Late night conversations

Ashley sat on the bed while Henry lay on her thighs. The television was on, they were watching an animation show. The room was dark save for the flickering lights from the television. She played with his hair. “Do you want to talk about it?”

He smiled. “You know I had almost forgotten all about it...”

She turned down the volume. He turned around so he could see her. “With you everything is alright.” His thumb caressed her cheeks.

“I want you to be alright”

He smiled at her. “My mother came over"

Ashley was surprised but she didn’t let it show.

“Took a whole day. Had the media on standby so she could create a scene if I sent her away...”

She caressed his face.

“She had a lot of things to say...” He paused. “Uncovered old wounds, wounds I like to think are closed up and forgotten. Wounds that I lie to myself are forgotten...”

She instinctively reached behind his back and ran her fingers along the fine lines of his scars. “These wounds are part of what shaped you, they made you w