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He Knows Me

Andrew

I darted around the living room, fluffing pillows and putting stray books back on the shelves. Lanie had been over to the house before, but something was different about tonight. There was no Karen. No Raven. Just me and the woman I craved.

She was upset, and she was coming to me. Which meant it was my duty to make her feel better.

The doorbell rang, making me spring around and bolt across the room and into the foyer. Lanie stood under the porch light, her eyes puffy.

“Hi.” She sadly smiled.

My heart cracked in two. “Oh, Lanie.”

She shook her head and stepped inside. “It’s not that bad.”

“Really?” I closed the door and turned to face her.

Lanie’s lips pressed hard together, and her chin quivered. “No,” she gasped.

Out of nowhere, tears flowed. Without thinking, I crossed the foyer and pulled her into my arms, pressing her head against my chest with one hand and wrapping my other arm around her waist. Her chest heaved with a couple of thick sobs, but then she pulled away.

“I’m s
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