CHAPTER 15 - REKINDLED


"Nick we need to talk" Arora said quietly as Nick answered the phone, after she told him what had happened and he told her about the phone call
"I'll meet you down by the rocks, south end of the beach okay?" Nick replied
"Okay" Arora replied before hanging up and placing a sweater over her small body.
"I'm going out for a while okay?" Arora announced walking into the lounge
"Yeah, uhuh" Bianca idly responded, her head delved into a bridal magazine.

It was hitting almost 7 at night by now, it wasn't really dark, but it was definitely past day.

Arora headed out the door and down the front path. She'd be there before Nick, but that would give her sometime to think. Reading that letter bought back something she had long ago stuffed away into the back of her mind - the thought that she still might actually have feelings for Nick, that thought drove her insane, as it pushed guilt so far deep into her mind.

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

"Come on, we have to do something" Alika sighed pushing Tatum softly "You're a bore" she laughed
"Does it look like I'm stopping you from doing anything?" Tatum huffed
"Up and at them Tatum, we'll go clubbing, we'll have fun, come on" Alika pleaded
"I dunno maybe I should go see Chas, you know comfort her"
"Right now, I think Chastity just wants to be left alone, the girl has a lot to think about"
"Yeah I guess"
"And anyway she said she didn't want you to come over"
"Yeah but what Chas says and what she means are two very different things"
"Come on Tatum, I am taking YOU clubbing" Alika announced dragging Tatum off the couch
"Fine, okay, whatever" Tatum sighed walking over to her suitcase to get something to wear.

~ 10 MINUTES LATER ~

"Been waiting long?" Nick inquired starling Arora a bit as he stood behind her
"Not that long" Arora responded, hugging herself tightly as she starred out to the ocean
"It's calm tonight" Nick remarked walking up beside her
"Like the calm before the storm?" Arora whispered
"Do you know who it is?" Nick questioned sitting down on one of the flat rocks
"I don't know, I really don't know. Someone who's determined to ruin things for the both of us. God Nick why does this have to happen, why does someone have to dredge up that past" Arora sniffed quietly
"What about that girl from Sugar, Vicky"
"I haven't seen or heard from her, plus I doubt breaking and entering is her style"
"What did the letter say?"
"Just that he knows. Some how he got my diary, it had extracts from it" Arora mumbled
"God if I knew who was doing this, I'd rip them apart" Nick declared frustrated
"Where never gonna stop paying for our mistake are we Nick, for our betrayal"
"Don't worry we'll get this creep"
"I'm not talking about him, I'm talking about us. Don't you still feel guilty? Doesn't it rip you up inside to know what we did, to know what we thought? I don't know about you, but I live with that feeling everyday"
"It was a mistake, that's all and we've learned from it, we've put those feelings behind us"
"Have we?"
"What do you mean?"
"You don't see it? You can't see it as plain as day in my eyes Nick? I still care for you" Arora cried, before jumping down off the rock, making her way back the way she came
"You don't know how long I've waited for you to say that" Nick said, swallowing hard

Arora turned around as Nick too jumped from the rock onto the soft sand. They stood face to face, there noses almost touching, their breath united in mid air. Nicks heart ran rapidly as he starred into her intriguing and sad green eyes.
"I never stopped thinking about you Arora" he whispered as he leaned in closer.
Reason and consequence were swiftly snatched away as his lips met with hers. Slowly they melted into one, in a soft sensuous moment. Timidly his hands slid around her back holding her tightly as the glowing crescent moon spied down on them. Her soft hands graced the sides of his neck, coming to rest gently on his broad shoulders, as they stood in mesmerized passion.

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

"Okay fine, I'm ready" Tatum announced stepping out of the bathroom.
Her mid-length hair way tied back loosely to the crown of her head. Her make up a subtle mixture of gold's and pink's. The tight fitting Gold backless top melded to her body with classy precision. She wore black leather pants and barely healed sandal shoes.
"Oh hot little momma" Alika laughed as she finished applying her red lipstick, which matched perfectly with the red 'busty' empire line top and black studded pants she was adorned in.
"I swear if some drunk guy throws up on me I'm blaming you" Tatum smiled as she grabbed her fur coat, wrapping it around her
"Oh that would be the highlight of the night wouldn't it?"

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

Chastity starred down at a photo of her an AJ from what seemed a lifetime ago. He had his arms wrapped protectively around her, she had her tongue poking out, almost but not quite, touching his cheek. She smiled remembering that night as clear as day.
"It's all just a lie" she cried, flicking on her lighter and holding it up to the picture.
The edges curled up as she began to burn the photo. Tears streamed down her face as she sat there watching what she thought was her perfect life, reduced into pitiful ashes.

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

Arora broke away first, her eyes searching Nick's for some sort of explination, but neither one could supply one.
"What does this mean Nick?" she questioned softly, her hands still resting on his shoulders
"I don't know Arora, I really don't know" he responded softly, not wanting to let her go.
"We cant be together" Arora whispered "it's not right"
"But we cant be apart either" Nick replied "That feels so wrong"
Both of them stood there, waiting for the other to go first, but neither would budge, both caught up in the moment, and unable to harness what they felt. To them it didn't matter if it was wrong or right, they knew only one thing - this was deep, this was powerful, this was something they could never control, or burry. The feelings had resurfaced, the fire in their hearts rekindled.

Authors Note: This Chapter is dedicated to "JJ" because after months of begging she finally got what she wanted....hehe *muah*



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