Page 20 of Idée Fixe
Missed him.
“I know I hurt you,” he breathes softly, and I look up into his deep blue eyes, “and I’m sorry. But I’ll spend the rest of my lifemaking it up to you.” Leaning down, he presses his forehead to mine, and I close my eyes.
“Don’t ever leave me again.”
“If I leave you again, I might as wellbedead, Cairo.” Opening his eyes, he looks at me. “Because without you, I’m fucking lost,pequeño.” Searching my eyes he continues. “Tell me it’s not too late, tell me there’s something to salvage from this.”
Pursing my lips, I chew the inside of my mouth.
I better not regret this.
I smile softly. “Tell me you love me again and we will find out.”
Cupping my cheeks with both his hands, he smiles down at me. The smile I haven’t seen in so long, but only now do I realised I’ve missed. “I love you, Cairo. And I’ll spend every moment I have left, making sure you know just how much. I’m so fucking sorry.”
Looking up at him, I can’t refuse it. I love him back, but he can work harder for those three words to come out of my mouth. So instead I say; “You ever do that again… I’ll kill you myself.”
“Understood.” Smiling, he leans down, bringing his lips to mine. Kissing me so gently.
Pulling back, I narrow my eyes. “Don’t think every time you fucking mess up you can buy me-”
“Shut up, Cairo,” he murmurs against my mouth. And for the first time, I do.
The End…
For now…
