- Hunger -
There was no other way to describe it. He hungered after her.
At one time he'd thought it was love ... perhaps it still was.
At one time he'd thought it was friendship ... perhaps that hadn't changed.
At one time he'd thought it was family ... she was like a sister to him in many ways.
But now, now that he was married to another woman, one he loved in a pale, sweet fashion, he realized that Kara was the woman he hungered after. Just one thought of her and he felt spasms of pain/pleasure everywhere. His mouth watered and the tension that grew in his stomach at the thought of joining with her threatened to overwhelm his good sense.
He could barely stand the sight of her. She was sustenance for his empty existence.
And he was a hungry man.
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