~Arabella~ He didn't leave immediately. He infact lingered in the doorway like he was fighting himself to go or not to go. His eyes swept across my face one last time .It was slow and deliberate. It was as though he was mastering something in detail. A part of me wondered what the hell he was up to. My heart was still ricocheting in painfully everything that had just happened . Everything starting from the words, to the kiss and then to his touch. My body still hummed with the ghost of his hands on my skin. It made me feel so many things. Without another word, Jed turned and walked out. This time, there was no slamming of the door , no heavy steps echoing through the hallway . There was not even a sign of the sharp impatient man that I know. The silence he left behind felt so heavy

