Impulse: Book
Four
MOVING ON
“Impulse:
A sudden inclination or urge”
The American
Heritage dictionary
By Mezzo
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INSTALLMENT
THIRTEEN
Brett
was the first to enter the
Cole
turned to see whom Gordon was staring at and a smile came to his face when he recognized
Brett at the entrance of the living room. He
eagerly crossed the room with Gordon to welcome Brett.
“Hey
you!
It’s great to see you!!” Cole gave
Brett a warm hug and kiss. He was a good foot
taller than she was so she had to reach up. He released his hold on her and stepped back.
“I picked up your book while I was overseas. Very impressive. I especially like the main characters. Mmm…mmm…mmm. We should be
so lucky to find a love like that.” They
were all very close. They had all grown up
together on the island and, after all these years, all of their families kept in close
contact.
“Hello
to you too. You’ve been gone for a very long time. It’s good to have you back. And I’m glad
you liked the book.” Brett looked into
Cole’s gorgeous face and hazel eyes. A
pang of insecurity came over her and she tried to bury it. Attempting her best, she
couldn’t completely bury the pang of uncertainty that continued to plague her. What could I possibly have that Cole
couldn’t give her? Brett thought and
then quickly chastised herself. Tori loves you. Stop acting like an insecure child. She doesn’t need you to fall apart.
“Definitely!!
You have a real gift there. So tell me, have
you found your Marina Masterson? I would not
be surprised if someone has come along and swept you away.
You must be fighting them off with a stick. You
have always been adorable. But I have tell you, Brett, you’ve really…
well….you’re just beautiful.” Cole
gave Brett an appreciative look. It
wasn’t that he was flirting with her. Cole
was very genuine in everything he said. A girl
could immediately fall for him because there just wasn’t anything insincere about
him. Brett blushed and was about to speak,
when they heard everyone greet Tori as she entered the room. A hush fell over the room as Cole’s and
Tori’s eyes met. They had not seen each
other in almost six months and their meetings prior had always been very emotional.
“Tori!” Cole practically hurdled
the coffee table in order to get to her. He
ran over and quickly swept her up in his arms. He
swung her around and planted a very exuberant kiss on her lips. When Tori was able to
recover from the shock and the whirl of energy that Cole had exhibited, she pulled away
and let Cole place her back on the floor. Everyone
stared at the reunion unable to tear away from the drama that was unfolding before them.
“Cole,
oh goodness.
You’re home? When did you get in?” Tori
was still obviously still in shock. She
wasn’t expecting Cole to be there and was caught totally unaware.
“I
arrived yesterday morning. I was gonna give you a call.” Cole’s
heart was racing and his enthusiasm was overflowing. “I thought we could go out and
hit the town. You know….catch up on
things. Man, you look incredible.” Cole took Tori in his
arms again, unaware of the expressions of the people behind him. Brett was practically in tears and everyone else
was beginning to get just as uncomfortable. Cole
looked like a teenager again and was totally enthralled with Tori.
Tori, on the other hand, was
absolutely dazed as Cole swept her up once more.
“Gosh,
I’ve missed you. I can’t tell you
how happy I am that you’re back in the states, baby.” Cole went to kiss Tori
again and this time Tori stopped him tactfully.
“Umm
yeah.
I’m glad to be back as well.” Tori looked over Cole’s shoulder and found Brett staring at her
a few feet away. She could see the reddening
of Brett’s eyes and her heart broke. Torn
between running over to Brett and filling Cole in on the situation, she knew she had to
decide quickly.
“Hey…..how
bout we take a walk?” Tori saw the hopeful look that lit
up Cole’s expression and knew instantly that she was about to hurt one of the most
important people in her life.
“Great
idea.
I’d love to get you alone for a moment.” Cole
took Tori’s hand and she stopped him.
“I
have to say hello to a few people first. Why don’t I meet you outside on the patio in
a few minutes?”
“Okay.
I’ll meet you out there.” Cole pointed to the doors leading outside and went to
go retrieve his coat.
Tori
watched Cole leave the room and quickly went to Brett.
She took Brett in her arms and tried to soothe Brett’s uncertainty. Everyone tried to look as if they didn’t know
what was going on but it was painfully obvious. Tori gave
Cole’s family an apologetic look and they just nodded their heads in understanding.
“Hey,
come with me for a second.” Tori took Brett’s hand and they went to the library. Tori closed the door
and immediately took her upset lover in her arms.
“I’m
sorry you had to see that. I didn’t know
he was going to be here.” Tori wiped away a falling tear and Brett just quietly looked down. She knew that Tori
would never hurt her without good reason. Nevertheless,
her insecurities kept floating up to the surface. She
couldn’t help but remember what it was like when Tori
started dating Cole when they were kids. Brett was left behind and it took sixteen years
to get her childhood friend back in her life. No
matter how hard she tried to suppress her feelings, it felt like Tori
was slipping away again.
“Hey
come on, love. Why the tears, huh?” Tori bent down and
tried to meet Brett’s eyes. She lifted
Brett’s face to meet hers and the younger woman began to cry again.
“Oh
honey, you know I love you. Don’t you? Come on?”
Tori captured Brett’s mouth and they kissed
intensely.
“If
I didn’t love you, would my kiss feel like this?”
Tori kissed Brett again.
“Would my touch feel this good?” Tori pressed her body against Brett’s and their passion grew. “Would I have to keep sneaking you into your
parent’s library to have you all to myself?”
Brett smiled at the comment and Tori gave her a big
smile. “That’s my girl. I’m sorry that I keep
having to have these conversations during your family get togethers. I really don’t plan this.” Brett took a deep breath and gave Tori a bigger smile.
“I
know you don’t honey. I just can’t
wait until everything’s out in the open and we don’t have to keep dealing with
our past relationships. I know you have to
talk to Cole and that can’t be easy for you.”
Brett placed her arms under Tori’s and wrapped them securely over the top of
Tori’s back. She rested her head on
Tori’s chest and Tori kissed the top of Brett’s
head. The two languished in their connection
and shut out the world for a moment.
“Here
I am crying my eyes out and you’re the one who has to go and break poor Cole’s
heart. I’m the one who should be
sorry.” Brett lifted her face up and gave
Tori a tender kiss. “He’s
still in love you honey. I know how that
feels. I’d be lost if you ever told me
that you had found someone else.” Brett
gave Tori a sympathetic look and they wrapped themselves
around each other even tighter.
“That
is never going to happen. But thank you for understanding.
I know in my heart that there is no one in this world for me but you. It’s just that I can’t help but feel bad
for hurting him. He is an incredible man and
deserves someone who will love him as he deserves to be loved. Like the way I feel when I am with you. No matter how I tried, I just could not feel the
way I feel about you with him. I truly believe
that you and I were made for one another.” They
fondly gazed into one another’s eyes and it told it all. With one look, their souls connected on a deeper
level.
“Listen
sweetheart…. as much as I want to stay here with you, I have to go meet him. He is waiting for me.
I asked him to take a walk so I can tell him about us. Is that okay?”
Tori didn’t want to upset Brett anymore but she
couldn’t string Cole along any longer.
“Yeah,
he deserves to know. I’ll meet you back
at the party when you’re finished.” Tori bent down so their faces were eye to eye. Tori captured
Brett’s lips and they shared another searing kiss.
“Mmm…I love Brett Montgomery.
Every inch of my soul has your name written on it.
Okay…. I’ll see you back at the party when Cole and I are finished.
“I
love you too, sweetie.” Brett kissed Tori once more then
returned to the party while Tori went to search for Cole.
TO BE CONTINUED. Installment Fourteen
Impulse: Book
Four
MOVING ON