The Man I Love
The last thing Janet wanted to do was leave Jacob and Selmak behind. It wasn't in her nature to walk away from a fight. She was never one to put her own safety before another's. She often risked life and limb while trying to save a life during the heat of a battle. Only none of those reasons were why she was crying. Or why she felt strongly that she was doing the wrong thing.
She loved them. She knew that now.
She couldn't believe such a thing was possible in such a short time. And yet, it happened. That moment that Jacob told her he loved her, her heart fluttered with excitement. He did his best to leave no room for doubt in her mind when he made love to her. And neither did Selmak. But stillJanet doubted…until now.
Yes, while last night was a wonderful mind-blowing experience she'd only dreamed about, she had already learned so much about Jacob and Selmak. Both were loyal to family and friends. Both were courageous, always putting themselves in danger to protect her. Both looked out for each other and were there when the other needed them. And Jacob told Janet the most intimate secret of all. Even though it was an accident, he didn't hesitate to explain about Selmak being female. That took a lot of balls and most men would never have admitted such a thing! Bottom line, Jacob and Selmak would love Janet as she deserved to be love and they had a good and honorable character, which went a long way in her mind.
And here she was…walking away. Leaving behind the man and the symbiote she loved.
Turning around, she watched through the blurred vision of her tears as Jacob took a hard punch to his stomach and doubled over. He took another shot to the face. Janet's guilt for leaving him poured through her as the blood streamed heavily down from Jacob's left eyebrow.
That was too much. She couldn't take it anymore and took off running towards them.