Demon Queened Ch. 21 - Sex Stories

Demon Queened Ch. 21

... taking a deep breath. "I know you have secrets!"

I froze.

"And I don't want you to tell them to me!"

And unfroze. Or perhaps it would be better to say I 'twitched,' for that was about all the movement I managed before shock sealed my movements again.

"I'm really sorry, Eena! All that talk about acceptance and differences... It probably sounded like I was trying to pressure you into telling me something... Because I wanted you to know that I would accept you no matter what, you felt like you had to tell me what that 'what' was, didn't you? And then you started talking about dating me, with that pained smile on your face..."

"That's... was it really that obvious?" I questioned.

"Yes!" The firm response, lacking even an ounce of hesitation, made me grimace. Perhaps I wasn't cut out for faking my emotions, any more than I was for hiding them... "I knew I messed up, instantly! But I also knew you wouldn't want to talk about it in public, so I brought you here as quickly as I could!"

"And yet you're saying that youdon't want me to tell you anything about what caused that pain? Because I find that rather hard to believe, coming from someone who so clearly wishes to get closer to me."

My words came out a touch harsher than I'd intended them to. Lucy didn't seem to mind, though, shaking her head with a smile that actually felt sincere.

"Of course I want to know! I want to know everything about you! But I want to know it when youwant to tell me! If you tell ...

... me your secrets because you feel like youhaveto, then we aren't really getting closer, right? You're going to worry the entire time that I'll reject you. And you'll probably still worry afterward, no matter how much I try to reassure you! That's why I'd rather you not tell me anything just yet. Not until you can truly believe, with all your heart, that I'll accept whatever you have to say!"

"Lucy... That's..." Ridiculous? Incredibly optimistic and naive? She had no idea what I was keeping from her! No clue as to the world shattering secrets I was holding back from her. And yet the look in her eyes was the same I had seen after she'd accidentally asked me out in front of everyone. A look that said whatever secrets I helddidn'tmatter. Because whatever my secrets were, she would accept them anyway.

And yet...

"I... Can't tell you yet..." I whispered, shame burning in my chest. "But someday... I promise."

"'Someday' is good enough for me!" Lucy declared, with a grin so wide you'd never believe that I'd just rejected her trust.

"...Then... For now. I will at least trust you with this much." I took a deep breath. "Eena isn't my real name. It's nothing but an alias." I tensed, waiting for the reprimand. Waiting for her to demand that I go further, to say that she deserved at least that much.

What I received, instead, was a tight embrace.

"Thank you for telling me that. I look forward to hearing your real name, someday," Lucy squeezed tighter. "But I'm happy to ...