All Chapters of Scales and Scars: Chapter 11 - Chapter 16

I woke to the sound of a bell. The high-pitched ding sounded again. I reached over to the nightstand and grabbed my phone, blinking my eyes to clear my vision. Right away I was slightly confused, I didn’t typically receive naked pictures of women.             To my dismay when I had clicked the screen on it opened the message right away. Picture after picture had been flooding the screen. All intimate pictures of various positions of Mia, the woman Tadeas was escorting at the art show. There were at least 6 before I placed the phone back, face down.               My blood instantly began to boil. I looked around the room searching for Tadeas. He was no where to be found. Once I was able to gather my wits. I realized I could hear the shower running.             I stood, pacing around the room

“What do you mean by different?” I chose my question carefully, kicking myself for bothering to ask.   “Can I explain that later? It is not easy to explain.” His eyes were begging me to move on. It seemed as if the debate was tearing him apart inside. It enraged me further. He hadn’t given me any real answers. Suddenly, his eyes went cold again, locking his emotions away in their vault. I debated briefly. It seemed my soul knew him. I hadn’t felt anything like this before in the past. I wanted to trust my gut. “I am always honest. I can’t wait for answers. You need to give me something now. Or just stop speaking and leave. You haven’t helped me understand anything you said at all.” My voice allowed my sudden exhaustion to glisten like the rain in the sun. “Understandable.” His voice was empty. I expected him to turn and walk right out the door saying nothing more. “I’m not going about this the right way. It is new to me.”   &nbs

I searched the sky over again. When I turned around the shape was no where to be found. Once again, the sky was empty aside from the beautiful moon, a few stars, and the deep blue peace.   I let out a sigh of frustration before heading back towards the guest house. Bethany was right, it was beautiful outside. The scenery just caused me to grow more irrigated the longer I waited. As I unlocked the door, I heard footsteps behind me. I spun defensively unsure who another visitor would be. I was overjoyed when I saw Tadeas’ face. A smile broke from ear to ear; all my frustration gone.   “Here I thought you would be upset I am late.” Tadeas’ flirtatious tone caused butterflies to stir inside my stomach. “Oh… Don’t worry, I am. You can make it up to me later.” My snarky response was stopped with a passionate kiss.   “I look forward to it.” He said breathing heavier than usual.   “Are your parents g