576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEiYRKU4MF
As Jade continued to walk in unknowing to the way that Drake was right there watching her and not knowing at all what he was thinking at that moment, she could find herself all of a sudden wanting to be a little bit playful with the time that she was just given with Liam, again because of one person…Drake. Knowing that without him helping him get her into the tent with Liam she had no idea of when she would see him again. As she started to step in starting to see that he is so focused on the race that was going to be starting that he never even looked back to her. She tried so hard not to let the giggle that was building up inside of her take over as she started to get right behind Liam, his blonde locks like gold even in the covered tent as she started to bring her hands down and around his eyes covering his vision completely. She felt Liam tense up a little bit as she stated “Guess who?” and the moment that her voice soothed over Liam his shoulders started to ease as he started to relax. Giving a little chuckle he said “Hmmm that is a hard guess, could it be my lady Jade?” as she let out a small laugh she removed her hands and placed them on his shoulders as he started to look back to her.
She smiled to him as she asked “Aww I was hoping to surprise you…but you won” she looked right to him her eyes falling to his blue hues. “But what is it that the Prince of Cordonia would like as a gift” she stated but before she could even get an answer she felt his arms around her waist and him lifting her up off the ground starting to spin her in his arms. “How did you get in here?” he asked starting to hold her to him hugging her tightly. “Well actually,” she started as she wrapped he arms around his neck looking right up to him she continued, “Drake got me in. I saw him outside and he let me come with.” She knew that it was a semi-lie but she knew that she couldn’t tell him the truth. Though as she looked over to where Drake was just a moment ago he was not there, leaving her feeling down that maybe she shouldn’t have come into the tent. “Well remind me that I have to thank Drake for breaking the rules” Liam said as he started to look Jade in the eyes starting to feel the desire to just bring her in and as she stood there she found Liam staring at her lips as she smile to him “Believe me I will remind you” she laughed a little bit as Liam smiled to her laugh he leaned in kissing the tip of her nose. “I still can’t believe that you are here” he stated starting to hold her against him again though this time leaning in a little bit more starting to bring it so their lips were just inches apart finding that space between them to be a distraction, Liam leaned in pressing his lips to hers kissing her tenderly and sweetly. Although she responded by wrapping her arms around his neck to hold him there she kissed him back but as she did she felt….nothing. As she smiled to his lips she thought that maybe it’s just because it was the first kiss since New York so she started to kiss him back starting to feel her heart beating a little bit faster though still nothing. As she felt him kissing her again she started to give the benefit of the doubt that it has to be something completely absurd. Maybe it was that they were not technically alone, or that he was nervous to get caught or maybe she was. She leaned up to him kissing him one more time before starting to break away as she rested her head on his chest cuddling to him as she said “You know what’s funny is Drake mention that you had him watch over me….is that true?” and as she started to look up to Liam who had now leaned in and kissed the top of her head began to smile as he answered “I did, only because I believe that someone that I trust with my own well-being and well my life should be watching over my favorite girl, and he did offer so I knew that you would be in good hands.” Jade smile to Liam starting to hug him again starting to lose her eyes a little bit and the moment that she did….
All she felt was the fire and the passion that was being casted upon her by his lips that normally taste and carry the taste of whiskey, roamed over her lips, her neck, her collar bone and then to her ear where he whispered to her the desire to take her away. The brisk of losing all control under his touches made her weak and left her really wondering what it is that she really wants. Feeling the way she felt safe, secure, and so right under his weight as he had her on the hay still.
Jade shook her head a little bit snapping out of the thoughts that were just invading her moment with Liam though as she opened her eyes she was looking right to the entrance of the tent and there stood Drake holding a tray of drinks. Jade stiffened up and stood up immediately hearing Liam “Drake, now what do I owe you for sneaking Jade in and again breaking rules…you and I for sure had our many rule breakings in our time but this one I think will take the cake.” Drake just shook his head as he answered “You don’t owe me anything for this rule breaking, I knew that Jade wouldn’t mind, just as I hope you don’t” he stated starting to look to Jade who was now standing there trying not to make eye contact with Drake but loosing as she looked up when she heard him say her name, the way he said it made it sound like pure velvet off his lips and as she looked to him she saw him smile right to her and she couldn’t help but smile to him, though looking down just as quickly as she looked up knowing that this right here having both of them in the tent was not making things easier for her. She walked to Drake taking a drink off the tray, immediately taking his whiskey, though as he went to correct her she downed the shot just like when they were at the bar in New York. Seeing her taking his drink and downing it made Drake think just as she was about their first meeting in New York and as he smirked to her he took the beer off the tray handing one to Liam and taking the other to be his own.
Jade started to turn around and sat down in the chair next to Liam though as she looked to her left she saw Drake sitting in the seat next to her starting to make her heart beat faster and faster ‘This isn’t fair, how can I spend time and get to know Liam with Drake right here….and how can I continue to fight the urge to just wrap my arms around Drake with Liam right here’ she questioned herself starting to feel that shot getting to her rather fast as she leaned to Drake “What kind of whiskey was in that glass” she asked starting to feel rather good as she sat there feeling the burn starting to travel down her throat and hitting her body immediately. “Only the good stuff my lady” Drake said as the words flowed off his tongue and to her ears hearing the way that his voice was so deep even when he wasn’t trying. As Jade sat there she began to look to Liam and then back to Drake finding it hard to keep her eyes off him though knowing inside that she would have to focus on not getting distracted. Though as she sat there, she couldn’t help but smile, as she could see that Liam was really getting into the whole racing, as she could see him watching the horses being set up to start. “So I take it that this is something that is really popular to do, well watch huh” she smiled to Liam as Drake brought over another whiskey to her though as he handed it to her their fingers touched and she immediately gasped feeling the wave hit her like a brick.
Drake looked to her feeling the same thing and as Liam pulled his eyes away to answer Jade he smiled as he spoke “It actually is a wonderful art, the way that these riders all know just how to train the horse and to show just who the best is.” He explained as Jade listened to him not pulling away from him as he spoke or anything though did feel him slide his hand over to hers and started to hold her hand as they sat there and soon out of the corner of her eyes she could see Drake starting to walk up to be on the other side of her. She started to stiffen just a little bit knowing that she didn’t know if she could keep her eyes to herself knowing that she always had a hard time not looking at Drake whenever he was around. Though as Liam talked a little bit more Jade smiled along with what he was saying and she asked “Do you have a favorite?” she smiled to him as he smiled back to her replying “Absolutely I always have my money on Twilight Dash, she is one of the more powerful horses that has raced.” And as Liam smiled to her she saw Drake shaking his head off to the side so she questioned “and who is your favorite Mr. Drake?” she asked him as she looked right at him her eyes beating to him as she smiled.
Drake started to take another drink of his whiskey as he smiled to them both “My money is always on the underdog and the one that is going to win this time around is definitely going to be Marabella’s Dream” though as he smiled at the thought they all jumped when there was a gun shot off into the air as the races began and soon Liam looked to Drake and mentioned to him “Same bet as always?” and Drake smiled as he said “You’re on!” as he laughed. Soon both men were right beside her and all three of them were standing there looking out onto the track watching the horses sprinting with all their might. Soon Twilight took the lead making Drake yell out “COME ON MARABELLA!” and as they stood there Jade found her mind starting to race starting to see the two best friends joking with one another wondering how in the world she was going to make her heart decide, seeing the smiles on both of their faces and seeing the way that they are both having so much fun. Feeling her heart starting to break a little bit she started to bite the inside of her lip feeling the nerves starting to take over her again and she soon heard Liam’s voice ring out “AND THAT IS HOW ITS DONE!” signaling that Twilight Dash had won.
Jade laughed when she saw Liam looking so happy about the win and as she started to give Liam a high five she was taken aback when she saw Drake sigh, setting his drink down and then starting to reach up and undoing a few of the buttons on his shirt. Her eyes widened as she was stuck for words not knowing at all what he was doing starting to remove his over shirt and starting to reach down a little bit to his white shirt that was clinging to his body, outlining his every muscle that he has hidden from view. Though as she looked at him she could feel her heart starting to race, starting to look him over a little bit, though not letting Liam see her looking to Drake. As she stood there she saw Drake starting to get down in a push up position as she looked questioningly at Liam as he started to explain “We always have a bet that the loser of the bet has to do push-ups with the winner on his back, so in this case I think that maybe you should take a seat on Drake’s back” and as he spoke he started to walk her closer to Drake who was now perched up in a push-up. Jade immediately started to protest but when Drake looked at her giving her that okay look she slowly started to lower her body down and started to sit on his back as he smiled to her and stated “I can barely feel you Morgan” as he laughed starting to do push-ups, counting effortlessly with her on his back. As she started to laugh along with him and Liam as well she didn’t realize her hands starting to give his back gentle touches until she felt the muscles of his back contracting under her silk skin. Without even realizing what she was doing she started to run her hands up and down his back gently as he continued to do the push-ups feeling her heart beating right against her ribs. Though as she then shook her head to clear her thoughts she realized that Liam had stepped away for a moment and as Drake ended his “punishment” she slowly stood up allowing him to stand as well though as he did she found that he was right there in front of her. Looking up at him she then found her eyes shyly scanning his body up and down knowing that this was the first time that she had ever seen him this…exposed and as she inhaled deeply her eyes met his though her concentration was broken when she heard Liam start to come back over to them. Drake shook his head giving her a little smirk before starting to hug Liam as he explained that he had to head out for a little bit and that he would talk to Liam later, as he exited the tent looking one more time back to Jade, she couldn’t hide the blush that was on her cheeks.
“Got to love Drake” Liam exclaimed as he watched his best friend start to head out of the tent and Jade’s eyes followed as well before feeling Liam’s hand took hers as they stood there. She smiled to him starting to feel her mind wondering why it was that she just couldn’t push the thought of Drake out of her mind knowing that she was there for Liam and knowing that Drake was continuing to push her to Liam. She started to look to the ground starting to think a little bit more to herself but soon felt Liam’s strong arms starting to hold her to him. “I am glad that you were able to join us here today, I have been missing you as I know that I can’t see you as much as I would like too” he said to her starting to run his hands up and down her back a little bit gently showing her an affectionate touch. She looked up to him her eyes looking to his finding that his eyes just pierce to hers making her mind scatter even more as she stated “It was so much fun, I am glad that I was able to be here too with you and Drake, much more so I would rather be around you than the other ladies” she stated as her head started to look down to the ground and soon she could feel his fingers lightly stroking her cheek making her look up to him. “I am sorry that you are having trouble with the other ladies” and the look in his eyes was a deep concern and a true concern and she could sense that in the way that he looked at her. “Oh it’s going to be like this until the end we knew that right” she laughed a little bit as she looked up to him starting to realize that Liam was standing a little bit closer to her as his arms started to bring her closer, hugging her to him and as she melted into his arms knowing that she did find something there with him she could allow herself to follow through. Feeling and sensing the way that his heart was racing under his shirt she started to look up to him again and though not seeing the one that was thinking about, she did see an amazing man that had been nothing but incredible to her, standing there looking back at her and starting to lean in, pressing his lips to hers gently. Her eyes closed immediately as she felt his lips starting to massage hers as he kissed her right there in the tent not caring about being caught at all, being the closest that they have been out in public for the first time. She started to lean up to him to kiss him back though as she pressed more to him she could feel her heart racing but not feeling really ….anything in the kiss… a missing passion and a missing connection in the kiss. She knew as she stood there in his arms that there was no spark or flicker behind the kiss, nothing that was going to compare in her mind to the kisses that she had been getting from Drake. Though as she knew that she should be giving him the benefit and as Drake said to ‘open her heart to him’ she leaned up on her tip toes starting to kiss him back again, feeling his hands running up and down her back and holding her close to him. Soon both pulled apart and as soon as she went to say something he looked up seeing another man in a suit right there starting to signal that he had to go back to the festivities. “Until we meet again” he spoke to her as he winked to her kissing the back of her hand. Though as he walked out of the tent Jade found herself sitting there for a few moments to herself starting to know that she would soon have to leave but knowing that if anyone asked she would have to make something up to why she was not around the whole race. Though soon as she was sitting there and starting to get other thoughts in her mind to calm down she took in a few deep breathes and got up walking out of the tent knowing that she had to find Maxwell.
After a few moments of walking to go find the right tent with the ladies she could find herself walking again with Drake and they could end up talking about how she would much rather be in the tent watching the horses then having to face the ladies, and he could remind her that it hasn’t been going to well for her and soon he could walk her to the right tent. “This is where I will leave you, but if you need to get away…I will be over by the stables until we head out” as he smiled to her starting to look at her seeing in her eyes though that she really didn’t want to be there alone though she just nodded to him and started to walk in to the tent. Immediately she was regretting being there knowing that she would much rather have just gone back to the hotel as she was being questioned and picked on for losing her way to the right tent and soon she was just sitting among herself as even Hana was nowhere to be found. As she sat there sipping on her water she started to look around thinking about what just happened and starting to think about how she felt with Liam…..nothing. That there was nothing there anymore but knowing that she couldn’t just let this one time get to her knowing deep down that she was there to win his love and his hand and knowing that just one time cannot be the deciding factor in what her heart thinks it wants. Though as she sat there thinking about the soft tender kiss from Drake she could feel her heart starting to beat rapidly having to try and calm down a little bit. Knowing that she couldn’t let the other girls know anything she slipped out of the tent and started to just walk aimlessly, not caring about much at all and soon she stopped right in her tracks and looking right to him seeing Drake standing there right where he said that he would be and not waiting another moment she headed over towards him. As she started to get a little bit closer to him she watched him slide into an opening that would be hidden from the others and as soon as she was to the wall where he just was she felt him pull her into the little alcove that he was in.
“You know we have to stop meeting like this, it’s getting sad that I have to keep stealing you away” he spoke as she looked at him giving him a smile though not saying anything back at first and as she took a breath in she knew that she wanted to know if he was going to be at the picnic; “Are you going to the picnic?” she asked as she started to lean against the opposite side of the alcove. “Depends, are you going?” he asked giving her a small smirk and starting to take a step to her. As she tried to take a step back she found that she was not able to move back any further starting to feel the cool concrete of the alcove on her exposed shoulders. Jade looked to him as she answered “I was thinking about it but I don’t know if I really want too, I mean I know I should meet the Queen Mother too but I am a little nervous about that.” She spoke as she started to look to Drake who was looking to her and then starting to look down to the ground “What’s on your mind Drake, you are never this quiet especially when I am talking about them.” As she started to look at him a little bit more he finally looked up to her; his eyes looking right to her as if trying to convene what he was wanting to say without actually saying it. But when it wasn’t working he let out a heavy sigh, “Look Morgan, I…I admit I have been wrong,” and before he can continue Jade gasped “You mean…you Drake Walker have been wrong…what is the world coming too?” as she placed a hand over his forehead “Are you feeling alright?” she asked messing around with him. “Ha ha Morgan, no I ….I was wrong for pushing you away, all this time, every time that I think that it’s the right thing to do, it turns out to be the worst” taking another step to her kind of pinning her towards the wall of the alcove a little bit more he could hear her breathing increasing as she looked at him. “I can’t shake you Morgan no matter what I do, no matter how hard I push you away and try to not think about you, I end up thinking about you that much more. I was wrong to be pushing you away like this, but I know that I shouldn’t be thinking about you at all.” He stated as he started to look at her right in the eyes. Jade’s heart was beating so hard in her chest and the way that she was seeing him look at her that way and where his eyes just burned into hers it’s like she was captivated in his eyes. She didn’t know what to say, she didn’t know what to think as she had known this whole time that there was something there, that he was the one that was trying to stop it.
Jade started to look down to the ground knowing that she had to say something but the moment that she finally got the courage to look at him to tell him a piece of her mind knowing that she was going to shut this down for good, knowing that she knew what would happen then in a little bit is that he would then tell her that he was wrong again and that he was going to leave her alone, this time she wasn’t going to give him the chance, but before she could even open her lips to say something to him she felt his fingers tracing her cheek and starting to gently trace her jaw line knowing that his touch drove her crazy, and made her body shiver. She gasped when she then felt his body pressing against her tiny frame literally holding her against the wall. She looked up at him her eyes burning back to his as she couldn’t stop her hands from pressing up at his chest “Drake, we ….we can’t” she started as she looked to him, her breathing getting heavier as she felt her body responding as his voice, deep, demanding and smooth all at the same time, asked her “You can’t, or you don’t want it to?” and with every last fiber holding on to what she knew she should be saying she looked to his eyes again just before his lips traced her neck, the cold cement now just a faint memory as the heat repelled through her body, taking over her mind completely as she closed her eyes melting to his touch. His lips started to trace her jawline and then up to just below her ear as he whispered, “You can’t deny that this is something that you miss, something that you can’t turn away” and as he spoke her hands started to run up and down his sides starting to remember just what his blue shirt and beater were hiding as she started to run her hands just under the hem of his shirt, her fingertips just tickling his abs, she let out a moan as his lips crashed down on hers capturing them instantly and stopping her from saying anything. In her mind it was flooding with how this was not right, how she shouldn’t be doing this but knowing that he has captivated her more and more but as she kissed him back tasting that familiar whiskey on his lips she knew that would be thrown out again as she knew that soon he would break the kiss and then tell her to forget about him. Though as the kissing continued and his hands roamed her body pressing her to the wall and the heat that was ignited through them both, he never stopped. Her fingers on her right hand traveled up to his hair as she felt the brown locks so soft and perfect twirling around her fingers as her left hand was now on his lower back feeling the tight muscles there skin to skin. She moaned against his lips as he broke the kiss “I can’t get enough of you. Please just let me take you away…I don’t care anymore, I think about you all the time and I ….I know I shouldn’t be wanting you like I do, but damn it Morgan…look what you do to me” and as she started to press her fingers and her nails into his lower back feeling his lips kissing her collar bone and then up to her lips again she couldn’t stop the moan escaping from her lips, though as she went to kiss back again she saw in her mind Liam’s face and how happy he looked to have her there and within an instant she broke from Drake, “I…I have to go I….I have to get to the picnic…you…you know that I can’t be late, Bertrand will never let me live it down if I am” though as she looked at him she saw the look in his eyes the look of shock as she slid away from him. “I am sorry but….but I have to go” and without another word she walked away from him not looking back, her heart bearing a pain that was indescribable at the moment knowing that she needs these thoughts, these feelings and these wants to go away. As she stopped right before the entrance of the picnic she straightened out her dress a little bit and as she took a step she looked back seeing that Drake was not even there anymore, as she kind of realized that he wouldn’t be. She took a step forward and immediately was greeted by Hana.
Over the course of the next few hours she was talking with Hana, met with Penelope and of course Olivia made her grand and not so welcome self-known. Though as the time went on and she thought about what Drake said to her about how he was wrong to be pushing her away and how he wanted to take her away she couldn’t help but try to wonder how she made it through meeting the Queen like she did. Knowing that she passed with flying colors because of Bertrand reminding her to address her as ‘Your Majesty’ for the first time, and then ‘ma’am’ any other time that she talks to Queen Mother Regina. She didn’t even really remember the meeting, or the game of croquet that was just played between the Queen and Madeleine, a woman that was to marry Liam’s brother but he abdicated the throne which of course pushed Liam to the front, and made Madeleine a front runner almost immediately. The game was intense as Liam chose Jade to play with him and in the end she did impress Regina by beating her at the game as Regina laughed expressing that she liked that Jade didn’t back down as “most ladies purposely lose the game in order to try and get on my good side” Jade didn’t back down and through the game she couldn’t stop thinking about the way that even though her hand was in Liam’s almost the whole time, her mind was on Drake’s kisses as he showered her with them just earlier. She thought about how meeting Regina was actually quite pleasant and she was surprised that she was able to win over the Queen when she asked Jade about what she thought about the Governance of the palace and of Cordonia. Although Regina did not approve that Jade was not Cordonian, she did like the explanation that Jade gave when she addressed that she believes that “Governance is an art that seems to have been forgotten in so many countries over the course of years.” Knowing that with a little bit of time and talking it seemed as though Jade had made a good impression on the Queen Mother when she herself admitted that she had passed the test and that she was excited to see what the future was to hold for her.
A little time later Hana, Maxwell, Liam, Drake and Jade were all sitting around eating the finger foods that were presented to those at the picnic and as her own fate would be against her she was seated right between Liam and Drake knowing that this only made things harder than it should have been, knowing that being this close to Drake always threw her off track. But nothing took her more off track as she had her hands placed gently in her lap after finishing her small tease of a sandwich then when she felt Drake’s hand slide into hers holding it under the table as they all started to complain about there not being enough food, though as she went to mention somewhat of an idea for them that is when she felt her other hand starting to be held as well by Liam. Sitting there she had Liam on her right side holding her hand and stroking it and without even knowing that Drake being on her left had her hand as well. How was she supposed to think and be inconspicuous about what she was thinking or about what she needed to do if they were both making this hard on her?
“You know I was just thinking,” she started to say though her voice was a little cracked as she spoke feeling the way that they are now both stroking her hand and resting their hands on her legs as they held her hands. She knew that she had to do something to get focused as Maxwell leaned in as he was wondering what she was thinking and as she pulled both her hands from them feeling a complete emptiness right away she put her hands on the table as she mentioned getting cronuts, from a shop that she saw down towards the towns beach. Everyone at the table just looked at her as if she was crazy. “You all have never had cronuts….seriously?” and she couldn’t believe it, though as her friends looked at her she explained what they were ‘glazed over croissants covering a glazed donut, making a cronut’ and immediately they all seemed to agree that it was something that they wanted to check out. Though Liam immediately mentioned he would have to pull a prison break to be able to go, though they all agreed that they would wait for him.
A few hours later as the clock read 8 PM Jade and Hana made their way out of her room to meet the others outside of Liam’s room window waiting for him to be able to sneak out and it wasn’t until about 10 minutes later that he came running around the side of the building and soon they were all heading out in a car to head to the beach. Once there Jade led them to the little shop where she had seen the Cronut sign and led them in. All of them dove right into the plate that she presented and she sat down in the only available chair that was there…next to Drake and of course Liam again. As they sat there enjoying the cronuts that were being presented they all seemed to enjoy the new treat as Maxwell gobbled up two before Jade even finished her one. Though as they sat there talking about the days events Jade didn’t realize just how close that Drake was to her and when she turned to look at Maxwell whom was talking about Bertrand and how he used to be fun, she felt her knee hit Drakes and though she went to pull back right way she immediately felt Drakes fingers on her knee as she was in shorts.
Feeling the heat just radiating from his fingers to her knee she felt herself gasp and stiffen just a little bit knowing that she didn’t know what it was about him that made her this way but knowing that it actually made her feel good. Though as they sat there and she continued to feel his fingers drawing a little bit on her bare knee she felt her body tingle a little bit as his hand then went flat on her knee and part of her thigh just above her knee and she couldn’t take it anymore. She quickly placed her hand on his looking over to the side at him though he wasn’t looking at her at all he was laughing at the story that Maxwell was telling about Bertrand but he knew what he was doing was driving her insane and soon she couldn’t take it as she started to slide his hand up a little bit more starting to stop just at the hem of her shorts. He started to massage her skin there and as she took a breath in sharply she started to intertwine her fingers with his holding his hand there and soon she looked over to him and found his eyes and she could see the desire that was in his eyes and the way that she could feel it in the touches that he was giving her.
Soon enough though he did pull his hand away and as they all headed to the beach to just have some fun they were soon confronted by Bastien the guard security to Liam who advised him that he would have to head back to the palace. Liam advised that he would send a car for anyone that wanted to stay a little bit and Maxwell and Hana both said that they wanted to head back but Jade knew that she wanted to get some air. As she hugged everyone and even got a small peck from Liam – in a respect to Hana she stayed behind and soon she heard Liam tell Drake to get her home safe. ‘What the hell was he doing now…’ she wondered to herself knowing that she wanted to get some air alone to think about what was going on in her head and as she went to protest Liam took her hands and started to look at her as he said “I don’t want something to happen to you, I know that Drake will watch over you, I will send a car in about 30 minutes.” He stated kissing her head and then walking back to the car with everyone else.
Jade looked to Drake and just shook her head as she realized that now they were alone….completely alone and as she started walking the shore line Drake was right there. “Well I guess you won this one Morgan.” “What do you mean” she asked him as they started to walk a little bit more together though Jade’s mind was somewhere else. “Well I mean that the cronuts were a success, so you win this one, I won the liquor before and you win the food.” He said as he started to smile to her and then said “You know, you are rather fun to be around when you are not playing princess. I feel like you are more you when you are not around all of them.” Though as Jade went to say something she stopped herself realizing that he was right, she was more herself when she wasn’t around them but she knew why she was here, and as they got to a little bit more secluded part of the beach she didn’t even stop him but just sat down starting to look out to the waves and the night sky.
Drake sat right by her not even saying a word at all just sitting there with her and soon her voice couldn’t be held in anymore. “What happened earlier, why did that happen, then all of today…you …you have been right there and been sending me all these signals Drake we….in the alcove, we know that it can’t happen again, that it was just…just a little moment right?” she stated to him starting to reach down with her hand and starting to draw in the sand a little bit not letting her eyes meet his though she could feel his gaze burning into her. She could feel it as though it was a burn that was slowly lighting her on fire from the inside out. She couldn’t look at him because she knew what would happen if she did, she would look to those amazing eyes of his and she would be pulled in more and more to the place where she knows that she should never go again. Drake reached over then snapping her out of her focus on the sand and took her hand “I know that I have been telling you to go to Liam,” and she didn’t even let him finish as she looked right to him tears dancing in the corner of her eyes with the threat to fall. “No you pull me in and then push me away, pull me in and then push me away and then you do it over and over and over again, it’s not just you telling me to go with Liam but you are confusing the hell out of me. What is it that you want Drake, I need to know finally once and for all” she said as the tears finally gave way and fell down her cheek and before she could wipe them away she felt his fingers gently wiping away the tears. “Morgan I am not going to lie to you, when I first started being around more and more it was because I wanted to make sure that you were safe, I saw the way that the other ladies looked at you and I saw the way that the people expected so much from you. Going through that with my sister I didn’t want to see you go through that too. But then as I have come to find there is something more about you that I …I just can’t let it go. So even if I have to let you go so you can find out for yourself what you want, I will but it’s not going to be easy for me.” He looked right at her as he then continued to say “I know that I keep pushing you to Liam, it’s because I know that I could never give you what he can, I know that he could make you stable and give you a life that I know that I couldn’t” he said as he started to look to the sand “I know that I shouldn’t be making you confused, but there is just something about you that when I am around you I can’t help but want to hold you, kiss you, just be with you.” Drake started to look at her as Jade started to look right back at him. The look in her eyes just beamed with being confused and in an essence her heart was breaking knowing that she didn’t know what to do. “Drake I …I don’t know what is going to happen, hell I could decide tomorrow that I don’t want to be here anymore or I could end up marrying Liam. I don’t know what I want…but I know that we…we cant have what happened today happen again” she stated starting to look at him and as she did she could see the sadness in his eyes as he then leaned to her one more time pressing his forehead to hers “Alright I understand, as much as its going to drive me insane, I respect you” he stated starting to lean in and with no warning pressing his lips to hers in a gentle kiss, this time not as passionate or wanting but more of a goodbye kiss. As they pulled away from each other Drake dried her tears again and then started to stand “I best get you back…I don’t want Bertrand and or Maxwell having a cork if you are out too late” and as he took her hand and she stood Jade immediately hugged him “Thank you for understanding that I have to figure out what it is that I want” he held her close breathing in her perfume one more time as he whispered “No problem” and he started to then turn her away and walked her back to the little shop where there was a car waiting and once they got back to the palace Drake walked her to her room bidding her a goodnight and walking away, knowing that this could be the last time that he has with her.
Through the night Jade was in and out of sleep, after crying herself to sleep she was not comfortable nor could she shake the look that was on Drake’s face and it wasn’t until around 1 AM that she finally saw the clock for the last time. Her dream that she had circled around her and Drake continuing to meet and continuing to sneak moments together even though she knew that he was pushing her to Liam. Most of the dream was giving her a moment with him to where she didn’t have to worry about hurting someone. Though as she woke up a few hours later to the pounding on her door she groaned as she got out of bed only to let Maxwell and Bertrand into the room “I hope that you packed some warm clothes….cause we are visiting Lythikos….as in the queen of ice herself will be hosting” Maxwell stated as Jade slumped back to the bed “Please don’t tell me you mean Olivia” and Bertrand nodded his head as Jade tried to cover her face screaming into the pillow. ---- To Be Continued
ns 15.158.61.20da2
