A/N: thanks for all the reviews, you guys are great! I know he has reddish hair but he was in the desert and it's lightened, plus I wanted him with blonde lol. Anyway thanks for reviewing, the more reviews the more I post, thanks again

Becky Red

Disclaimer: all the characters and story belong to the fab TP.

Recap: She ran down the dimly lit stairs into the rose gardens, it was silent except for the breeze; the garden was fragrant in the late winter, the plant mages had done a great job with keeping the roses going so late in the year.

She saw the lone man sitting on the bench, the moon came out from behind the clouds, drenching the gardens in light, Kel froze "you..."

Ch 3: Cold on the pillow

She sat on the bench beside him, "how'd you get out here so fast? What are you doing out here alone anyway?"

"Do you love him?" he blurted out, his eyes unfocused and wide

"Well…I…"

"You…"

"I don't know"

"Well either you do or don't" she reached out to touch his arm, he moved away "so there's nothing between us?"

"I'm sorry, Cleon, I've been with Dom for a while and I'm happy." She looked sideways at him, "you left me remember" he grimaced slightly

"I didn't want to," he took her hand, she looked at it then up at his face, his eyes were wide and staring, he looked so afraid, alone. She still felt for him, there was no denying that.

"But you did," she took her hand away, he rubbed his hands as if they were dirty, "are you still engaged?" he jumped at the question, but Kel couldn't look at him, she already knew the answer, "you are aren't you" he stood up, picked a rose and placed it on the bench next to her,

"I am sorry," he whispered. Kel watched him walk away, how could he be so charming when hey were dancing, then a wreck minutes later? Nothing had changed between them, but did she really want to set herself up to be hurt again, it had bee so hard to get over him the first time. Kel picked up the rose; Dom stepped out from behind the hedge and walked over

"He's engaged,"

"You heard" Kel kept her eyes on the rose,

"Kel look at me,"

"No" he sat next to her,

"Please" Dom voice was so soft, Kel couldn't help but look, and he was so calm "did you mean it?"

"Mean what?"

"That you loved me"

"Well I…"

Dom grinned, "why not tell me?" Kel shifted uneasily

"Well your Dom"

"Yes an your Kel, I'm glad we got that cleared up" he looked so calm how could he look so calm

"you know what I mean" she moved slightly further away and rubbed her sweaty palms against the dress. He moved closer to her,

"enlighten me"

"well your you" she could feel so near, she shifted and he moved closer again, her shoulder was against his chest.

"go on…"

"neal told me you've never had a long relationship and I didn't want to get my hopes up," when she started letting it all out she couldn't stop, "and I thought I loved you, but you don't want to get married, the you'd have to leave the own and it would be hard and, and and"

"and?"

"that's it"

"all done?"

She nodded, thankful that the darkness hid her heavy blush. Dom relaxed back "i never said I didn't want to get married" he commented, Kel stopped fiddling with the hem of her dress,

"but"

A/N: I'm sorry its short and its another mean cliffhanger but hey enjoy