ROMANCE: The Lion Wish (BBW Paranormal Lion Romance) (Paranormal Mystery Alpha Male Romance Short Stories) (14 page)

-The reunion-

At that moment, Nancy didn’t know what she was supposed to do. For a moment, she thought that maybe she had blundered a great deal, and the only way Nancy was going to get things fixed would be to ensure that she had sat both men down and explained whatever the heck that was going on.

Thankfully, both men were extraordinary gentlemen, and as soon as Nancy asked them to calm down so that they could talk, it didn’t seem as though it was going to be a difficult thing for them to do. And so they decided to have a sit-down and get down to business. As a matter of fact, it did them some good since they had reached that one point where they felt as though they demanded some answers altogether.

“Kendrick, I thought you were dead. It has been a year ever since you were presumed dead in the war. We didn’t know that you were taken a hostage and tortured. And for that, I am sorry. But I have needs, and I decided to move on. Besides, we were just boyfriend and girlfriend. If we were married, I could have waited for long.”

It was no secret that Kendrick was hurt. But he also knew that it wouldn’t have been fair for him to make Nancy wait for him without knowing how the future would turn out. He even thought it would have been a good idea if he chose to walk away had her realized just how hard it had been for her. And Nancy gave Kendrick some time to marinate about how things went down, she took a good look at him. He had scars all over his neck, and she felt sorry for him.

“You got those from the war?”

“Yes, I did. Those bastards did a number on me. I had to break and give them wrong information that led to their capture, eventually. And that is how I got out in one piece. But I am also jubilant that things did turn out great for you. Derrick seems like a very amazing person indeed. You are lucky to have each other.”

There was another long stretch of silence. It seemed as though the two of them were having such a difficult time absorbing the reality of how some things were going to go down eventually.

But in the end, it was what it was, which was that life had happened, and the best thing that they both could have done was to move on before it was too darn late. But this was easier said than done since Nancy and Derrick were clearly in love and things weren’t going to end just because Kendrick had showed up. That was the bitter truth that he had to swallow without a doubt.

Kendrick was smart enough to know that sometimes the best thing you can do is letting go. It was difficult though because the thought of his girl waiting for him back at home was what made him fight for his dear life and on top of everything else, his survival which was more or less an amazing and beautiful thing.

But after putting himself in her shoes, he came to realize that it was just too darn difficult for her not to move on especially after they announced that they were all dead. If at all the army would have just been clear and told them that the soldiers had disappeared, then she could have waited even if it meant doing so for eternity. But whatever had happened couldn’t be turned back. And so the only way was to move on.

“So, on a lighter note, how did you survive those bastards?” Nancy asked, slowly rubbing the tears from her eyes and at the same time astonished about how quickly she got sober.

“We were taken to some secret place and interrogated for a while. And once everything had been sorted out, they tried to torture us for information because diplomacy had apparently failed in that case. But we worked as a team, and a year later, we found a weak link to their protocol and brought them down.”

Kendrick wanted to tell her that he was thinking about her all that time, but he chose not to. He just didn’t mean to complicate things. He knew that at one point, if you love someone very much, then you will have to let them go. Nancy looked triumphal and since Kendrick loved her for sure, he decided to make it easy for her to transition.

“You have always been a badass.”

“Yes, I guess you can say that.”

The two then changed the top and started discussing on some other stuff, like who got married, who died – he had to mention himself in the list, and they chuckled a little. Then finally, it was time for Kendrick to leave. In as much as he didn’t want to do it since he apparently had missed his former girl, he had to. He had to respect the life that she was leading at the moment.

“Hey, you know you can stop at any time that you want. Don’t relocate to another city or country.”

Nancy’s statement was rather coincidental because she said it at that one moment when Kendrick was thinking about his future. He thought it would do him some good if he just let that place as soon as possible and disappear since there was clearly nothing else left for him there. Besides, he had received his compensation from the army and was doing all in his power to start over. Heck, he even thought that going to Africa would be an incredibly amazing idea.

“I haven’t even thought that far yet ha-ha. But trust me, we will keep in touch, always.”

When they were done talking, Kendrick was ready to leave and start over, and Nancy told him always to remain in touch since they could always be great friends in the end.

But as she excused herself and left for the kitchen, she realized that Derrick was gone. He was supposed to fetch them a drink as the two talked things over, but from the look of things, he also seemed to have some space. His favorite, very expensive bottle was gone, and so was he!!!

-Starting over-

Derrick loved Nancy with all of his heart. But he clearly didn’t like how things were happening. Yes, Nancy had already moved on from Derrick but from the look of things, it just seemed as though it was going to be a very difficult pill to swallow when it came to accepting the fact that everything was going to change there henceforth.

Nancy didn’t have any secrets to hide. As a matter of fact, all she had done before they started going out was to tell her the story of her life without hiding any racy details. But now it seems as though the relationship was on the rocks and no matter how hard he tried to get his mind past it, it just seemed as though it was difficult for him to get past it.

He felt like a sly bastard who took advantage of a woman who was in mourning and snatched him from her husband. Derrick had sworn that he was never going to be a bad boy when he fell in love with Nancy. But now, it seemed as though he was a bad boy even without knowing it. It seemed as though some things just never got to change no matter how hard one looked at it.

“Hey, bro. your girl sent me here since she thought you would be here.”

Derrick turned and saw who was talking. He faked a smile. But on the inside, Derrick was still feeling sorry.

“She knows me very well. I always come over to her rooftop to think.”

“I know this might sound a little bit unbelievable coming from me but, sometimes life is unfair. Some things just happen and put us in some situations we don’t understand, and thus, we might end up broken or even worse. I just want you to know that this kind of situation that we have found ourselves in, it's nobody’s fault.”

“And yet here we are. How am I supposed to be happy when I was dating a woman whose husband was trapped in a war-torn country?”

Derrick had the right to feel sorry. But then again, just like he had been told a million times, it wasn’t his damn fault.

“Now that you said it out loud, it seems bad.” Kendrick laughed for a moment right before getting serious.

“I was dead, and she had to move on. The same would have happened to me. I know you feel bad because I am a brother. We were both in the army and even though we didn’t know each other, we are still brothers. You seem like a nice guy. Keep her safe for both of us. You feel sorry? Trust me, I feel much worse. But I tell you, you got a good woman there. Go in there and embrace her because she is scared now.”

And with that, Kendrick patted him on the back a couple of times right before he started walking away. But it was at that moment that Derrick had to thank him.

“Hey, I know this is hard for you too. And thank you for everything. If you wish, I can find you a position in my company. I need men with your talents to work security.”

“Well, I haven’t thought about it. I will give it a thought then let you know. Thanks.”

And now that everything had been sorted out without any problems, it seemed as though the only logical thing for Derrick to do was to go back to Nancy’s apartment and make love to her like never before!!!

THE END

-The lonely cutie-

Damaris was probably the cutest girl in the office. But from the look of things, the most lonesome too. There were plenty of guys who apparently liked her and wanted to take her out. But it seemed as though they were a little bit scared to ask her out. For a moment, she thought that maybe she wasn’t pretty enough, or maybe the guys just didn’t want to have a problem with the cutest girl.

And the latter was just too unfortunate since Damaris always wanted to be taken out on dates. She also wanted to turn up to work one morning only to find a banquet of flowers on her desk with a note to her so that she could make her colleagues a little bit jealous. But it just wasn’t happening for her. Every morning she would turn up to a cold, empty desk and the old faces in the office always reminding her of the importance of coming to work early.

Damaris had some serious punctuality issues, and she attributed this to the fact that she didn’t have a love life or anything that closely resembled it. And needless to say, it did make her sad for a bit. But that aside, she thought that it would be an excellent idea for her to keep the faith since she believed that maybe one day, a handsome price will come to her rescue and make sure that everyone else in the office was jealous as hell when that time came.

Her friends also didn’t give her a piece of mind with the fact that she was settling for being single. Of course, she was the prettiest girl of them all and the fact that she was still single and not dating some rich guy just didn’t seem to make any sense to them.

“Come on girls, you know it's all about love and not anything materialistic. Just make sure that you mind your own damn business and let me work on my personal life. I will let you guys know when I am unable to pay my bills so that you can get me hooked to a billionaire or a politician. But until then, just know your girl is beautiful!” Damaris would laugh

But her friends weren’t going to take that bluff. They were dead serious that she needed to have a husband and not just any other guy, but a guy who would match up with her class as well as looks.

“The last thing that we do want our girl is for her to get hitched to some good for nothing bastard. And I entirely agree, you need to have a guy who is in a position to get you all sorted out financial but also a beast who will ensure that you come to work glowing like a child in a Vaseline ad.”

Everyone at the lunch break laughed at Florence’s joke. Yes, she could afford a couple of jokes here and there, but in the end, she also knew that the most important thing at that moment was getting to find a man who will complete her best friend. Damaris just sat there, not knowing what to tell her friend at the moment.

But she knew deep down that they were right. It had been a while before she had the opportunity to have a man to love her for who she was. And now that she had just turned twenty-seven, she was starting to get a little too old for being single, and Damaris thought that maybe, just maybe, she should start listening to what her friends were telling her because they were right.

It was a little bit tricky because when her friends had started something, it was very hard for them to lay off. And now that they had decided to gang up against her, it seemed as though nothing could be done to make things better. And so all that Damaris could do at that moment was to watch and hope that they were going to drop the subject and just let her be.

But as they were discussing how much they loved her and how they wanted for her to get to enjoy life, Damaris thought of the men who were always giving her the look around the office. Of course, they were all charming and seemed as though they had something going on in their lives. But eventually, it seemed as though she had a copy of each and every one of their reputation and that reminded her of the main reason she didn’t even consider them.

Then there were the men that her friends had been trying to introduce to her. There was Mike, the biker who turned out to be a bisexual rock star after Damaris thought that maybe something incredible could get to happen between them. And just like that, she decided to ditch him like expired milk.

Then there was Peter, the pastor who always turned every situation and conversation into an opportunity to sneak in Jesus. Which left Damaris wondering how Jesus was going to help him last a minute longer during sex. And just like that, she decided to ditch him as soon as she refused an invitation to co-pastor in her church.

That was about three years ago. And that was also the time that Damaris decided to stay celibate for all she cared. Yes, she missed the dating life.

But that said, it also seemed as though it was best for her just to kick back and wait for some amazing miracle to happen to her. As a matter of fact, that was the last thing she believed in, but as long as it kept her friends shut, she thought she might as well tell them that she was confident that her miracle was around the corner. But sadly, it seemed as though that excuse wasn’t going to hold that much.

“So Florence, since you look like a person who knows what she is talking about, what do you propose we do to find our good friend here a man worth her salt?”

“And here I thought you guys will never ask. Well, I think I just know the right man for Dee here!”