Sweet creature

T W E N T Y - T H R E E

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I surrender who I've been for who you are

for nothing makes me me stronger than your

fragile heart .

Sleeping at last

Serenity

"Hey" the sweet chilling sound of his husky voice sent shivers down my spine as we finished cleaning and drying the last of the dishes from tonight. The night was pleasant, even after the moment me and Luke had in the kitchen prior. After the weird unsettling exchange Luke backed off, and I was grateful for it. I didn't tell Kai about me and Luke's kiss yet, because I didn't want to spoil the evening. I also was in fear of what Kai may do to Luke - so for right now the kiss remained anonymous. On the brighter side of things than that, My mother made lasagna tonight, which was Kai's favorite meal, and with a great home cooked meal, and lots of trips down memory lane the night was filled with laughter, joy and lots of interrogation questions towards Kai from both parties of moms. Both Lukes and mine. Even after the widespread of grilling questions, I could tell they both liked the person who Kai Carson was. I'm not sure if they've seen what I see in Kai, but I now knew they approved. And that's all that mattered to me. Luke on the other hand held a glare of dissatisfaction towards Kai the entire night. Not talking much, not making eye contact - a clear case of the sour grapes. Kai didn't seem to pay him any attention, in fact he liked that Luke wasn't giving us any attention. I'm sure he'd prefer it that way anyways.  So Possessive, so territorial.

I finished drying the last dish quickly, now leaving us both alone in the kitchen with Luke and his mother in the guest room upstairs asleep, and my mother asleep in her bedroom, it was just me and Kai, alone.

"Yes?" I ponder. Setting the finale dish in the counter before closing it, and draining the dirty dish water in the sink.

"I think tonight went well" Kai purs, pulling me close to him. His arms wrapping around my waist, and my arms wrapping his neck. The warmth of his body heat made my heart melt, or maybe it was just the close proximity to him that made me swoon. Either way I was melting just by the touch of him.

"I think so too. I could tell my mom really likes you" I mention, looking away from his eyes, trying hard to hide the guilt that I was feeling.

"Yeah, I think so too." He replies.

There's a moment of silence between us before he continues.

"Are you happy?" He questions, and the question alone instantly draws me back to his eyes.

"Of course I'm happy with you"

"No. Not with me, are you happy" He corrects.

I press my eyebrows together, confused.

I'm not sure exactly what it was that he was asking me.

"Yes, I'm happy" I answer again, this time my words more sharper and obvious.

"So if you're happy and your mom likes me, then why is it that you can't look me in my eyes correctly" he questions.

The guilt flooded me again, looking away from him, and this time I pull myself away from his grasp. I've never cheated on a partner before, I mean I've never even been in love like this before. Would Kai forgive me for this? Or would he leave me? The thought of Kai leaving me made me want to die. I couldn't wrap my head around the thought of Kai leaving. What would I do then? I didn't want to live if it wasn't with Kai. Crazy I know, but that's just how I feel.

"I knew it," he says hurt. "It's that kid isn't it? You saw him again tonight and you want to be with him instead." I watch in disbelief as Kai rants wrongly.

How ridiculous. He was so off base with this one. He wasn't the problem, I was.

"Well if it's him Serenity, then Ill respect that. Just know that I love you, I love you and that's never going to-"

"He kissed me." I blur out. Watching Kai's eyes cautiously, awaiting for his response.

I take a deep breath. Closing my eyes, preparing for the worst. Here it comes, I thought. The break up.
There's a long moment of silence before words are spoken again.

"Is that it? A kiss? That's why you've been acting like this?" Kai questions, his tone light with a hint of humor in it.

I open my eyes, confused.

"Yes" I admit, still cautious. My cheeks burning as I gritted my teeth.

I watch as a smile begin to spread on Kai's face.

"So you don't want to be with him?" Kai questions.

"Of course not. He kissed me and I told him that I loved you, and that it was never going to be him, and that we should just be friends because it was you or nothing" I admit truthfully.

There's a brief moment of silence before Kai let's out a sigh of relief.

"Oh thank God. I thought you were still in love with this guy" Kai says, his voice full of calm relief.

"So you're not mad?" I question, watching Kai for any signs of anger, but there was none. Just pure relief.

"No," Kai begins "I mean sure it doesn't make me feel good that he kissed those lips that belong to me, and he's lucky I'm secure in who I am that I don't have to kick his ass for that kiss, but," he pulls me close. Back into his arms at once. "I love you Serenity. And I'm more worried about losing you than some guy from your past kissing you"
Kai says. He leans down towards me, our lips only inches apart. Every part of me was now hungry for his lips. My bones craved to feel them against mine, but in this moment I couldn't move. Couldn't think, couldn't speak. The only thing I could do was watch his beautiful mesmerizing eyes, gaze mine. All I could do was let the sweet smell of his scent invade my nose, as we stood motionless in this moment.

"Besides," Kai whispers softly "he can never kiss you like this" with just a swift movement our lips connect. My heart beat speeds up at the rush. Like waves crashing onto the shore our lips crash into each others, Like fire to a flame the kiss burned with intense passion, like two people meant for each other my heart felt whole. This kiss was definitely different from Luke's, this kiss held passion, gentleness, love. This kiss was one shared between two people madly in love with one another. The feeling couldn't be imitated or replaced. Like Edward and Bella we belonged together.

I pull apart from the kiss at once, quickly finding the air in my lungs, as my thoughts ponder on a bazar idea.

"Have you watched Twilight?" I question suddenly.

"What?"

"Have you watched the movie Twilight" I question once more.

He would never truly know how much I loved him until he saw what I felt for him - Through a classic love story.

"Uh no" Kai answers bleakly.

"Well Kai Carson, Tonight's your lucky night."