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Melinoe

"Just gonna stand there and watch me burn, that's alright cause I love the way it hurts."-Rihanna ft Eminem, Love the way you lie.

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"Good Morning everybody," I looked up and saw Jennifer. "Welcome back!" I grinned and stood up to give both her and Steve a hug.

I was about to sit down but then I spotted a familiar figure. His blue eyes met mine and I tried my hardest to suppress the smile that I wanted to show. "Good morning family," he smiled and I broke off our eye contact. Aaron had come back with the rest of the glasses and he went ahead to greet Jennifer and Steve.

It was now time for Damon, to hug me.

We were family after all.

But thankfully things haven't been awkward between us, neither has there been any tension. His arms wrapped around me and his intoxicating scent fed my nostrils once again. I mirrored his actions and whispered a small 'hi' in his ears.

"You look so beautiful," I smiled and shook my head softly. All I was simply wearing was a ... dress that hugged my curves and ended mid thigh. My curly hair was trimmed and styled into a high and low.

Finally, everybody was at the table and we had all taken a seat. Jennifer was sitting all the way across from Steve who was at the head of the table. Nichola was sitting on right next to me, on my left. Aaron was across from me and next to him was Damon. While Kayla was sitting close  next to Damon and Christopher across from her.

I had pretty much invited everyone I wanted here because they were truly just amazing.

"How have you been Melinoe?"  Everybody had taken a seat already and we were already digging in. "I've been doing better. I'm okay," I truthfully answered. The conversations went from everyone was asking if a particular person was doing fine and turned into conversations of the future.

I stayed silent not wanting to say anything that I may regret.

I took a bite of my bread and that's when a question was thrown by not only me but Aaron too. "So how are the wedding plans going?"

I took a sip of my mango juice and cleared my throat before looking up to Jenny who looked like was beaming with happiness. "Oh uh the wedding-" I repositioned myself and took an almost unnoticeable glance at Damon before answering. "Honestly, I haven't been thinking about it lately," I answered with honesty.

"There's been way too many things going on and my mind is just- jammed. But thank you for reminding me, thank you for waking me up because I feel like I've been too relaxed.

"No no sweetie. There is never a need to rush a wedding. You need to be ready, rushing a wedding may be your worst mistake, whenever you're ready." I nodded and dug a knife through the strawberry and chewed it gone.

"How's the moving going?" Damon spoke up and it took a few seconds for me to know what he meant. I gave him a hard look before chewing another strawberry. "The what?" Aaron asked. "Hey uh, so I wanted to say something." I interrupted. Not wanting to get caught in my own lie of Aaron and I moving out. "Speaking of," I began, completely ignoring him. "I need to chose my maid of honor,"

"The time has come," Nichola sung. "And who said I was picking you?" I raised my brows with a smirk. She stared at me for a few seconds and still after those seconds, her chocolate  eyes were boring into mine. "I'm joking," I giggled.

"You better be, you almost got me there." She said.

"And so I have chosen my maid of honor... Nichola. Kayla, would you like to be my bridesmaid?" I asked. "YAS what the heck! Is that even a question? Girl of course!" Kayla grinned and I watched her fangirl, over to Christopher who was looking at her, lovingly. He looked at her like none of existed at all.  He admired her, and it was easy to tell.

Did Aaron ever look at me that way? Did he ever think of me that way?

A warm hand wrapped itself around mine and I stared at it before looking up to pair of blue eyes. He smiled down at me and I smiled... slightly. "Thank you so much hun, you're putting a smile on this beautiful morning, can this day get any better?"

"Yes it can," Christopher went ahead and answered. She sent him a questioning look but he just went back to his meal. I smiled slightly knowing what he meant, she was going to be happy.

I was happy she had someone to love her.

***

"What are you trying to do huh?"

"What do you mean?" I knitted my brows. "You were holding his hand." I scoffed at this. "Are you- are you fine?" I folded my arms.

"No I'm not,"

"Well definitely because this is just stupid. Am I not allowed to hold my own fiances hand now? You're crazy."

"But you love me,"

"And you let me go." I shook my head. "I love him Damon, I love your brother. And you've gotta accept that, exclude everything I told you before, it doesn't matter. "

"Then look me in the eyes and say it."

"Damon let this go, yeah?"

"Say it Melinoe," he stepped forward. "You know I can never say that I don't love you too, the truth would break your heart,"

"Your lying," he whispered and his minty breathe was fanning my face as I looked up into his blue eyes.  "And you like it."

His breathing became heavier and heavier by the second. He shut his eyes closed and grabbed the back of my neck. Crashing his lips onto mine.

This time it was not soft nor slow. It was hungry, lustful and sexy.

My hands moved from his jaw, to his black t shirt. I played with the hem of his shirt and he immediately took it off. He lifted me up and I took the opportunity to wrap my legs around his waist and my back hit the wall. Yet we still hadn't broken the kiss.

"You are trying to hurt me with your words," Right as I was about respond, I felt a sting on the side of my neck. And it took me a second to realize what he had done. "Damon that's gonna-" and I felt another sting. I was about to scream but I slammed a hand onto my mouth .

He began trailing kisses down cheek down my neck and I bit my lips, to prevent me from moaning. "Let go," I shook my head and just granted him more space. His lips sucked onto my nape deeper and that's when I let out a moan. I opened my mouth to say something but the sound of a knock made the voice in my throat, die down.

"Melinoe?" I froze.