I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasnt alone anymore.

We looked at each other for a minute not saying anything but I could feel the air between us shift. It became thick sultry and tangiblelike when the air changes right before a storm. I could feel its power envelop me as it brushed across my skin. Even though I couldnt see it I knew a storm was coming.

There are many different types of kisses. Theres a passionate kiss of farewelllike the kind Rhett gave Scarlett when he went off to war. The kiss of I-cant-really-be-with-you-but-I-want-to-belike with Superman and Lois Lane. Theres the first kissone that is gentle and hesitant warm and vulnerable. And then theres the kiss of possessionwhich was how Ren kissed me now. It went beyond passion beyond desire. His kiss was full of longing need and love like all those other kisses. But it was also filled with promises and pledges some of which seemed sweet and tender while others seemed dangerous and exciting. He was taking me over. Staking a claim. He seized me as boldly as the tiger captured his prey. There was no escape. And I didnt want to. I would have happily died in his clutches. I was his. And he made sure I knew it. My heart burst with a thousand beautiful blooms all tiger lilies. And I knew with a certainty more powerful than anything Id ever felt before that we belonged together.

And yes Ill admit I am jealous. Im jealous of every minute you spend with him of every concerned expression you send his way of every tear shed of every glance every touch and every thought. I want to rip him to pieces and purge him from your mind and from your heart. But I cant.

I feeland I have reason to believethat we could come to mean something to each other.

Were you always such a stubborn blind obtuse girlAre you calling me stupidYes but in a more poetic wayWell heres a poem for you. Get lost

What are you doingKneeling before a goddess.Im not a goddess.You are. A goddess a princess a queen. As a soldier I pledge myself to your service. As a prince I grant you any boon within my power. As a man I ask to sit at your feet and worship you. Ask me to do anything for you and I will do it.

The fact isIm in love with you and I have been for some time.

Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake Id ever make.

You dont take away my choices. You are my choice.