mortal man was breaking her heart with the wave of
his hand.
Aiden couldn’t look at her
with tears in her eyes. Frightened and confused as he was, her
vulnerability moved him. She couldn’t possibly be a heartless
monster, if that was true they would all be dead by now.
“Say something else, with
your hands.” She whispered.
Aiden smiled and signed to
her, speaking softly as he did.
“Hi, my name is
Aiden.”
She watched intensely as
his hands moved.
“Aiden,” she said, tasting
his name on her lips.
“I’m Esilee.”
The bartender grumbled
pulling their attention towards him; he nodded towards the stage,
where the men were stirring from their stupor
“I have to eat Aiden.” She
paused, tears returning to her eyes as she kissed him
softly.
“Get your friend and
leave, go back towards town and don’t ever come into the swamp
again.”
He watched as her
beautiful face contorted as if in pain. Ruby red lips quivered as
he read them. He shook his head desperately signing at her as
quickly as he could.
“No. I will not leave you
here alone. I want to stay. I want to hold you and talk to you. I
want to get to know you. Dammit Esilee I want to love you.” He
plunged his hands into the red sea of hair framing her shocked face
and kissed her. Their passion consumed them. Her body melted
against his as he held her tighter. Aiden’s soft lips moved from
her mouth to her neck and back as he lifted her from the ground and
set her on the barstool. Esilee wrapped her silky legs around his
waist and sighed against his lips.
A hand pulled at Aiden’s
shoulder. One of the men stood behind him anger and alcohol burned
in his eyes.
“Hey asshole, how about
you share some of that action?” The man reached lazily towards
Esilee. Aiden placed himself between them shoving the man’s arm
violently.
“Back off.” Aiden growled.
Esilee’s heart swelled. No one ever tried to protect her, and even
though Aiden had to know she could handle the guy on her own, he
still stood protectively between them.
“What’d you say to me
boy,” the man sneered, “ bach off? What are you? Slow?”
Before he could utter
another ignorant word Jared was swinging on him. His powerful right
fist collided with the man’s already crooked nose. It reminded
Aiden of when he first met Jared on the Kindergarten playground.
Three bullies were pushing Aiden around between them calling him
every name they could think of, when Jared rushed in swinging
wildly at all of them. His tiny fists flailed endlessly until the
boys ran away, all bleeding from either the nose or the mouth.
Jared had turned and stuck his hand out to Aiden and
shouted,
“My grandma don’t hear
either!”
They’d been inseparable
ever since.
Aiden reached down and
pulled Jared off the man who had long since stopped
resisting.
“Take that guy Esilee,
although I’m not sure how much soul he actually has.” He whispered
to her.
Esilee slid from the
barstool and hummed softly in the man’s ear. He stood and followed
her through a door next to the stage.
“Everybody out.” The
bartender barked. Slowly the room emptied.
Aiden gripped Jared’s
shoulder, “Thanks man.”
“Anytime, what the hell
happened? One minute I’m drooling over that hot babe, the next I’m
kicking some guys ass while you’re making out with her.”
Aiden blushed, “You know
me man, I’m a lady killer.”
Jared laughed and moved
toward the door.
“Come on, I’ve had enough
fun for one night.”
“I’m gonna
stay.”
Jared’s head whipped
around.
“Stay?”
“Yeah, we’re getting to
know each other.” Aiden smiled at him and wondered if his best
friend would leave him alone in a swamp shack with a
siren.
“Dude, I’m not leaving you
in the middle of nowhere with some chick and Murder Magee over
there.” Jared nodded towards the bartender who was busy washing out
glasses and tossing empty beer bottles.
“Come back tomorrow and
get me, or I’ll call you before
his hand.
Aiden couldn’t look at her
with tears in her eyes. Frightened and confused as he was, her
vulnerability moved him. She couldn’t possibly be a heartless
monster, if that was true they would all be dead by now.
“Say something else, with
your hands.” She whispered.
Aiden smiled and signed to
her, speaking softly as he did.
“Hi, my name is
Aiden.”
She watched intensely as
his hands moved.
“Aiden,” she said, tasting
his name on her lips.
“I’m Esilee.”
The bartender grumbled
pulling their attention towards him; he nodded towards the stage,
where the men were stirring from their stupor
“I have to eat Aiden.” She
paused, tears returning to her eyes as she kissed him
softly.
“Get your friend and
leave, go back towards town and don’t ever come into the swamp
again.”
He watched as her
beautiful face contorted as if in pain. Ruby red lips quivered as
he read them. He shook his head desperately signing at her as
quickly as he could.
“No. I will not leave you
here alone. I want to stay. I want to hold you and talk to you. I
want to get to know you. Dammit Esilee I want to love you.” He
plunged his hands into the red sea of hair framing her shocked face
and kissed her. Their passion consumed them. Her body melted
against his as he held her tighter. Aiden’s soft lips moved from
her mouth to her neck and back as he lifted her from the ground and
set her on the barstool. Esilee wrapped her silky legs around his
waist and sighed against his lips.
A hand pulled at Aiden’s
shoulder. One of the men stood behind him anger and alcohol burned
in his eyes.
“Hey asshole, how about
you share some of that action?” The man reached lazily towards
Esilee. Aiden placed himself between them shoving the man’s arm
violently.
“Back off.” Aiden growled.
Esilee’s heart swelled. No one ever tried to protect her, and even
though Aiden had to know she could handle the guy on her own, he
still stood protectively between them.
“What’d you say to me
boy,” the man sneered, “ bach off? What are you? Slow?”
Before he could utter
another ignorant word Jared was swinging on him. His powerful right
fist collided with the man’s already crooked nose. It reminded
Aiden of when he first met Jared on the Kindergarten playground.
Three bullies were pushing Aiden around between them calling him
every name they could think of, when Jared rushed in swinging
wildly at all of them. His tiny fists flailed endlessly until the
boys ran away, all bleeding from either the nose or the mouth.
Jared had turned and stuck his hand out to Aiden and
shouted,
“My grandma don’t hear
either!”
They’d been inseparable
ever since.
Aiden reached down and
pulled Jared off the man who had long since stopped
resisting.
“Take that guy Esilee,
although I’m not sure how much soul he actually has.” He whispered
to her.
Esilee slid from the
barstool and hummed softly in the man’s ear. He stood and followed
her through a door next to the stage.
“Everybody out.” The
bartender barked. Slowly the room emptied.
Aiden gripped Jared’s
shoulder, “Thanks man.”
“Anytime, what the hell
happened? One minute I’m drooling over that hot babe, the next I’m
kicking some guys ass while you’re making out with her.”
Aiden blushed, “You know
me man, I’m a lady killer.”
Jared laughed and moved
toward the door.
“Come on, I’ve had enough
fun for one night.”
“I’m gonna
stay.”
Jared’s head whipped
around.
“Stay?”
“Yeah, we’re getting to
know each other.” Aiden smiled at him and wondered if his best
friend would leave him alone in a swamp shack with a
siren.
“Dude, I’m not leaving you
in the middle of nowhere with some chick and Murder Magee over
there.” Jared nodded towards the bartender who was busy washing out
glasses and tossing empty beer bottles.
“Come back tomorrow and
get me, or I’ll call you before
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