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Date Posted: Tuesday, June 27, 06:47:02pm
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's message, "The Healing Touch - Part II (Chapter 30+)" on Tuesday, June 27, 06:45:14pm
Chapter 30
Mick was not surprised when the two of them walked into his quarters, side by side, in perfect unison. They were a beautiful couple and perfectly matched; he couldn’t help but notice how Michael kept a protective arm around the lovely Nikita. She seemed to his eyes, to look much better, rested and fairly refreshed. Mick was pleased.
“Hello to my favorite couple. I do hope the food was to your liking. I am very picky about my chef and I only share him with very special friends.”
Michael merely nodded while keeping Nikita very close to his side, Nikita smiled, “The food was wonderful Mick. Please tell the chef we said thank you.”
Mick smiled and rubbed his hands together, “I’ll pass that message along love.”
Michael raised an eyebrow, “You don’t seem surprised to see us Mick.”
“Michael, you are ever the observant one aren’t you? But as usual, you are correct. No, I am not surprised to see you. I imagine at this point you are wondering if I will keep my word and let you go.”
Nikita looked at Michael, waited for his nod and continued, “Well that question did cross our minds.”
“The answer is yes, but there are concessions.”
Michael tightened his hold on Nikita and stared at Mick, “Concessions?”
“Now Michael don’t go getting your hackles up. They are for your own protection.”
Now Nikita spoke, “Our protection, how?”
“You both are free to go wherever you want. All I ask is that you give us proper notice of your movements so that we can guarantee your safety.”
“You’ll be ‘guarding’ us?”
“In a manner of speaking, yes. You are free to go wherever you want, but I need to know that the two of you are safe. The only way for me to know that is to have you tracked and guarded. But you will never even know that my men are in place. And, of course, should any little tikes come along in the process, they will be protected as well.”
“And if we don’t want your protection?” Nikita asked with a biting tone.
“I’m afraid there isn’t a choice there love. We just have too many enemies that would love to get their hands on you two. We have to make sure the situation is insulated. You understand.”
“I understand, I just don’t like it,” she snapped.
Michael had been surprisingly quiet through the exchange, “Nikita. He’s right.”
She whirled on Michael, “What?”
He looked at her with all the love in his heart shining in his soft eyes, “He’s right. There is way too much danger any other way.”
“Michael we can take care of ourselves!”
“No. I can’t be with you every moment of every day. As much as I want to, it’s not feasible. You can’t be out there unprotected.”
“I’ll be fine,” she shot back at him.
“You don’t know that. If anyone were to find out who you are, you would immediately become a target for many terrorist organizations.”
Mick spoke up, “At least thirty three known, the latest sim projections...”
“Mick, shut up! I do not need you in this conversation.” Now she was really mad.
“Nikita, you have to be reasonable here. Your protection, the protection of our future family may be at stake.” Michael softly told her.
“I am trying to protect them..us..and them! Don’t you see that? Protection from this place, from who I am, from all this darkness and you…you want to have these people following us. Watching us all the time? I can’t stand that Michael..I can’t…”
“Come here,” he gently took her by the elbow and sat down next to her. There were tears threatening in her eyes and that broke his heart.
He cupped both sides of her face and softly kissed her, then said, “I understand how you feel. The idea of someone invading our privacy is terrifying. You want to leave and completely separate yourself from here. Believe me, I know. But there are very real dangers out there. I can’t stand the thought of anything happening to you. I can’t live my life without you Nikita.”
His eyes held hers and the sincerity of his words reached into her soul and soothed the anger that was there just seconds ago. It felt like his words were a caress that that she physically experienced. She smiled crookedly at him, “How do you do that?”
“What?”
“Always seem to know the perfect thing to say to me.”
He smiled at her as he traced her brow with his thumb in a hypnotic rhythm, “I just want is best for you, and for us.”
That reminded her of her earlier petulant behavior, “Michael, I’m sorry..I..”
“Hush,” he gently soothed her and kissed her on the forehead and cheek before pulling away. “No apologies are needed.”
Mick smiled to himself, he was pretty sure that they had forgotten he was even in the room. He softly cleared his throat, “Ok, so can we continue how to get you two lovebirds on your way?”
Michael looked deeply into Nikita’s eyes for her approval to continue, “Yes Mick, we’re ready.”
Nikita leaned in and placed the softest of kisses on his lips, “I love you Michael.”
He closed his eyes for a moment as if trying to hold her words of love inside himself, he gathered her closely in his arms and whispered for her ears only, “I love you too.”
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