(not) Your Basic Love Story by Lindsay Maple

Author:Lindsay Maple [Maple, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Romantic Comedy, Interracial Romance
Publisher: Rising Action
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The following morning we lay in bed post lovemaking, him with his head on my chest and me twirling my fingers through his hair as the typical Vancouver rain pounded against the windowpane. I watched the droplets run down the glass, choosing one to race against the other at random. Though the day was dreary, it was as if sunshine were streaming in, alighting me from within. I sighed, barely able to contain my deep sense of contentment.

Dev mumbled something.

“Hmm?”

He moved his head back to the pillow and looked into my eyes, his brow knitting together. “We can’t move in together.”

Suddenly my mood matched the weather. “But you said…”

“I know what I said.” He sighed, rubbing his hand down his face. “There’s a lot I have to think about. A lot to consider.” Dev rolled out of bed and sat on the edge, facing away from me, his shoulders hunched.

I sat up and pulled the blankets over myself. “So, what then? What about your master’s program?”

He sighed and rubbed his hand over his beard. “I don’t know.”

I inched closer to him and kissed his back. “What is it that you want? You. Not what everyone else wants.”

He was silent for a moment, and I gave him time to gather his thoughts. “I want many things. I want you. I want us. I want to forge my own path in life. But I also want my family, and to look after them. I don’t want to neglect my responsibilities.”

My throat felt as if it was closing in on itself, betraying the tears brewing beneath the surface.

He stood, leaving me alone and cold in the bed, and began pulling on his clothes from the night before. I watched him dress, a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that this was the end of the road for us. We’d come as far as we could go.

“I need some time to think.” He turned, his mouth forming a half-hearted smile that did nothing to reassure me.

“Is this about what your parents said last night?”

He ignored my question. Bending down, he kissed my forehead and hovered a moment. “I love you,” he whispered. I could tell by his voice that he meant it. And then he walked out of the room.

I sat with my knees tucked up to my chest and listened as he rummaged around the apartment for his things, the door squeaking open and then shutting behind him.

My bottom lip trembled. I allowed the tears to escape. Holding my head in my hands, my heart ached as previous wounds warned me of impending danger.

But I didn’t have time to wallow in self-pity. Today was the day I’d planned to meet with Graham. First things first, though, I had to get a complete picture as to what was going on with Dev.

I got up, wiped away my tears, and jumped in the shower. Feeling somewhat refreshed and energized, I sat down in front of my computer with a hot cup of coffee (with lots of Baileys) and made an ad on Craigslist.

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