Browsfurrow, eyes lazily meeting hers. The words mean little to the former priest, seeing as such a thing would be good for their family dynamic and money was absolutely no problem. On the other hand, he knew her career was what gave her that poised gleam in her eye, assisted her in her quest for clarity. He exhales, thin lips pressing together as he ponders an appropriate response. “I’m sorry.” The towel is pulled from his shoulders and he proceeds to wipe his hands of the mess caused by dinner preparations. Clean hands lift to cup her cheeks. “Things happen. We’ll be okay but how are you feeling?”
[ x ] there’s a thick swallow. there is nothing that she can’t handle. so she breathes in slowly & breathes it all out, reorganizing her mind. jonathan & adam had never been part of the plan, but here she was needing both with every inch of herself, needing her jonathan more than she’d ever know how to express. this wasn’t part of the plan but maybe she needed it, too.
her own blue hues find his stormy ones the moment his warm palms cup her cheeks. emotion backlogs behind her eyes as he regards her with so much support & gentility. she can’t handle it right now, her heart clenching. a distant was i not good enough mumbled in the back of her mind as she blushes up at him. a slight lean into his affection as she sighs & flutters her lashes. he made her so weak.
“i’m fine,” she tells him with another swallow. “part of the business, i guess. i just have to keep going. & prove that they made a mistake.”
[ x ] heels click as she makes her way inside. an establishment made of concrete. a secret.
the key is in my fist. my fist is in my pocket.( like a whisper in the back of my head ).
that tingling familiarity at the base of my neck. i want to cry. i want to remember but i can’t. & part of me knows it won’t be beneficial.
a smile. ( detached ).
i can’t see.
all black. & then there’s some light. she takes in the male behind the computer & takes another step closer. moves to shift behind him as she watches the code fly along the screen. one blink.
“you know what you’re doing,” she states, leaning forward.