" Hello beautiful" he whispered in her ear.
" Hello" she smiled. This is what she had fought for, this man wrapped around her. " What have you been up to?"
" Looking around. I saw your father….. He was in the dinning room eating."
" That's good." Gemma replied as she felt him place his lips on her neck. She turned in his arms coming face to face with him. His dark skin and hair made her heart jump. " I love you"
" I love you too" he said as he kissed her. One of his hands was on her hip and the other on her back pressing her to him. " shall I walk you to your cabin Miss Doyle?"
" I'd like that" holding his hand they walked to her cabin. After opening the door she turned, "did you have dinner yet?"
" I was going to get some"
" Do you want to go with me?"
" Gemma I don't know if that would be wise."
" Why? I want to go to dinner with you."
" I don't want you to be in danger though. Some people would be very angry seeing us together."
" I don't care."
" Fine" he sighed, "but lets just have them bring it to us then."
" Ok, I'll go order from the kitchen." she kissed him, "Wait for me here?"
" Always" he smiled.
With dinner finished they lay on her bed holding each other and not really saying much. This was the best time for Gemma. No one staring or whispering comments to their friends. It was just her and Kartik. They had been through a lot but now that she had completed Finishing school, they could move on.
Most of the girls who had been in her class had married shortly after or before graduation. Felicity had moved to Paris and Anne was a actress in the Opera. Gemma glanced at the book on her night stand, it held her mothers words and her friends addresses so that they could write. Both had promised to visit when they could.
A hand moved up to her side, " What are you thinking about?"
" My friends. Everyone got what they wanted and now I can think of our future."