Plans
When I wake up the next day, I feel so happy.
Kenjal has reaffirmed his love for me, I have no choice but to believe him. He's the man I've longed for for years, but in my uncertainty, I never thought I was worthy of him. But it seems that the gods are kind to me and agreed to reverse my fate.
Kenjal dispelled all my sad memories of Dale last night. It feels like I've hit the jackpot.
I turn and notice that he is still deeply asleep. Of course, after he's enjoyed my body the whole night, he's dead tired, I chuckle. As he sleeps so peacefully, I study his face. He's such a handsome guy, nothing shows that he's gay. He doesn't trade his sexuality, it's clearly his private. A woman could unknowingly chase him if he did not reveal that he was gay.
Fortunately, he is not ashamed of his sexuality. When we're in public, he just grabs my hand or holds me by the shoulders. He ignores the strange looks we sometimes get. So much different from Dale, who was always trying to please the females.
I'm so lost in thought that I don't notice that Kenjal has opened his eyes and is now staring at me. “The way you frown, it's not a good thing you're thinking about,” he says softly. I smile at him. “No, nothing good, but you have changed everything”, I tell him. “Kenjal, it's time we talked about our past. If we want to be in a serious relationship, we need to know about each other's emotional baggage. Only in this way can we understand each other better and avoid hurting each other.”
He nods in agreement. Then he starts talking about his mother's boyfriend who drugged and abused him for years, just after he found out he was gay. His mother committed suicide out of guilt for what happened to him. And the double trauma with which he lived for years, the incomprehension of ex-partners for his fear of being abandoned again. In the end, he built a shield around himself, paying for sex when he wanted it, avoiding serious relationships that always ended in failure. Until he met me on the plane but also hesitated to approach me. He thought that with time the attraction that felt for me would pass. When he kept thinking about me, he thought at first to look carefully at my attitude, to see if I was only open to short-term relationships.
He planned to take a vacation with me for a few weeks to check my character. But that day in court, when he suddenly saw me sitting there, he knew I was worth the risk of trying. In no way did I resemble his cheating and callous exes, who were often on adventures, licentious and decidedly unwilling to commit to a partner. They loved going to prestigious gay clubs, getting involved in group sex and classy life. And that was not his way of life, so his relationships always ended in a fiasco.
But what really grabs my attention in his story is when he talks about Loraine.
He vows to put that Danner back behind bars, seek justice for Loraine. The fact that Danner stooped to drug her is the breaking point for him. It reminds him of his mother's boyfriend who also abused him that way. “This case of Loraine's becomes my personal reckoning with those bastards who think they can exploit others against their will. He will be behind bars for the rest of his life," he swears with fiery eyes.
I think Loraine has another friend for life.
What a lucky woman she is, we all naturally set ourselves up as her protégé. “And you, Andre? I often notice in you a melancholy, an unprocessed pain. Is it that Dale from Aziel's lawsuit?” he asks. I nod and expose my heart. How Dale is actually just straight but prostitutes herself to gays with the intention of getting a financial benefit. How I grew tired of his ambiguity, he tried to get monetary compensation from me through the courts and later when he backed down, tried to reunite with me again. And his attempts to use the money he made as an accomplice to the rape Aziel, to impress me.
Fortunately, I can tell this with fewer emotions, the pain has decreased quite a bit. Now that I have Kenjal, I feel happy, the Dale episode is completely closed. I feel so relieved after talking about it, it's like being freed from a spiritual yoke. “Andre, I can tell you I'm not without means. We will make financial agreements, put it neatly on paper so that it is settled," he assures me. “All I ask of you is to live with me in New York. Barbados can be our regular holiday destination along with our friends. You and Loraine have a house here so that it won't get crowded with all of us”.
“Yes, because we are having more children. Kaylah now has three, Michelle one. Loraine too, but I suspect expansion will come from that side soon”, I say dryly. “We're going to need a bus to get to go out together, those expensive cars of ours can't accommodate us anymore," I smile happily. Kenjal chuckles. “I think we should put your yacht up for sale. We definitely need a bigger, roomier one. The children need more space than what is on the yacht now,” he suggests. Come to think of it, Aziel and Loraine also have one in New York. “Aziel and Loraine have one too. Theirs are the latest models, very advanced with spacious decks and platforms,” I muse. “Maybe we can get one to Barbados and put mine at the disposal of the Yacht Club.”
And the rest of tomorrow we only make plans for the future, our friends are included in that too. Not only Loraine and Aziel, I am also starting a new life full of happiness and love. ..
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