Naomi
“You are the one that wanted him to stay,” Alastair remarked softly as he rubbed my back. I had been crying for the past hour, but I was so tired that all I wanted to do was sleep. After I had ranted and raved, I felt as if I had no more anger left.
“I know,” I answered as I rolled over and looked at him. “But I think…I think a part of me…” I didn’t want to say the words. I barely wanted to acknowledge the truth.
“I know, baby, I know,” Alastair said before he leaned in and pressed his lips against my forehead. When he pulled back, he got more comfortable on the bed and pulled me into his arms. With my head on his chest, we laid like that for the longest time. While I was tired, I didn’t want to sleep. It was too early. Or was I waiting for Erik to show up? He had left his car at
