Every Rose by Halat Lynetta

Author:Halat, Lynetta [Halat, Lynetta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781483935904
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2013-02-25T07:00:00+00:00

“Mmm…I wish I didn’t have to play tonight. I’d like nothing more than to curl up with you and let the world just melt away.”

“That would be wonderful,” I admit. “It will be cool, though, for our last night to mirror our first,” I muse. This night will be a little different, I mentally amend, since I have a little birthday surprise for him.

“I didn’t think of it like that. Alright, let’s go get ready then,” he says reluctantly.

When he comes out of the bathroom, his hair is in disarray and he has a towel wrapped around his hips. It’s low slung, showing off his impressive abs and indentations around his hipbones. I hear my sharp intake of breath and wonder if I will ever get used to looking at him like this. I hope not.

I make my way over to him and run my hands through his damp hair and comb it through with my fingers. Michael closes his eyes and a secret smile appears on his lips. “I hope I don’t ever take for granted your touch,” he whispers.

I feel my heart swell, and I place a kiss on each of his cheeks before he pulls me in for another one of his soul-stealing kisses. I’m breathless when he finally releases me. When I calm myself a bit, I remember that our kisses are numbered and our time together is finite. He has a way of making me forget those little details. This leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth. Focus on the time you have, I chide myself. “Hey, music man,” I perk up, “I have a special request for you tonight.”

“You do? Well, what’ll it be?” He smiles lovingly.

Sudden shyness causes me to blush; but I forge on and inquire, “Can you play ‘Glycerin’?” Requesting it in front of everyone would have been even more embarrassing. Like I would have rendered myself transparent for everyone to see with just that one little song.

“By Bush?” He asks surprised. I nod my head. “Yeah, yeah. You like that song?” He asks surprised.

“Love it. I think it’s one of the most beautiful, heart-wrenching songs I’ve ever heard. There’s just something about it that throws me every time I hear it. Not many songs can do that, you know? Just reach in, grab hold of you, shake you, and make you look at things in a whole different light.” These are all the reasons I’d tried to avoid listening to this song over the years. I couldn’t face the effect it had on me.

“Mmm…Well, I better bring my electric guitar then. It wouldn’t sound quite the same without it.” I tremble in anticipation.

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Mona’s is pretty packed tonight, so I sit at the bar and make small talk with Jason. He’s as gregarious as ever. I tell him that I’m leaving tomorrow, and he pats my hand and tells me that Michael will be OK. I guess he interprets my frown as fear. I’m not scared for the reason he thinks I am, though.

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