Breathe by Sonnie Wolf

Author:Sonnie Wolf [Wolf, Sonnie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebel Edit
Published: 2017-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Everyone left a few hours later, after playing a few games of poker (the boys) and watching a chick flick (the girls). Linc is staying with me again tonight. It wasn’t originally planned that he would, but with the turn of events from this afternoon he didn’t want to go. And I didn’t want him to.

We had gotten to know each other pretty well over the past few weeks and I was so used to having him around most nights. We have gotten so much closer. Lying in bed each night would turn into a series of kissing, panting, touching, rubbing. We would get to a certain point and I would freeze and ask him to stop. He would reluctantly comply, never asking why or pushing further, respecting that I wasn't ready. He understood the reasons.

If that wasn’t a test of a man's patience I don't know what is.

As we lay in bed holding each other, so many thoughts churn in my mind. I don’t know if it’s because I overcame a big emotional hurdle today, or if it’s because I’m tired from dealing with it, but I feel the need to ask Linc questions.

“Linc?”

“Yeah,” he responds looking down at me.

“Why me?”

He readjusts on his side and scoots down on the bed so we lay face to face. “What do you mean?”

“Why me? Things have happened so fast with us. Why do you want to be with me?”

“Are you seriously asking me this?”

I shrug. “Clearly you can see that my life is not what it appears to be. It's a mess. I'm a mess. And the Patrick thing...”

“Good God, woman. You haven’t figured the why out by now?”

I stare into his light blue eyes, but don’t respond. I've been so emotional tonight that my eyes start to water.

“Hey.” He wipes a rogue tear from under my eye. “Don't cry, baby,” He whispers, kissing each one.

“You want to know?” He props himself up on an elbow. I nod. He takes a deep breath. “Okay. Here it goes.” Taking a pause, he sends those eyes straight through mine. “You help me to breathe.”

“What?” I whisper.

He leans down and pushes his lips against my temple. “I didn't breathe before you. I felt like I was always holding it in.”

Oh. My. God.

He gently pushes a lock of hair behind my ear. “As you know I saw you before we actually met. I had seen you years before at my graduation. You were sitting with your family, under your father's arm. You looked so young and innocent. I knew who you were because of Miles. We almost met that day, but it didn't happen because of my family. I felt a connection just by looking at you. It was crazy. I hadn't even said one word to you and you didn't even know I existed. I also thought with the age difference that your father would find it inappropriate. A few years after that, I was in your dad's building meeting Miles for lunch, when you ran in through the lobby towards the elevators.

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