The Half-Truth (Drowning Book 2) by Svendsen Claire

Author:Svendsen, Claire [Svendsen, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-08-15T16:00:00+00:00

31.

We sit in the kitchen on opposite sides of the table. I don't trust him. I don't even know who he is anymore. I look into his face and see the Mark I knew and loved but something is different. I just can't put my finger on it.

"Are you a ghost?" I finally say.

"If I was a ghost do you think I could have made you this tea?" he points to the cups on the table. "Or pulled you from that burning car?"

I think of everything Julia did and know that his answer is worthless. Of course he could be a ghost. Or I could be completely crazy. The irony isn't lost on me. I just don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do.

"I can't stay here," I say. "I have to get back. Find Norma and Noah."

Oh God, Noah. The reason I came out here in the first place. I have to get back out there and look for him. What if something horrible has happened to him? At least stuck out here in the wilderness, perhaps baby Julia hasn't been able to reach him.

"Of course you do," he says.

He tries to put his hand on top of mine but I pull it away.

"I don't want you to touch me," I say.

"Why not?"

He stands and comes around the table, stopping behind me. Then he puts his hands on my shoulders. Rubs them gently, his fingers working out the kinks and knots. I don't want him to. I want him to stop but I can't find the words. The way his fingers work my flesh, I want him to touch all of me. And I don’t.

"Isn't this what you want?" he asks softly.

"Yes," I whisper.

"Then why are you fighting it?"

"Because you're not real," I say.

"If I'm not real, what is? Are you? Is this place?"

"I don't know."

I'm so confused. I need Norma and her common sense and logic. She's the one who's kept me sane since I've been off my meds. The one who knows when I'm losing my grip on reality. Always ready to deliver a swift slap to the head to snap me out of it. Without her I'm lost. Floating around in a world I'm not sure is real. What happened to her?

"Norma," I mumble.

"Forget about Norma. You don't need her anymore. You have me now."

His hand rubs the back of my neck, lifting my hair. It sends shivers down my spine as his fingers graze my skin. Then his lips gently kiss the place where his fingers were only moments ago. I let out a soft moan feeling. It feels so familiar.

His arm reaches around and cups my breast. I lean back into him and let him touch me. Let him kiss me. Turning my face around so that suddenly our lips connect in a spark of urgency. He kisses me like he's been waiting for this moment forever. Needful. Hungry. And I kiss him back because I've mourned for him for so long that I can't help myself.

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