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A Hint of Color
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2025-04-25 00:44:28
Lunar DawnI will have three chapters total today. Things are heating up in more ways than one so get ready. Aurora is channeling her inner lioness and you are gonna love how she roars!
Bab terkait
Whispers of the Heart Focused
“I’m being careful. If he wants to play games, I can play. I do agree, though. I’m glad he is showing me this side of him now.”“So, you told me how you ended up with Phil in the first place but I didn’t think until afterwards to ask you where your dad is?” He must have saw me cringe because he quickly followed up with, “You don’t have to answer that. I was just wondering.”“No, it’s okay. It is bound to come up at some point so I might as well tell you everything. Then, you can decide right now if you want to run for the hills.”“Aurora, I will not run.”“Yeah, we’ll see.”I opened up and told him everything. From not knowing who my dad was to what led to my mother’s death and the call to Phil in the first place. Owen just listened, asking a question here and there but I never saw any judgment or looks of disgust on his face.“So, that’s me. Ready to run now?”He gave me a smile but this one was more subdued. The kind of smile you give to someone when you feel sorry for them.“No, I’m
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-25Whispers of the Heart Big Surprise
He grinned as he answered with a wink. “Neither am I. Don’t get me wrong. I plan to go to college but my dreams are different than theirs. I want a good steady job that allows me to have more time with my family. I want several kids and the house with the big back yard. Barbecues on the weekends. Coaching my sons teams along the way.”I couldn’t help but smile wider as he talked about it. At least it sounded like he had his plans and that they could possibly include me down the road. I wasn’t so naive to think that Owen being the first crush I had ever had that he would be my happily ever after but it does happen. At least, I would stop stressing so much about our social differences. It sounded like the life he had lived would have been very lonely if it hadn’t been for his Nonna. I felt it was her raising him that shaped how he feels about family and having one.“Aurora, my parents have high expectations of me. I do my best to try to honor them but I decided last year that I could onl
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-25Whispers of the Heart After the Shock
“Aurora! Oh my God! What are you doing here?”“What am I doing here? I live here! What are you doing here?”“You’re his son’s sister, aren’t you?”“If you are talking about Phil and I’m assuming you are since you are walking barefoot down the hallway and didn’t spend the night with me, then yes! I am his son’s sister.”“Oh, sorry. He mentioned his son having an older sister that also lived with him but he never really mentioned how old you were but then again, I just realized I didn’t ask. When he said his son was four, I just assumed you would be like ten!”“You never answered my question! What are you doing sneaking through the house in the wee hours of the morning?”She looked down and shuffled her feet, unable to look me in the eye when Phil suddenly came down the hall, wearing just his jeans.“What does it look like, Aurora? She spent the night with me.” He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her in an intimate embrace.I know I had to have a look of surprise on my face
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-26Whispers of the Heart That Elephant is Smaller Today
As I opened my door again, I could already smell coffee brewing. When I entered the kitchen, Phil was getting up to rinse his plate and cup. Sherry wasn’t anywhere to be seen so I knew she had left, probably to go to her own house for a shower and change of clothes before school.“You’ve already ate?” I asked him, already knowing the answer.“Yeah, I just fried a couple pieces of bologna with a couple scrambled eggs and toast. I’m gonna head in early since I left early yesterday.”“Okay, I will pack your lunch pail. It’ll just take a minute.”“No need. I am going to get lunch out with the guys today.”“Oh, okay. What about this afternoon? Me wanting to stay after class for the Yearbook Committee?”“Yeah, go ahead and stay. I will take my usual early day today since I am making up this morning for yesterday. Do you need me to pick you up?”“No, I’m catching a ride. All four of us involved with the history project due Friday are going to meet at the diner to work out all the details befo
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-26Whispers of the Heart His Reaction
While getting dressed, Nate mentioned being thirsty so I had him sitting down at the kitchen table drinking some orange juice before he brushed his teeth. I walked back down the hallway to the bathroom while he was sitting there swinging his little legs. I wanted to get my teeth brushed and check my appearance again before leaving the house.I brushed, flossed and swished mouthwash before dabbing my mouth with the bath towel I had draped over the shower rod. I was feeling that I could be getting closer to my first kiss and I wanted to make sure I was ready for that and the only thing I could think of that could ever ruin a first kiss, especially if it were from Owen would be if I had questionable breath when I received it. I had already thought to throw a pack of minty chewing gum in my bag last night, you know, just in case.As I stood looking in the mirror one last time, I undid the first button but still wasn’t satisfied. Undoing the second button looked better but when I took that
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-26Whispers of the Heart This Chemistry
I helped Nate get his teeth brushed. I was happy for the distraction from what I would rather be doing, which was the wickedly inappropriate images that were running through my head after what Owen had just whispered to me. If just words could affect me so profoundly, I had to keep my brain on high alert or just as he promised, he would have me come completely undone.If he was serious about us dating, and it seemed that he was, then he needed to know how important it was to me to really know and trust him before I allowed myself to cross any blurred lines that I could not step back from. After everything I had seen, witnessed and experienced my mother go through, the last thing I wanted was to give myself to someone that I was not in love with and could not completely trust with my heart.Maybe it was the fact that I was so desperate to not be like her. Maybe it was my thoughts of how important that part of myself was. Maybe it was my perverse way of thinking that was the only part of
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-27Whispers of the Heart His Thoughtfulness
Ever being the gentleman, Owen took my backpack along with Nate’s and carried them out to his vehicle while I locked up the house and made sure all of the lights were off. I hoped by the time Nate got to school and had lots of brand new, fun and exciting things happen that he would forget to even mention that Owen was giving us a ride this morning but I had nothing to hide so if it were mentioned, I would just deal with it later.It wasn’t like Phil had forbid me from seeing Owen or like we had planned this and I hid it from Phil. Despite his accusations and derogatory statements last night, I wasn’t doing anything wrong and I shouldn’t even have to worry about whether or not something as simple as a ride to school would be a source of animosity and contention.After walking room to room, I was satisfied that everything was in order. I grabbed Nate by the hand and we walked out onto the front porch as I locked the front door and pulled it closed behind me. Owen was standing with the pa
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-27Whispers of the Heart My Exciting News
“Does he?” Owen asked, his eyes hopeful. It made my heart happy to see him so excited about Nate liking him.“Oh, yeah. That hug this morning confirmed your status on his favorite people list. He is also much quieter if he doesn’t know or trust a person and he hasn’t had a quiet moment since meeting you yesterday afternoon!”He actually look relieved, like maybe he wasn’t sure until I confirmed it with him.“Well, I know the two of you are a package deal so it would really suck for me if he didn’t like me, wouldn’t it?”“Not gonna lie, it would suck, indeed. Good thing you don’t have to worry about that then, huh?” I answered as I gave him another shy smile and squeezed our hands together.A dimpled smirk was his answer as we drove out of the school zone and increased speed, driving toward the high school.“Will you be at the JV practice this afternoon?”“Not usually. I can if I need to, though. Why?”“I’m staying after to get practice pictures for the Yearbook committee. Phil leaves w
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-27
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Whispers of the Heart Family Bonds and Childhood Memories
“Owen, how do you not get lost in a house this big?”“I guess I have just gotten used to it but I know, it’s a bit much. This is the biggest estate in the community. It belonged to my dad’s parents so this is actually where my dad grew up. After my grandparents passed away, he didn’t want to sell it so we just moved here. He has already asked me if I will keep it in the family and not sell it. I promised him that I wouldn’t. So, I guess I will be raising my family here one day, too.”I suddenly felt like a gold digger, having had thoughts just moments ago about it now being my dream to live in Urban Crest. I tried to shake those thoughts, that connection out of my head. Owen living here and my dreams to better myself were two totally different things. Weren’t they? Why did I always associate something good with it somehow not being something that I deserved? I wanted to love Owen for himself and not for what he owned or how much money was in his bank account. I knew I wasn’t that kind
Whispers of the Heart Urban Crest
The moment the gates opened and Owen drove us through, I felt like I had crossed over into another dimension. The paving on the road was immaculate, not a pothole in sight. The grass seemed brighter, lusher. Owen clicked the button to roll the windows down so that we could see better instead of attempting to look through the dark tint.Even the air smelled better here, though I had to be imagining that. But it seemed crisper, cleaner with maybe just a hint of sweetness to it that I had never experienced before. The landscaping was impeccable, not a blade of grass out of place or uneven and every flower properly mulched.Owen pulled forward to an intersection and turned right. He was rolling along without tapping the gas, just letting Nate and I both take in the scenery around us.“The road just makes one big long rectangle perimeter with just two entrance gates.” He explained as we inched along. He pointed to the first road that we came to on the right. “Each little side road has just
Whispers of the Heart On Our Way to Urban Crest
Owen texted me at seven forty-seven to let me know that practice was over and he was heading back to pick us up. After Barb and I had talked with things settled as to where I was going and what our plan was for the next few days, I had hugged her again and even walked into the kitchen and made John surrender and give me a hug, too. He just responded with his normal grunt but he did have a twinkle in his eye and squeezed me back during the hug. I had kept myself busy making sure everything was prepped for the next day. Now, I let Barb know that Owen was on his way. Nate handed me his tablet as I stretched out my hand for it. I turned it off and laid it on the table.“Are we not going home, Rory?” He asked me with a tilt of his head.“Not tonight, buddy. Your daddy is still not feeling good so we need to let him rest.”“But who’s gonna take care of Daddy while he is sick?”“I made sure he was okay before I left.” The lie tasted so bitter on my tongue. “He just needs to get a good night
Whispers of the Heart Barb's Offer
“As much as I have appreciated our talk, Kyle, I need to get to work.”“Yeah, I need to get out of here, too. Stop by and check on my sister before I head home for the night.”“I take it the two of you are really close.”“Yeah. She helped Mom raise me so she’s been like my second mom. She’s eight years older than me.”“So you completely understand the relationship I have with Nate, then?”“Probably more than anyone else around here could, actually. Her and Mom made sacrifices for me all the time so as soon as I was old enough, I made sure they were looked after and taken care of. I still do.”“You’re a good guy, Kyle.”“Shut that down right now. You’ll ruin my reputation.” He answered with a grin. “I have to stay the bad boy to get all the honey.”“Ugh, forget I ever said anything.”“That’s more like it. Here. Cash me out and I’ll get out of your hair.”I took his money and rang up his tab, giving back his change. He left a good tip for Darcy and left with a nod. It had been like this
Whispers of the Heart An Unexpected Ally
Even after I asked, he looked out the window as he took a drink of his own soda. He sat there watching the traffic like he didn’t have a care in the world but I could see the turmoil behind his eyes. He had questions and he wanted answers but wasn’t sure how to ask.Finally, he sighed as he looked over at me. “You know, my sister’s old man gets in a mood from time to time. Nicest guy you will ever meet unless he’s in one. Then, he turns into this totally different person. Never would have ever believed it, even if she told me until I saw it with my own two eyes. I guess that’s one of the reasons she hid it from us for so long. The drink is what does it. It’s poison to him. One drink and he changes into this monster, this stranger that is out here walking among us like a normal, every day guy.”“What are you saying, Kyle?”“I think you know what I’m saying, Aurora. I just hope it ain’t pretty boy there that’s causing that look you had when you walked in tonight. I know that look cause
Whispers of the Heart Practice is Not Optional
Barb and Darcy gave me a couple minutes to compose myself, just to make sure I was okay to come out. Outwardly, unless specifically looking, you couldn’t even really tell that I had been in any sort of altercation at all. Mentally, I didn’t even have an answer as to my state of mind or stability at this point. I was numb and maybe more than a little in denial, if I were to completely be honest about it.When I came out, I avoided eye contact with the booth my boyfriend and classmates were sitting at until I had first checked on Nate again. He was coloring on a placemat, happy as he could be. Our food was in the pass, waiting so I took his burger and fries to him first with a promise that I was just a couple tables away if he needed me. He dove in to the burger with gusto, completely in his element here in the diner.I doubled back and grabbed the plates for Owen and myself and took them to the table, sitting his down in front of him before sliding in beside him and centering mine in f
Whispers of the Heart Diner Loyalty
As soon as we walked in at the diner, Owen joined Bethany and Kyle at the booth they were sitting in while I made Nate comfortable. We had a booth tucked in the corner, next to the bar that was usually used for staff breaks or, most often, diner employee kids waiting around for a parent to get off work or another to pick them up. I settled Nate here with his tablet and made him an Orange Fizz. I put our order in with John and after finding out that Bethany and Kyle had already ordered, I found out what Owen wanted and added that to my order, too.Barb had not only seen me but she had raised eyebrows as she glanced over me, her gaze stopping at a couple of spots that I still needed to take a look at myself. I quickly took my drink with Owen’s to our table and told them all that I would be right back. I gave Owen a small smile that he returned with a reassuring nod and walked around the corner, out of site and bee-lined toward the restroom.As I attempted to shut the door, a foot sudden
Whispers of the Heart Not a Word
As I pulled Owen down the hall to the kitchen, I motioned to the pile of stuff I had laid on the chairs to take with me. “That’s everything for right now. I can come back here later and get more stuff that we need.”“You’re not coming back here alone, Aurora.”“Agreed." I said with a deep sigh. "But I have to come back at some point, Owen. He will wake up tomorrow with the worst hangover, feel like he is literally dying inside and out and then want to know what happened and where his son is at. I can’t keep Nate from him as much as I would like to right now. Phil is his father. I’m only the sister and I am not even a legal adult right now.”I felt small and helpless and he must have seen it written across my face. He grabbed me and pulled me to him in another hug as he kissed the top of my head. I had to fight back more tears from falling as I just took a moment to breath in his cologne and lose myself in the safety of his embrace.“Did he hurt you?”I shook my head. “No, I may have a
Whispers of the Heart The Only Three
“Just where the hell do you think you are going, you little bitch!” Phil hissed in my ear. He had slammed into me from behind, knocking me onto the bed with his weight fully on top of me. He had one of his large hands wrapped around the back of my neck and was squeezing against my spine as he held my head down, struggling to hold me still beneath him.I was fighting, trying to kick and buck against him, anything I could possibly do to get him off of me. He was stronger than me but the amount of alcohol he had consumed made him disoriented and clumsy. The smell of the sour whiskey on his breath made me gag as he kept his nose and mouth right against my ear. I tried to scream as he shoved my face down harder into the mattress. I was struggling to be able to breathe at all now. I went limp beneath him suddenly, hoping he would think I had passed out. It worked as after a few seconds, he scrambled off of me enough for me to at shift my position slightly so I could breathe again.He was pa
