Soul Mate

Chapter 32

River Blair.

" Please let me do your nails at least. pretty please." Bay begs.

We were currently having a sleepover at my place. Her suggestion by the way. According to her, all lovers of soldiers who have gone to war needed to be consoled.
I kept telling her Sebastian and I were mates not lovers, and that he hadnt gone off to war. All my efforts fell on deaf ears.
I decline her finger painting offer.
I was so down since the time Sebastian left. I was already feeling his absence.

"Clingy much?" Zane opens his annoying mouth.

"Shut up you coward!"

I look back at Bay who is pouting so hard, her eyes even look glossy. She sniffs and says

" You won't let me style your hair, or do your nails.. I thought we were best friends. I guess I was wrong."
She wipes a tear.. An actual tear!!

Damn, this girl was good!
But I fall for her tricks any way. I always do.

" Okay fine. You can do my nails." I finally give in.

There was no way I was letting her anywhere near my hair. The last time I did, she held it up in a ponytail so high and so tight, veins protruded at the sides of my head. It was excruciatingly painful. I couldn't even do something as simple as smiling without wincing in pain.
I couldn't risk it. A manicure was the safest option.

"So tell me how far you've gone with Sebastian" she says, sounding excited like she hadn't been crying awhile back.

This girl was dangerous.

She takes my right hand and places it on her thigh, then starts to expertly apply a dark maroon polish to my nails.
She was way better at this than hair styling.
I suddenly remember her question.

" We've made progress." I blush as I say this, my mind going back to what happened at the stream earlier.
Her eyes look at me for a second, taking in my red face.

" Progress huh! I guess it's safe for me to assume you did the semi dirty." She says, lifting a brow.

" Yup.. something like that. Though it was basically just steamy kisses and grinding against each other. Nothing major." I say, deliberately leaving out the part where I came in my pants.
No need for her to know that embarrassing detail.

" Look at you!! My baby has grown! Now spreading your legs and all." She coos, pinching my cheeks.
I swat her hands away with my free hand.. not wanting to damage her excellent work.
It looked good!!

" So, what about you, and your plans to travel in search of your mate?" I ask

" I haven't decided yet. I just know they aren't here. And I have to go in search of them. Not now though. I need to first make sure you can survive on your own.. goddess knows you need taking care of. You can barely survive without me."

This girl! Huh.
I didn't need her holding my hand!! Or did I?
My mind goes back to all those times I've needed her and she was always around, always there. Never complaining.
I guess I needed her. Even now.
I sigh

" You're probably right.. I wouldn't know how to find my way in this world without you." I honestly say and she smiles so wide.

When she's done with my nails, I stand and stretch my arms out infront of me to let them dry.
Huh! She really did know what she was doing.
They were gorgeous!

I'm still admiring my nails when a strong feeling of panic invades my entire body, followed by intense sadness.. Why would I be panicking???
However, it takes me a couple of seconds to realise that the feelings weren't my own but Sebastian's.