Chapter 59

Eva was struggling with her breath as she waited in anticipation for Ciara’s response.

When she saw that Ciara was still shocked at her moves she was forced to ask:

“What do you have to say, baby girl?” she asked and the cold fingers of Ciara she had been holding became warm and sweating profusely. Ciara unlocked her fingers from hers and a fresh kind of wind blew and they became chilled and dried once again.

“I…” Ciara stuttered, fondling her fingers shyly, “I need to return home this minute,” she said in one breath making sure she didn’t stutter.

Eva stroked her hair and tried to hold Ciara on the arm but Ciara pulled her hands from her. “But I need your answer. What do you have to say about my feeling s for you?” She asked in a mild yet disturbed tone. “I love you, Ciara. If you give me a chance to prove it, I will convince you beyond any reasonable doubt that these men you see walking around,” she pointed at a handful of passers-by who were mostly men, “Can’t love. I will make yo