Eighty-Four

Eighty-Four

Naomi

Seth repeated his words, and it was almost as if I had imagined them. Never did I imagine he would believe me so soon. It almost seemed unreal and it filled me with so much joy I couldn’t contain my smile.

But that was until he said the following;

“I believe you, baby. I do. But I can’t risk being hurt again.”

my smile dropped from my lips as my feelings plummeted unto the ground.

“What do you mean?” I whispered, afraid of what he was going to say.

His face turned expressionless as he looked at me, and his touch became cold under my skin.

“all I’m saying is that I have to make sure you are being honest to me.”

I did say oi was willing to do whatever it took to earn his trust back.

“Okay,” I nodded, trying to manage a smile. “What do I have to do?”

He crossed his arms over his chest, the movement of his muscles making it hard for me to breathe. Even when I needed to concentrate, I still get distracted by the little thing he does.

His greyish blue eyes landed on mine,