Stephanie had a feeling of a growing confusion. On one hand, she was tired of leading Kane on, but on the other, she also knew she didn't know much about Simon to pick him over Kane. She just felt drawn to him from the day she first saw him at the B's. Kane had been chill after she had slapped him the other day, which was totally impulsive. She hadn't meant to do that, but why would he lash out like that? There was something she hated about it when men acted without thinking or displaying signs of violence.
The day had arrived when she was going to travel to California. Kane would be coming to her apartment any minute now to take her to the airport. Tiffany had gone to Hawaii with Peter. She appreciated the time alone and she reflected on her feelings. On one hand she really liked Kane but on the other she felt she was keeping him as an option. She was scared to lose him even though she didn't want him. It made her feel terrible.
Kane felt a wave of nuesa hit him and he threw up in the kitchen sink. He was feeling a little sickly right after the trip to California. He had mentioned that to Stephanie but he didn't expect it to get so serious. Stephanie stood behind his large frame as he flushed the vomit with water from the tap. He rinsed his mouth and washed his face. Stephanie rubbed his back gently.He was shivering when she assisted him down to the couch. She went to fetch a blanket from his room. He had given her the direction. She inspected the boyish room. It had posters of different buildings. There were several textbooks on the table and a framed picture faced down. She lifted the frame and saw the two brothers, Kane and Shane. Kane stood on Shane's left, he had his arm placed over Shane's shoulder and his head was tilted towards Shane.St
Can life get any more awkward? Kane would've said had he not still been in bed. He felt himself on his bed, but what had happened to bring him here the previous night? The previous night! Stephanie had gently rocked him to sleep. He remembered her waking him up to come with her into the bedroom. She must've showered after that because he heard the sound of water splashing in his sleep. Then he smelt the sweet smelling fragrance of her perfume.Kane felt his hand curl over another human body. It was soft and feminine. He felt his hip against hers. Her lovely body curved about his. He felt a rush of excitement as the realization hit him. He hadn't slept in bed alone last night. She rolled over to face him. He let his hands remain curled over her body. Stephanie smiled at him. It was such a beautiful way to say good morning. She used her thumb to graze his bottom lips."Good morning," she said to him. Her voice was filled with affec
Simone hadn't known about Kane's brother. She felt guilty for not taking time to understand Stephanie. She hugged Stephanie from the back. The hug had startled Stephanie at first but she felt her body relax. Simone's gesture was just the right one. "Sorry," Simone said slowly releasing Stephanie from the hug. "However, this means nothing. I'll still fight you tooth and nail over Kane because I really love him. It pisses me to know you're not sure about your feelings for him but I understand better now." "Yeah," Stephanie whispered softly. "So where is your brother?" "Simon is a sleepyhead, he doesn't get up till it's mid-day unless he has an appointment," Simone said. "Would you do me a favor?" "It depends on what you are asking," Stephanie said. "Let's organize dinner together tonight and invite all our neighbors. We should find more fun ways to spend this
Simon was convinced that he was having a hard time adjusting to his new life. His memory told him that he was once gingerly and more open than he was at the moment. He decided to deal with his lackadaisical behavior whether it was a mental cause or an emotional one. He didn't know that he could fall in love with a girl and not be able to keep his cool around her. He was playing a video game on his tablet as he was laid down in bed.Upon hearing the doorbell ring he tossed the tab aside. He rushed to the mirror and to check out himself. He smoothened his hair. He was dressed up for the dinner although that was not going to happen right now. First, Stephanie had to drop by two hours earlier to help Simone with dinner preparation. He knew she was the one who rang the bell.He took a deep breath in and out and pulled back his bedroom door, opening it. He was heading to the living room."Mehn you're early, b
It was barely sunrise but Simon had gotten out of bed. Something was nudging him at his heart. As he stood watch over the ocean he felt a familiarity for this place. He heard a voice tell him that this water has seen it all. That this water knew his story. He bent down to dip his hand into the water. As he touched it, something mysterious happened, the water began glowing blue."What in the world?" Simon said, removing his hands instantly. The glowing stopped. He placed his hands again and the bluish glow returned.He repeated the process of dipping and taking his hand out of the water and the glowing started and stopped respectively. A man on his early morning jog stopped to watch Simon."Hey mister what are you doing?" the man yelled at Simon as he approached."It's the water that's glowing each time I put my hands into it and stops when I take my hands out," said Simon dipp
Arthur Griffin was standing at the front of the porch when his nephew Kane had come to open up the door for him. Kane received his uncle with a hug. It was just a few moments after the first light of the day and it should have been a little too early for a visitor or a hug."Uncle Arthur! What a pleasant surprise," Kane said, stepping aside to let the man slide into the house. It was indeed a pleasant surprise.Arthur was a cool man who liked minding his own business. He was not in attendance for Shane's burial but Kane recalled him calling and expressing his profound apology for missing it. He was an oceanographer and at the time of Shane's burial he had been on duty with his team somewhere in the Atlantic region."No more pleasant than it is to see you, my boy! Mehn you've become really buff. Life's treating you good now, eh?" Arthur said, giving a lopsided grin."Life's bar
Simon was slouched on the couch operating his mobile phone when it rang. It was Simone’s number that was identified as the caller’s ID. He wondered if their plan had gone wrong, but when he answered the call, he learned that the plan had eventually turned out to become something else entirely. He had been invited for breakfast at the Griffin’s beach house. When he stepped out into the sunlight, he felt like he had been born into this world as a vampire. The sun was scorching hot. He looked toward the direction of the ocean and it was bare. The water was still reddish in color.When he arrived at the main beach house he realized this was his furthest he had been from his own lodge and on this beach. Something in his emotions made him feel like though he was the furthest away from his lodge that he was walking towards a familiar territory. He suddenly remembered Peter Brooklyn the astrologer and mystic. He told himself that he was going to
Kane's emotions were on high for the rest of the day. The Solomon twins had left to their own lodge and the only ones left with Kane and Stephanie joined were Anna and Jim. Kane reflected on the discussion that ensued during the morning breakfast. He approached Stephanie with the firm determination to get an answer. He was going to give her an ultimatum of the next forty eight hours to make up her mind as to whether she loves him or not."Hey Steph there's something important that I'd like to discuss with you," Kane said.Stephanie turned her head towards the direction of the door. She saw Kane hanging there on the hinges. His shirt was either buttoned halfway or unbuttoned halfway. She had been sitting on the rocking chair for almost an hour precisely. All she had been doing was letting herself get lost in the view. Although at the initial moment when she had come out around four PM she wanted to think about that… She also knew