Page 66 of Blinded By The Sun
Ciro
Ilook at my phone again, and I see Watson texted an update on Bobby. He’s fine and out of surgery. Which is good news.
“Bobby is fine?” Alex asks me.
I look his way. “Yeah, he is. He’s out of surgery. Thanks for the doctor.”
“No worries.”
“Babe…” I call out to King as she sits across from me again.
She faces me. “Yes, Ciro?”
“Just wanted to tell you that Bobby is okay.”
A look of pure peace washes over King’s face. “Thank you for letting me know.”
“You’re welcome.” I say. I know that she’s been worried about Bobby but doesn’t know how to express it. I don’t judge her for it because we all process differently.
“Anyway,” Alex interrupts. “What’s going on with you and your girl? You plan on settling down again or?”
“Why do you ask?”
“Cause it looks to me like you’re in love, which for the average person should be impossible since it hasn’t been that long that you were with your wife, but everyone knows…”
“Knows what?” I say to him as I stare at King while she talks to Kenna. After what she said to me in the kitchen, I couldn’t get that out of my mind. I want to put a baby in her.
“Knows that you didn’t love Tatyana. You wasted your time and became comfortable. You, my friend, were settling. You could’ve had anyone you wanted, but you wanted someone who would fuck around with your feelings. I didn’t understand why, but now, it’s all coming together. The gods, or rather you know the big guy up at the top of the food chain would never have allowed you to love Tatyana, how you can love King.”
“How do I love her?” I ask.
Alex chuckles getting my attention. I look at him and shrug.
“See, I don’t even have to say it. It’s in your actions, man. Shit, the first time I saw Kenna, I claimed her and trust me, she had a fiancée. I told her she was mine, and that I would show her. Which you know very well I did. She was kind of like you, settling with someone thinking, that’s it, but you know better than that. You both do. The way you look at King like a man so lost, so deep in those guts of hers that you’d kill even me for her. Don’t even try to deny it either.” he says.
I throw my head back and laugh. “I would not deny it at all. I would hesitate for Kenna’s sake. I wouldn’t want to put her at a disadvantage plus what would be the point when you’d just come back to life in another lifetime and fuck it up for me too. We’re both going to always be reborn to be with the loves of our lives.” I admit to him.
“Just as long as you know,” he retorts.
It gets quiet for a minute and then Alex asks me another question, but I didn’t hear it. “What did you say?” I ask.
“I said, she deserves to be made an honest woman. For everyone including Tatyana’s family to know that she is your wife, not some whore that can be returned. That status that she wore like a brand is now gone because you love her. You don’t plan on ever letting her be a part of that life again, so make it happen, mofo.”
I scoff, shaking my head but the smile on my face cannot for the life of me, disappear. “Right…” I say as I stare at King. “You know, I would marry her if I could.”
“Yeah?” Alex says. “Because I know somebody that could officiate it.”
“Tout vas changer avec le temps…” I answer him.
“Everything changes with time.” He smirks as I stand walking towards King. King looks up at me when I stop in front of her. “Hi, Ciro, ” she says sweetly.
Fuck. I want her. “We need to get ready.” I say to her, not caring how late it is.
“Get ready for what?” She asks.
“We’re getting married,” I grin.
“Crazy bastard doesn’t even ask her.” I hear Boston in the background, but nothing can distract me from the smile on King’s face. Her dimples are so deep when she smiles and I get so lost in her eyes. She’s looking at me like I own the world and she would do anything to abandon hers and join mine.
