Awake, My Sleeping Beauty

Chapter 17

"Sebastian," Heaven muttered and slowly slipped her arms away from his hands. Sebastian a felt a tinge of relief in the way Heaven said his name, it sounded as though they'd gone back in time and were still together. However, the way she moved away from his touch quickly returned him to the horrible present he wished was only part of a long nightmare he was having.

"Heaven," Sebastian said softly, "I'm so glad to see you here."

He saw Heaven stare back at him for a moment in awkward silence before the girl next to her nudged her arm.

"Have a nice night," Heaven said to him politely and started to walk past him with her friend.

"Wait," Sebastian said and grabbed her hand again. Heaven turned to him with a look of surprise. He swallowed hard, desperately fighting an urge to bring his lips to hers. Sebastian wanted to run his fingers through Heaven's beautiful blonde hair, he wanted to caress her neck, wrap his arms around her and make her feel the love he felt for her that still lived inside him.

"Sebastian I don't think this is a good idea," Heaven said apologetically as she took her hand away. "Please, leave me alone."

"No, I can't," Sebastian blurted out, his eyes looking at her with anxiety, "How can I leave you alone when you belong with me?"

"Excuse me?" Heaven scoffed with a smile of bewilderment, "I'm not some sort of object that you've lost."

"You're right, you aren't. But you used to be my girlfriend. We were in love, how can you not remember something like that?"

Heaven looked at Susie as if asking for help before she sighed and looked back at Sebastian.

"Sebastian, I don't know what game you're playing," Heaven told him, "But I'm not going to fall for it. I'm engaged and I'm in love, please respect that."

Sebastian looked hurt and for a moment Heaven thought he was going to back away until he shook his head and stepped so close to her she could feel his heavy breathing on her face.

"I don't believe that you're in love with another guy," Sebastian muttered as his eyes became wet, "I don't believe it. I love you, Heaven, and somewhere deep inside you still feel the same way. A love like the one we felt for each other, the passion, doesn't disappear just because of amnesia. I refuse to believe it. It's still there somewhere."

"Give it up," Heaven said with a little more force in her voice, "Look Sebastian, I forgive you, I don't hold any grudge anymore, so just move on and let me go on with my life."

"Forgive me?" Sebastian looked at her with a puzzled face, "For what? What are you talking about?"

"Look pal," Susie interjected, "Heaven and I have a movie that's starting in ten minutes; we love watching the previews so buzz off and let us go!"

Susie started taking Heaven away but Sebastian stopped them.

"No, tell me," He insisted, "What lies have your parents told you about us?"

"None," Heaven snapped.

"That's a load of bull, Heaven. They've been lying to you all this time. They found you and never told you about me because they've always wanted us apart!"

Heaven stared at him as she started to feel a little déjà vu, but before she could think anymore of it she saw Sebastian's eyes light up. He fetched for something in his back pocket and took out his wallet.