BANISHED ANGEL ( Book 1) ( WON THE BEST CONCEPT OF THE SEPTEMBER AWARD 2020)

chapter 19

When they shut the door to Elena's bedroom, Raguel pulled her into his arms.

"I missed you," he said, still holding Elena close, making her smile at him.

"I missed you more," she said, pulling out of the hug and placing a soft, sweet kiss on Raguel's lips.

They both headed over to the bed and sat down. Raguel wasted no time in pulling Elena to his side.

"You look happy," Elena said observing her Angel.

"You are here with me, so I have every right to be happy," Raguel replied as he placed a kiss on her forehead.

"You know that's not what I'm talking about," Elena said smiling down at her Angel.

"Well, if you must know, I and Raphael had a moment," Raguel said with a smile playing on his lips.

Elena looked at him. "Please tell me the full story," she said with pleading eyes.

"Okay," Raguel said. "I referred to Raphael as father today. You should have seen his face when I said that. It looked like he was going to explode," Raguel said cheerfully.

Elena watched her Angel as he spoke. She could tell that all of it meant a lot to him. 

"You should see your face now,” Elena said smiling. “I'm so proud of you, babe," she added, leaning down for a kiss.

Raguel connected their lips. He could never get tired of kissing her. The kiss was slow, and nothing too intense. He brought her closer and wrapped his hands around her waist as they slowed down their kiss.

They rested their forehead against each other and tried to catch their breath.

"I love you," Raguel said.

He never meant to say those words right now, but those words had been on the tip of his tongue for a long time.

Elena smiled. She had been longing to hear those words from him because she felt the same way.

"I love you too," she said, not wanting to waste another second in saying those words.

Raguel smiled widely at her and placed a soft kiss on her lips.

"Has your father left?" Raguel questioned.

He noticed the house had returned to normal. He no longer felt strange.

"Yes,” Elena said with a sad look. “He doesn't stay long when he comes back home," she added.

"No wonder everything looked fine, because when Steven stepped into the house the atmosphere changed."

He just couldn’t figure out why things with Elena's father seemed different.

Elena was watching her Angel closely. She could see that there was a hint of worry on his face.

"Are you alright?" Elena asked.

She wondered what he was thinking that made him have a worried look on his face.

Elena's voice pulled Raguel out of his thought, he noticed he had been lost in thought for a while.

"I'm fine,” Raguel finally answered. "I was just thinking about something I'm trying to figure out,"  he added.

"Do you want to share what you are thinking?" Elena asked.

Raguel looked at her and shook his head. How could he tell her that her father looked suspicious, that he might be hiding something under his skin?

Elena frowned at him, not liking the idea of her Angel keeping things from her. 

Raguel quickly cupped her face. "Sweetheart, it's just mere speculation. I can't tell you that. What if I'm wrong about it?” he said with a little smile on his face. “I just don't want to get you worried unnecessarily. When I will be sure about it, I will let you know," Raguel assured her.