Denial (boyxboy)

Chapter 26

Sky's P.O.V.

Oh lord my head. What in the world was I drinking. Actually, what did I not drink is the real question. I turned my head gently to the right to look into Jeffrey's sleeping, peaceful face. I smiled as he lightly snored and then reality hit me.

Oh. My. God. What have I done. I lifted my left hand and sure enough there it was. So enchanting it shined with all of the thought and love that was put into making this ring. I knew without a doubt that it was one of a kind. The band is platinum, simple yet elegant and in the center set inside of the band is a tanzanite stone. Rare indeed! Somehow the stone's color was almost a duplicate of the color of my eyes. It's the engraving on the inside of the ring that warms my soul. 'SJEL MATT' which means soul mate in my native tongue.

He got down on his knee and I was ready to deny him this request. Then he started telling me what I meant to him and the look of unconditional love radiating from his beautiful green eyes broke my soul. I couldn't do it. I couldn't break his heart especially knowing that what I want the most in this world is to spend the rest of my life with him. Through tears of frustration, joy and delirium I accepted his offer of marriage.

All I have to do now is tell him. Complete the story that I started telling him months ago when he wondered about my scars. I have to laugh to myself at how utterly nonexistent they are to me. Being with Jeffrey erases everything bad that ever happened in my entire life. So with a heavy heart, I start to wake him because I can't wait a moment longer. He needs to hear from the one he loves the complete story of my life.

Jeffrey looks over at me with a pain filled expression I'm assuming is the by product of his hangover. "I need to talk to you. Before we start our day. Before we leave this bed. Before we leave this room, I NEED to talk to you.", I plead with him. He bolts up scared that something is very wrong. He goes to speak but I cut him off saying, "The story I told you months before about how I came to have my scars is not complete. Before you resign yourself to marrying me, you need to know who I am. Most of the story you know but what I left out is the identity of my family. M-myself."

A single tear started rolling down my cheek and I know that he wanted to reach over and comfort me but I had to continue because if what I told him next caused me to loose this man, I might as well have died the night my father tried to kill me. "My father wasn't just bothered by my admission of being gay, he also quickly came to the conclusion that I would not be producing a pure blood heir. I mean I can't really be sure what thoughts were in his head when he made the decision to try and take my life but as a member of my family it is expected as part of our duty to keep the line going.", I said.

Jeffrey then says, "What, has he never heard of artificial insemination, surrogates?" To which I replied, "I don't-don't t-think he was... I-I-I'm his only child. The responsibility on my shoulders was one I was ready to bear until that fateful night!" "Well just who the hell are you Sky? Is that even your name?", he says with absolute fear in his voice.

I get up from the bed. Turn around and pull down my boxers and show him my birthmark. "This is the most recognized image in the world. In every generation of my fathers family this mark has always appeared on a child and that child would be without question, the next heir to my family's fortune. I am the last to have this mark on me and my name is Skyler Hans Hjerte the VIII." I heard him gasp but I kept my back to him as I replaced my boxers to cover the mark. Now was the moment of truth as I'm crying so hard I kept thinking, I'm going to lose the love of my life.

Suddenly, I felt his arms wrap around me as he presses his chest into my back and whispers in my ear, "So basically what your telling me is that instead of being your sugar daddy, you could be mine!" Wait is he laughing. I turn in his arms to face him and he says, "You're my Sky and nothing, no one is going to change that. I love you. I can't change that and neither do I want to. So my only question is, what about your parents?"

As he is wiping the tears from my face I say, "I don't know and I don't care. I'm just Sky Jarta. I don't think I can be more without problems. I want to be with you for the rest of my life Jeff. I-I d-don't know w-wha...", he kissed me silent. With this kiss he let me know that he would face all my problems with me. That I would never be alone again. He simply took my breath away and I thank God everyday for him.