Something to Consider
"What just happened?" Riza asked as she pulled away a little. Maes still held onto her arms and she found herself still pressed close to his chest.
"I…I just kissed you," he whispered, his eyes looked down at her though his square cut glasses. She had only pulled away enough to end the kiss. She was looking at her hands. They were both resting on his chest, reaching under his Military jacket. He felt so warm and it felt good to have her middle against his in the cold weather.
She bent her head down a little more, making some her golden hair fall in front of her face. She was looking over at his right hand on her arm. It stood out at her like a sore thumb, the wedding ring on his finger. The ring made everything pure feel soiled, it made everything wrong.
He placed his hand gently under her chin and lifted up her face to look at him. He leaned down and kissed her softly again, pulling her closer. She clung to his shirt and found herself kissing back. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she found herself falling deeper into the kiss.
Suddenly her mind screamed to her and she found herself pushing him away, turning her back on him. He was taken aback as she was jerked out of his arms.
"Something wrong?" he asked as he looked at her standing in the cold.
"You're still married…" she said alittle harshly, her back to him, "You still…you still love her…."
"Yes…" he said looking down at his feet, "But…I love you too…"
"But nothing," she said, trying to keep her tears back, "You married her. You can't have me too. Love has a habit of hurting people and I rather be the one hurt than her."
"I still…" his sentence trailed off. He couldn't think of anything else to say. He looked back up at her and could tell by the sloutch of her shoulders that she was upset. He wanted desperately to console her.
"I have...to go...now…" she said. The tears had become almost too much and she didn't want him to see her this weak. She began walking away from him and hoped that he wouldn't come after her.
She knew what would happen if he did. She knew that he would wrap his arms around her and kiss her eyes and kiss away her tears. Some how her lips would find his and she would suddenly forget anything right or wrong….
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