Title: The Many Pieces of My Heart

Author: Scarlet

Rated: G ~Sappiness

Series: Learning From the Book of Love

Summary: To my loves… why I love you so.

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I’ve always been content with whatever happiness the gods and goddesses have sent me. They’ve gifted me with unbelievable amounts of joy and love. Far more than I’d ever even thought to dream of.

And every time I think I can’t be any happier something happens to prove me wrong. I can and am happier than before. I’m not saying everything has always been a bed of roses, no pun intended, because it hasn’t. I’ve had my fair share, if not more, of badness… but that’s only made me appreciate the good that much more.

My first gift was Bear- he was and still is my first love. Even though we drive each other totally insane some times, I love him and always will. He’s my mate and my salvation. If it weren’t for him, I would never have believed in true love in the first place.

Wolfie came second. He was sent to us when we needed him, even if at the time we didn’t know it. I’m not even sure if I can explain what he means to me. He’s my balance- our balance, both Bear’s and mine. He’s patient, loving and caring. Our inner peace, as it were. Always there when we need to draw on his soothing energy or when we just need him. He’s forever residing in that quiet place in my heart that only he can fill.

Next came Sully, Grim and Marcus, hand in hand in hand- bickering, fighting and loving one another, their brother and their woman. I didn’t fall in love with all of them at once but they did enter my life all together in a very BIG way.

They, Tis and Dev along with my mates the twins, and now Jes have become my family… And family is the one thing that’s kept me going even in the darkest of dark times. We’ve been there for one another and always will be, no matter what.

But like I said, I didn’t fall in love with them all at the same time… or maybe I did. It just took me longer to realize it. Whatever you want to call it, the fact still remains. Sully was the first outside of my own boys to capture my heart.

My heart and soul instantly cried out for him, so much so that it scared me at first. Before I could even say I was falling in love with him, I WAS in love with him. You know that line from Jerry Maguire- "You had me at hello,"? Well, he did and forever will.

The ‘puppy on crack’ as Tis calls him bounced in to my life like a whirlwind of joy and unbelievable energy. No matter how bad a mood I’m in or how bad my day has been, my Tigger always finds a way to cheer me up. He’s my love, light and joy…

Not long after that I started to realize the tall, dark and slightly scary Grim had woven his way in there too… with his deep, rich voice and unusual speech patterns, he charmed his way in.

Most only look at his outside or his template and judge. It’s not their fault; it’s human nature. But those of us who actually get to see the true Grimjack know he has a gentle side too.

My Crimson is just as loving and caring as my other loves, and he’s protective too. Oh, boy, is he that. He will never let anything hurt our family.

From a magickal gift that didn’t quite go as planned, Grim and I have an emotional connection. It’s not the same as the one Bear, Wolfe and Cae share with me- yet it’s similar. He can sense how I’m feeling and I can call out to him when I’m in need…

Crimson is my rock, my pillar of strength, always there to love and protect me, whether I need tp be protected or not.

The third of Tis’s mates was next… it took me time to really realize I was in love with him. Not because he isn’t charming and good looking, because he definitely is. No, the reason I didn’t notice was it took me time. We started off as friends, growing closer and closer as time went on. Always there if the other needed a shoulder to cry on or just to talk.

Also the fact that we were never ‘allowed’ to be alone by ourselves for the first six months or so didn’t help… All the other guys except Dev didn’t quite trust him for a very long time. But in a way, that was also good. It forced us to take things slow.

To me, Piglet is my rebellious bad boy who lives to surprise me and everyone else at every turn. My sneaky, romantic secret admirer who just loves to leave me little gifts whenever the mood strikes, and he’s also my reading buddy too. Curling up with one of them and reading has to be one of my favorite lazy day activities and I can always count on Marcus to be there when I do.

With my two mates, three loves and the rest of my family by my side I couldn’t be happier… or that’s what I thought, anyway… but like I said, the gods and goddesses keep on surprising me.

I never realized four months ago when I met him that certain bleached sexy bed head clone would also capture my heart, but he has... and how it happened is a story all on its own.

He is the newest of my gifts, my Prince Charming. He’s romantic and sweet… and the story on how we came to be? Well, again, how can I put this… it’s a reverse Romeo and Juliet, maybe? What started out to be a very awkward situation and a tragedy has turned in to a love story…