A Summer to Remember(37)
“I had one of the best reasons to give it my all and that is because you’re laying beside me and when I am with you, the world seems to be all right. There is no hatred or anger but only love and I am so happy you feel the same way. I can’t promise it will always be this mind blowing but I do hope to make you happy in the end.”
He turned toward me and used his arm to prop him up in bed as I remarked, “You’ve already made me happy, Paul. As satisfied as I will ever be just as long as you meant what you said about us being together. I mean…I know you aren’t the marrying type and that is fine with me but do you really want to spend the rest of your life with someone like me? You’re still young and you’ll meet lots of other women especially in your line of work.”
“I have already met plenty of beautiful, amazing and fascinating women but not one can hold a candle to you. Don’t you understand it isn’t about looks and wealth? I don’t give a crap about how hot you are and although you have a beautiful body, that isn’t what attracted me to you. It’s your soul and your spirit. Both were left shattered and torn to shreds after what Kevin did to you and I want to protect you. I want to make sure no man ever treats you like that again, do you understand?”
He paused and reached over to caress my face. “The heart and the mind do not always have the same intentions but in our case, our worlds and destinies are perfectly aligned. Does it happen to everyone like this? No, of course not. A perfect example would be Talia. She and Seth are destined to be together but they fight it every step of the way yet their actions towards others and one another cause them nothing but pain and strife.”
I turned my body physically to him. “Anyone else I should be aware of, oh wise one?” I teased out loud with a smile on my face I couldn’t hide if I’d wanted to.
“Jude and Savannah.”
“You’re kidding, right? That’s just a bad joke you’re making up.”
“No, I’m not. She thinks of herself as this wallflower that no man could ever find attractive, at least not one who she would find attractive but Jude has always looked at her with a certain sparkle in his eyes. He thinks she is vibrant, intelligent and beautiful. She is gorgeous because of her personality and that spark in her eyes. It would take a very special man to notice it but he does and that is a beautiful revelation. It doesn’t always happen like that. The hard part is now convincing her he would be using her just for sex.”
“With Savannah, that would definitely be an issue and the number one agenda she would fear on her mind. She always wonders what people’s ulterior motives are and she would definitely have an issue with my brother stepping to her like that. She’s overly cautious but it is also what makes her a damn good businesswoman too,” I explained in a no-nonsense tone.
“You don’t think she would be so easy to catch?” Paul inquired honestly.
“I know she wouldn’t be easy to catch at all. This isn’t simple supposition, she has been one of my best friends for a while and I know how she is. She is no man’s token anything and if she thought she was being used, she would suspect it in a heartbeat.”
He pulled me closer to him and I could feel the gentle beating of his heart. “I don’t presume to know everything about everyone and the only person I am concerned with right now is you. Are you all right? I didn’t hurt you, did I?”
I shook my head. “Never…it’s only because of you and how you have been with me tonight I will be able to get up in the morning and face everyone. I love you for that. Thank you.”
Paul held me and as his breathing became gentler, I fell asleep listening the rhythmic beat of his heart and his gentle warm breath on my neck.
The following day, I awoke early and took a long hot shower before I dressed in a white maxi skirt and black tank top. I paired my look with a pair of black Fit-Flops and wandered down to the part of South Beach known as Katama Beach. It was quite early and breakfast hadn’t been served yet but the time alone outside with the wind and the breeze put me at a certain peace I hadn’t felt in a long time.
Under normal circumstances, my mind would have immediately gone to my new relationship and whether it was solid at all, could I trust my partner now that he had been given all of me and would things be the same or would they change?
I didn’t have any of those worries with Paul and it certainly wasn’t because he was this perfect gentleman who wasn’t capable of treating a woman like shit. If we women were honest with ourselves, we could admit even the nicest guy has been an * to some woman in the past and my boyfriend was no different.