Chapter 99: The Feeling I had Waited For

[Ashia's View]

Messia helped me into my chair but then looked like she wanted something. 

"What's wrong, Babe?" I said, letting the name slip out, but it felt right, and it made her smile.

"Since there is no one but Gamble up here, umm… do you think I could sit with you like you do with Miasma?" Messia asked in an uncharacteristically shy voice that shocked me.

It was like a blind had been just lifted, and I finally saw the woman that I dreamed that she would Bee. The shock of her words left me too shocked for words, and I could only nod as Messia came, crawling into my lap.

I took her into my arms and then rested Messia's head on my shoulders as I held her close for a moment. I felt a deep connection with her, and this moment with her asking me to have the same kind of relationship as Miasma was special to me because it was something I wanted from the beginning.