Chapter Ten
Dreaming?
"Jase" her hand was on my arm and her face was hovering inches above my own. For a moment I wondered if I was dreaming, if I could raise my hand and bring her lips down to meet mine. For another moment, I wondered if I could do it anyway when I realizeds that she was here with me, and not in my dreams.
"Bren" my voice came out in a whisper, I'd somehow forgotten how to take in enough breath to do anything but whisper.
"I can't sleep" the bed sunk ever so slightly as Brenda sat down next to me, but her gaze only left me for a moment, it returned and our eyes remained locked.
I couldn't think of any words to say.
Without the barriers of daylight, of full consciousness, of all the burdens and restraints the day placed upon us, I couldn't think of anything beyond her lips. And our eyes imprisoned by each others, the softness in her eyes and their innocence, everything I had never associated with her before we were married.
I wanted to retain the lack of concern for everything that was showing in her eyes, I wanted this to be forever. I didn't want this moment to end. I wanted to be her husband in every sense of the word.
I wanted to keep her happy forever. I wanted to keep her forever.
I wanted to know if her lips tasted as sweet as they looked. I wanted to know what the skin behind her ear tasted like…
"Can I stay here tonight?" I watched as her lips parted and formed the words, yet I couldn't believe that they had come from her. I nodded, I still had no idea how to talk. She slipped under the covers and I could feel her warmth inches from me. I knew I wouldn't get any more sleep tonight.