Again and Again by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd [Todd, E. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Erotica, Romantic, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781500336547
Google: z1fpAwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00L3R29IU
Publisher: E. L. Todd
Published: 2014-05-31T23:00:00+00:00

11

Mike

I’ve never known someone who’s had a miscarriage, and I’ve never been an emotional guy. Whenever something bad happened, I dissipated the pain with humor. I avoided the real issue as much as possible. But that was because I never had someone to talk to, to open up to.

When Scarlet and I became close, I told her all my problems. She never judged me or thought less of me. I could say anything and everything. But now Cassandra was the first person in my life.

I sat on the bed, feeling my tears fall. I wiped them away, not sure why I was crying. I never cried. When I was calm, I called Cassandra.

“Hmm?”

She was still asleep. “Hey, baby.”

“What do you want?” she said with a sigh.

“I need you.”

She detected my change of tone. That woke her up. “Babe, are you okay?”

“No. Could you come over?”

“I’m one my way.” She hung up.

I’ve never had someone at my beck and call. I never had someone to lean on, to rely on to get me through the hard times. I never had someone love me…not like Cassandra.

I left the door unlocked, so she walked inside and darted to my room. She sat beside me and held my hand. “What happened?”

I took a deep breath. “Scarlet had a miscarriage.”

She gasped. “No…”

I nodded.

“I’m so sorry.” The moisture in her eyes told me she meant it.

I felt my own tears fall again. “I don’t understand why I’m so upset. I don’t know what it is….but everything hurts.”

She wrapped her arms around me. “It’s okay, Mike. You lost your niece or nephew. It’s perfectly okay to feel this way.”

“I just…I never cry.”

She kissed my tears away. “It’s perfectly acceptable.”

I took a deep breath and wiped my tears away. “My brother and sister don’t deserve this. They are the best people I know. They shouldn’t have to go through this.”

She moved into my lap. “They don’t.”

I wrapped my arms around her waist and hugged her. “I hate this…”

She kissed my forehead. “It’s horrible.”

“I was so excited to have a kid running around. I could teach them to play pranks on Sean, teach them to play baseball because Sean throws like a girl, and just…spend time with them, you know?”

“I know.” A few tears fell.

“And now…they’re gone.”

She hugged me tightly and fell silent. I closed my eyes and tried to fight the pain I felt. I couldn’t process what just happened. It was like I lost my own kid. And imagining the pain and loss Scarlet was going through killed me. My brother broke down and cried. And he never cried. It was the worst thing that could happen.

“Let’s get in bed,” Cassandra said gently. She pulled my shirt off and helped me get undressed. I was in a daze, unable to think straight. When I was naked, she led me to the bed and tucked me. She took care of me. I’ve never had someone do that before. Then she stripped her clothes off and got beside me.

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