But he did love her her. He did. So damn much. Why hadn't he told her? The answer was right in front of him. He was scared.
Scared of getting hurt. Scared of being taken for granted. Scared of her leaving him.... Because she was so amazing. Who wouldn't want her?
She wasn't the only one who who was hurt.. and scared and frustrated.
He loved her. He might not put stock in that emotion, but he believed she believed in it. And in that highly charged moment, he had seen they needed a breather. A reset of some kind. He’d been aware of that for a while now. Since they had started arguing about almost every single thing.
Her words kept eating at him. Was this how she had been feeling since that mess with his family. Stung by a lack of faith so bitter all she could taste was gall? It was a terrible feeling.
The irony was, he hadn’t been giving her the silent treatment as she
She touched her damp forehead to his and deepened the kiss. He wanted to hold her like this forever. When he finally ended the kiss, he rolled her on top of him and she laughed."I don't want this to end" Monica said, as if she had read his mind."I don't want this to end either" Tom replied, as he tucked the hair that had fallen over her face behind her ear.Monica smiled. "So I was thinking, let's do something.....something that says we are moving forward... Like a big commitment to each other"He didn't say anything. Just stared at her. Monica's face went hot. It hadn't come out quite as nonchalant as she had planned. God, what an idiot she was. She wanted to pick up her clothes and leave.True. She had meant what she said. She wanted something solid with him... Wanted to take a big step. It wasn't like she was asking him for marriage... If that was what he was scared of.So what
“So much.” Emma replied. Tears stung her eyes. “And I understand why he has a hard time trusting me, but I can’t live my entire life under suspicion. He doesn't love me either... Love and trust come together”"Oh dear" Amy said. "Relationships are hard. And if you two are ever going to work this out. The both of you really have to try to focus on what's important now. The baby. The baby is the only thing that matters. You definitely don't want your baby born into such a negative atmosphere. You guys have to do this for your baby. I know it might be hard, but you have to. So when you return and you are ready. You and Daniel should talk. Talk about how you truly feel.... Communication is very important. And have a conversation where you can both agree on certain things without letting emotions get in the way or cloud your judgment."Emma nodded, glad she had come her mother for support. Her mother had always been the one she could run to when she was
“It’s Daniel, mom.” Emma replied softly as she watched him.“The man you told me about?” Amy asked.“Yeah that's him,” Emma clarified, her heart soaring and sinking, swooping every direction as she drank in the way Daniel took command of the room simply by entering it.His tailored suit clung to his powerful frame and if his eyes looked deeply set and bruised from travel, it only added to his air of dangerous mystique.She didn’t ask herself what he was doing here, though. It was devastatingly obvious why he was here.He didn’t trust her.----------------------Daniel knew his mistake the second his searching gaze found the somber pair of eyes he was looking for. She was staring right her him, her eyes big and beautiful. Beneath her surprise lurked accusation and worse, disappointment."Believe me when I say I’m coming back." she had said at his off
Emma gave her mom a small smile. "Sure, mom. Just a minute" she said. She turned her attention to Daniel once again and tucked her hair behind her ear. He was watching her carefully. "You heard her. I'm a guest." he said grinning, but the grin faded quickly as he asked. "Unless you don't want me here. I could go if you want, though I really hope you don't want to that. I really want to fix things between us and meet your family. They all seem really nice" "They are" Emma replied with a small smile. "And you don't have to leave. You’ve come all this way. Besides if you do, they won't stop asking me why and I really don't want to get into that right now... Especially when Isabel and Aunt Jen are around" Daniel smiled back at her. "Thank you" he said. "How's the baby? Are you sleeping well... Feeling well?" Emma simply nodded. "Let's go back into the house" she said, and began to walk to the door. Daniel followed closely behind. ---------------------------- They went back into the h
“I would never hurt you like that.” He threw his head back with insult. “I will never step out on you. Ever.”Distantly, she knew that was probably true, given the betrayal he’d suffered at the hands of his ex, but all she could say was a tormented, “Why the hell would I give you the chance to say anything? You can’t even—”“I trust you, Emma! Damn it. I do” he cut in, pinching the bridge of his nose. “I came all this way to tell you that. To make you believe it.” he said“And started by asking why I was talking to another man? Samson was asking about the baby and you. He wanted to know if I was leaving with you. Okay? You said so without even talking to me about it. Still being controlling as always. That’s what we were talking about.” She looked blindly toward the blackened windows.After a pulse of silence, he said, “I was talking to Isabel about getting you a ring.”“You were talking about getti
She tentatively set her trembling fingers on his open palms. Swallowed the thickness in her throat..“I know you have every reason to hate me—” he said.“I don’t hate you, Daniel. I don't—”“Shh. Let me say this. I shouldn’t have made presumptions that day when my brother said those things about you. I shouldn't have said what I said. I should have protected you. But instead I made everything worse. I’m so ashamed of the way I acted. You were hurt and worried and I should have taken that burden from you. It was wrong and I won’t let anything like that happen again, no matter where in the world you live.”“I’ll live with you.” Emma said. She bit her lips to keep them from quivering. “If that’s what you want, I will come home with you.”“Because you want to believe in m
Emma rolled her eyes. “I think I’m capable of leaving the house alone.”“I know you are,” he said quietly. “I just worry and I’d prefer to be with you.”There wasn’t much she could say to that, so she nodded. “I’ll see you at lunch.” she said.He lifted his hand in a wave and then walked away. For a moment she stared after him and then she closed the door, leaning against it.One week of attempting to forget the past and forge ahead.“How’s that working out for you?” she muttered as she traipsed into the bathroom.She wanted a long, hot bath, then she would go sit in the balcony and get some work done on her laptop.After drawing a tub full of steaming water, she sank up to her ears and sighed in complete bliss. She hadn’t made the water too hot, and she wouldn’t stay long.After twenty minutes, regretfully, she toed the lever for the drain and then hauled her
As they looked over their menus, Daniel stole a glance at Emma. Seeming to sense his perusal, she looked up and offered a tentative smile. He smiled back, captivated by the sparkle in her dark eyes.She was…beautiful. And this time when she looked at him, he didn’t see the dark anger that had sparked so often the past weeks. That made him happy.----------------------------Emma stared out the window as she munched on one of the tasty little confections whose name escaped her. It had cheese and shrimp. She wasn’t sure of the other ingredients, but it was good and she was starving.The sky had started to soften. Wispy pastel tendrils flirted across the horizon as the sun sank lower. She closed her eyes and allowed the soft breeze to soothe her fried nerves.She’d expended more emotional energy over the past months than she had in a lifetime. She wanted to exist free of distress. Just for a little whi