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The tears gush out, and I let them flow without control. I had held them in for too long, anyway.
“My mom would have woken me up for my big day. She would have called and given me all the encouragement I needed. My dad would have told me to walk on with confidence and remember whose daughter I am.”
My body is shaking uncontrollably, and I struggle to speak audibly amidst the tears.
“They would have called to hear me rant about my first day and would have been even more shocked that I worked at your company. A lot has changed without them being here. I look at Kelvin and see the pain in his eyes too, but being the older child and man, he toughens up when I’m around him. Sometimes, I ask him if he needs any help. The court proceedings have taken a toll on him, and yes, he knows his onions, but this case is more personal to him. It hits close to home.”
“I wish they didn’t take the flight that day. I still hear their last words to me every time I close my eyes. My mom said she would get me a silk scarf from Thailand, and my dad promised a family get-together once they returned as we all had been so busy with life for months. They invited me over for lunch a month before the incident, but I declined because I had a project at work to complete. If only I had known.”
Tears gush like a waterfall, and that’s when I realize he is holding me as my body reverberates with the sounds of my crying.
His shirt is wet with my tears as I place my head on his shoulder and cry some more.
After several minutes, I face him directly. His gaze upon me is intense, and he takes strands of hair off my face.
With his hands, he wipes the tears off my eyes slowly until he approaches my lips.
His touch sends sparks of lightning flying from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet. My lips tremble at his touch as I move closer to him.
The connection of his lips to mine is one I desperately desired, but is still unexpected. My mind comes back to the moment, and the kiss is still on.
Am I dreaming? Certainly not. Here I am, kissing the man that my heart beats for.
Suddenly, he pulls back like a string behind him controls his movements.
Chapter Ten
Damien
Nothing ever prepares you for the loss of a loved one. It might seem almost simple to live with, but it certainly is not.
I watch as Lea goes on about how much she misses her parents. The pain of their loss was still evident in her eyes, even though she had learned to mask it with jokes and keeping busy.
Having known Lea for years, it was easy to tell when she was hiding behind the curtains of her smile. She was an expert in masking pain, which would only lead to a major breakdown in the long run.
I didn’t mean to be insistent, but I sincerely worry about her. She reminisces over her parents and how they would have been of immense help to her in this season.
The regret of not getting to see them before the accident makes the pain even worse. It’s almost like double jeopardy—the loss of a loved one and the pain of never seeing them again.
Her eyes are red and swollen as she cries on my shoulder while mumbling words of remembrance in between sobs.
My heart yearned deeply for her. I could feel it in the thudding of my heart and the shivers her touch sent down my spine, but of what use was my yearning if I could not show it?
I tilt her head to the side and wipe off the tears from her eyes. Gently, my fingers glide through her face till I get to her lips.
My resistance fails me as I press my lips to hers, and electricity such that I have never experienced it sends signals to every vein in my body.
I feel shivers down my soul, and the burst of fireworks going around my body is enough to start a bonfire.
My desire for her is at its peak until common sense returns to me.
Even if I needed to show my genuine emotions towards her, it shouldn’t be on a day when she is vulnerable like this. It may seem that I took advantage of the situation and forgot about her feelings.
I want her to agree to this knowingly and not just because she is pitiable or needs some help. I want to be her backbone forever and not her once-in-a-while sleeping pill.
Abruptly, I withdraw from our intimate moment, and I can see the shock on her face and the questions circling her mind.
“I want you to be fully aware and want it and us to happen. You are vulnerable now. It’s not a good time to make such important decisions. I’ll wait, Lea. I’ll wait till you feel better. Don’t just make me wait for too long till I grow old.” I chuckle to lighten up the atmosphere in the room so we don’t wallow at the abrupt end of that beautiful moment.
