FINALLY HOME
Diana Crescent
Chapter Eighteen: First Date part 2
Recap: Trieze saw Amara at the mall and saw her help a little girl that was lost. Serena and Mina saw him watching her and realized that he was now both physically and emotionally interested in Amara. (YAY!!!) I didn't put this in the last one because I forgot, but the song, Only Hope belongs to Mady Moore and is on the soundtrack of A Walk to Remember
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Amara sighed. She honestly had no clue why she was doing this. She walked slowly over to Mina and Serena. Trista was already in the store, looking at dresses for her.
"Okay.let's get this over with." She said. "The sooner this day ends, the better."
Serena glared at her. "I know that you're depressed. I would be too if the guy I liked had no clue I existed." She said quietly and walked into the dress shop.
Amara stood there totally and completely perplexed and speechless. She looked at Mina.
Mina shrugged her shoulders and followed Serena.
Amara shook her head and just followed them.
Trieze thought about what Amara had just said and turned. ~So, she can't stand me.~ For some reason, unknown to him, he felt hurt by this. He turned around and went to find something for Frank and Millie.
Amara went up to Serena. "What is wrong? Are you mad at me?"
"No.not really. Trieze was right there when you said that. I think that he took it as you don't like him at all. He looked sort of hurt."
Amara's eyes went wide. "He was there?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry I said that. I shouldn't have lashed out like that."
"It's okay. I don't mind. What do I do now?" She asked the girls.
"You flirt! Dude this is great!! There's nothing that interests a guy more than someone who sends off mixed signals. I mean, if he is interested, he'll find out what's up. If he's not, he won't give you the time of day. He'll confront you sooner and if you play you're cards right, you'll find out how he feels about you, before you reveal your feelings!!" Mina said, making Amara smile.
Serena's eyes got wide. "She's right!! This is perfect."
Amara laughed. They were going to give her pointers galore, she could already tell.
Trista smiled and walked over to them. "Found it!! It's perfect."
Amara looked at the simple black, velvet dress. It was tight fitting and went to her knees. It had no shoulders, but had long sleeves with red satin trim.
"It's perfect!! That white scarf over there would be a wonderful contrast to it." Mina said, bringing over a long, wide, silky white scarf with red fringes.
"Go try it on." Serena said.
Amara came out, looking quite beautiful.
"Trista and I agreed that you should wear black hose and black heels." Mina said. All of the girls were there, trying to get a feel of how they were going to fix her up.
Amara smiled. "Thanks."
Serena winked at her.
Next, they went with Lita and Michelle to look for the jewelry. Lita found a beautiful pearl necklace while Michelle found some dangly earrings.
The necklace was a simple strand of pearls with a garnet clasp in the back. The earrings were a string of garnets with a pearl at the end.(a/n: I have no clue how to describe them, but what I saw on the site was really nice. Don't ask were it is, cause I was looking at jewelry all over the internet.)
They were going to look for a bracelet and a ring, but Amara said no, that she would feel cheap if they got all of that jewelry.
Next, she went with Serena and had her nails done in a French manicure. Serena chose to get hers painted a translucent pink.
She then went with Raye and got garnet red stoned clips to hold her hair back. Then she went with Amy and Hotaru to bath and body works. They picked out a gentle scent that smelled like jasmine.
Amara, Serena, Hotaru, and Amy all stepped out of Bath and Body Works with their own purchases as well as Amara's scent for that night.
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Luna watched as Amara turned around.
The dress and scarf were perfect together as well as black, velvet high heels. Raye had slicked her hair back and then made a crown of curls on the back, center of her head, pining it with the red clips.
Luna smiled. "All that's missing is the man. You look simply beautiful."
Amara blushed. "Thanks."
"Don't thank me. Thank the girls. You could have done it without them, but I really like what they did."
Amara smiled. "Me too."
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The doorbell rang and Hotaru got it.
All of the guys, plus her best friend, Maurimaya, and someone she had never met before stood outside.
"Come on in!" Hotaru said, motioning for them to come inside.
"I knew that I was supposed to come, but I didn't know you were having a party." Maurimaya said, laughing. "This is a dear friend of mine and Mr. Peacecraft's, Ms. Lucretia Noin."
"How do you do. I'm Hotaru Tomoe." Hotaru said and bowed.
Lucretia bowed and smiled. "I'm fine. It's very nice to meet you."
"Hello Trieze!" Serena said and kissed her brother's cheek. "Hey squirt!" Serena said and ruffled Sammy's hair.
"SERENA! I'm two years younger than you, not ten!" Sammy said, trying to straighten his hair.
Maurimaya laughed.
"Amara will be down in a minute. But I'll tell her that you're here." Hotaru said and went upstairs to Amara's room.
She knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Hotaru walked in and saw her.
"Well? What do you think?" She asked, nervous.
"You look gorgeous." Hotaru said and hugged her. "You smell wonderful too, if I do say so myself."
Amara laughed and kissed her cheek. "Thanks."
"They're all here and Mina has the camera out, much to everyone's annoyance since we all know that you two are pretending."
Amara grimaced. The last thing she needed was for Mina to take a picture while she was coming down the stairs, the flash make her blind, and to trip, breaking her leg or neck or back or whatever she broke. "I'll be there. You try to distract Mina from the camera."
Hotaru laughed. "Serena is already doing that."
Amara smiled and started putting on her jewelry.
Hotaru walked back down smiling.
"She'll be down in a second."
"Thanks." Trieze said and stood by the staircase.
Serena looked at Hotaru and smiled.
Hotaru winked.
They both began to usher everyone into the kitchen where Lita and Serena had homemade cookies, candies, and ice cream waiting.
Amara stepped out of her room and faced the hallway mirror. She pressed her hand against it and whispered, "Uranus protect me. Queen Serenity.be with me tonight, help me." She closed her eyes for a minute, had she opened them, she would have seen the sign of Uranus and the Moon on her forehead.
She made her way down the stairs were Trieze was waiting in a tuxedo.
Trieze turned around when he heard her behind him.
Amara smiled, looking straight into his eyes.
He was surprised to see happiness to see him. He stayed cool and calm, but couldn't help the slow, flirtatious smile that spread across his face. He had been thinking, throughout the day, about how he felt towards her. He had grown to love her hot-temper with the mechanics, easy-going personality on slow days, her aggressiveness on hectic ones, the way her smile could light up the room when she was pleased with something. He had finally realized that he was in love with Amara Ten'ho, and no matter what it took, he was going to make her feel the same.
He held out his hand and waited until she took it.
He held up a dozen white roses.
She smiled, pleased that he thought so. "Thank you. They're beautiful."
"No, you are." He said, making her blush a light shade of pink.
"I'll go put these in some water." She said, and walked toward the kitchen.
Trieze smiled and followed her. ~She's not getting away~
Everyone looked up when Amara walked in with a dozen roses.
Amara blushed even more at the many appraising looks she got.
Trieze came up behind her and placed is hand on her hip, letting her know he was there. Amara blushed a darker shade, making Serena smile.
"I'll put those in some water. You two go on." Serena said and took the roses.
"Thanks." Amara said and turned around with Trieze to leave.
When they drove off, Serena let out a happy squeal and high-fived Trista. "I'm getting a sister-in-law!!!"
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Trieze was smirking as they drove toward the Opera house. Amara was still blushing.
~I DON'T GET IT!!!!~ Her mind screamed. One minute, it was like she wasn't even there, the next, it was like she was the only woman he had ever wanted before.
"Have you ever seen this opera before?" He asked.
"Millie didn't tell me which one it is."
"It's The Phantom of the Opera."
"Yes. I've seen it. It's one of my favorites."
Trieze smiled. "Mine too."
Amara smiled.
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Millie smiled when she saw Trieze and Amara. It was obvious that they were very much in love with each other, but completely oblivious to the other's feelings.
~Not after tonight!~ She vowed. She was going to make them see how the other felt.
Trieze was about to knock on the door when Millie opened it and ushered them inside.
"My, don't you two look wonderful. Amara, you look like a vision. Doesn't she Trieze?" Millie said, looking at Trieze.
"Yes. She looks absolutely stunning." He said, looking at Amara.
Millie nodded, satisfied that he was showing his feelings.
"You look very handsome, don't you think so Amara?"
Amara looked at Trieze, not even bothering to look at how he was dressed, she looked straight into his eyes. "Yes. Very handsome."
Millie smiled and went into the kitchen, leaving them alone.
Amara blushed and looked away.
"You smell nice. Jasmine?" He asked.
"Yes." she said, still blushing.
"Serena's doing?"
"Actually, Amy and Hotaru's. Why?"
"Serena knows I love jasmine."
^^^Amara's eyes clouded over. She got a flash, a memory. She was standing in a field of flowers.jasmine flowers and roses. She couldn't have been more than five at the time. In the distance was the Palace of Wind, her home on Uranus. There was a boy there, around the age of nine or ten. He was in a prince's uniform. He was looking depressed and as though he felt out of place there. She picked up some flowers that her mother called jasmine. She walked up to him and gave them to him.
"I'm Amara." She said and curtsied.
The boy smiled and bowed. "I'm Trieze."^^^
Amara closed her eyes and nodded her head quickly. "Sorry."
"Where were you? You looked so far away."
"I had a memory."
"What was it about?" He asked.
Amara smiled and placed her index finger on his forehead. The sign of Uranus glowed there for a few seconds as she passed the memory to him.
He smiled. "I knew there had to be a good reason that I liked jasmine."
She smiled at him and curtsied.
He bowed and then put his arms around her waist.
"You really get into the act." She said, her voice nearly breaking, as she thought of them not even really going out.
"Who said I was acting?" He said and leaned down, holding his face right about hers.
Amara looked deeply into his eyes, searching for an answer.
"No more pretending." He said and kissed her softly.
This time, their minds were both clouded with a memory. It was a large and grand ball on the moon. She was sixteen and he was twenty. They were out on the balcony, talking when out of no where he kissed her.
Their lips parted.
"I love you." He whispered against her lips.
"I love you as well." She whispered back.
"My Amara.my darling Amara. How could I have forgotten you, no matter how strong the Moon's magic was, how could I have forgotten you?"
Millie, who had seen them kiss, watched on from the kitchen door. She smiled. ~My assistance isn't needed.~
Amara and Trieze stepped back from each other and waited for Frank or Millie to come in.
"Sorry I took so long. I had a soup on the oven for Susie. She's got a wicked cold. Frank is nearly ready. It took him forever to find his cufflinks. He finally asked Jason and it turns out that he and his friend Alden had used them for buried treasure. Jason's eight. Susie's fourteen and our oldest is Peter, he's nineteen." Millie said and smiled.
Amara smiled at her.
Frank came down and smiled at them both, sending them both a wink, telling them he knew.
Amara blushed and Trieze smiled.
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Trieze walked her to the front door.
"Do you want to come in? I'm sure everyone's still here." She said, leaning against the door.
"I'd love to." He said and kissed her.
Amara opened the door and led him into the living room where everyone was watching a horror movie in the dark.
Amara sent him a wink and he smiled.
Amara let out a scream that sounded like she had just seen the most evil ghost of all time.
Everyone jumped and a few screamed.
Serena threw a pillow and hit her in the head.
"No need to get violent little sister." Trieze said and threw it back at her.
Amara laughed. "I'm going to go change."
Trieze's gaze followed her up the stairs. "You don't mind if we crash your party, do you?"
"No, go ahead! Just as long as you tell me everything." Serena said.
Trieze simply smiled and took off his jacket and cummerbund. He took off his tie and rolled up his sleeves. "Not a chance." He said and slid down onto the love seat.
Amara joined them five minutes later in light blue pajama shorts with clouds on them and a spaghetti strapped tee with the cartoon Speed Buggy on it. She carried with her two pillows and a large quilt.
She sunk down, next to Trieze and covered the both of them up. She gave him both pillows.
Trieze put both pillows behind his back and turned to where Amara could lean against him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her head.
Serena smiled. Inside she was turning cartwheels.
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TBC.next chapter is Chapter 19: Great Pretenders 2
Diana Crescent
Chapter Eighteen: First Date part 2
Recap: Trieze saw Amara at the mall and saw her help a little girl that was lost. Serena and Mina saw him watching her and realized that he was now both physically and emotionally interested in Amara. (YAY!!!) I didn't put this in the last one because I forgot, but the song, Only Hope belongs to Mady Moore and is on the soundtrack of A Walk to Remember
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Amara sighed. She honestly had no clue why she was doing this. She walked slowly over to Mina and Serena. Trista was already in the store, looking at dresses for her.
"Okay.let's get this over with." She said. "The sooner this day ends, the better."
Serena glared at her. "I know that you're depressed. I would be too if the guy I liked had no clue I existed." She said quietly and walked into the dress shop.
Amara stood there totally and completely perplexed and speechless. She looked at Mina.
Mina shrugged her shoulders and followed Serena.
Amara shook her head and just followed them.
Trieze thought about what Amara had just said and turned. ~So, she can't stand me.~ For some reason, unknown to him, he felt hurt by this. He turned around and went to find something for Frank and Millie.
Amara went up to Serena. "What is wrong? Are you mad at me?"
"No.not really. Trieze was right there when you said that. I think that he took it as you don't like him at all. He looked sort of hurt."
Amara's eyes went wide. "He was there?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry I said that. I shouldn't have lashed out like that."
"It's okay. I don't mind. What do I do now?" She asked the girls.
"You flirt! Dude this is great!! There's nothing that interests a guy more than someone who sends off mixed signals. I mean, if he is interested, he'll find out what's up. If he's not, he won't give you the time of day. He'll confront you sooner and if you play you're cards right, you'll find out how he feels about you, before you reveal your feelings!!" Mina said, making Amara smile.
Serena's eyes got wide. "She's right!! This is perfect."
Amara laughed. They were going to give her pointers galore, she could already tell.
Trista smiled and walked over to them. "Found it!! It's perfect."
Amara looked at the simple black, velvet dress. It was tight fitting and went to her knees. It had no shoulders, but had long sleeves with red satin trim.
"It's perfect!! That white scarf over there would be a wonderful contrast to it." Mina said, bringing over a long, wide, silky white scarf with red fringes.
"Go try it on." Serena said.
Amara came out, looking quite beautiful.
"Trista and I agreed that you should wear black hose and black heels." Mina said. All of the girls were there, trying to get a feel of how they were going to fix her up.
Amara smiled. "Thanks."
Serena winked at her.
Next, they went with Lita and Michelle to look for the jewelry. Lita found a beautiful pearl necklace while Michelle found some dangly earrings.
The necklace was a simple strand of pearls with a garnet clasp in the back. The earrings were a string of garnets with a pearl at the end.(a/n: I have no clue how to describe them, but what I saw on the site was really nice. Don't ask were it is, cause I was looking at jewelry all over the internet.)
They were going to look for a bracelet and a ring, but Amara said no, that she would feel cheap if they got all of that jewelry.
Next, she went with Serena and had her nails done in a French manicure. Serena chose to get hers painted a translucent pink.
She then went with Raye and got garnet red stoned clips to hold her hair back. Then she went with Amy and Hotaru to bath and body works. They picked out a gentle scent that smelled like jasmine.
Amara, Serena, Hotaru, and Amy all stepped out of Bath and Body Works with their own purchases as well as Amara's scent for that night.
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Luna watched as Amara turned around.
The dress and scarf were perfect together as well as black, velvet high heels. Raye had slicked her hair back and then made a crown of curls on the back, center of her head, pining it with the red clips.
Luna smiled. "All that's missing is the man. You look simply beautiful."
Amara blushed. "Thanks."
"Don't thank me. Thank the girls. You could have done it without them, but I really like what they did."
Amara smiled. "Me too."
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The doorbell rang and Hotaru got it.
All of the guys, plus her best friend, Maurimaya, and someone she had never met before stood outside.
"Come on in!" Hotaru said, motioning for them to come inside.
"I knew that I was supposed to come, but I didn't know you were having a party." Maurimaya said, laughing. "This is a dear friend of mine and Mr. Peacecraft's, Ms. Lucretia Noin."
"How do you do. I'm Hotaru Tomoe." Hotaru said and bowed.
Lucretia bowed and smiled. "I'm fine. It's very nice to meet you."
"Hello Trieze!" Serena said and kissed her brother's cheek. "Hey squirt!" Serena said and ruffled Sammy's hair.
"SERENA! I'm two years younger than you, not ten!" Sammy said, trying to straighten his hair.
Maurimaya laughed.
"Amara will be down in a minute. But I'll tell her that you're here." Hotaru said and went upstairs to Amara's room.
She knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Hotaru walked in and saw her.
"Well? What do you think?" She asked, nervous.
"You look gorgeous." Hotaru said and hugged her. "You smell wonderful too, if I do say so myself."
Amara laughed and kissed her cheek. "Thanks."
"They're all here and Mina has the camera out, much to everyone's annoyance since we all know that you two are pretending."
Amara grimaced. The last thing she needed was for Mina to take a picture while she was coming down the stairs, the flash make her blind, and to trip, breaking her leg or neck or back or whatever she broke. "I'll be there. You try to distract Mina from the camera."
Hotaru laughed. "Serena is already doing that."
Amara smiled and started putting on her jewelry.
Hotaru walked back down smiling.
"She'll be down in a second."
"Thanks." Trieze said and stood by the staircase.
Serena looked at Hotaru and smiled.
Hotaru winked.
They both began to usher everyone into the kitchen where Lita and Serena had homemade cookies, candies, and ice cream waiting.
Amara stepped out of her room and faced the hallway mirror. She pressed her hand against it and whispered, "Uranus protect me. Queen Serenity.be with me tonight, help me." She closed her eyes for a minute, had she opened them, she would have seen the sign of Uranus and the Moon on her forehead.
She made her way down the stairs were Trieze was waiting in a tuxedo.
Trieze turned around when he heard her behind him.
Amara smiled, looking straight into his eyes.
He was surprised to see happiness to see him. He stayed cool and calm, but couldn't help the slow, flirtatious smile that spread across his face. He had been thinking, throughout the day, about how he felt towards her. He had grown to love her hot-temper with the mechanics, easy-going personality on slow days, her aggressiveness on hectic ones, the way her smile could light up the room when she was pleased with something. He had finally realized that he was in love with Amara Ten'ho, and no matter what it took, he was going to make her feel the same.
He held out his hand and waited until she took it.
He held up a dozen white roses.
She smiled, pleased that he thought so. "Thank you. They're beautiful."
"No, you are." He said, making her blush a light shade of pink.
"I'll go put these in some water." She said, and walked toward the kitchen.
Trieze smiled and followed her. ~She's not getting away~
Everyone looked up when Amara walked in with a dozen roses.
Amara blushed even more at the many appraising looks she got.
Trieze came up behind her and placed is hand on her hip, letting her know he was there. Amara blushed a darker shade, making Serena smile.
"I'll put those in some water. You two go on." Serena said and took the roses.
"Thanks." Amara said and turned around with Trieze to leave.
When they drove off, Serena let out a happy squeal and high-fived Trista. "I'm getting a sister-in-law!!!"
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Trieze was smirking as they drove toward the Opera house. Amara was still blushing.
~I DON'T GET IT!!!!~ Her mind screamed. One minute, it was like she wasn't even there, the next, it was like she was the only woman he had ever wanted before.
"Have you ever seen this opera before?" He asked.
"Millie didn't tell me which one it is."
"It's The Phantom of the Opera."
"Yes. I've seen it. It's one of my favorites."
Trieze smiled. "Mine too."
Amara smiled.
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Millie smiled when she saw Trieze and Amara. It was obvious that they were very much in love with each other, but completely oblivious to the other's feelings.
~Not after tonight!~ She vowed. She was going to make them see how the other felt.
Trieze was about to knock on the door when Millie opened it and ushered them inside.
"My, don't you two look wonderful. Amara, you look like a vision. Doesn't she Trieze?" Millie said, looking at Trieze.
"Yes. She looks absolutely stunning." He said, looking at Amara.
Millie nodded, satisfied that he was showing his feelings.
"You look very handsome, don't you think so Amara?"
Amara looked at Trieze, not even bothering to look at how he was dressed, she looked straight into his eyes. "Yes. Very handsome."
Millie smiled and went into the kitchen, leaving them alone.
Amara blushed and looked away.
"You smell nice. Jasmine?" He asked.
"Yes." she said, still blushing.
"Serena's doing?"
"Actually, Amy and Hotaru's. Why?"
"Serena knows I love jasmine."
^^^Amara's eyes clouded over. She got a flash, a memory. She was standing in a field of flowers.jasmine flowers and roses. She couldn't have been more than five at the time. In the distance was the Palace of Wind, her home on Uranus. There was a boy there, around the age of nine or ten. He was in a prince's uniform. He was looking depressed and as though he felt out of place there. She picked up some flowers that her mother called jasmine. She walked up to him and gave them to him.
"I'm Amara." She said and curtsied.
The boy smiled and bowed. "I'm Trieze."^^^
Amara closed her eyes and nodded her head quickly. "Sorry."
"Where were you? You looked so far away."
"I had a memory."
"What was it about?" He asked.
Amara smiled and placed her index finger on his forehead. The sign of Uranus glowed there for a few seconds as she passed the memory to him.
He smiled. "I knew there had to be a good reason that I liked jasmine."
She smiled at him and curtsied.
He bowed and then put his arms around her waist.
"You really get into the act." She said, her voice nearly breaking, as she thought of them not even really going out.
"Who said I was acting?" He said and leaned down, holding his face right about hers.
Amara looked deeply into his eyes, searching for an answer.
"No more pretending." He said and kissed her softly.
This time, their minds were both clouded with a memory. It was a large and grand ball on the moon. She was sixteen and he was twenty. They were out on the balcony, talking when out of no where he kissed her.
Their lips parted.
"I love you." He whispered against her lips.
"I love you as well." She whispered back.
"My Amara.my darling Amara. How could I have forgotten you, no matter how strong the Moon's magic was, how could I have forgotten you?"
Millie, who had seen them kiss, watched on from the kitchen door. She smiled. ~My assistance isn't needed.~
Amara and Trieze stepped back from each other and waited for Frank or Millie to come in.
"Sorry I took so long. I had a soup on the oven for Susie. She's got a wicked cold. Frank is nearly ready. It took him forever to find his cufflinks. He finally asked Jason and it turns out that he and his friend Alden had used them for buried treasure. Jason's eight. Susie's fourteen and our oldest is Peter, he's nineteen." Millie said and smiled.
Amara smiled at her.
Frank came down and smiled at them both, sending them both a wink, telling them he knew.
Amara blushed and Trieze smiled.
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Trieze walked her to the front door.
"Do you want to come in? I'm sure everyone's still here." She said, leaning against the door.
"I'd love to." He said and kissed her.
Amara opened the door and led him into the living room where everyone was watching a horror movie in the dark.
Amara sent him a wink and he smiled.
Amara let out a scream that sounded like she had just seen the most evil ghost of all time.
Everyone jumped and a few screamed.
Serena threw a pillow and hit her in the head.
"No need to get violent little sister." Trieze said and threw it back at her.
Amara laughed. "I'm going to go change."
Trieze's gaze followed her up the stairs. "You don't mind if we crash your party, do you?"
"No, go ahead! Just as long as you tell me everything." Serena said.
Trieze simply smiled and took off his jacket and cummerbund. He took off his tie and rolled up his sleeves. "Not a chance." He said and slid down onto the love seat.
Amara joined them five minutes later in light blue pajama shorts with clouds on them and a spaghetti strapped tee with the cartoon Speed Buggy on it. She carried with her two pillows and a large quilt.
She sunk down, next to Trieze and covered the both of them up. She gave him both pillows.
Trieze put both pillows behind his back and turned to where Amara could lean against him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her head.
Serena smiled. Inside she was turning cartwheels.
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TBC.next chapter is Chapter 19: Great Pretenders 2