by CATT
Chapter 25
Case and I walk in the living room together. He is a still a little upset about us being interrupted, but I assured him I’d make it up to him. The first thing I notice is the look on Dominick’s face at seeing me and Case holding hands. He is just going to have to get used to it. I decided this morning that what had happened between me and him had only happened because I had been so upset over my parents. Also thinking we were going to die. He had been there and had helped me when I thought nobody could. My emotions had gotten the best of me. It wasn’t his fault either I know that, and I hate it is hurting him, to see me with Case but that isn’t going to change, so if he wants to be my friend, he is going to have to get used to it. I am no longer going to push Case away just to save Dominick’s feelings from getting hurt. Breaking eye contact with him, I look at Harris and asked, “What’s up.”
“It’s time. Kristie and Raymond are ready to be moved. We will be doing it tonight I thought you might want some time alone with them to say good bye.
“Thank you Harris” I said feeling my heart break all over again. I knew this day had been coming, but at the same time I liked knowing that my parents were just down the hall from me even though they weren’t awake and didn’t know me. That didn’t matter because I know who they are and could walk into their bedroom and see them and hold their hands and tell them I love them. Case gives my hand a squeeze letting me know he understands how hard this is on me. I look up into his eyes and see the love he has for me shining through them. Standing on my tiptoes, I kiss his lips before turning around and heading to my parent's bedroom. I didn’t look to see how Dominick reacted, to the affection I had shown Case but I heard the front door open and slam, so I figured I got my answer.
I spent the next three hours with my parents crying and telling them good-bye and how much I am going to miss them, and that I would always love them. Then I went to my brother's rooms and cried some more before finally kissing them both on the cheeks and telling them I love them.
The rest of the day had been spent deciding on names and occupation and where they will live. By the time all that had been decided it was getting late so I went to see my parents and brothers again for the last time. Walking onto the back deck I ask Cain we’re everyone has gone.
Summer and Harris took Case and went to scope out the new house the Parkers are going to be living in and Lisa went back to the Keepers’ World saying she had something to do, and I haven’t seen Dominick since he walked out the door this morning.
“Well, while everyone is gone, I think I’m going to go take a hot shower.” I said and ruffled Cain’s hair on my way back in the house. I heard him griping saying something about people always doing that to him. I laugh at him as the sliding door shuts.
While alone in my bedroom, I wonder were Dominick could have gone then I thought about the park, and before I have time to chicken out, I blink myself there. I search the whole park looking for him and when I was just about to give up, I see him blink in and sit down on the same bench where he had been sitting the last time I found him here.
As I start walking toward him, it donned on me that I had just seen him blink himself here. I didn’t know he could blink I had always blinked us every place we had gone. When I am close enough for him to hear me, I said, “I didn’t know you blinked?” He didn’t answer, so I asked, “Why did you always let me blink us everywhere we went if you could have done it yourself.” He still didn’t answer me, but he did have a guilty look come across his face. I stare down at my Greek God waiting for him to say something. When he stands up and looked at me, I have to remind myself to breathe. He is that beautiful but there is so much pain in his eyes. Pain I had put there along with everyone else he had ever met.
“I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to know. Do you have any more questions Princess?”
I heard the anger in his voice. I had expected it, but it still hurts me. “Yeah, I have a couple actually. Like why are you so mad at me? I thought we both agreed that what happened between us had been a mistake, and we were going to be friends.”
“Why am I mad at you? My God Lana a few weeks ago you and I slept together in case you have forgotten. Then your boyfriend shows up a boyfriend you forgot to mention I might add. He’s always all over you. Which I have tried to ignore, because he’s clueless about what happened between us, but this morning when you both walked into the living room holding hands, and then you reached up and kissed him, I couldn’t take it anymore. Yes, I agreed to be your friend but, not because I thought what happened between us was a mistake, but because I know that we could never be together because the Angels’ council would never let it happen. You would be the one held responsible if they ever found out about what we did.”
I listen as Dominick yells his words at me. Not knowing how to answer him, I went on the defense. “Look I’m sorry you’re hurt. If I could go back and change things, I would, but I can’t so you’re going to have to deal with it. We don’t have a relationship, and we never can. I made a mess of everything I know that. I feel bad about it but breaking up with Case won’t change that. I have to move on, and Case is who I’m moving on with I’m sorry.” I start walking away, but Dominick grabs me by the arm and turns me back around to face him.
“Tell me one thing do you care about me?”
“Dominick why are you doing this, you’re only hurting us both by asking!” I cried.
“Just tell me.” he demanded in a hushed voice.
“YES” I scream “I care about you, is that what you want to hear? I care about you a lot more than I should, but it doesn’t change anything we can’t be together, and I’m still with Case.” I felt tears running down my face. Dominick let go of my arm putting his hands on either side of my face using his thumps to wipe my tears away.
“That’s exactly what I wanted to hear and you’re wrong it does matter Lana. I needed to know that I matter to you.” I stood there looking up at Dominick as he lowered his head and placed a feather-light kiss on my lips. Lifting his head, he tells me he is leaving, but he will see me again. As he blinked out I heard him say, “The only reason I didn’t tell you I blinked was because I liked touching you.”
CHAPTER 26
My parents along with my brothers were blinked to what is going to be their new home in the Florida Keys. I am pleasantly surprised by the house. Everything we came up with had evidently changed. I thought we were moving them into nice middle-class residents my mom would work in a bank, and my dad would be an accountant. Imagine my surprise when we arrived at a house that looks like something out of the magazine of life styles of the rich and famous. When I ask Harris and Summer about it, they told me they had talked about it and decided Raymond and Kristie had suffered enough because of them, and this was their way of saying thank you.
Their new names are Terri and Douglass Wardlaw, and my brothers are Kenny and Jessie Wardlaw. They will now be retired millionaires with all their money made from the stock market. I hug Harris and Summer both thanking them for what they have done. Then I take a look around the house. It is beautiful, and I know that they will all be happy here.
I also know that I know longer belonged with them. I will always care about them, but my life is in the Keepers' World with my birth parents, Case, Cain and Lisa. They are my family now, and I have grown to love them as much as they love me. It’s strange nine months ago I was torn away from my family and wanted to die and hated the people that gave birth to me but, somewhere and somehow along the way things changed, and now I can’t imagine not being a Keeper or having Harris and Summer in my life. I am proud Summer and Harris are my parents, and I’m also proud to be a Keeper. Walking back to the family room I tell everyone “let’s do this.”
“Would you like to do it or should I?” Harris asked.
“Think I’ll let you do it. I don’t want to mess anything up.” I answer.
Smiling Harris said, “Honey, I have all the faith in the world in you, I know y
ou wouldn’t make a mistake after all you're my daughter and you’re just like me.”
Summer rolls her eyes and looks from me to Harris laughing and said, “Even when you’re giving your daughter a compliment you still manage to stroke your own ego.” Shaking her head she walks over to me and puts her arm around me. She said “do it already would you handsome” then she winked at him. I stood there with Summer’s arm around me and Case holding my hand and watch Harris create a new life for my old family.
Chapter 27
A month has passed since we returned to the Keepers' world Kristie and Raymond, and my brothers have settled into their new life. Raymond plays golf almost daily while Kristie is shopping and has joined a country club. My brothers are living the high life and skiing all the time. I’m really happy for them. My life has calmed down. I patrol nightly have killed a few demons and have even met a few werewolf’s and one fairy. The werewolf’s are pretty cool unlike what you see on TV. They can change forms anytime they want to not only when there's a full moon. Fairies, on the other hand, are a hand full, they have their own world they live in, but they like it on Earth, better and although they don’t kill people as far as I know they do like to wreak havoc whenever they can.
I haven't seen much of Case since we’ve been back home. He and Harris had left on business with the Angle’s Council, but he blinks' in every chance he gets to tell me he loves me. We still haven’t made love. But we have done lots of other things that Case is now a huge fan of and wants to do all the time. I've been working on a plan to make sure that Case and I are going to be making love with each other very soon. I reserved us a suite in Italy for two days I already asked Lisa and Cain if they would take our portals for those nights, and they assured me they would and didn't mind doing it.
The only thing I haven’t done is tell Harris and Summer, and I’m not going to. They will never know anyways. It’s not like we see them every day they're always gone on some kind of business. When they are home, they know we are out every night patrolling. Case and Harris will be home sometime today, and we will leave tonight. The one thing I wish I could do is get Dominick out of my head. I haven't seen nor heard from him since we saw each other in the park. I wonder how he is doing and where he is. I wonder if he thinks about me, or if he hates me. Every time, I start thinking about the night we made love I stop myself and start thinking about Case. The only time I can’t control my thoughts is when I’m sleeping and then I relive us making love repeatedly in my dreams. I spend the day reading, painting my toe nails and doing a whole lot of nothing waiting for Case to get home.
“Hey" Lisa said coming in my room and plopping down on the bed.
“Hey” I said back.
“What are you doing?”
“Lying here thinking about things.”
“Yeah right you’re laying here thinking about Case and how you’re going to get your grove thing on.” she said laughing.
“Shut up” I tell her laughing.
“Come on he won’t be home for a few more hours let’s go shopping and see if we can find you something sexy to wear tonight that will have him begging.”
Laughing I said, “alright” as I jump up and start getting ready to go. Within thirty minutes, we were down stairs fixing to blink out when Harris and Case blinked in.
“SHIT I guess this shopping trip is off” Lisa said looking at Case grinning. Case walks up to me and kisses my lips then asked, “What shopping trip?”
“The one we were fixing to go on before you popped in.” Lisa replied.
Looking at me Case said, “You can still go if you want to. I don’t want to interrupt your plans.”
Wrapping my arms around his neck, I said, "plans change.” I see relief cross his face. Before I have the chance to kiss him again Harris said, “excuse me Case, but I’d like to say hello to my daughter too." I laugh at the embarrassment that crossed Case’s face before he steps aside. Harris put his arms around me and hugs me. I hug him back and asked him how his trip went. He tells me it was the same-old thing nothing interesting. He let go of me and said hello to Lisa then excused himself saying he is going to take a shower and find his beautiful wife. Case has me wrapped in his arms and is kissing me again before Harris even made it to the door.
“Would you two get a room to do that shit in please? You’re about to make me puke” Lisa said.
Case acted as if he didn’t hear her and continues kissing me. When he stops he pulls me into a hug and laid his chin on top of my head. Then tells Lisa she can always leave the room. Lisa tells him he can always go back from where he had just come from. They bickered back and forth with each other until I tell them enough already. I swear they are just like brother and sister. They love each other and would kill to keep one another safe, but they couldn’t get along with each other for anything.
“You’re going to take his side after the way he just talked to me? I thought I was your best friend.” Lisa said.
“I’m not taking sides I’m just tired of hearing you two fussing” I replied back by this time Case had sat down on the couch and had pulled me down onto his lap. His arms were around my waist my head against his chest I see Case stick his tongue out at Lisa, and I elbow him in the chest playfully then laugh at his wounded expression. “You’re just as bad as she is. I’m going to leave you alone together if you both don’t stop" I said laughing and loving that my life has finally started coming together. I’m still laughing when Cain walks in the room.
“Did you guys hear the news?” Cain asked
“I don’t guess we did. What is it?” Case asked as he kissed my neck.
“Dominick petitioned the Angel council again to become a Keeper and Summer helped him. When the council heard how he helped fight Lucifer and save the Parkers plus kept Lana safe they agreed to give him a chance. He’s going to be moving in here and start training.”
CHAPTER 28
God I’m so tired of demon blood ruining my clothes! I mean I love shopping with the best of them, but come on, enough is enough! I’m standing in front of my mirror regarding my blood-stained leather top. You would think the demons would have heard by now, I’ve been purified. Purification is something I was supposed to have had done when I had been born. But due to my birth parents hiding me with humans, it didn’t happen.
Last month the Angels came up with a way to do my purification. I had to have a blood transfusion from an Angel. I hate needles, but I was left with no choice. I’m just glad it’s over and done with. I just wish the freaking demons would get clued in! Pulling off my clothes, I go to my huge bathroom with the seashell tub, and turn the water on so the tub can feel up, while I work on getting my hair out of its long braid. I swear sometimes I wish I had the nerve to cut all it all off. It would make my life so much easier. With the braid out, my hair hangs down to my hips. I run my fingers through the long, thick, brown, waves. Turning around I step into the tub. Submerging my body in the hot water, my muscles are relaxing as the water, washes away the day’s worries.
CHAPTER 29
The next morning I walk into the dining room and was fixing to sit down to breakfast when Case walks in. Running I throw my arms around his neck. “When did you get home, and why am I just now seeing you.” I demanded while placing kisses on his cheeks. He has been gone for the past month. Well I guess you could say more like two months. He came home last month but ended up having to leave again the same day. Which really messed up the plans I had made for us, but it wasn’t his fault he had hated leaving again, just as much as I hate seeing him go.
The person responsible for Case being gone for the last month walks in the dining room. Dominick Pulaski now as of last month a Keeper. He also still looks like a freaking Greek God UGH! I’m a slut! Standing here in my boyfriend’s arms lusting after Dominick I am horrible! I love Case, but I can’t turn off these feeling I have for Dominick. I feel lost every time I see Dominick, unable to understand why I can’t turn off the feelings I have for him.
"We have just gotten back and you’re the first person I came looking for”. Case said kissing my lips. “Now come on let’s sit down and eat I’m starving to death.”
Holding Case’s hand I walk with him to the table and sit down across from Dominick, and to my surprise Case and Dominick start joking around with each other like old friends. Trust me people Case and Dominick are not! I mean Case can’t stand Dominick because he says Dominick has feelings for me and he hates him for it. Dominick doesn’t like Case just because I’m with him I guess. Two months ago they had gotten into a fight at my human parents’ house. Now here they are laughing with each other. What the hell happened in the month they had been gone!
After almost an hour of listing to Case and Dominick telling about their month of training at the Angel’s council on the outer realm Dominick excused himself-saying he needed to get some rest. As soon as Dominick leaves I asked Case “when did the two of you become best friends?”
“You get to know a person when you’re stuck with them. We were training and having to share a room for the last month. It was hard at first. We argued continuously and got into a couple of fights. We even had the Angel’s telling us they would strip our powers and make us live as humans if we didn't stop arguing with each other. After that we decided we needed to stop acting like asses and just get through the training then somehow over the next few weeks, things changed. Dominick’s cool I was wrong about him” Case replied. I was speechless. They had become friends. I didn’t know if that was a good thing or not. God how did my life get so messed up!
