Three Loving Words by DC Renee

Author:DC Renee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Published: 2016-03-17T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty Three

Paige

The rest of the year had flown by at the speed of light. I had been married to Enzo now for more than two years. Birthdays passed as regular days, we spent holidays pretending to be a happy couple, family dinners were awkward, and every day was different from the last, but always filled with hot and cold emotions from Enzo, and maybe from me as well. I felt like a broken record, but our life was like Groundhog’s day – practically the same day on repeat. We’d argue, we’d fight, we’d be civil, we’d be happy sometimes, we’d avoid each other … always the same thing. Yet there was a little less tension and a lot more, “Why are we doing this?” since “The Dream Event.”

Enzo even had some redeemable moments throughout that time, times when he was a little more than civil, more like nice. We ate dinner together on several occasions, mostly in silence; we didn’t leave the room when the other walked in; he didn’t sneer when Chandra or Lynn came over, but he didn’t hide his disdain for Luke, which still thrilled me. Enzo even said his three loving words less, although he never stopped and I doubted he ever would. We were slowly becoming more like acquaintances instead of just roommates. It made life more bearable, and I was actually able to kind of forget my dreams and ambitions when it came to love. Kind of. When I saw a happy couple on the street, my heart shrank, but at least when it was part of my daily routine, it didn’t come to the forefront of my mind.

And then it all came crashing back January first. We spent all the major holidays with Enzo’s family, acting happy and loving in front of a few dozen of their closest friends. I actually relished those days because I didn’t have to worry about spending them alone, with my family who still didn’t seem to realize I wasn’t truly happy, or crashing my friends’ events. Plus, I got to live my dream for a few hours.

Nora came back for holidays whenever she could, but ever since she had started dating Damien, she spent most of her free time with him. It didn’t help that she had just finished college and decided to stay after landing a good job. I figured Damien was a major contributing factor to her decision not to move back home, but I never said as much.

Enzo and I had a pretty good New Year’s Eve with his family. It must have been the champagne or the spirit, but we ended up talking about some of the shenanigans we witnessed in the car rather than our usual tension-filled silence. My happy mood might have also had something to do with the kiss we had shared. The previous New Year, we got away with a kiss on the cheek while no one was looking. This year, we did the same, but his mouth was awfully close to mine, and I swore his lips lingered on my skin.

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