to rest directly in front of him.
"I'm not trying to deny it - seriously. I had no idea it was him. I had nothing to do with this."
She tilted her face upwards and stared into his eyes. "Promise?"
"I promise. I don't want you to be angry with me - ever. Whatever you think I did - I'm sorry."
"So you apologize?" She said, her grin nearly escaping. I can't believe he'd take the blame for all this when he doesn't even know why.
"Yes. I apologize."
"For everything?" she asked, almost sure she never loved him more than that moment.
"Everything and anything. All I want is for you to be happy." He promised.
You are the most amazing man, Rafe Kovich, she thought as she said, "Well. I'm not happy - not yet."
Rafe was beside himself. What else would he have to do? Seriously, she was only about 3 ½ months pregnant and if this kept up - he was sure he wouldn't make it.
He took her hands in his and kissed them gently.
"What can I do? Alison, please, tell me. What do you want me to do?"
"You really want to know?" She asked, a hint of her smile escaping. Enough games. She was more than desperate for him now.
"Yes!" He said, exasperated beyond belief.
"OK - I'll tell you." She said slyly. "Come closer."
"What?" He said, leaning down.
"Closer." She whispered.
His face was just inches from hers when she said again, "Closer."
He leaned in and was just about to speak, to ask her what she was up to when his words were lost on her lips. She lifted a hand and placed it behind his neck as she pulled him to her, roughly capturing his mouth with hers.
**********
Cameron wanted to say something - but he was having trouble speaking. Abby wouldn't stop kissing him.
As hard as it was - he tore his lips from hers. "Abby." he whispered, placing a kiss on her hair.
"I can't believe it. You're here." She replied as her arms tightened around him. He could say whatever he wanted - but she would not let him go. She was going to do anything she had to in order to make him stay.
"I am here. For a little while, anyway." He was trying to warn her.
She truly didn't want to know. "You're here. I don't care why or for how long. You're here. That's what matters."
"Yeah." He whispered as he kissed her again. His voice became serious as he added, "Abby. You know exactly why I'm here."
"Shh. I don't want to talk about him now." Abby pleaded softly as she pulled Cameron's hand, leading him to the stairs.
"Abby." He had to make her hear him. Cam followed her upstairs and back to her apartment. "He's so dangerous. You have no idea."
"I do. I know. But I don't care about Caleb or the ring or what kind of trouble I've gotten myself into. I promise, we'll talk about it. But not now, Cameron." Abby sighed as she led Cameron towards her bed. "Cameron. Right now. I only want to think about you."
Cameron sighed, his heart overflowing. She was so beautiful. One of the most beautiful things about her was that she truly had no idea how gorgeous she was. In her bare feet the top of her head just reached his chin. He ran a hand over her hair, which was still tangled and tousled from sleep. Her eyes were shining and unhidden since she wasn't wearing her glasses. They were such a dark, deep blue; they reminded him of glittering sapphires, or a tropical ocean. Cameron looked into Abby's eyes and began to drown.
Abby moved her hands to the buttons of his shirt, slowly slipping them open, her eyes never leaving his. Cameron watched her for a moment and then, taking every ounce of strength he possessed, pulled away.
"I can't. Abby." Cameron said, though he wanted nothing more. "I can't do this and then leave you again."
Chapter Nineteen
Rafe opened the door slowly, almost afraid to walk inside. He saw Alison sitting on a chair across the room.
"Hi." He nearly whispered. "Is it safe?"
Alison had to fight not to smile. Gosh, was he not the cutest thing you ever saw? Her heart was melting - but she had already decided to play this game.
"Hmmm?" She said non-chalantly as she flipped through a bridal magazine, turning the pages with enough force for them to rip.
He looked at her then, not entirely sure she was still mad. Could she be faking to get him to grovel? Wouldn't be the first time and he hoped not the last. He thought that might be it- but she sure looked angry. He decided to go with his first guess. It was the usual one anyway.
"Alison. I know. You always say that I can't order you around - but I had no idea that the guy out there in the hall was Cameron. I just wanted to keep you safe."
"Ugh! That's not why I'm mad Rafe." She said, completely infuriated - well, OK, maybe just acting as if she was.
"What?" He asked, now utterly confused.
"That's not why I'm mad." She repeated, trying with all her might to keep the laughter from her voice.
"Alison. I know this might get me into even more trouble, but seriously, you are driving me crazy. I'm ready to apologize for whatever it is. Just please, I'm begging. Please just give me a clue."
Alison sighed, hoping she wouldn't blow this. "You kept telling me you wouldn't get help me find a way to get him back and you did without even telling me."
Rafe was stunned. "Alison. I didn't."
"Don't do that. Don't deny it." She accused, standing and crossing the room, coming to rest directly in front of him.
"I'm not trying to deny it - seriously. I had no idea it was him. I had nothing to do with this."
She tilted her face upwards and stared into his eyes. "Promise?"
"I promise. I don't want you to be angry with me - ever. Whatever you think I did - I'm sorry."
"So you apologize?" She said, her grin nearly escaping. I can't believe he'd take the blame for all this when he doesn't even know why.
"Yes. I apologize."
"For everything?" she asked, almost sure she never loved him more than that moment.
"Everything and anything. All I want is for you to be happy." He promised.
You are the most amazing man, Rafe Kovich, she thought as she said, "Well. I'm not happy - not yet."
Rafe was beside himself. What else would he have to do? Seriously, she was only about 3 ½ months pregnant and if this kept up - he was sure he wouldn't make it.
He took her hands in his and kissed them gently.
"What can I do? Alison, please, tell me. What do you want me to do?"
"You really want to know?" She asked, a hint of her smile escaping. Enough games. She was more than desperate for him now.
"Yes!" He said, exasperated beyond belief.
"OK - I'll tell you." She said slyly. "Come closer."
"What?" He said, leaning down.
"Closer." She whispered.
His face was just inches from hers when she said again, "Closer."
He leaned in and was just about to speak, to ask her what she was up to when his words were lost on her lips. She lifted a hand and placed it behind his neck as she pulled him to her, roughly capturing his mouth with hers.
**********
Cameron wanted to say something - but he was having trouble speaking. Abby wouldn't stop kissing him.
As hard as it was - he tore his lips from hers. "Abby." he whispered, placing a kiss on her hair.
"I can't believe it. You're here." She replied as her arms tightened around him. He could say whatever he wanted - but she would not let him go. She was going to do anything she had to in order to make him stay.
"I am here. For a little while, anyway." He was trying to warn her.
She truly didn't want to know. "You're here. I don't care why or for how long. You're here. That's what matters."
"Yeah." He whispered as he kissed her again. His voice became serious as he added, "Abby. You know exactly why I'm here."
"Shh. I don't want to talk about him now." Abby pleaded softly as she pulled Cameron's hand, leading him to the stairs.
"Abby." He had to make her hear him. Cam followed her upstairs and back to her apartment. "He's so dangerous. You have no idea."
"I do. I know. But I don't care about Caleb or the ring or what kind of trouble I've gotten myself into. I promise, we'll talk about it. But not now, Cameron." Abby sighed as she led Cameron towards her bed. "Cameron. Right now. I only want to think about you."
Cameron sighed, his heart overflowing. She was so beautiful. One of the most beautiful things about her was that she truly had no idea how gorgeous she was. In her bare feet the top of her head just reached his chin. He ran a hand over her hair, which was still tangled and tousled from sleep. Her eyes were shining and unhidden since she wasn't wearing her glasses. They were such a dark, deep blue; they reminded him of glittering sapphires, or a tropical ocean. Cameron looked into Abby's eyes and began to drown.
Abby moved her hands to the buttons of his shirt, slowly slipping them open, her eyes never leaving his. Cameron watched her for a moment and then, taking every ounce of strength he possessed, pulled away.
"I can't. Abby." Cameron said, though he wanted nothing more. "I can't do this and then leave you again."