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I walked over to the , and spent a few o, I’d been in the States In fact, a feeeks ago, I’d had an entirely different life NowI had to relearn ether as reality, and as Jean-Pierre’s and Aunt Celina’s Even now, Jean-Pierre’s confession came out of nowhere, and blew me away

I thought about our conversation last night I’d finally made some sort of decision about hoould proceed forward And the answer had been more of a…maybe, then a certainty I had to relearn him, Aunt Celina, and even myself

His life scared me too How much could I deal with? How much would be okay, before I wanted to walk away

And could I walk away?

Jean-Pierre’s words froh my head

“Again, I want to be as honest as possible” Jean-Pierre tugged my head back some ave ht to be with you, Eden”

A shiver ran up my spine

My body continued to heat for him

He devoured me, and all I could do was let hi second thoughts or cold to him, it was noarm He’d melted it away

“Let’s try this,” I whispered “I… can’t walk away froh I don’t have the power, like you, toto keep you around Even though I’h I’m stillscared of who you are”

“I would keep it away from you”

“Still…let’s try”

“I’ll take it” He kisseddown any response I could’ve came up with And then in a rush, he lifted me up into his arms, opened the door, and carried me in

I grippedas the ht rocked me

Once I’d said yes, ent to his condo in Paris He was fully inviting me into his world, and I worried, if I could make it

I slid the robe off, draped it across the vanity, and stepped into the bubbling water Steaasped as the ater slipped againstbubbles I loweredentlyme think of Jean-Pierre’s hands

This is heaven No regrets yet

I’d been doing a regret-check with myself each hour Jean-Pierre had confessed the truth this week, and I still wasn’t sure, if ht choice I just knew, I didn’t want to walk away I had to see if e had was real

Aunt Celina still hasn’t called back Neither has Shalimar

My gut twisted orry Jean-Pierre proht I woke thisand he’d already rushed off