With Tess in my arms, all seems right at the moment. I can almost pretend that we’re much more than friends, that we’re just a young couple enjoying a moment of privacy. Almost…
Tess murmurs something against me, something I couldn’t really make out. “…was you…” I hear.
“Did you say something?” I ask, pulling away slightly.
Tess stiffens in my arms and pulls away. She looks at the floor, at the lamp down the street, anywhere but me. Her arms around wrapped protectively around her, like she’s trying to ward people of her.
“Tess?” I ask, now curious as to what she said. “What did you say?”
“Nothing…” she says softly first then clears her throat and looks up and says with much more conviction. “It was nothing…”
Yet I can almost hear the catch in her voice and her eyes…there is so much pain in them. I frown but don’t say anything. I know I heard something.
I could have sworn she said…but no, it couldn’t be. I’ve got to stop hearing things! I scold myself.
Deciding to stop looking for something that can never be, I shrug. “Okay.” I tell her and she seems relieved.
We stare at each other and I realize that I don’t know what to say to her right now. Now that my anger has settled…I don’t know how to start talking to her. We can’t go back to the way we were because everything is so different and I don’t know how to start this new beginning.
It is a new beginning for us. I recognized and reluctantly accepted.
“So…” I begin.
“Yeah, so…” Tess echoes, clearly not sure what to say either.
I back up a step and gesture towards the park. “I think I’ll leave now…” I say and Tess jerks her head to look at me. “I just need to be alone for a while right now…to think you know…” I give her an unsure look. “You’ll be okay?” I ask. Because of course I’m not going to leave if she needs me to support her inside.
~*~* End Kyle ~*~*
Okay that sucked! JBehrsGurl, does Liz want to be alone after MAx gets around to spilling or would she stand Kyle's company? I think he needs to talk to someone! Your choice
