Page 115 of In Moonlight and Memories: Vol One

“Cash?” Her voice is soft in the blackness.

“Yeah?”

“I still love you, you know. I never stopped.”

Everything inside me comes to a screeching halt. I open my mouth, but no words come out.

She mistakes my silence for an invitation and cradles my face between her soft, cool palms. Before I can stop her, she leans down and kisses me.

I close my eyes and gasp at the contact. Her lips are so sweet and tender. They’re the moment and a memory all rolled into one, and when her tongue pushes past my teeth, I try with all my might to heed the warnings of the better angels of my nature. But it’s the lesser angels who win in the end.

This isn’t part ofThe Plan,but I kiss her back with all the pain and sorrow, all the guilt and love inside me.

To be continued…