Worlds Collide

Chapter 4

Eve's POV:

    I slowly wake up and notice I'm in a dark room with Hope next to me on the floor. I sit up catching her attention.

   "Hey, how are you feeling," she asks moving onto the couch staring at me in concern. I move her sweater and my shirt away from my shoulder where the wound is.

   There's nothing there anymore, it's completely healed. "I feel better," I tell her softly watching as she gently grazes my shoulder with her finger tips.

   "That's great. You had me so worried, Eve," Hope softly says pushing a strand of my hair behind my ear. I blush as she leans forward and kisses my cheek before pulling back.

   Hope smiles at me before looking down, "I'm sorry for attacking your mother. My protective instincts kicked in and I reacted on them."

   I lift her head and we connect eyes. "It's ok. You were protecting me like you always do," I tell her rubbing my thumb softly across her cheek.

   She leans into my hand with a small smile. "I will always protect you, Eve. I promise," Hope tells me and holds my hand to her cheek, staring into my eyes.

   I slowly glance down at her lips then to her eyes. Hope leans in a little but stops just as our noses touch. She looks at me for permission and I nod.

   She presses her lips softly against mine. My eyes fluttered close as our lips slowly move against each other. We pull back for air and lean our foreheads together. "Wow," I breathlessly say still with my eyes close.

    "Not bad for our first kiss, huh?" Hope says softly grazing my cheek with her finger tips. I giggle quietly and open my eyes seeing her pleased look.

   She smiles and pecks my lips softly then moves onto the floor. Hope looks at me and probably see's my confused look.

  "You still look tired, Eve. Go ahead and lay down, I'll be right here," she softly tells me gently holding my hand. I lay down staring into her eyes.

   She really has the pretty eyes. "You have pretty eyes," I whisper feeling a soft squeeze on my hand. She raises my hand to her lips and kisses it.

   "I think I have you beat, mon chéri. You see my mate has the most gorgeous pair of blue eyes I have ever seen. Nobody can compare to hers," Hope lovingly says looking dreamily at me making me blush while my heart skips a beat.

   I lean forward and kiss her forehead before laying my head down on the pillow. Hope smiles and softly pushes my hair away from my face.

   "Get some rest, mon chéri. I'm right here," she softly whispers making me close my eyes.

No One POV:

Eve quietly walks back into the room still shaken up from her encounter with the old man. 'What am I' she thinks and finds a knife on the table.

She grabs it and sits on the couch being careful of her sleeping mate. Eve pushes a strand of hair behind Hope's ear and smiles at her slightly.Hope twitches slightly before relaxing.

   Selene opens the door and stops in her tracks watching her daughter cut her arm. She hurries over and snatches the knife from her, sitting next to Eve on the couch.

"I dreamt of the day we would meet," Eve says glancing at her mother who looks down regretfully.

"Like a silly little girl," she fully looks at her mother who looks up, "you're as cold as one already dead."

Selene looks at her sadly, "yesterday..... I was with your father. He was only a little further away from me than you are now. I went to sleep." She takes a moment to compose herself before continuing.