Love is Complicated Stuff... [3]

Chapter 3


I woke up in a large bed with white sheets and a white canopy.

I sat up and looked around.

Where am I...?
I thought.

I heard the door open and looked to see who it was.

I blinked, unbelieving.
"...Nick..."
I breathed.

He walked over to me and sat down on the edge of the bed.

He caressed my cheek with his hand, looking into my eyes with those big, brown eyes of his...

"Nick... You... You're alive...?"

He nodded,
"Yes, Jean."
He smiled softly,
"I'm sorry I couldn't tell you... No human could have survived that crash..."

I blinked,
"Wha..? I don't understand..."

He took my hands in his gently,
"Jean, I have to tell you something... The real reason I left..."

I looked at him sadly,
"It's because of me... I know.."

He shook his head,
"No, don't you dare think that,"
he said, caressing my cheek again.

I looked strait into his eyes,
"Then, what was it...? You were so angry when you left... I never got to say goodbye.."
Tears were trying to leak.

He smiled at me softly, almost sadly,
"Jean, I wasn't mad at you. I'm sorry... I just... I had to go to keep you safe..."

I blinked, taken back,
"To keep me safe? Nick, what in heaven's name are you talking about?"

He sighed,
"Stay here. And don't be scared, I won't hurt you,"
he said.

I blinked as I watched him.

He stood back a few feet from the bed, watching me.

Then, he did something I thought I'd never see in my entire life.

Not even in my dreams.

His body slowly shifted into that of a large, dark brown wolf.

I stared at him, my lungs not seeming to work.

He shifted back into a human and sat where he was, caressing my cheek,
"I was putting you in danger, Jean... I'm sorry... I didn't know it until the demons started attacking."

I blinked,
"Demons..? How were you putting me in danger, Nick?"
He sighed sadly,
"By allowing you to take my heart..."

All I could do was stare at him as the tears filled my eyes.

He'd taken my heart.

And I'd taken his...

And Alan...

What was I gonna do now...?