my feet. They were barefoot with Henna designs and adorned
with a silver anklet on each foot. I was wearing a red and gold silk Sari. I
looked up knowing what I would see. That I would see Kai at the end of an aisle
but then the picture dissolved. Emma was shaking me. My head was on her lap and
she was stroking my hair.
“Aurora, come back to me,” she whispered.
“What is it? Have you found another mate? So soon.”
I shook my head. “I think I just saw the
future; my future, our future.” I turned to Emma.
“My wedding.”
“Your wedding!” She screamed, then
smiled.
“Yeah… Don’t tell Kai. I saw you
pregnant again so it must be soon,” I told her. She motioned to zip her lips,
but smiled.
I hugged Emma and she headed home. I
thought I would sneak in the house and just glide into bed without having to
talk to Kai about my running off after the drama with Sylvia. I was halfway through
the living room when Kai stood up from the couch and scared me.
I jumped back. “Jesus!”
“Nope, just me,” he said putting his
hands up.
“Very funny,” I muttered.
He crossed the room quickly and
wrapped me in his arms. “I held Sylvia hostage until she told me everything.
I’m so sorry, Aurora. For the first time in my life I feel powerless. I wish I
could take the pain away for you.”
My throat tightened. Kai was a good
man. Despite his huge and dominating appearance, he was so soft inside, so
lovable. If we were going to have any future together he deserved the truth.
“If I didn’t want children would you still want to be my mate?”
His eyebrows pinched before he smiled
slightly. “First of all, I am your mate whether you want kids or eat meat or
like the same music as I do. We ARE mates. There is no changing that. Secondly,
I have always wanted children. I want to be a father, but if you don’t want
children then what can I do? I want you and I won’t force you.” He pulled me
back and looked into my eyes. In that moment I blurted out the stupidest thing.
I didn’t even think.
“I love you,” I admitted then slapped
my hand over my mouth. Wasn’t the guy supposed to say that first? I had never
said I love you before. I’d had boyfriends, but I never let them get close
enough for love. Being in love meant you could get hurt.
A huge grin broke out onto his face.
“God, I’ve been waiting to hear that
from you my whole life.” He scooped me up and started walking me to the
bedroom, kissing my neck. I smiled. Okay, maybe saying I love you wasn’t that
bad.
Diwali
I was being nudged awake. I opened my
eyes groggily to see Kai. He was freshly showered and was wearing a red silk
Indian t-shirt with a smudge of ash on his forehead. I looked at him confused.
“What’s up?” I asked groggily.
Kai looked nervous. “Well, remember
how I told you that I told my parents about you? My mom and sister have been
bugging me to talk to you and today is Diwali. It’s a special holiday in India.
We always video chat on Diwali so…”
I knew what Diwali was from my six
months in India. I sat up so fast I almost smacked his head. “How long do I
have to get ready?”
He grinned. “Twenty minutes.”
I leapt off the bed and flew into the
shower. After quickly applying light make-up and blow drying my long blonde
hair, I went into my room. It was stacked full of the moving boxes my mom had
brought. Where was my box of stuff I brought back from India? I tore open the
tops of the boxes. Books, no. My boxing gloves, no. Regular clothes, no. A
knock at the door.
“Aurora? It’s time to call them,” Kai
told me.
“Be right there!” I screamed as I
tore open another box. The sight of my red silk Indian top and bangles made me
smile. I threw the top on over skinny jeans and put a stack of red and gold
bangles on each wrist. The top was adorned with gold thread and was a gift from
the host family I
with a silver anklet on each foot. I was wearing a red and gold silk Sari. I
looked up knowing what I would see. That I would see Kai at the end of an aisle
but then the picture dissolved. Emma was shaking me. My head was on her lap and
she was stroking my hair.
“Aurora, come back to me,” she whispered.
“What is it? Have you found another mate? So soon.”
I shook my head. “I think I just saw the
future; my future, our future.” I turned to Emma.
“My wedding.”
“Your wedding!” She screamed, then
smiled.
“Yeah… Don’t tell Kai. I saw you
pregnant again so it must be soon,” I told her. She motioned to zip her lips,
but smiled.
I hugged Emma and she headed home. I
thought I would sneak in the house and just glide into bed without having to
talk to Kai about my running off after the drama with Sylvia. I was halfway through
the living room when Kai stood up from the couch and scared me.
I jumped back. “Jesus!”
“Nope, just me,” he said putting his
hands up.
“Very funny,” I muttered.
He crossed the room quickly and
wrapped me in his arms. “I held Sylvia hostage until she told me everything.
I’m so sorry, Aurora. For the first time in my life I feel powerless. I wish I
could take the pain away for you.”
My throat tightened. Kai was a good
man. Despite his huge and dominating appearance, he was so soft inside, so
lovable. If we were going to have any future together he deserved the truth.
“If I didn’t want children would you still want to be my mate?”
His eyebrows pinched before he smiled
slightly. “First of all, I am your mate whether you want kids or eat meat or
like the same music as I do. We ARE mates. There is no changing that. Secondly,
I have always wanted children. I want to be a father, but if you don’t want
children then what can I do? I want you and I won’t force you.” He pulled me
back and looked into my eyes. In that moment I blurted out the stupidest thing.
I didn’t even think.
“I love you,” I admitted then slapped
my hand over my mouth. Wasn’t the guy supposed to say that first? I had never
said I love you before. I’d had boyfriends, but I never let them get close
enough for love. Being in love meant you could get hurt.
A huge grin broke out onto his face.
“God, I’ve been waiting to hear that
from you my whole life.” He scooped me up and started walking me to the
bedroom, kissing my neck. I smiled. Okay, maybe saying I love you wasn’t that
bad.
Diwali
I was being nudged awake. I opened my
eyes groggily to see Kai. He was freshly showered and was wearing a red silk
Indian t-shirt with a smudge of ash on his forehead. I looked at him confused.
“What’s up?” I asked groggily.
Kai looked nervous. “Well, remember
how I told you that I told my parents about you? My mom and sister have been
bugging me to talk to you and today is Diwali. It’s a special holiday in India.
We always video chat on Diwali so…”
I knew what Diwali was from my six
months in India. I sat up so fast I almost smacked his head. “How long do I
have to get ready?”
He grinned. “Twenty minutes.”
I leapt off the bed and flew into the
shower. After quickly applying light make-up and blow drying my long blonde
hair, I went into my room. It was stacked full of the moving boxes my mom had
brought. Where was my box of stuff I brought back from India? I tore open the
tops of the boxes. Books, no. My boxing gloves, no. Regular clothes, no. A
knock at the door.
“Aurora? It’s time to call them,” Kai
told me.
“Be right there!” I screamed as I
tore open another box. The sight of my red silk Indian top and bangles made me
smile. I threw the top on over skinny jeans and put a stack of red and gold
bangles on each wrist. The top was adorned with gold thread and was a gift from
the host family I
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