Our Darkest Dare by Sarah Bailey

Author:Sarah Bailey [Bailey, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Tree Publications
Published: 2021-05-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Nine

It was dark outside. The lights of the city were the only thing illuminating the room. Kira was curled up against my chest, her hand resting on my heart and her breathing steady. I stroked my fingers along the top of her bicep, watching her sleep and breathing in her peach scent.

We’d spent the day exploring more of New York. She was exhausted after all the walking. I wanted to give Kira a trip she could remember. It would always stick out in my memory. I’d married the girl I’d been in love with most of my life. I don’t remember when I fell in love with Kira. It had happened over several years. Maybe I’d always felt this way. We’d been incredibly close from the day we met as kids.

It wasn’t the first day of nursery, but a week after I started when I first sat down next to Kira. She’d been by herself in the corner with three soft toys surrounding her having a tea party. I’d asked if I could join her and she nodded. She told me the names of the toys. We’d sat together playing until the nursery assistant came over to check on us.

Kira had been quiet and timid, but it was like an instant connection between us. She’d had her hair braided that day. She told me her aunt had done it as her mummy had gone to heaven. It tugged at my heartstrings. I wanted to protect her, knowing she didn’t have a mummy. Guess I got those protective instincts from my dad. He was always defending those around him, especially Mum and Eric.

Dad had always compared my friendship with Kira to the way he and Eric were as kids. When other children had picked on Eric, my dad gave them hell for it. He was far more boisterous as a kid than me, according to Eric. I was a little more sensitive, even though I would always defend my siblings to my last breath if anyone gave them shit. Perhaps it was Eric and Raphi’s influence on me. My family dynamics had always been different. I had four fathers. I was never going to grow up being solely like one of them, despite how everyone always compared me to my biological father.

I never thought I’d end up falling in love with Kira. We’d been friends who cared about each other deeply. We’d grown closer every day we were around each other. She was the yin to my yang. My dad had introduced us to gaming and we’d fast fallen in love with it. It was something we’d always done together.

I didn’t think history would repeat itself. Eric had loved my dad since they were kids. Only when they’d met my mother had he revealed the truth. Perhaps I should do the same with Kira before it was too late. These few days in New York had only cemented my feelings for me. Being this intimate with her had altered our relationship irrevocably.

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