Chapter Eighteen

Feeling overwhelmed as well as being the luckiest girl on earth, had my insides exploding with so much happiness I thought I was going to burst. Raking my eyes over my sexy husband heated me to the core. He looked so sexy and hot that if it weren’t for Cherelle and my secret I would be on top of him right now. Damon doesn’t know yet but I had my urine drainage bag removed earlier this morning.  The feelings I was getting was not only sexual they where more, so much more. As the nurse described it to be “a miracle” not only did I get my feelings back down below, my bladder was now working on its own as well. This meant that I would no longer need to depend on the urine bag, that's been set in place since the day I was diagnosed as being paralyzed.

Nevertheless, It was killing me so much as I just wanted to tell him. However, Cherelle and I had planned to keep this a secret until we reach our surprise destination, so I will. As that way, I will be able to tease him until he is so sexually frustrated that he will be running for a cold shower. Then instead of letting him run, I will be pouncing on him.

 The nervousness I was feeling was unreal, as I honestly couldn’t remember the last time that we had made love.  Wow, how has Damon been coping all this time, he must be so sexually frustrated, I thought while giggling. “Hey, what has you giggling?” Damon asked, his eyes sparkling and a big smile across his face. Knowing damn well my cheeks where now probably red as hell, I lowered my head. “Hmm..mm… just thinking,” I replied hoping he would leave it as that. “Really, what about?” he pushed again making me squirm even deeper into my seat. “Ah nothing.” I replied hoping he would get the message that I didn’t want to continue with this conversation. Cupping my face with both of his hands, he raised it up until our eyes locked. “hmmm… nothing hey?” he replied teasingly.

The carriage came to an abrupt stop. Which that god seemed to sober Damon up to a state that he actually looked nervous, no scared.            “Oh hell!” I mentally thought to myself. I knew that look, god I have seen that expression so many times before that I was actually hoping never to have to see it again.  Damon climbed out of the carriage shouting over his shoulder, “ I’ll be right back.” My brain felt as if it was sizzling with unanswered questions. “Oh God, come on, please give us a break.” I pleaded while looking up at the sky.

Whilst still staring up at the pitch-black sky Damon came back with a massive bouquet of flowers in his hands. “For you my wife.” He said handing me the lovely bouquet. “Wow they’re beautiful.” I replied. My heart pounding as I stared at the freshly cut flowers in my hands.

Not wanting to close my eyes encase this was all just a dream. I made sure I  kept them open as I took in the flowers beautiful scents. Remembering Damon’s words from last night, “Sheena, tomorrow will be the beginning of our lives as husband and wife. Along with a fresh start at us being a normal happy family.” My heart swelled and melted at remembering his words. He was right. I needed to let go now and just move on. Leaning over I kissed him on the lips hard; passionately with both of us  carried away. Breaking from the kiss panting heavily I looked into his sparkling eyes before turning to look at the views of the city.

An hour had passed  and Damon had been so quite that it was starting to worry me. I’ve tried asking him what's wrong. However, all I get in response is a kiss on the forehead before pulling me closer into his chest.  Knowing  damn well he was just trying to avoid answering me which was becoming frustrating. His body was becoming so hot and clammy that he was beginning to shake. I might not be a brain box, but god, does he really think I’m that stupid to believe nothing is wrong with him.

 Although it was driving me insane to find out what was up with him, I kept my mouth shut, as I knew it wouldn’t be long before he would tell me himself.

Deliberately spacing myself out, I listened to the horses trotting in perfect sync. It was so relaxing and calming that it made all my worries disappeared. The horse and carriage came to a stop right outside a big skyscraper building while breaking me from my own peaceful place. Damon quickly stepped down onto the ground, spinning around “I just have to pop in here quickly but I shouldn’t be long ok?” taking in his stressed and nervous look, I just nodded my head in response.

Taking in the building that Damon had just entered, I didn’t recognise it. With the building not having a company logo of some sort, didn’t help either. The horseman was standing at the side whilst waiting for Damon to return and that’s when It hit me I knew him. I had seen him once or twice before, but for the life of me I couldn’t remember where or when. One thing  I did know though was that he wasn’t a danger to us. Because I would definitely be getting that bad feeling in my stomach by now the one that, I have learned to trust my life with.

Moments later Damon strolled out of the building looking worse than when he had walked in. He nodded towards the horseman before slipping back into the carriage. Slowly I placed my hand on top of his and began rubbing smoothing circles. “What ever is wrong Damon, it will be ok, we will be ok.” I said hoping it would calm him down a little. Slowly he moved his eyes from our joined hands to my face. I knew he was avoiding looking into my eyes, but I decided not to push him. “Sheena, I need you to promise me something?” he asked me. Still avoiding my eyes, I asked him “what?”. “You have to promise first.” He said sounding more nervous than ever. “Damon how am I meant to promise you something that I don’t know what I’m promising?” I asked feeling puzzled and worried. He looked back down at our hands where he was playing nervously with my fingers. “All I’m asking of you, is that you will trust me and forgive me for something I’ve done,” I cut him off  there, as panic and anger took over me. “Damon you’re worrying me now, please just tell me what the hell you’ve done.” I asked, raising my voice a lot more than I intended to. “ Do you trust me?” “yes Damon, I trust you! now will you just spit it out” I replied losing my patience. “Ok…….. well..hmm..” he mumbled “DAMON” I shouted feeling frightened and nervous then he was looking. “I’M TRYING” he shot back at me shouting, I stared at him in shock knowing whatever he was trying to tell me had to be bad, really bad.

The silence over the next few minutes was so uncomfortable I  just wanted to scream out. However, still feeling a little scared from his previous reaction, I kept my mouth shut. “We’re here” the driver called out as he  came and stood alongside us holding the carriage door open. Shaking my head trying to clear it, as I hadn’t even realised we had stopped. Damon handed Destiny’s crib over to the man before bending down to lift me into his arms. I wanted to shout, stop him but something deep inside me had me keeping quite while accepting him to help me to where ever we where going.

After walking down a long dark ally and up four flights of those horrible old rusty metal fire escape ladders, we finally came to a halt. Taking in the room that we where now standing in sent cold shivers  down my spine. Internally I started freaking out, which only made me tightened my grip on Damon. “It’s going to be ok, just keep trusting me baby and all will be revealed before you know it.” Tightening my grip even more, if that was possible. I buried my head into his chest while closing my eyes tightly shut. Next thing I heard was a door opening, turning my face slightly to the side I peeped trying to see whom it was. I  gasped out loud, as I watched, a large bald suited man came  towards us and shook hands with Damon. I knew they where talking but with being so nervous  all I could hear was the frantic beating of my heart along with the vibration from Damon’s chest from talking to the man.

Then Damon started walking down some stairs. Feeling drops of liquid falling onto my head I raised my head up. Noticing it was Damon’s sweat that was dripping on me, made me feel bad. I had forgotten that he had been carrying me all this time. I know I didn’t way that much but then again the amount of steps we had walked up and down would kill a person alone, without carrying someone else as well. “When these doors opens I need you to run to the car, Damon you’re in the first car” Damon nodded his head before the man opened up the door. With my head bouncing against Damon’s chest as he made a run for the car I spotted the horseman from earlier heading for the same car as us with Destiny’ crib securely in his arms. 

Once everyone was seated the driver took off like a bat out of hell and before I knew it we where driving on what looked like some sort of airport runway. “Damon your job is to get Sheena on the plane, everything else will be taken care of.” The man that was holding Destiny ordered. ”A plane?” I asked feeling anxiety bubble up inside me. Damon placed his hands on either side of my face until our eyes locked. “Sheena; the minute we are safely on that plane, I will be able to explain everything to you. I promise.” Knowing he was being truthful with me, I nodded my head.

As promised as soon as we where seated and strapped in Damon looked over at me a little worried. However, seeing some relief on his face my body sunk comfortably into the seat. “Sheena firstly I need you to hear me out completely before you say anything.”  Keeping  his eyes glued to mine he then took a deep breath. “ Once I’ve told you everything, I want you to think it over before you say a word. Will you do that for me Sheena?” after going over his questions in my head I replied “yes I will” in a whisper.

“Remember last night when we talked, I told you how today was going to be a new beginning for us, us as a family.” He stopped and took in a deep breath before continuing.” Well I entered us into the witness protection programme” he held up his hand as I went to cut him off. “What! He’s made me leave everyone who I love, damn the only people that have ever loved or even taken notice of me. I want to kill him, I screamed in my head. “Sheena, you promised me you would hear me out first”, he said looking even more worried and nervous now. Giving in I took a deep calming breath leaving him to carry on. “ I know your thinking why leave now! The first time we where safe”.” Sheena; we would never be safe there and if I was to be honest with you, I would never be happy there either”.” As In the back of my mind, I would always be looking out for someone to attack or even kidnap you or Destiny. I couldn’t go through that again Sheena; it would kill me”.” I don’t  want us to live the rest of our lives always looking over our shoulders. I want us to have a life that we can be safe, happy; somewhere where we can raise our kids without worrying every time they go out.” I know this is hard for you baby but believe me this is hard for me too. Knowing I will no longer be able to see my mother; brother hell my whole family”.” So please don’t think I did this for me because baby I didn’t. I’ve done this for us, for us to have a chance of having the happy ending that you have spoke about so many times before”. “Sheena; when I was given the chance to make all your hopes and dreams come true I grabbed it, and if you hate me for wanting to make you happy then so be it.”  Damon stopped for a few minutes as he tried to pull himself together, seeing the tears slowly flowing down his cheeks hurt me so much.

At this stage I was grateful for him giving me time, letting me take in everything in.” In the morning everyone we know back home will be informed that we were killed in a car accident, as these where the only terms we had to comply with to be accepted into the witness programme” .“Oh, one last thing and the most important, I love you” he said while giving me a small nervous smile. Pushing everything, he had just told me and all my anger aside, I  could only focus on his last three words. Taking a steadying breath “I love you too Damon” I replied before leaning over and placing a soft gentle kiss on his lips. “I love you too” I repeated again hoping he would feel all my love for him in those three words like I did when he said them to me.

I hope everyone is happy they’re ALIVE  :D I know I am lol

Well some of you had a feeling what was going on but I really didn’t want to give anything away :)

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Mel x