The shock was evident on his face, and her embarrassment deepened.
“Is this a complete turn off?” she asked sheepishly.
His features softened. “Of course not, I’m just...surprised, that’s all. I mean...why, angel?”
“I wanted to wait until it was special,” she admitted.
“Do you want to stop?”
She reached up and grasped his bare shoulders. “No! I don’t want to stop!”
“Just let yourself go and enjoy it, Sara-Kate. Making love is the most natural thing there is. Remember, I can stop any time you want. Just tell me.”
As much love as she felt for this man, and how much she trusted him, she could not stop the shaking that overtook her limbs.
She reached for his bare hips in an attempt to pull him closer to her. She inhaled deeply when she felt his erection pressed against her most protected place. When he pushed forward with one thrust, her eyes widened and she inhaled deeply. It did hurt, but only for a few seconds, and he comforted her with deep, penetrating kisses. As he began to move, everything took on a new dimension that she reckoned to an intimate dance, and she couldn’t help but to move her own hips in response to his movements. It was beautiful, it was sensual, it was unlike anything she ever experienced in either her human life or her spirit one.
With his orgasm, she watched the rapture on his face, delighted in his loss of control. Too fascinated with this new aspect of her existence, she hadn’t allowed herself to completely let go. When she felt his fingers between her thighs, on her most sensitive bud, she knew he wouldn’t let this end without her own release.
“Don’t be afraid, Sara-Kate. Let go. I love you.”
That was all she needed.
When she allowed herself to let go, she knew all the secrets of my people made love. The feeling was the most exquisite high that sent her senses spinning, and to know she shared it with the man she loved, made the long wait to experience it worth it.
Then she remembered this bliss would not last much longer. Reed needed to know the truth, and after all was revealed, the memory of this wonderful moment might be all she had left to sustain her.
***
As the afternoon faded into evening, Sara-Kate lay in Reed’s arms, eyes closed, enjoying the beauty of their love. She would enjoy it now, because it would end very soon.
She should not have let it progress this far. Now that she had, it was going to be so much worse when Reed found out the truth. And today was the day he would find out that truth.
He stroked her arm and whispered in her ear, “This is so unexplainably perfect. What would you think about making this permanent?”
Immediately she jerked from his arms, and scampered out of the bed. Reaching for her robe, she quickly wrapped it around herself and tied the sash.
Reed looked at her with shock on his face. “What’s wrong? Is it too soon?”
Her body flushed with heat. “No, Reed, it’s too late for us.”
His dark brows slashed together. “What?”
She felt so low and exposed...and guilty. “I’m not what you think I am, Reed. Neither or you.”
He sat up in bed. “What are you talking about, Sara?”
Where to begin? She wondered. Somewhere...anywhere...just tell him!
“The night you arrived here, Reed. The night of the accident. You changed.”
“You didn’t know me then, Sara. What are you trying to say to me?”
“That night, do you remember me being in the car with you?”
He rubbed his temples in circles. “Of course, it was a dream.”
“It was not a dream, Reed. I was there with you.”
He whipped the sheets off and flung his legs over the side of the bed.
Fear bubbled up inside her. Since the night of his arrival, she feared this moment. It made it so much worse now that he simply stared, but would not speak.
She dared to reach out and touch his bare shoulder, but he recoiled from her touch.
“You died that night, Reed. How you wound up here, I’m not exactly sure...”
“You crazy bitch!” He hissed and stomped his bare feet into the carpet.
She took a huge step back from him.
“It’s true, Reed. I’ve been dead a very long time. You’re in another dimension, not unlike your own. You’re spirit now, like I am.” She knew this over simplified explanation was not going to satisfy him, or even be believed.
He stood up and started to gather his clothes. “I’m getting the hell out of here you, you despicable, little witch.” He jumped into his jeans and threw a t-shirt over his head. “I knew you were too good to be true.” He stopped, and looked directly at her. “You somehow lured me here to brighten up your pathetic, lonely life. You belong in a mental institution!”
That was enough. Something suddenly inside her snapped, and rage filled her body. She knew he would be shocked, but she never saw this angry, wrath-filled side of him. Never expected he would turn his anger on her, or blame her for his predicament.
“Go ahead, you ungrateful fool. See how far you get in this world. Show your identification...try to spend your money! See how fast you wind up in jail, or the mental health facility you want to sentence me to! You are dead, Reed. DEAD! The sooner you face it, the better you’ll be!”
He stormed out of the bedroom, and ran down the steps. “Don’t follow me, you crazy, deceitful bitch! “
“This is my house!” She marched down the stairs. “You don’t tell me what to do. You are the one who has nothing, and no one. I took you in because I felt sorry for you! But don’t worry, once you learn your power, you’ll be fine.”
At the front door, he reached for the knob, but then whirled around to face her. “What are you talking about?”
“I should just let you languish
