Capturing Destiny
Chapter Seventeen
New Beginning
The door opened, I was not looking...
It was his scent that hit me first, I knew immediately he was a vampire, no human could ever smell that good; it was warm, with hints of cinnamon, tobacco, bourbon and honey, naughty and nice all at the same time and I looked up eagerly. My visions had not done him justice, his body was long, lithe, muscular and his face, his nose was perfect, straight and a little bit wide but wonderful at the same time, his lips were thin and pink and his eyes anxious, watching me carefully.
I stepped forward, careful not to scare him away but he didn't move, he kept his eyes on me, confusion and a touch of anger written across his beautiful face and I briefly felt nervous as I took in the many scars on his body, despite the fact I had watched him in my mind for the past 30 years, maybe longer. I tried to think of what to say, how to react but all I could concentrate on was the happiness and hope bursting out my chest, he was finally here.
I stood up, slowly. and began waslking towards him, my feet acting of their own accord.
"I've been waiting for you," I smiled shyly at him, looking deep in his dark eyes. His eyes darkened once more in confusion but then he smiled, just the corners of his mouth turning up slightly and the love I already felt for him made my chest feel as though it would explode.
"I'm sorry, ma'am," he tipped his hat and held up a hand for me, the epitome of a souther gentlemen. "Jasper Whitlock, at your service."
I slipped my hand in to his, my chest expanding exponentially, a warmness filling it pleasantly.
"Alice," I said as I watched snippets of what was to happen, our marriage, a life together, finding the others. I smiled up at him, "We're going to have a wonderful life together, you don't need to worry anymore."
He looked at me in confusion, but his hand remained in my own and I knew he felt the same pull to me as I had to him.
"Well then, Miss Alice, let's go live it," and with that we walked back on to the wet street and began walking.
"I managed it," I whispered, almost to myself as we rounded the edge of the street and I took my last glance at the yellow coffee shop.
"You managed what?" Jasper turned down to me.
"I managed to find you, I managed to survive... I managed to capture my destiny," I answered stopping to look at him once more.
"Can I tell you a secret?" Jasper leaned down to whisper in my ear. "I think you captured my heart," and then he leant forward and captured my lips in his, slowly, and gently, nibbling on my bottom lip, and for the first time I could remember I had a home, and it was wherever the man in front of me was.
A/N: Wow, can't believe the story is over! I know it's not terribly long but I hope everyone that read enjoyed it. Please, please, let me know what you think if you got this far, would mean an awful lot to me to get a couple more reviews before it's all over. Thanks again for reading guys, oh and I hope you had an amazing Halloween! NewTownGirl