Redemption series book 1.5: A soul's beat
Her only crime was being born.
At the tender age of three her mother had been killed in a riot, but she knew it wasn't an accident. Even though she was little, she could still recognize the look of loathing...
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Part two.....
That was a while ago and both of them haven't said a word to each other ever since.
So when they both received the message that they were going to be flying back to Mexico together, Theo didn't know what to make of it.
The flight was torture.
Both of them sitting at the opposite ends of the plane and doing their best to ignore each other.
When the Jeep packed in front of the mansion, they couldn't get out fast enough.
And from then they've kept out of each other's way.
For James' wedding anniversary she had traveled alone, on purpose. But this was Bishop's Thanksgiving service.
And not to mention she was recently reacquainted with Iris.
My, she didn't realize it had been years since she saw her until they had to be reintroduced by Chris.
Well, that was over. She had helped with part of the organizing. Now she was seated with mum and dad in his study attending to some business.
The rug rats had been sent away after the tried to upend the fish bowl on Bishop's table.
So they were working in relative peace.
When they were done Theo excused herself and literally walked into Ian who it seemed wasn't paying much attention to where he was going.
Muttering sorry, they walked around each other to continue where they were going.
Ian looked back, and kept his gaze on her till she disappeared down the hall.
Shaking his head, he walked into his father's office to deliver a message.
Soon it was night, and everyone was off doing whatever they chose.
Ian had plans to seat out at the pouch and think for a minute. His head has been spinning ever since that kiss happened at Theo's penthouse.
Yes he was in love with her and fantasized about them being together, but that kiss put all them fantasies to shame.
He really wanted her as his life partner. Even when he was younger he had raised the topic with his mum who told him to file those away till he was older.
Well, now he was older and he still didn't have any answers as to what to do about it.
Then the door opened and the reason for his peril walked out. Dressed in leggings and his sweater.
The pouch light was low, but it gave him enough to see with.
When she saw him, she visible drew a deep breath and went to sit next to him.
And they were both quiet.
Tension in the air was palpable, then she spoke.
'Whenever I find myself in a fix as this I have a means to fixing it',
'Which is?'
'Close your eyes', raising an eyebrow he did as she asked not knowing what she was up to.
Then he felt her hands on his face, moving to his hair. Before he could ask what she was doing, she stamped her lips on his.
He was so startled that before he could realize what was going on she rose on her knees in front of him and deepened the kiss.
He brought his hands around her with the intention of removing her from his person, but instead he cradled her closer.
The frenzy with which she kissed him had reduced but the passion was till intact.
They kissed and groped each other in the dark until Theo moaned out loud. And common sense returned to Ian.
Oh dear Lord Jesus!!
Finally gathering some strength he put some space between them.
When he could finally talk he said, ' I don't see how this remedies the situation',
Theo smiled at him, 'I just proved that we have it deep for each other Ian. And when a grown man and a grown woman have affection for each other, they usually do something about it',
'Sounds logical, but this shouldn't be happening. We have the same parents this is wrong'
'No, my name is still Theodosia Wood the last time I checked and yours is Ian Sawyer. We may have been raised by the same parents but we are not blood related'
'That is enough reason to stop this. What will our parents say?', he sounded like Theo had no idea what she was talking about.
Well she would show him!
Standing up to face him, Ian felt like he moved three steps forward with her and just this moment took one thousand backwards.
'I have thought about us Ian, extensively. I also have made the first move by chasing you, which I never do. So the ball is in your court. When you've made up your mind on what you want, you know how to find me. But I won't promise to be waiting',
With that she walked back into the house.
Unknown to both of them, Chris heard the last part of their conversation.
Yes, teenage Ian had trusted her once with the secret of his crush on Theo and she had laid her concerns to her husband who at the time told her,
'Maybe God sent us there to save her so he can prepare a wife for our boy',
Of course she didn't relay that to Ian, but seeing the misery he was obviously facing maybe she would butt in to help.
Her poor baby looked lost as he sat at that spot Theo had left him at.
I for one think it was about time they did something about their attraction to each other.
