He looked up when sensed my movements. The pain and betrayal in his eyes was so plainly visible and yet I sensed that it wasn’t really me who had caused that hurt and pain. He rose up, almost in defence as I came closer. I held my arms out to him and he came to me like a child seeking solace from his mother.
After some time we sank down on to the bed and I cradled him in m arms. Even though there was so many questions swirling round in my head I knew that he needed this more than I needed my answers. Eventually we separated and looked into each other’s eyes. “Why don’t I make us some coffee and then we can sit and chat yeah?” “That would be really great, thanks Maria.”
I heard the sincerity in his voice and was touched. I flashed him a smile as I slipped of the bed. I put on his disregarded shirt and went to make us a much needed caffeine fix just as I was pouring the freshly made coffee into the cups I got a shock as I felt Will slip his hands around my waist and rested his head on my shoulder. I relaxed into his embrace immediately, it was like coming home.
Its hard to describe, even though we had so much to talk about it was like some kind of atmosphere (which had previously gone unnoticed by me) had been erased. I looked over my shoulder and kissed lightly on the lips before I picked up the coffee and carried it back to bed. We climbed in and got comfortable. There was tension in the air as I turned to him and smiled. “Will, if your ready then I think we should talk about this.” I said softly.
“Ok, well, I, I’m not sure what I’m supposed to say really, I mean I know I should have told you before but it was such a revelation for someone not to recognise me! Let alone a sexy woman like yourself!” I looked away and blushed.
“Looking at it now it’s easy to see that your him, I mean you, O! You know what I mean! I have seen countless pictures of you in the papers and magazines and things but… well what I mean is in the pictures you looked so different, so young I guess. I haven’t seen any pictures of you since you started college. So in my mind you where still that young boy.”
I took a sip of my coffee and looked at him over the rim of my cup. “Well what happens now? (He asked) Does anything have to happen? I mean it doesn’t change anything in my mind!” he said.
