She allowed herself to be led down a long corridor. They stopped in front of a
large cherrywood door. Rani turned the knob and led her into the dark room. Sela
followed with cautious steps, unable to see anything in front of her. They got a little
ways into the room when Rani stopped. “This was his first real piece. I saw this and
I knew he would be somebody. He just needed the right connections. Luckily, I have
those connections,” she said with a chuckle. “I"ve decided something like this needs
to stay in the family, his family. So I"m giving it to you.” Then low lights came on.
It took her breath away. It was a three-part sculpture piece. The first statue
was of a young girl, no more than eight, the second of a teenager, maybe around
fifteen years of age, and the last one was a young woman around twenty-five. The
detail that captured her attention was the face. She knew those eyes, that mouth,
those cheekbones, as she saw them every time she looked in the mirror.
“It"s called „Venus Blooms." Telling, isn"t it?”
She turned swiftly at the sound of Rome"s voice. Rani stood next to him. She
patted his shoulder, smiled at Sela, and slipped out of the room.
“Oh, Rome,” Sela said quietly. She didn"t exactly know what to say in response
to the three carvings. They were so beautiful. Yet she was the focus of the work. She
would have never thought of herself in that manner, but seeing Rome"s piece made
her realize just how much he felt for her. It was as frightening as it was captivating.
He smiled softly. “I"ve loved you for a long time, Sela,” he admitted.
She glanced back at the artwork before looking at him. The depth of his love
was never more apparent. “Just as I"ve loved you for years now.”
He looked deep into her eyes. Rampaging elephants danced around her
stomach at the look on his face. He was looking for something important. She just
hoped he found it.
His smile widened. “I think it"s about time we made this thing official.”
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She nervously licked her bottom lip. “What do you mean?” She hoped she had a
good idea of what he was thinking, but she wanted to be sure. The last thing she
wanted to do was get her hopes up.
He reached into his right pocket. “I thought this could wait until we"ve dated
longer, but it occurred to me that we"ve waited long enough.” He pulled out a small,
discreet black velvet box and dropped to one knee. “Sela Newton, better known as
Cupcake, will you marry me?”
“Of course,” she said as tears fell from her eyes. He stood and wrapped his
arms around her. Sela tilted her head back and pursed her lips, ready for his kiss.
He placed his mouth on hers, and the bliss she felt when he proposed solidified. This
was real.
In the beginning Rome promised her body the utmost pleasure, but over time
he gave so much more. He loved and protected her. Satisfaction guaranteed, indeed,
she thought as she deepened his kiss.
Loose Id Titles by Tuesday Morrigan
Blindfold Me
Eve’s Spawn
Fantasy Man
Monstrous Kink
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Sugar Mama
Wicked Intentions
Tuesday Morrigan
Tuesday Morrigan began her love affair with romance at an early age. As a
child she was always infatuated with the romance novels she snuck from her
mother. Later, in high school, the public library became her sanctuary with an
endless array of romance novels. Tuesday is still an avid reader of books. Thanks to
shows like
Buffy
,
Angel
, and her latest infatuation,
Supernatural
, Tuesday prefers
her stories to have a little more grit. Her favorite genres have always been fantasy,
mystery, romance and erotica, so as a writer, she tries to blend the genres to create
her own personal niche.