“Thank you for loving me…” special SENTIMENTAL snippet from “Charmeine” the First Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series”

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“Thank you for loving me…” special SENTIMENTAL snippet from “Charmeine” the First Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series”

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Tabbruis was still sleeping.
Charmeine saw he was healing fast. Quietly she got up and took out her cell phone out of her messenger bag. She went out the living room to call Shane. She informed him Tabbruis was out of the woods and sleeping and said she would call him if she needed anything.
Charmeine came back into the Master Bedroom. After putting down her cell phone on the nightstand, she opened the New York Harbor patio doors and felt a gentle breeze. Charmeine touched the place on her neck where Tabbruis had fed off of her blood. She became flushed thinking about the experience. She tried to quash her feelings thinking it was just too much for her to handle right now.
Even though Charmeine had her bathing suit top and jeans on, she was hot. She took off her shoes and wiggled her toes. As Tabbruis slept, she looked at him intently. She wanted to remember everything about him. Charmeine had always cared about people, but never had she felt this way about anyone. The feelings he stirred in her were new. She wanted him, wanted him more than anything else in the world. Tabbruis was the first man she had ever wanted to give herself to. But for right now, his recovery was all that mattered.
As Charmeine was looking at Tabbruis, his eyes began to flutter. Charmeine ran to the bed and knelt beside him stroking his face. She said, “Are you alright? Do you need more blood?”
Tabbruis shook his head and said faintly, “No, the bleeding has stopped.”
Charmeine smiled and kissed his cheek softly. She said, “That’s good. I’ll be right back.” She went into the Master Bathroom and closed the door. Charmeine started the garden tub and put some shampoo in the water for lots of bubbles. When it was full enough, she stopped the water. She came back into the bedroom.

English: Picture of the master bathroom at Highgrove (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Gently Charmeine said to Tabbruis, “You need a bath. Can you help me get you in there?” Tabbruis nodded. She got him up and held him while he leaned on her to get into the bathroom. She sat him on the ledge of the tub. Tabbruis was taken aback and did not know what to do. Charmeine sensed his distress and said, “Please trust me.” and he nodded very shyly.
Charmeine went to the night table and got the scissors. When she came back to the bathroom, he looked at her with his eyebrows raised with a questioning look. She shook her head, laughed and said, “Geez Louise! You think I saved your life to kill you now? Really? Too funny! You need to get a grip!”
Tabbruis started to chuckle and she smiled wide. Charmeine said, “That’s music to my ears. I love it when you laugh Tabbruis.”
Tabbruis said in a strained voice, “That is exactly how I feel when you laugh.”
Still cutting the bandages off of him Charmeine said, “Oh yeah, what did the Light-Bearer say to the Blood-Hunter at a barbecue?”
He said, “What?”
Charmeine made a penalty buzzing sound and said, “Eh; the Light-Bearer said to the Blood-Hunter at the barbecue, how would like your steak rare, medium or well-done? You know… lightning cooking stuff at a barbecue? You know?”
Tabbruis shook his head laughing and said weakly, “That has got to be the worst joke I have ever heard in my life!”
Charmeine said, “Yeah? Well when I need a joke one day, you can tell me a bad one!”
Tabbruis smiled said, “I do not know any jokes.”
Smiling and snickering, Charmeine said, “Neither do I!”
Tabbruis laughed and said, “Case in point, the joke you just told me!”
Charmeine rolled her eyes at him and sarcastically said, “Ha, Ha! Funny man.” Charmeine finally had all the bandages off. She smiled saying in her Schwarzenegger impression, “I’ll be back!” She gathered up all the bloody linens and took them to the hall closet and put them in the hamper. When Charmeine came back she took a hold of the string of Tabbruis’ bathing suit and said, “I’m just loosening the string on your suit, so when you get in the water, you can get it off.”
Tabbruis shook his head and said faintly, “Not like this.”
Charmeine said to him gently, “Of all things Tabbruis, I want to give you as much privacy as I can. Just think of me as a nurse, this is clinical. This is not sexual.”
Tabbruis shook his head and said quietly, “I have always taken care of myself.”
Tabbruis wanted her but not like this, weak and tired.
Charmeine said, “Listen you need my care, period. I know the tough guy act plays a lot of points with the ladies, but this is not about sex or masculinity. Now, please look into my eyes. Have I ever lied to you? Do you not trust me? There is nothing about this except you need a bath. Just look into my eyes and everything will be okay. Trust me, I will respect your privacy, believe me. However, you need a bath, so get your butt in that tub, now!”
Tabbruis looked at her with a grimace, and she mockingly returned his grimace by one of her own. She said softly, “Now, swing your legs over, and I’ll help lower you in the tub.”
Once Tabbruis was in the bubble-filled tub, she said, “Suit please?” and she held out her hand. Without looking anywhere else except in Tabbruis’ eyes, he handed her the suit. She took the suit and put it in the hamper in the hallway. When Charmeine returned, she looked in his eyes. She knelt by the tub. Charmeine took the washcloth and soap and started to rub them together.
Charmeine knew Tabbruis was weak and kept her eyes focused on his eyes saying, “I’m going to clean you, if I wash you too hard, let me know. You have so many wounds; it’s going to be hard to tell.”
Keeping eye contact with Tabbruis, she took the soapy washcloth and gently washed his arms, chest and back, being especially delicate with the wounds or at least the ones she could see. While looking his eyes, Charmeine put some shampoo in her hands and washed and rinsed his hair.

Thank You for Loving Me Charmeine

Seeing the water was all bloody, Charmeine looked at Tabbruis in the eyes, released the drain and started replacing the bloody water with clean water and put shampoo in the water for bubbles.
Tabbruis could not believe all the time she gave him a bath; she only looked in his eyes. Charmeine respected his privacy like she said she would.
She leaned over and put a fresh clean towel behind his head like a pillow and lovingly said, “Tabbruis, lean back now and please close your eyes for a few minutes; rest and be calm…”

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“Thank You For Loving Me”

It’s hard for me to say the things

I want to say sometimes

There’s no one here but you and me

And that broken old street light

Lock the doors

We’ll leave the world outside

All I’ve got to give to you

Are these five words tonight

[Chorus:]

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn’t see

For parting my lips

When I couldn’t breathe

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me

I never knew I had a dream

Until that dream was you

When I look into your eyes

The sky’s a different blue

Cross my heart

I wear no disguise

If I tried, you’d make believe

That you believed my lies

[Chorus:]

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn’t see

For parting my lips

When I couldn’t breathe

Thank you for loving me

You pick me up when I fall down

You ring the bell before they count me out

If I was drowning you would part the sea

And risk your own life to rescue me

[Solo]

Lock the doors

We’ll leave the world outside

All I’ve got to give to you

Are these five words tonight

[Chorus:]

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn’t see

You parted my lips

When I couldn’t breathe

Thank you for loving me

When I couldn’t fly

Oh, you gave me wings

You parted my lips

When I couldn’t breathe

Thank you for loving me