The Daily Struggles of an Immortal: a Superhero Adventure (Immortal Supers Book 1) by Kurtis Eckstein

Author:Kurtis Eckstein [Eckstein, Kurtis]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Published: 2018-11-10T05:00:00+00:00

21: Coping with Stress

Of course, I had to tell Lily about my newfound ability first. I honestly wasn’t sure how she was going to react to any of the news, but I figured I should get that part out of the way…especially since I opened the door with it.

She was certainly surprised, but after her initial shock it didn’t seem to bother her. If anything, she seemed a little relieved to find out I was capable of defending myself now. Even though I was immortal, it still worried her that most other supers could hurt me and there was nothing I could do about it.

What did bother her was finding out about the shadow company, and its connection to my wife and daughter, as well as the fact that Nick appeared to be involved. The more I talked, the more reserved her expression became, until we were finally just sitting quietly in her kitchen.

After a long silence, she spoke. “I need to think about this Sam.”

“Oh…okay.” I paused, uncertain of what to say next. “Umm, I invited Nick over to my place to get that part over with, but it can wait if you want.”

She shook her head, her expression still reserved. “No. I think that would be a good idea. I need some time to think about this,” she repeated.

“Oh.” I hesitated. “You mean…” Was she saying what I thought she was saying? “You want some time alone?”

She nodded once, her arms crossed over her chest defensively. “Yes.”

“For how long?” I wondered, dread filling my heart.

She looked away, her expression pained. After a moment, her eyes became more determined. “I’ll let you know.” She kept her gaze averted. “But you should probably stay at your place tonight.”

My chest hurt so bad it was all I could do not to grab ahold of it. I hadn’t stayed a full night at my place in over half a year. I basically lived with Lily now, only stopping by to indulge Freya’s bloodlust and maybe do some laundry. My voice was barely audible. “O-Okay.”

She still didn’t look at me.

I stood up slowly, realizing she wanted me to go now. “I’m sorry,” I whispered, unsure if there was anything I could say to help. “I would have told you sooner if I had known.”

She nodded once, still looking away.

I wanted to kiss her goodbye. To tell her I loved her. But I unexpectedly realized that was off the table right now. She needed a break from me. She needed time to process that her life was in danger, and that it was inadvertently my fault. If anything, it would be wrong of me to try to make her feel bad for having second thoughts about it. She wasn’t immortal like Freya. It was a lot to ask her to risk her life to be with me. And unfair.

Shit.

“See you at work,” I whispered, trying to say goodbye without using the words ‘I love you so much it hurts’ or ‘I want to marry you’ or ‘I want you to be the mother of my children.

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