LOGINSynopsis One tragic night changes everything. After a devastating car accident, Damien Kael Cervantes sits beside the hospital bed of his dying best friend, Jhon Mario "JM" Mendiola. With his final breath, JM asks Kael to make one life-changing promise—to protect and take care of his younger sister, Celestine Soleil "Sol" Mendiola, the only family he has left. Bound by loyalty and love for the family that once gave him a home, Kael vows to honor that promise, even if it means sharing a roof with the one person who has never truly gotten along with him. As grief forces two wounded souls together, old misunderstandings begin to unravel, hidden emotions surface, and the line between friendship, responsibility, and forbidden love slowly begins to blur. But can a promise made to a dying friend become the beginning of a love neither of them ever expected? Or will the weight of the past keep them from embracing the future they were destined to share? Sometimes, the most unforgettable love stories begin with a heartbreaking goodbye.
View MoreEpilogue Seven years later Sol and Kael sat side by side on one of the wooden slab benches in the neighborhood park. Sol shaded her eyes from the glaring sun as she kept her gaze on the small figure coming up to bat. Kael’s attention was also focused on their child. This was Alex’s first Little League game and they wouldn’t have missed it for the world. The years up until now had been, not surprisingly, peaceful, although they’d had their share of ups and downs as most married couples do. Kael’s nightmares had ceased years ago as he had come to grips with his abusive past, knowing in his heart that he was in no way like his father. Sol had quit her job at the department store soon after Alex was born, accepting Kael’s offer of becoming partners in Pump ‘em Up. They had opened two other gyms since then. Not only was she the workout instructor at the main site, but she also ran training classes specifically designed for all aspects of motherhood. From the stages of early pregnancy
Days and nights blended one into another. Sol was in her ninth month, the baby was due any day now and Kael was beginning to get antsy. Sol still hadn’t consented to marrying him, though he was sure to ask her at least twice a day, upon awakening and just before falling asleep. As far as he was concerned they were already living as husband and wife. He worked at the gym, came home to a hot dinner and an even hotter woman, waking up with her in his arms each and every morning. And he could honestly say he had never been happier in all of his life. If only Sol would agree to be his wife. He knew it was just a piece of paper and a little band of gold, but it was the principle of the thing. Sol was his and he was hers, in their hearts and in their lives. Still, he wanted them to belong to each other in law as well. He sat in his cluttered office at the gym going over some facts and figures. Pump ‘em Up was doing quite well and he was still thinking about buying the empty space across to
Sol did something she rarely succumbed to and decided to take the day off from work. Last night she and Kael had stayed up until the wee hours of the morning making love, discussing his family, her family, good times, bad times, the past, present and future. Still no words of everlasting love and commitment had been spoken, but Kael made it clear that he intended to be in their child’s life until his dying day. He just hadn’t indicated how close he wanted to be with their child—or her, for that matter. As she prepared dinner, awaiting Kael’s arrival home, she knew tonight was to be the night. She had to tell Kael she loved him, and face his reaction once it was out in the open. She had called him earlier, asking if he could have Rick lock up tonight so he could come home earlier than his usual nine or ten o’clock. At first he had been worried, thinking something was wrong with either her or the baby. After ten minutes of assuring him of their good health, he had calmed down, becomi
When they got back to Sol’s place, Kael took her hand, leading her down the hallway and to the bathroom where they shared in a hot, languorous shower. Emerging some time later, and after dressing, they’d wandered to the kitchen. This new closeness between them was too fresh, too new, and Sol didn’t know what rules this once again adopted facet of their relationship would entail. For now they were content to remain silent as they consumed the beef stew she had left cooking all day in the crock-pot. When the meal was over and dishes washed, they sat at the small kitchen table sipping tea. Sol knew there were things that needed to be said, but was afraid to break the magic carpet of sensuality and happiness they had been riding on for the past few hours. “I hate tea,” Kael commented, interrupting the silence, staring down into his mug. “I know,” Sol said, looking at him over the rim of her own rainbow-colored cup. Kael frowned. “Then why do you always insist on tea instead of coffe












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