Sweetest Release by Nicole Highland

Author:Nicole Highland
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Manuscript Template, Public
Publisher: Primedia E-launch LLC

CHAPTER 8

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Lying there breathless, we held each other in an embrace as though we were glued together. I really didn’t want to get up even though I knew I needed to. I desperately wanted to stay in his arms forever.

I felt so relaxed. It was the release we both needed. I closed my eyes, trying to take in everything, and memorize every glorious detail of this evening.

To my surprise, I felt him lean down and kiss my cheek. It was almost heartbreaking; it was so tender and sweet. I finally opened my eyes, and my gaze met his. But what I saw terrified me.

The look on his face was the most melancholy expression I had ever seen. He was almost shaking, and his eyes looked so sullen and sorrowful.

“I’m sorry. We shouldn’t have done this.”

His beautiful brown eyes were misty, and in that moment, he seemed so far away from me, even we were lying beside each other.

I’ll admit we probably rushed everything too fast. But I regretted nothing. And I didn’t want him to feel guilty.

“I wouldn’t change a thing about this evening,” I said, and then I kissed his cheek.

He looked so woeful. I wanted to take away his pain, but I didn't know how. He stared down at the bed, avoiding my gaze, his thick, dark eyelashes hiding the pain in his eyes from me.

I knew the pain was still there, and I wondered what had changed. How did we go from expressing unbridled passion, to this? My eyes filled with tears. I wasn’t sure if I could hold them back.

I couldn’t believe it. So much time had passed, and he still possessed the power to build me up or destroy me. I wished I could exercise more control over my emotions and myself than what I did.

In a haste, I got up to collect a few of my makeup items from my purse, and rushed off to the bathroom, not wanting him to see me feeling this way. I wasn’t ready yet to show him how much this hurt me. As soon I closed the door, the tears finally came.

The bathroom was a mess. His clothes were strewn about on the floor, the floor needed mopped, and the sink needed a good scrubbing. I was never a huge fan of cleaning, but in that moment, I wanted to clean it all up. He needed a woman’s touch so desperately in his life. He needed me.

As the thought entered my head, the tears appeared even more.

I wanted to be there when he came home from work, and make sure he had wonderfully made, warm meal. I wanted to make our home spotless and make it the most comfortable and inviting place on earth for him. I wanted to be there to listen to him talk about his day, and even his hopes, and his dreams. I wanted to lie there on the couch with him as we watched the sun lower in the sky each night. I wanted to do so much, and experience so much, but I couldn’t.

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