Scars
He pushed her back on to the bed gently, her skin still tasted like salt from the ocean. He kissed his way down her collar bone, brushing over her bikini strap. He moved down her arm, grabbing her wrist and brushing his lips across her forearm. She let her eye's close and sighed.
He froze. He lips, just barley touching her skin stopped and he lifted his head, she opened her eyes and watched his expression. He used his other hand the run his thumb lightly across her uneven skin. "What are these?" he said roughly. Her face paled as she pulled back her arm and stood up off the bed. She reached for hks sweatshirt and pulled it over her head. She walked through the open door's to the balcony. He followed her and grabbed her by the waist. He turned her towards him and grabbed her arm again. He pushed the sleeve up to her elbow, exposing two vertical scars. Her eye's glassed. " he pulled her chin up to look him in the eye. More gently he said again, "what…what are these from." A tear ran down her cheek and he brushed it away.
"i-i-. they're old, I swear."her voice trembled but she continued. "I was almost 14, my mom…and my d-dad. They were drinking , drowing. And..I- I just" she couldn't hold it any longer, she went to turn away, as the tear came on fast. But he held on to her wrist and pulled her into him. she clutched at him almost violently. Her legs started to give out as he sat them down aganst the railing of the porch. She in his lap, he brushed her hair down as the sea breeze rustled it. "It's alright" he said, quieting her. She slowly stopped crying, the red that now filled her eye's only made them greener. "look, look." He said. He picked up her arm and brought it to his lips, he kissed each sacr, keeping his eye's glued to hers. She smiled sadly. "it's a part of you,"he said.
"I want you t promise me you wont. Not ever again. Not while I'm here." She nodded. "I wont." She whispered. A stray tear leaked out, and the pain that was etched in his face and her crying only broke her heart more. He drew her closer, letting her rest her head in the crook of his neck. They kept still, she fell asleep, exhausted from crying. He stood up gently, trying not to wake her. She wimpered for a moment, her hands wrapping into his tanktop. He walked slowly to the bed and set her down, he went to leave but her hand stopped him.
"don't leave. Please." She said quietly. He nodded, and crawled in beside her. Wrapping arms around the bare skin of her waist. She felt his chest agains her back and smiled.