Death & Dust by Skyla Madi

Author:Skyla Madi [Madi, Skyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-03-19T16:00:00+00:00

Ten

Emily

Barrel Room

I hum a happy tune as I walk through the barrel room, trying to locate the seven barrels of our most popular wine, Paslene Chiaretto, that I had put aside as a donation for a charity event in Florence. Joel was delighted I managed to land the event, even more so when I got them to agree to only serve our wine to guests. It wasn’t my job to make these kinds of deals, but I saw the opportunity and I took it. Thankfully, it’s paying off.

I tip my head from side to side, along with the tune I hum, as I make my way around the barrel room. There’s a pep in my step and a smile on my face that I can’t get rid of. Even Sophia, my assistant, was wary of my upbeat tone this morning, especially since I turned down my usual coffee from Leo and had her make me one with the pod machine in the staffroom instead. It was grossly sweet, and horribly lukewarm, but I drank it anyway and thanked her for it when I was done. The coffee did nothing for me, but it doesn’t matter because fatigue cannot touch me today.

I’d only slept three hours by the time my alarm went off. Jai and I showered three times throughout the night and changed the bedsheets twice. Eventually, right before the sun came up, he fell into a deep sleep, crushing me under the weight of his arm and his leg. I tried to sleep, but I’d slept alone for so long, I couldn’t get comfortable. At some point, I managed to wriggle free and I slept on the very edge of my bed, only to be pulled back against him right before my alarm went off. He left for breakfast with Joel, Monique, and Jessica while I got ready for work. I almost refused to let him out of my sight, even contemplated handcuffing him to my bed frame or taking him to work with me, but that wouldn’t be the best way to begin our fresh start.

Our.

Fresh.

Start.

Throughout the night, Jai and I spoke about a lot of things. The words adjustment period kept coming out of my mouth. Suggesting an adjustment period between us seemed mature, but he refuted it. I knew in my heart I didn’t really want one and it didn’t take long for him to convince me it’s pointless. It boiled down to three major points: I love him and he loves me, we’ve already wasted too much time without each other, and we’d engaged in sex before the day even ended. The adjustment period was especially pointless, considering I asked him to stay with me in my house and not with Joel and Monique. No lines have been drawn regarding our relationship, we’ve just thrown ourselves together and are hoping for the best. Whatever happened in the past will be forgotten and we can move forward without hindrance. Since Jai was dead, the only way to go from here is up.

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