A Heart No Longer Froze
"Julian started to say but she broke off. "I'm not a jealous woman", she continued evenly, "If you want to be with them, that's fine. That's your choice.
But I'm here too.
If you want me, I'm here. If you don't," she gave him a shrug of one shoulder. There was a hint of vulnerability breaking through her cool mask, "that's fine too. I'm not going to beg" He stared at her.
Then, with out a word he leaned forward and brushed a gentle kiss against the side of her cheek.
"I don't want to leave you and I'm not going to. I just wanted you to know the truth." Felberta felt the warmth spill over into her chest.
The warmth she refused to acknowledge, "You're ridiculous", she muttered under her breath but there was no heat behind the words, "And you're beautiful when you try to play cold" "I'm not playing." "Sure you're not". She gave him a light push but there was a smile playing around her lips now.
