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Chapter 9, Bonita
Marty's POV

We went about four towns over to give us some time to rest. I knew that they were ruthless and hunting her down like a dog. They would not stop. The cops really needed to catch these guys so Novah could get back to living her life.

I could not tell her about Angelina. It was too painful to bring up. Just that I could not keep Angelina safe. Angelina had been the sister of the guy Novah had been dating!

This was the same. And her brother's enemies had killed her off. They hunted her down until she was reaching the point of giving up. I tried to keep her safe. But that was before I was famous.

Before I had the money as well as the means to keep her safe. I could keep Novah safe. Novah was not going to die at the hands of these types of ruthless men.

I was going to make damn sure of that!

I was allowing myself to show my feelings for her. I knew she knew. But she did not return my feelings that was clear. She saw me as annoying brother type.

She always had when we were all growing up together. She would never know how deep my love for her runs. I loved Novah more than I ever could care for Angelina. Angelina knew this to. She knew my heart belonged to another woman. 

I tried to get over Novah with Angelina. Nothing ever worked. My heart belonged to Novah. And my heart would never get over her. I was having such sleepless nights.

Worrying over Novah. Worrying we were going to have to flee in the middle of the night. Worrying they would take her from me. To worrying that I was going to lose all control with her.

Make love to her. Make her see I was worthy of her love. She was never going to love me. I had to give that idea up. It was a silly notion my heart had held onto for many years.

All my songs I had written were for Novah. She had not read between the lines. Had she even listened to my full album? I could not help but wonder if she had or not. 

This morning I was up before her. I watched over her while she slept. I got us a free breakfast from the place we were staying at today. And was making calls. I called back to her brothers.

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"Marty where in the hell are you guys?" snaps a worried Gabreil.

"I can't tell you that but I can tell you we are safe. Any news? Have they can't that crazy bastard yet so we can go back?" I ask him.

"They are on the trail Marty that as all we know. We have guards. You can bring her back home. She is safe here with all of us you know" he points out. He had no idea who we were dealing with.

"No, it is not safe. You are not either. Keep your eyes and ears open and never let your guard down" I warn him sternly. "you will not be safe until they are caught and behind bars where they belong"

"Marty this is not Angelina. Nothing is going to happen to Novah" sighs her brother.

"Stop flinging that in my face! I know she is not like her. And this is not her. I know this. Novah is ten times more important. That is why I have to keep her safe. I have been given another chance. Angelica has gifted me this and I will not blow it" I explain to her brother.

"Marty..." sighs her brother on the phone. "Novah will never return your love. Not in the way you want her to. You can't make her love you" he reminds me.

"I know this. I can't you are right. But I can keep her safe and I will" I sternly say. "I better go. I do not need us to get tracked" I say as I hang up the phone.

"Marty?" yawns Novah as she sits up in bed. She rubs her beautiful eyes.

She blinks looking at me.

"Good morning how did you rest?" I ask as I hand her a coffee and a hostess donut from the lobby.

"Great thanks to you being here" she admits as she takes the breakfast to me. "my feet are so sore from all the running off we did yesterday" she tells me. "this little flea bag motel is kind of cute. Retro look to it huh?" she asks me as she looks around.

"I guess" I say.

"Marty you seem upset. Distracted!" says Novah.

She sips her coffee. Even though she had not showered she looked fantastic. I noticed she wore one of my long shirts to bed. 

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"Sorry I need clean clothing soon and I hope you do not mind I borrowed your shirt" she says sheepishly.

"I do not mind at all. In fact it looks better on you than me" I chuckle.

She laughs. "Who were you on the phone with?" she wonders as she nibbles at her donut.

"Your brother. Checking in with them" I tell her. "they think we should come home"

"What do you think Marty?" she asks me.

I shake my head no. "No way it is not safe" I remind her.

"Fine, then here we stay. The night is young. Maybe we can stay one night here. And venture out. Get some rest have a little fun. I am so tired of running" she begs me.

"Fine one night only. Then we are off on the road" I sternly say to her.

"Right, if anything happens we will head off. I want to explore. Live life" she sighs. "I hate this running off" she admits.

I sit beside her on the bed. I touch her shoulder gently with my hand. We look into each other's eyes.

"I know, it is hard on you. But we will get to go home. Life will be normal one day" I promise her.

"I hope you are right" she says to me.

We get around to showering. We head into town and wash our clothing. She never washed clothing before. I had to teach her. We had fun. She turned some of her underwear pink.

She left in a red sock. I teased her about it. We had lunch at a little café there in town. She bought some new clothing. She bought me a few new shirts. And I loved them.

Later we stopped by a grocery store there in town. And made a picnic lunch. We went to the local beach. Having dinner on the beach. Watching the sunset. The breeze blew in our hair. It was a perfect way to end the day.

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"Marty this was so what I needed today" she sighs as she sips fake wine in her cup.

She pops a piece of cheese into her mouth.

"This has been a day I will not forget" I admit to her.

We hear music playing on a radio near us. A romantic old song.

"Marty oh please dance with me" she begs me.

She leaps up off the towel we used on the beach to sit on from the motel. She holds her hand out to me. Dancing was not a good idea. I do take her hand. I cannot say no to her. She pulls me in her arms slightly as I get up off my feet.

We dance in the sand bare foot as the sunset overhead of us. Novah was a really good dancer. I could smell her shampoo she used in her hair today. Coconut smell. She had a sexy warm scent to her.

My hands sweat a bit as they hold her small hands in my big hands. Perfect fit. I manage to finally look her in the eyes. Not looking away. I wished she could see me the way I wanted her to.

Her knight in shining armor. Her savior. Her lover was the one I wished for most of all. It made me ache inside I wanted it so badly to have that title in her life. But I never would know how it felt to hold that.

We dance. I hear my song playing. Bonita. 
I laugh as she does.

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"You make me feel so gooooood" I sing with the beat to her. 

I spin her around. We have a great time dancing away.

We end up loosing our balance and landing on the towel. She lands in my arms.

"Marty!" she softly says to me.

"That was fun but we better head back for the night" I tell her.

She nods yes. We pack up our things.

"Marty, can I ask you something" she says stopping me by the rental car.

"Ask away!" I say.

"Please can you tell me about Angelina?" she softly says. "you always share everything with me. We are best of friends" she reminds me.

Friends....

I wanted more.

I wince. 

"Funny.... Angelina was always asking me all about you" I chuckle at the thought.

"Was she your one true love? One you would live or die for? One you could not ever have but wanted her more than anything in the world?" asks Novah. Her eyes stare into mine.

I move closer to her. My hand touches her cheek. 

"Would I live or die for her? Did I want her more than anything in the world?" I ask.

She nods as her gaze never leaves mine.

My hand moves down to the crook of her neck. Feeling her warm flesh on my fingertips.

I lean in closer to her. I can feel her heart racing.

"No" I whisper to her.

Then I move breaking the spell. We get into the car. Not speaking another word. Heading back to the motel. I could feel her gaze curiously trying to figure my secret's out. When she should get them all by now.

Would she ever?

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