Love At Last

Caught by surprise quickly enough to answer: “Honey finally I had found you”. He gave her a kiss.
The man she got into an argument with step away from her and says: “It isn’t over yet.” Then he left. Still standing with her arm through his, she looks up at him eyes to eyes. She was much shorter than the man she was looking at. But what beautiful eyes he has. This stranger looks so familiar to her but couldn’t figure it out when? Where? Or did she know him from a past time. After a couple minutes she composes and said: “Thank you for your help your timing was perfect”. John says: “You’re welcome. My name is John Mac Gregor nice to meet you.” “I’m Dara McAllister.” As soon as they introduce themselves memories flashed back through Dara. She remembered his name how can she forget that name but he didn’t remember her. It has been fifteen years since the last time she saw him and she was only ten years old and he was eight year older than her.
“Are you sure you’re alright it was a pretty steamy conversation. “I’m fine hopefully he had left.” “To be safe I’ll keep you company until the party is over.” She replied: “Are you sure if you came with a guest you should go back too that person.” “No, no I came here with no one I was invited to my aunt’s party.” “Do you know her? “Not personally but my parents knew her for a very long times.” They headed back inside.
As soon as they got back inside eyes were turning on them. His aunt was the first one that came towards them. “My dear nephew you had show up, who is your date darling.” “Oh, mine isn’t you little Dara you had grown beautifully.” “How long you two have been seeing each other?” “My dear aunt we just have met each other for the first time on the patio”. “Don’t you remember her”? Then his aunt went on with childhood stories about the two of them. Stunt about his aunt revelations about Dara during the conservations, he was starting to remember. Then his aunt said: “I had heard about your legal dispute about your parents companies and must be hard to put a hold on your life to resolve it. And I’m so sorry about their passing two months ago.” “I saw that man here the one who wants to take over some of your companies, he wasn’t invite I don’t know how he got an invitation from. I’m so sorry I hope that he didn’t give you any grief.” Dara replied: “Don’t worry I had won yesterday in court this battle legally it’s just he doesn’t get it that those companies that he wants are not for sales.”
John looked at her there is more into this story than she let people knows about it. Is she in some kinds of troubles or treats from that man and who was he?
It was getting late. John was watching Dara all night interacting with his aunt guest. She is a beautiful petite woman with gorgeous eyes with different shades of blues it changed depending of her mood expressions but she wasn’t that short after all she is about 5”6ft. She came towards him with his aunt and said: “It was a wonderful party, it has been a long times that I didn’t see any familiar, it was nice to catch up with everyone since I only come back here during the holidays. I was thinking of moving back home to stay but it’s definitely.”
John asked: “Did you drive here or you need a ride home.” “I drove here, it isn’t going to be a long drive you should know we are neighbors.” “Thank you for your offer.” “Aunty I’m leaving too, so good night.” “Good night dear.” “I’ll work you out to your car.” “I’ll follow you to make sure get home safely; I’m going the same ways since we are neighbors.
Twenty miles of driving suddenly something went wrong. Dara’s car was swerving, she lost control went down the ditch then hit a tree. John called 911 and stopped his car where the accident happened, got out then run out quickly towards Dara. The front of her car got smash from the impact. Thanks to the air bag there weren’t any major injuries only cuts she was bleeding from the windshield glass that got shatters, she was unconscious he couldn’t move her out from her sit she was stuck, he had to wait for the fire truck to arrive. John went in the ambulance with her to the hospital. He called someone to come to pick his car.
At the hospital since Dara has no relatives that he’s aware of he told the doctors that he was her fiancé; he called his aunt to let her know what had happen and asked her about the man that Dara was arguing with earlier that evening. John knew he looked familiar that was Dara step-uncle he didn’t know much about him and the stories behind it but he told himself that he will find out. In the early morning the cops came by to talk to John to give him an update on the accident, they told him that her car has been temper so perfectly that they almost didn’t catch it, they told him that wasn’t her first incident with accidents since her parents deaths and they were looking into it to find out who wanted to harm her.Dara woke didn’t know where she was until her memories of last night came back she looks beside her and saw John by her side and holding her hands. She felt so safe knowing he was with her. He had fall asleep probably tired from last night event. She was trying to let him rest for awhile; just to smile it was hurting her she couldn’t look at herself in a mirror or get up to without disturbing John she has to wait until he wakes-up. She felt back asleep. John woke up as soon as he opened his eyes Dara opened hers. He asked her how she was feeling.
She answered: “I feel like craps all my bodies parts are aching and my face hurts terribly, please tell me honestly how I look probably awful.” “Well the doctor said that it will heal slowly and it won’t leave you any scars as long as you follow his instructions. And you will look beautiful again.” You are being release tomorrow since you have no family you should come to stay with me until you get better I did tell the hospital staff that you were my fiancé or they wouldn’t let me stay with you.” “It’s very nice of you but I won’t be able to feel comfortable around your parents since your sisters are not living there anymore.” “My parents are away for two months nobody there, you need someone to take care of you and protect you. I won’t take no for an answer.”
It has been a week now since the car accident Dara was healing nicely.
She remembered at a younger age how lonely she was for being the only child and having divorced parents. Thanks to John’s family and his sisters she didn’t feel alone her mom came often to spend times with John’s mom since the two of them were best friend but then she was sent to boarding school but John’s already went away to Naval school she didn’t see him much only during the holidays then she never saw him at all since she was trying to make something of a life for herself and not depending much on anybody since they were never around.
John never thought one night by attending his aunt’s party will lead to stumbles upon a beautiful woman obviously in need of saving and it was little Dara the little girl that he used to tease when she came over to play with his little twin sisters. He has hired two private detectives to find more about those incidents and try to put an end to it. Within the week Dara has stayed with him, he got to know about her more and the life she has made for herself. He was amazed how can she made her life to be so busy that she won’t feel herself alone and lonely. He could see his own life through her eyes even he has a family he was alone his parents were to busy with their careers and his sister were much younger than him but every chance he got to spend times with them he made the best of it. And didn’t compare to the loneliness he had being away in the Navy.
Having Dara suddenly did make him new perspectives in his life especially when having those feelings about her. Things have been quiet since Dara stayed with him no incidents lately. Would it stay that way or it will start it again as soon as she is on her own?
The police came earlier in the morning to give him an update on their investigations; he had compared it with the ones of his two private detectives to see if there will be any news clues to have proofs to nail the man after Dara. He told them about his investigations to the police they combined all the information into one and they finally got something to nail him but they needed Dara to be the bait to catch him.
He didn’t want to put her through another dangerous situation again but they have no choices. That mad man who was treating Dara was one of her parent’s business partners and her dad’s youngest step- brother they broke their partnership after he was trying to sexual assault Dara it had made a conflict and put a strain on her parents marriage and the trust that they had with each other. That was why her mom sent her away. But every times Dara came back home he was always lurking around everywhere she was and tried to convince her to have a relationship with him. John remembered him clearly now he never liked him just the ways he acted around Dara and his sisters. Now he knows the reasons that Dara wasn’t around anymore. Due to the death of her parents he was fortuned that one sad event in Dara’s life made her showed up back in his life again.
The police wanted to try to make her step-uncle to do another act of violence to towards her. So Dara has to move out of John’s house to go back home then see if he would try anything to endanger her. He talked to Dara about their plan and she agreed to go with it.
Dara felt uneasy in her own home, she didn’t have much of a childhood memories except sadness and loneliness. She fought about selling it but couldn’t it was an ancestral estate hang down from generation.
Steve reassured her that her home was save he installed listening bugs through all the rooms of her home until every thing over. Even he wasn’t there with her, he will be near by talking to her through the earring device he gave her to put on.
First night back was over, she didn’t get any much sleep but she’ll get use to it. She went to the study to catch up with all her work documents since her accidents. After all afternoon with her work she was exhausted, she felt asleep in the library woke up from a nightmare. The door from the library room opened. And her uncle was moving towards her with a gun pointing at her; she knew that he will show up soon enough. Thankfully, she put on her listening device on hoping that John was always listening and that he didn’t fall asleep too.
She said: “what are you doing here?” “I told you, it wasn’t the last of me. It seems that I have to do the job myself since you still alive. You can’t run from me and you are alone no one here. Wasn’t smart of you to stay home when your employees are not around. You are nothing but problems for me I need you to die to claim the some of the properties that your dad took away from me.” He was so close to her, and then she saw from afar the library door opened slowing and it was John.
Dara kept the conversation with him without upset him but he seems agitated doing hands gestures up and down and keep pointing the gun. John enters the room. He came behind him. They got into a fight the gun was still in her uncle hand up in the air and then a shot went off. John was on the top of her uncle beating him up and he went unconscious on the floor then John stopped. His shoulder was bleeding her came to him, and embraced him and said: “Thank you.” The police came and all the drama that happen was finally over.
After the paramedic attended Johns injuries she asked him to go back to his place where she felt comfortable and safe, she wanted to forget today event by being with him he agreed.
She had always been in love with John, she was wondering about his own feelings towards her. He did show her the last week that he did care, they kissed and had intimate moments together without being in bed together she needed to move things further with him. She told herself tonight will be the night to put down that wall he had built around his heart, be forwards and courageous shown him that she wasn’t afraid and the most that she loves him. On the drive to his house, knowing he had almost lost Dara again John remembered all the good childhood memories with Dara and many times he teased her and made her cried and smiled with all his stupid jokes to her and his sisters but he realized that he did make some mean jokes and comments about her during those times too. They were kids what did he knew, he should knew better since he was much older just hope that Dara didn’t hold a grouch about that.
As soon as they got to his home, she held his hands looked him in the eyes, smiled and gave a gentle kiss took him to his room. She said: “I love you and I’m yours please love me.” Without a word his give her a passionately kiss, he lifted her off in his arms, she could hear his heart beating so fast that made her head spin and put her on his bed. The room was so quiet that the only thing you could hear it was the two of them breathing with extend fast paces. The special moment that she had always dreamed off with the man she loved forever.
And he started gently kiss her down her neck and his hands gently unbutton her shirt he moved down farther with his kisses. She was so eager and ready for him but he wanted to make this moment special for her and memorable, to feel love and need it. And he needed her so much she was the only person who understands him without him saying much and know what he wanted and especially knows his inner self. Slowly he lifted up his head looks into her eyes and said: “I love you”.