Chapter 14: ConfessionIn the battles we wage within ourselves to keep the strictest of controls, we are the loser. Our deepest feelings will always surface, one way or another.
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After the doctor left, Scarlett walked into Neil's bedroom. She smiled at the slow rise and fall of his chest. Already back asleep.
She plopped down into the chair next to the bed and waited. After a few minutes, her own eyes grew heavy and she dozed. Images of Derrick and Neil intermingled in her mind. The dreams started with her and Neil sparring in a blank space. Somewhere along the way, his face morphed into one she did not remember but knew was Derrick's.
Her practice punches turned into deadly blows. The two ended up on the floor where their wrestling bodies became slick with sweat. Derrick turned ba
