Love in the Moonlight

Chapter Two

"Her name is Leia Sachs, twenty-six, single and very much available, and she works as a bail bondsperson in Boston."

Reina gave her sister a skeptical look. "Since when did you start using the internet? As far as I can remember you didn't even know how to use a cellphone." She looked at the printed images of Leia Sachs. She really is a gorgeous woman.

"I didn't. Dona did it for me," Rebecca said with a shrug.

"How is the divorce going?" she asked.

Rebecca and her husband Robin has been arguing back and forth about the impending divorce ever since Rebecca found out that Robin impregnated his childhood friend Marian almost three years ago. She also found out he was already cheating on her after their second child Willow was born and everything has been complicated since. After finding out that Robin was having a child with Marian, Rebecca had had enough and his relationship with his daughters became sour. The girls rarely talked to him although they were spending as much time with their little brother as they could. It's really impressive that the girls don't hold any grudge towards their half-brother. And the most shocking thing that happened was that both of the girls took a liking to Marian, much to Rebecca and Robin's chagrin.

"Eh, the bastard finally signed the papers."

"And what did Robyn and Willow say?"

"Good riddance."

No surprises there.

"And what do they say about Dona?" It really shocked her when she found out that her sister was in a relationship with the diner’s waitress (and sometimes part-time deputy at the sheriff’s station) after she and Robin broke up. But ever since she had started a relationship with the waitress her sister has been happy. In truth, Reina never saw her sister being happy with Robin in the first place. The only reason they got married was because their father threatened him after he got Rebecca pregnant. Even though their father is a kind man inside and out, you’ll see yourself in hell once he was crossed.

"They seemed okay."

Reina raised an eyebrow. "Okay? That’s it?"

Rebecca let out a huff. "What else am I supposed to say? After Robin they’ve been a little off about me having a relationship with anyone else, especially with an alpha. Robin really did a number on them and I hate him for it."

Reina sighed and kissed her sister on her temple. "Give them time. They’ll get through it. Besides, they liked Dona before the two of you pursued a relationship. It’s normal to feel awkward after finding out that their favorite waitress started dating their mother."

Rebecca let out a frustrated huff. "I get it. I really do. It’s just that… it’s really uncomfortable seeing them so distant whenever Dona visits at the farmhouse. They smile at each other but that’s it. They always leave or find excuses to keep themselves busy when all Dona and I wanted was to spend time with them. Is that a lot to ask?"

"Like what I just said; give them time. It takes a lot for someone to adjust, just be patient with them. They’ll get over it."

Rebecca sighed. "I hope so."

They spent their time looking at the scattered photos of Leia Sachs and finding out more about her even though Reina was sure that she’ll never see the blonde again.

~•~

Reina was again out on one of her midnight strolls when she saw the blonde woman again three weeks later. It was really unexpected. She gave up all the hope she had in her heart in seeing the woman again. But here she is; sitting on the same bench Reina always sits on whenever she finds herself walking by the docks, the moonlight illuminating the blonde’s features so perfectly and her princess curls dancing with the gentle but crisp wind and Reina can’t help but stand there and silently watch the blonde.

If she thought the blonde was gorgeous just by seeing her through those printed images, seeing her personally didn’t do those pictures justice; Leia Sachs is absolutely breathtaking.

Reina didn’t know what to do; she didn’t know if she should walk ahead and introduce herself or leave as if she didn’t see anything. She chose the latter because she didn’t want to embarrass herself. She has this habit of word-vomiting whenever she’s nervous or uncomfortable.

She was about to take a step back and walk back where she came from when an angelic voice stopped her mid-step.

"I hope you don’t mind."

Too late.

Reina silently took a deep breath as she looked at the woman who was now looking at her from the bench she was sitting on. She gave the blonde an awkward shrug. "It’s public property. You have a right to sit there whenever you like."

"But this is your spot," she said after a few seconds of silence.

Reina’s eyebrows shot up to her hairline. "I beg your pardon?"

"This," she patted the space where Reina usually sat. "You always sit here whenever you come by. Same spot, same time."

"And how do you know that?" she whispered softly, a little shocked at how the blonde knew her routine.

Leia gave her a small smile that made Reina’s breath hitch. "This may sound like I’m a creep but I’ve been watching you from a distance ever since we saw each other that night." Even with the soft illumination from the moon and the lamppost from a few feet away being the only source of light, Reina saw the faint blush painting her pale cheeks. "It took me a long time to convince myself to stop being a creepy stalker and just approach you and well…" she trailed off with an awkward shrug.

Reina gave the blonde a smile of her own. "Here we are."

"Yeah," she said with a small nervous laugh. "Here we are."

Reina took a step forward, then another, her heels tapping at the wooden floorboards of the docks, until she reached the bench where the blonde was currently sitting. She sat down gracefully as she held her coat tighter around her body when a strong, cold wind suddenly blew. She let out a sigh when the cold passed and with a smile she faced the blonde. "Reina Miller," she said as she held out her hand. She knows there’s no use for the blonde to say her name because Reina already knew who she was, but it wouldn’t hurt to hear the name coming from the blonde woman’s lips.

"Leia. Leia Sachs," the blonde said as she took the offered hand.