When I went to bed last night it was with a heavy heart. Throughout the day I had experienced moments of regret, anger, and embarrassment - none long-lasting but all ferociously passionate. At 11:00 you had informed me of my replacement the day before, which was only two days after I had given myself to you for the first time. By 11:30 I had calmed the cold aches that were washing over me in dizzying waves of disgust. At 12:00 I met my friend for lunch and she went through the normal tirade and reaffirmation while I sat, barely listening, still playing over the details in my mind. Once 1:00 rolled around I was too busy with work to think about you at all. However, at 4:45 on the drive home, the slight came back and the โWhy? Why? Why?โ did not stop again.
I woke in the middle of the night to cool fingertips tracing the line of my leg up to my hip where they flattened out to press a warm palm against the curve of my waist. My skin flushed with goosebumps, almost painful in their sudden appearance. I tried to roll over to face you, but your body was fit too closely to mine. Behind me I heard you whisper โshhโฆโ and as the breath left your lips it grazed my shoulder causing a shiver to course through my body.
โBut what about Girl B?โ I asked you in a low tone, frigid from the anticipation of your response.
The warmth of your smooth chest against my back responded as loudly as your words, โI made the biggest mistake of my life.โ
โBut how can I forget this vision of her on the back of your motorbike, her hands tightening around your body as you increased your speedโฆ.โ
You silenced me with the tip of your tongue drawing an apology on the nape of my neck. โHer hands were cold and clumsy, a poor substitute for your own.โ
โโฆand how do I lose the ringing of her laughter and the murmur of her voice as she undid your belt, kissing the very pores on your stomach where I had been only two days previous?โ