Forbidden by Faith by Negeen Papehn

Author:Negeen Papehn
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-944728-71-7
Publisher: City Owl Press

Ben pulled up to the front of the house and turned off the car. The house was dark, my family having gone to sleep hours ago. It was close to two in the morning, the street peaceful and quiet.

He turned toward me. I could see him from the corner of my eye but I continued to stare at the flickering street lamp in front of me. Breaking Maziar’s heart had left me bone-tired, too exhausted to broach the topic of how it had made Ben feel.

When I didn’t turn toward him, he reached out and ran his thumb gently down my cheek.

“You okay, doll?”

“I’m fine, babe. Just tired,” I replied, with a weary smile.

He slipped his hand behind my head and pulled me toward him. He softly placed his lips against mine and kissed me. I could feel a tenderness in them that wrapped itself around me, keeping me from falling apart. His warmth filled me as he continued to run his lips across mine. I inhaled his familiar smell, allowed myself to get lost in the comfort that was Ben.

When he finally pulled away, he stared into my eyes and said, “I love you.”

There was a new-found strength in his words. He didn’t need to say it, but I knew that he’d seen me choose him tonight, erasing the insecurities that he had felt before. I smiled, knowing I’d eased his mind. At least I’d done that much.

Although the part of me that belonged to Maziar felt heavy from breaking his heart, the part that was Ben’s danced around free and light. I hung onto to it, pushing the broken pieces of me further back into my mind. I had drawn another line in the sand, this time separating myself from Maziar. I was moving on.

“I love you, too.”

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