Burn

Katya

"Mommy, are you and daddy back together?"

Minutes after Christopher posed that question with a beautiful glint in his adorable baby hazel pupils, they still drummed in my mind.

Last night, Ferrara and I had crossed a boundary.

He had spent the night, breaking the wall I had put up around myself

And when the nightmares came, he had held me tightly, his deep hoarse voice making promises...

Never say never...

But that captivating thick voice had muttered that he would never leave me.

Even now, as I watched him tackling Christopher into the bed, intricate laughters and giggles flooding my ears,

Last night still felt...surreal.

As if he could read my thoughts, Ferrara looked up from the task of tickling Christopher, his eyes meeting mine...

Liquid forest green eyes engulfed me,

Rough stubbles in his sharp chiseled jaw,

Hair disheveled from last night,

Firm red lips appealing to every part of my senses...

My heart raced, melting to puddle, as my breath got caught in my throat.

It was