word. Holding a finger to his lips, he pulls me
into his lap as he sits on my bed.
"Don’t say anything, just nod if we are in
agreement, okay?" I look up at him and nod. Laying my head against
his chest, I breathe him in. He smells so incredibly good. He spins
me in his lap and holds me tight to him. Not being able to get any
closer I wrap my arms and legs around him. I'm clinging to him and
I have never felt safer. "Baby, what happened in there needed to
happen. I don't want you to apologize for any of it. You are
allowed to hurt. I want you to express it however you need to, as
long as you don't get hurt worse in the process, okay?" I nod my
head the best I can without removing it from his neck. "I don't
know what this is between us. I felt it the instant I looked at you
at the laundromat. I can't stay away from you, Eve. My body is
completely drawn to you just like you are drawn to me." I nod
again. This no talking thing is definitely helping me stay calm.
"Eventually I need to go back home for a shower and change of
clothes. You can come with me if you want. I understand if you want
to stay here with your family and friends. The offer stands though,
okay?" I nod my head again. He doesn’t say anything this time so I
look him in the eyes.
"I want to go with you. You help me
breathe."
He closes his eyes and when he opens them, I
swear they are a brighter and more alive. He plants soft kisses
along my mouth. I part my lips willing him to explore my mouth, but
he kisses me softly and holds me tightly to him. "Not here, babe. I
won't disrespect your parents like that." He kisses the top of my
head causing me to sigh and melt into him. I'm so very thankful he
is here with me in this exact moment. "Your mom made some pasta for
dinner. She said it's ready if you're hungry." I nod my head and
Theron stands up as I slide down his front. I'm still amazed he can
hold me up like I'm nothing.
"Theron?"
"What's wrong, babe?"
"Nothing, I just need to get my car
eventually."
"Consider it done. I'll talk to Paul and see
if he can grab it for us okay?" Nodding my head, he grabs my hand
as we walk out of the bedroom to join everyone else for
dinner.
Chapter 5
D inner was quiet. I'm
not sure what anyone could have said to make it less awkward. I
know I lost my shit. I feel overwhelmed and sick to my stomach. I
barely ate. Theron must have known how uncomfortable I felt because
half way through dinner he put his hand on my thigh and I instantly
calmed. I help clean up dinner and I am standing next to the sink
while my mom washes dishes.
"Sweetie, we need to talk." My mom gives me a
knowing look. I knew this was going to happen. I really don't want
to talk about my meltdown. I'd rather not talk at all. "I'm not
sure what happened today, but I know it's a direct result of what
happened last night. I know you are hurting. It's going to get
worse before it gets better. I offered to let Kayla stay here, but
she said she'd rather stay with Paul. I want to offer you the same.
You can stay here as long as you need to. I don't want you to be
alone right now. I'll help you as best as I can." She's wringing
the dish towel in her hands. I love my mom. She always knows what
to say. Sighing I pull out two chairs at the table for us. She
makes us each a glass of tea and sits down next to me.
"Mom, I love you. I really do. I'm sorry I
lost my shit. This is all really fucked up and I broke."
"Evelyn, I know you have better vocabulary
than that. Choose your words better." My mom hates when we use foul
language. I think I've only heard her curse only a couple of times
in my life.
"Sorry, mom." Taking a big breath, I puff my
cheeks out as I release it. How do I explain the last twenty four
hours? I'm not ready to talk about Matt's conversation with me
again. It broke me and I'm not sure I have recovered enough to
survive retelling it. "Mom, I just broke. I can't explain it. I can
hardly breathe. I feel so heavy, like I'm being crushed. I've
into his lap as he sits on my bed.
"Don’t say anything, just nod if we are in
agreement, okay?" I look up at him and nod. Laying my head against
his chest, I breathe him in. He smells so incredibly good. He spins
me in his lap and holds me tight to him. Not being able to get any
closer I wrap my arms and legs around him. I'm clinging to him and
I have never felt safer. "Baby, what happened in there needed to
happen. I don't want you to apologize for any of it. You are
allowed to hurt. I want you to express it however you need to, as
long as you don't get hurt worse in the process, okay?" I nod my
head the best I can without removing it from his neck. "I don't
know what this is between us. I felt it the instant I looked at you
at the laundromat. I can't stay away from you, Eve. My body is
completely drawn to you just like you are drawn to me." I nod
again. This no talking thing is definitely helping me stay calm.
"Eventually I need to go back home for a shower and change of
clothes. You can come with me if you want. I understand if you want
to stay here with your family and friends. The offer stands though,
okay?" I nod my head again. He doesn’t say anything this time so I
look him in the eyes.
"I want to go with you. You help me
breathe."
He closes his eyes and when he opens them, I
swear they are a brighter and more alive. He plants soft kisses
along my mouth. I part my lips willing him to explore my mouth, but
he kisses me softly and holds me tightly to him. "Not here, babe. I
won't disrespect your parents like that." He kisses the top of my
head causing me to sigh and melt into him. I'm so very thankful he
is here with me in this exact moment. "Your mom made some pasta for
dinner. She said it's ready if you're hungry." I nod my head and
Theron stands up as I slide down his front. I'm still amazed he can
hold me up like I'm nothing.
"Theron?"
"What's wrong, babe?"
"Nothing, I just need to get my car
eventually."
"Consider it done. I'll talk to Paul and see
if he can grab it for us okay?" Nodding my head, he grabs my hand
as we walk out of the bedroom to join everyone else for
dinner.
Chapter 5
D inner was quiet. I'm
not sure what anyone could have said to make it less awkward. I
know I lost my shit. I feel overwhelmed and sick to my stomach. I
barely ate. Theron must have known how uncomfortable I felt because
half way through dinner he put his hand on my thigh and I instantly
calmed. I help clean up dinner and I am standing next to the sink
while my mom washes dishes.
"Sweetie, we need to talk." My mom gives me a
knowing look. I knew this was going to happen. I really don't want
to talk about my meltdown. I'd rather not talk at all. "I'm not
sure what happened today, but I know it's a direct result of what
happened last night. I know you are hurting. It's going to get
worse before it gets better. I offered to let Kayla stay here, but
she said she'd rather stay with Paul. I want to offer you the same.
You can stay here as long as you need to. I don't want you to be
alone right now. I'll help you as best as I can." She's wringing
the dish towel in her hands. I love my mom. She always knows what
to say. Sighing I pull out two chairs at the table for us. She
makes us each a glass of tea and sits down next to me.
"Mom, I love you. I really do. I'm sorry I
lost my shit. This is all really fucked up and I broke."
"Evelyn, I know you have better vocabulary
than that. Choose your words better." My mom hates when we use foul
language. I think I've only heard her curse only a couple of times
in my life.
"Sorry, mom." Taking a big breath, I puff my
cheeks out as I release it. How do I explain the last twenty four
hours? I'm not ready to talk about Matt's conversation with me
again. It broke me and I'm not sure I have recovered enough to
survive retelling it. "Mom, I just broke. I can't explain it. I can
hardly breathe. I feel so heavy, like I'm being crushed. I've
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