Chapter twenty-two; a letter.
Dear darling Vanessa,
How are you? No need to ask you that, I'm sure you're hanging on the edge of your seat to find out the answer to your question. I know it has taken a while for be to reply the reason is, I am in Sri Lanka! Me venturing out of England hard to believe eh?
Her eyes filled with tears shining in the early morning sunlight, which filtered through an empty classrooms window.
"What are we gonna do?" Vanessa pleaded.
"We'll stay secret, they never have to know!" Aiden shouted in answer.
"But…"
Why am I in Sri Lanka you may ask, a reasonable question. The answer is my fiancé and I have eloped! Well my wife now and your step mum. Darling, your new mother is Anna Wells; Aiden is going to be your new brother!
"Aiden we can't be fucking together! Don't you see?" Vanessa strided to the other side of the wintry room, she slowly swivelled round, so her tear-streaked visage faced the bewildered boy; "You're by brother now."
"Vanessa, w…we but I don't want to have to give you up, not again," he whispered.
Didn't I say you would be pleased, you're going to grandmas for Christmas so Anna and I won't see you until Easter! It's going to be a big family holiday, all of us!
"I know. I can't imagine life without us being together. It's like I've had this empty void and you're the person that can fill it, trust my father to fuck it up!"
Aiden took a few tentative steps towards her, until they were nose too nose.
The weather is beautiful here, the sky is a crystalline blue, from our balcony every morning we can see the sun come up; rays of red golden, orange and yellow reflect over the deep shimmering sea. The tropical birds can be seen flying from the multi collared abyss towards us on the white expanse of untouched sand.
Aiden looked down at her, hungrily devouring the sight of her messy blond hair, pink cupid lips and black clad body.
"Does it really matter, we won't be related by blood just through our parents?" he said huskily.
"I guess not, I mean technically we're not doing anything wrong," she answered breathlessly.
"Vanessa I love you, nothing is going to get in my way of having you." Vanessa stopped running her hands up his muscular torso and stepped back to scrutinize his face.
"I love you," he repeated.
"I love you too!"
The village is filled with wooden shanties, all in perfect condition. In the early hours of the morning, the small square is full of the lazy cries of "fresh coconut milk!", and "passion fruits for sale!" The sun beats down on your neck, an eternal kiss browning your back, as you eat fresh fish and drink cool coconut milk or just squeezed orange juice at a little red table. Even the luscious trees seem to sweat it is so hot here!
With that Aiden and Vanessa came together in a passionate kiss, unable to get enough of each other they pressed their overly heated bodies' right against one another. Aiden ran his slender fingers over her curvaceous hips, bum and boobs. Her petite form moaned against their kiss, driving him wild.
In the evenings, the palm trees sway in the meagre wind, their fan like leaves creating canopies over the beach. The shimmering lights of candles reflect in the water, a million dancing fairies over the placid surface. Anna and I dance to the slow song of the sea, wind and cool night air. This is a tranquil place a place of rest and serenity, a place I hope to visit with you one day.
They broke apart fiercely coming up for air.
"So we'll keep quiet pretend we're really pleased about the marriage, tell everyone like we're expected to and secretly…" Vanessa trailed of at the exciting prospect of the unknown future.
"We can keep doing this but no one will know, no one," Aiden said in a deeply firm voice. His eyes sparkled mischievously; he cupped her face in his hands the winter sunlight shadowing her cheekbones, then he disappeared to where the horseless carriages would take him to HogsMeade, leaving Vanessa to take a breath of ice like air.
I will see you soon! I will flew to you on Christmas day, Anna will flew too Aiden, so you have me to yourself! I love you forever I hope you are not mad at me Anna is a lovely woman as you know and has always looked after you.
Lots of love Daddy xxx