(Credit to Ally Carter for the idea of the Gallagher Girls series)
I.
Breathe. In and Out.
Blink. Breathe again.
"Cammie." The voice was soft.
"Grant,' I greeted, tears stinging my eyes.
"It's only been a few months, Cammie. He'll be back."
II.
The thunder rumbled and I pulled the covers more tightly around myself.
Empty, that's how I felt.
But no one understood.
Except Grant.
He answered on the third ring. "Hello?"
"I need you."
III.
His lips burned a trail down my body. The million different emotions merged together and caused me to moan.
Grant thought it was from pleasure.
I knew it was from defeat.
IV.
It felt so good, but it was so wrong.
Zach had been gone for almost a year, though, and Grant never left for more than a week.
He loved me.
And I had learned to love him.
Our bodies merged together and I cried out in pleasure.
That's when I heard the door to the apartment open. "Cammie?"
My husband was home.
Grant and I disentangled ourselves and threw on as much clothing as we could. I pulled on my bra, panties, and Grant's T-shirt. He pulled on his boxers and jeans.
Zach came into the bedroom.
The pain in his eyes haunted me for years.