Minutes in Time
A/N: Wow… People actually read it! Thanks so much for the follows and reviews! So appreciated. Now I'm nervous! I'm sorry this took so long! Hope you like this one!
38 minutes.
As he felt the cab pull away from the hell he had been in, he felt a calm that he hadn't felt in months. It was still outside and quiet inside the cab. His body was able to sink into the seat, he was able relax his head and let his guard down for a few moments. Whilst his body was at peace, his brain was moving at a 1000 miles a minute. It was as if the second he started his way towards her, she had invaded his mind.
He had spent the last 4 months, with an ache in his mind, his body and his heart that he had not been able to do a thing about. As he sat there, his mind wandered… went to all the places that he had not let himself go in weeks. His brain began replaying every moment with her.
He had not seen her holding his daughter in 4 months and it felt as though his brain was reliving every time he had been fortunate enough to witness it. She always looks so soft, so primal when holding Christine. He was not sure there were enough words to describe how much he missed his daughter.
The way she looked in the lecture hall, the first day they met... in her lab coat… on their wedding day. The feeling he had when he kissed her for the first time as his wife. God, kissing her.
Their first kiss… She was so young… Daring. It was fueled by tequila and the thrill of something new.
The second… Juvenile and silly, yet so restrained as if both new exactly what it could have meant if not for the puckish prosecutor.
The third… So desperate. He had wanted all of her, yet she was so afraid… He had to force himself to stop the negative thoughts. He chastised himself, for god sakes, it had been over 4 years, they had a child, were married; were so in love.
His body started to tense again. His hands were twitching. He needed her. Desperately. He needed to see her face, feel her skin, get to her and try to make himself feel whole again.
As he raised his head, he realized the cab was coming to a halt. He looked outside the window as the hotel came into view.
With a slow breath, he opened the door, quickly spoke his good bye to the driver and walked into the lobby. He glanced at his watch. He had been close. It took 36 minutes to get here.
As he approached the desk, his mind went blank and any thought was replaced by a sense of desperation. Urgency. He needed to get to her.
With key in hand, he got on the elevator and counted every second as the floors went by. Arriving on his floor, he got off and ran the short distance to the door. As the keypad flashed from red to green, his mind stopped. He was to her.
Time stood still.
A/N:
Not sure if it was worth the wait or not, but there it is! Reviews and thoughts would be greatly appreciated.