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But Kael keeps playing, and he keeps singing, and the entire time we look back at one another like no one else exists in the room. It’s like no one else exists in all of humanity.
He sings about being sorry he was blind and all the lonely, lonely times, and his voice lifts to new heights, taking me with him.
Eventually the song comes to an end, and Kael hands the guitar back to the poor sap standing off to one side. He takes it, shoulders sagging. How is a mere mortal supposed to follow that?
And then he steps down off the stage and starts walking toward me. I don’t move. My gaze remains solely on him and his on me and it’s only when he’s a few feet away from me that he stops suddenly and says, “It’s time to end this.”
Holding myself tightly, I remain silent.
“It’s time to stop hiding, Sienna. We can’t keep hurting each other. It’s time to start again.”
I nod slowly, something pounding in my chest with fear, and I’m resigned to the idea that he’s about to reject me all over again when he suddenly reaches for me.
He slips his arms around my waist and buries my face against his chest, his big hand coming up to wrap around the back of my head, and he’s holding on so tightly it makes it hard to breathe.
His lips in my hair, yeah, they’re very distracting. “You said you wouldn’t leave me.”
“I made a terrible mistake, Kael. I’m so sorry—”
“Just listen to me, please. Let me get this out.”
I nod slowly, clutching at his shirt, breathing him in.
“You think you haven’t been on mind, that’s bullshit, Sienna, because I’ve thought about you every single day we’ve been apart, every damn night too. The past month has been a nightmare for me. I’ve been alone for most of my life, and I’ve been scared and confused and drunk and stoned and everything in between. But then you came along, and everything felt right to me. Until it didn’t. You accused me of something I’d never do to you, not in my wildest dreams. You mean so much more to me than that. But then you took my heart, and you stomped all over it. You wouldn’t listen to me. You didn’t even give me a chance to explain.”
“You’re right,” I agree. I nod slowly, taking that hit because I deserve it.How could I have been so stupid?“That was awful of me to do. I’m so sorry.”
“You were always on my mind,” he says quietly.
The room swims with my tear-filled eyes. I lean back and stare up into his face, and I can see that he’s tortured.
He takes a deep breath, licks his lips nervously. “Have you… been with anyone…”
“No. Of course not,” I shake my head. “Have you?”
Kael’s jaw tightens. “Not a fucking chance. Not interested in anyone but you.”
I literally melt against his chest.
“I hated waking up without you, sweetheart. And I hated going to sleep without you next to me every night. I’ve never felt this way about anyone before, Sienna. I need you to know that.”
“I do.”
“I missed you so much. And Bailey. I was being stubborn and a fucking idiot to walk away from you both.”
“I love you, Kael,” I whisper, and I say it so quietly that no one else could possibly hear me. But I know Kael hears me because he smiles down at me and then bows his head and kisses me softly on the corner of my mouth, his hand caressing my cheek.
“I love you, too, Sienna. I love you so damn much. Let’s get the fuck outta here so I can show you how much I love you.”
“Oka—”
He captures the last sound with his lips, and then he kisses me with all the passion, all the urgency, of a man who knows what it feels like to be truly loved. His hands slide around my waist, and he pulls me in closer to him, the floodgates opening.
God, I’ve missed him. So much.
Weeks of pent-up regret, sadness, anger and longing explode between us, and we kiss each other impatiently, moaning hungrily into each other’s mouths.
Kael deepens the kiss, our tongues wrestling, and I think I hear Cassie say,“get a room,”but I can’t be entirely sure because in that moment all I can hear is Kael’s heart beating for me, and Kael’s voice singing to me, and Kael’s breath filling me, and Kael’s love pouring into me.
