by L K Walker
When Ari had suggested to Nevaeh that they go, Nevaeh had politely declined saying she had already had enough of traveling for a while, although with a nudge and a few raised eyebrows she had suggested that Nate take her place. So here they were, curled up together on a beach in Phuket, with little to bother them. The first two days had been a blur and apart from sourcing food and drink, they hadn't left the room.
Today, they would venture out of the seaside villa and explore their surroundings. Although, as Ari raised her eyes to look at Nate her resolve on that idea wavered.
Nate’s other hand was behind his head, and he seemed to be deep in thought.
“What's on your mind?” Ari asked.
“We never really talked about what happened at your house,” he replied. “I’ve never heard of anything like that happening before, not even rumours of it. How did you do it?”
“I don't know. One minute, I'm so scared and angry that my chest felt like it might explode. The next minute it sprang from me like a cork from a bottle, sending Dominic sprawling,” Ari explained.
“It felt so strange. It wasn’t like being hit. There was no physical force behind it. More like my mind closed down in order to process the emotions it was laden with. It was so intense. After all the years I have been on this planet, I never had any idea of what you live with every day. It’s amazing to finally feel it myself, both the good and the bad.” He kissed her forehead. “I don't think I would want another shot of it, though. I wasn’t sure I was going to survive the first.”
“That day seems to have changed you,” Ari whispered.
A future lay in front of them, hazy for now, but with the promise of being spectacular. She knew Nate struggled with what he had done, and what he had become. She could feel the inner conflict whenever he heard Dominic's name mentioned, even though he thought he was hiding it from her. But when she opened herself up to him, her senses told her of his essential goodness.
“I like the new you,” she said, giving a huge sigh of contentment. “You seem much more … real.”
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