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It had been three months since she told him. Three months since he tore her heart out. Three months since he left. Three months since he abandoned her.
It had been three months since she told him. Three months since he tore his heart out. Three months since he left. Three months since he abandoned her.
It had been three months since he turned chicken shit and turned his back on the only thing that mattered in his life.
She wrapped the long jacket as tight around herself as she could, protecting her developing body against the bitter nip in the cool fall air. She felt arms wrap around her six-month bump, her throat catching when she feels it then that familiar scent she has so longed for in the last three months.
He saw her standing near the end of the rooftop; hugging the jacket she was wearing to herself, trying to protect her, and his child, against the bitter nip in the air. The realization dawned on him weeks ago, but he was too big of a coward to admit that he had been wrong.
But now standing here watching her try to protect herself against the elements, he fully realized that it was time man up. He should be the one keeping her, and the life they created from the love they shared, warm, not just some stupid jacket. So he went up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, for the first time in what seemed like ages. He knew he had no right to do it anymore, but maybe she would forgive him.
Painfully she tried pulling away from him, her heart almost whole again in his arms. But he held her tight.
"You don't have the right to touch me anymore Messer," she hissed through tears and the lump in her throat.
"But I wanna try to get it back, Montana," he said softly into her hair.
She gasped in response, not able to say anything.
"I fucked up. I got scared, I turned into the asshole my ma is gonna kill me for," he continued.
"I told you I was carrying your child," she started through gritted teeth, she yanked herself free from his grip and spun around, "And you turned around and LEFT!" she screamed at him.
"I love you Lindsay," he said.
"You left me!!" she screamed at him and began pounding on his chest. "You left me!!" she repeated over and over sobbing and wailing and pounding.
And he took every bit of it. He knew he deserved it; it wasn't like he hadn't mentally beaten himself up for it.
After she was down to a few hiccups he gently fell with her to the rooftop concrete and rocked her. He whispered words of love and devotion.
"I'll never break your heart again, my beautiful Montana. We are going to raise our child together, and I'm gonna love you and cherish you and show you everyday how sorry I am for leaving you and hurting you. I love you baby," he promised into her ear, as he rocked her.
And she believed him, because her heart couldn't take any more pain.
A/N: Idea from a photo prompt at http://community.