ANGEL WINGS

Thirty-Seven

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Thirty-Seven

The feeling in Jade's heart when Jordan opened his eyes and whispered her name was beyond relief. It was liberation. She was free of the worry and suspense. When Jordan was sitting up and some of the light had returned to his eyes, Jade went looking for Luke.

She'd noticed the moment he let go of her, but she stayed away with the thought that he wanted to be alone. Now she was desperate to find and thank him. She found him a short distance away, lying on his back and staring at the stars.

Jade lowered herself and joined him, enjoying lying beside him as she had done that morning. "What are you thinking about?" she asked him quietly.

She heard him sigh, "you, the reason I have such a terrible reputation and what my supervisor is going to do to me."

Jade frowned, "your supervisor? What do you mean? I thought you were in charge of the Satanic Realm."

Luke smiled and sat up, to which Jade followed suit, "not quite. There were always demons and such there, my supervisor is called the Father. He runs things there." He then stood up, dusting off his jeans. "I'd best be going. I don't want to draw them out so close to you."

"What are you saying? Surely you'll fight when they come for you?" she asked, getting to her feet.

"Jade, if I do, what am I here for? I help you win the war and then what? I can't bear the thought of watching you spend your life with him. Love is something unfamiliar to me and my love for you is far too strong to ignore," Luke said sadly, "seeing you with him would be like dying every time I look at you."

Jade was shocked by the emotion in his words. This was something he meant. "I never realised how-"

"How what?" he asked, cutting her off, "how much you mean to me?" He stepped closer to Jade, tucking a tendril of her wavy black hair behind her ear, "I love you, Jade. I've never said that before because I've never meant it before. But I mean it every time I say it to you and I always will. And if that means letting you go so that you can be happy with another man, so be it. But there's one thing I have to do before I say goodbye," he whispered.

"What's that?" Jade asked, equally as quiet.

"This," was Luke's reply as he brought his lips down on hers, kissing her with enough passion and emotion to make Jade's head spin and her knees weak. She'd never understood that notion until that kiss. She ran her hands up Luke's chest and through his brown hair, pulling him closer. She needed to feel him against her, needed it like she needed the breath in her lungs.

Luke's hands travelled down her shoulders to the small of her back, where he pulled her ever closer. His lips dropped to her neck and placed lightning quick kisses on the sensitive skin.

Jade tipped her head back and sighed at the sensation, opening her eyes to see something that sobered her up rather quickly.

UPDATE - Aug 3, 2015

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