Until My Heart Stops Beating by Tonya M Barber

Author:Tonya M Barber [Barber, Tonya M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-06T23:00:00+00:00

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When her taxicab pulled up in front of the house, she descended the stairs. Knowing he had to make his move and quick, Declan rushed past her to the driver telling him his services were not needed as he threw a twenty dollar bill inside the driver’s side window. The driver thanked him then drove off. The rage brewing inside caused her to scream at him as she tried to walk away pulling her rolling luggage. Declan grabbed hold of her bag, firmly snatching it from her hand.

“Stay with me please.”

“I can’t and I won’t.”

He grabbed her around her waist with his free hand, “I can’t let you go.”

Makeba struggled to get loose but she couldn’t. Trying not to fight with her, he dropped the luggage and carried her into the house. Once he got her inside she went into one of the bedrooms and slammed the door shut, locking it. He didn’t care. As long as she was in the house with him it didn’t matter one bit if she never came out of that room.

Not long afterwards, he went back outside to retrieve the luggage. He knocked on the bedroom door to inform her that her bags was outside the room then proceeded to the living room and sat on the sofa. Removing his cell phone from his pocket, he called Ashley telling her to cancel his meetings for the rest of the week. She apologized again for not stopping Makeba from walking into his office. Regretting how hard he came down on her, he apologized for his behavior and assured her she was not at fault. He hung up the phone and sat for what seemed like hours with his head in his hands wondering how the hell he was going to repair the bricks to his foundation and put them back together. The house he was trying to build with her had crumbled before the completion of the groundwork.

Three hours had passed. Declan went to the bedroom she occupied and stood outside the door knocking lightly but there was no answer. Putting his ear to the door, he could hear whimpering. The sounds of the woman he loved wailing like the women in the bible almost broke him down to his knees. She was distraught and it was his doing. He had hurt her bad. Again, he knocked on the door.

“Go away,” he heard her say although her words were slightly muffled.

“Makeba, if I have to spend the rest of my life making it up to you I will. I love you. I never meant to hurt you, ever. You’re my heart, my world, my everything. Please give me another chance. I’m not going to stand here and make up excuses for what I’ve done because that's not going to help my cause. But I know I was not myself when I slept with Deena. Someone put something in my drink. I’m sure of it. I know you don’t believe me but that’s the truth.”

Silence.

“Makeba, say something.

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