REBIRTH

Chapter 23

I woke up alone in the huge circular bed tangled in white silk sheets, but I sensed Samuel nearby. I felt like my body was liquid, every memory of the time recently spent with Samuel sent ripples of exquisite sensations through me. I knew there was much to think about, but I couldn't bring myself to ruin this perfect moment.

I had never, to my recollection, experienced anything like I did with Samuel. As our bodies moved in unison, his mind and soul coaxed mine to join him at different levels of existence. The pleasure of my body becoming one with his was dwarfed by the ecstasy of relinquishing my mind and soul as well. We became one in every sense. In that perfect moment of absolute surrender we became complementing aspects of one entity, the yin and the yang.

The familiar sound of running water from a shower followed by music rudely pulled my attention back to the present. The water falling I heard with my ears, but the music seemed to be playing in my head. It couldn't be... Billy Idol's Mony Mony was blaring in my mind, the base booming and I couldn't help smiling knowing it could only be coming from one source.

I wanted to go see what was doing in the bathroom so bad, but my new and too human body wouldn't cooperate. Mercifully my curiosity was satisfied when moments later the bathroom door opened and out came a steamy Samuel with a white towel wrapped around his hips... The music still playing full blast. Our eyes met and the brightest smile illuminated his beautiful face making my heart stop altogether. He was an ode to Aphrodite when he was in his usual bad mood, but when he was happy, I daresay, there were just no words to describe him. I was speechless.

To my complete astonishment he did the unthinkable, his face became focused and he began lip syncing and moving his hips to rhythm of the music. I busted out laughing in borrowed embarrassment, but could not make myself look away. God the man could move, but I already knew that from earlier.

His eyes focused on me giving me a warning...

"No! No don't do it" I screamed and laughed at the same time.

He did... He went there. The air guitar. I was laughing so hard I was in tears. I could feel his happiness as much as I could feel my own. I couldn't explain how, but I could. His happiness was causing me to be happier on top of already being happy. I felt like my chest would explode with so much feeling.

The song ended and he made his best impression of a rock star jump in a breathtaking display of flexed triceps, shoulders and abs. That's all I could see because the damned towel that was precariously perched on his hips didn't slide an inch to my infinite disappointment. I clapped and cheered nonetheless like the avid fan that I was.

"More!" I begged.

"Be serious mon cœur, I am an Ascended Master" he said with a crooked smile. He crossed the room in three long strides, sat on the bed next to me and lowered himself to give me a lingering kiss.

"Well good morning to you too" I said smiling like a fool. I pushed away the damped strands of hair from his forehead, then trailed my hand down his temple. He nestled his face in it still craving my touch. Against my will to keep the magic of this moment, I couldn't help wonder what had changed. He had admitted to loving his chosen, yet he had given himself to me without restraints. Was it possible he loved us both? Is this how they did in these corners of the Universe? Could I be OK with it? My confusion must have been written all over my face because it didn't go unnoticed.

"What is it mon cœur? May I share in your mind now?" he asked tenderly.

I shook my head in answer to both questions.

"You can trust me" he insisted. After a few hesitant moments I knew I had to ask the dreaded questions that had been wreaking havoc in my head since we'd arrived on this ship.