Safe wings

Chapter 25:

I wake up the next morning to hoofbeats and heavy breathing.

I sit up and look around. The night comes flooding back.

"Luke?" I ask. He peers over the stall.

"Alyssa what are you doing in the horse stables."

"Waiting for you."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

I stand and pull him to me.

I wrap both arms around his waist and bury my head in his still bare chest.

"You didn't hurt me on purpose, I promise you didn't I know that. I just want you to relax, your still really tense."

"I know I know I just, my dad was being rude and when I pushed you and you yelped it broke the last string of control I had. And the tears you had. It's all my fault." He says.

"No Luke." I say.

"I'm sorry"

"It's okay." I run my hands on his back. He releases tension and I continue to rub his back.

"Let's go in, you need to sleep Luke that makes five days of no sleep."

"It makes eight, I didn't sleep while you were gone" he admits.

"Your going in, your gonna sleep, and I'll be in after I feed trigger and brush mrya okay?"

"Alright." he kisses my head.

I smile and release him.

I pull trigger in and feed and water him. Then I feed and water Myra. I begin brushing her. I brush until her coat shines. I smirk.

Then I walk into the house.

His mom has breakfast ready.

"How do you do it?" she asks.

"Do what?"

"Luke came home in one night instead of three, he went up to his room ignored his dad, took a shower and now he is in bed."

"I just told him he needed sleep. And I just got him to relax."

"How?"

"I don't know, he just listens."

"Here is some breakfast. Then you can go up and check on Luke."

"Thank you." I quickly devour the eggs and bacon.

I run up to Luke's room and he is awake. "hey babe what's up?" I ask.

He stares at me and then grabs my arm. He pulls me into the bed and wraps his arms around me.

"I couldn't sleep" he whispers. I chuckle and kiss his nose.

"Now you can." I say quietly. I toss an arm over his torso and one lays under his neck and my finger tips brush his neck softly. I lay my head on his chest and he kisses my head.

"Yeah I can now" he says.

I snuggle as close as I can get to him and he pulls me closer.

"Love you." I whisper.

"Love you more." he says.

Soon we fall asleep.

I wake up at 6:00 p.m. I decide to let him sleep so I kiss him head and carefully slide from his grasp. Just as I stand he grabs my hand.

"Alyssa don't go" he says.

"I'm sorry Lukey but I got to. Go to sleep. I'm safe I promise. I love you" I say softly.