Like You Never Left

There is a suffocating silence that take a hold of my heart, squeezing every beating breath from my lungs. As each syllable leave the lips of Lucas, I feel my world grow smaller and smaller until there is nothing but panic that has taken a hold of my heart.

I know that it is only but mere seconds and every inch of ratianol self-control that I have will be gone. My demons are yet to be set lose and all my secrets discovered. So with the utmost calm I count down and before any other reason can take over my senses, I press my lips against Lucas as to not allow a single word to escape his throat.

Yet, he pushes me away for an inch of a length and with my eyes closed down real damn tight, I hear the words come from him again. “Why did you leave me Lexi?”

His voice is soft and gentle but every word stings as deep as a burning thorn in the delicate parts of a still aching heart.

But, “I don’t  know what you are talking about, Lucas.&