Chapter 2
Corinne looked outside the window of the plane as it landed. She felt cold...numb really...from within. It felt as though her soul was frozen. Shakily she wiped an unexpected tear from her eye and took a deep breath. Ladies and Gentlemen, we will be landing shortly. Please keep your seatbelt on until the lights above you turn off. Thank you for flying British Airlines.
Corinne didn't hear the announcement as her thoughts flew back to what she had left behind. She pulled out a picture that Amy had slipped into her jacket pocket unbeknownst to her. It had been a picture of Matt, Amy, Jeff and her during her graduation. While Matt and Amy were smiling at the camera, Corinne had her eyes closed as she turned to her side as Jeff pressed a kiss on her forehead. She had remembered Amy insisting that they take another picture after that one since they hadn't all been smiling. She wondered why Amy had chosen this picture to give to her. Perhaps it was the blissful content that seemed to surround her and Jeff in the picture. She blinked away another tear and put the picture away. Making a decision to call Jeff as soon as she got to her apartment she breathed a little easier. They had to make this work somehow.
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Beth snuck down the stairs as she heard Jeff's even breathing from the top of the stairs. She saw the empty cans of beer littering the living room and smiled to herself. She took off her pajamas and threw them on the floor. Then she remembered the letter. Carefully she tiptoed to the boxes Jeff had placed on the corner of the room and opened the top box. She found the letter and carefully closed the box again. She took a match from the coffee table and lit a corner of the letter and forgetting that the wood had been wet, threw it on the wood that Jeff had placed in the fireplace. She tiptoed back to the sofa bed that Jeff had pulled out and climbed into the bed next to him.
"Jeff..." She whispered as she nibbled his ear carefully.
"Huh?" Jeff said sleepily.
"Jeff...I need you..."
"Corinne?" half asleep and drunk, Jeff didn't see Beth's face when he opened his eyes, but instead saw who he wanted her to be at that moment.
"I need you baby..." Beth said placing his hand on her chest and waited for the passion Jeff had never been able to control.
Corinne looked outside the window of the plane as it landed. She felt cold...numb really...from within. It felt as though her soul was frozen. Shakily she wiped an unexpected tear from her eye and took a deep breath. Ladies and Gentlemen, we will be landing shortly. Please keep your seatbelt on until the lights above you turn off. Thank you for flying British Airlines.
Corinne didn't hear the announcement as her thoughts flew back to what she had left behind. She pulled out a picture that Amy had slipped into her jacket pocket unbeknownst to her. It had been a picture of Matt, Amy, Jeff and her during her graduation. While Matt and Amy were smiling at the camera, Corinne had her eyes closed as she turned to her side as Jeff pressed a kiss on her forehead. She had remembered Amy insisting that they take another picture after that one since they hadn't all been smiling. She wondered why Amy had chosen this picture to give to her. Perhaps it was the blissful content that seemed to surround her and Jeff in the picture. She blinked away another tear and put the picture away. Making a decision to call Jeff as soon as she got to her apartment she breathed a little easier. They had to make this work somehow.
..............................
Beth snuck down the stairs as she heard Jeff's even breathing from the top of the stairs. She saw the empty cans of beer littering the living room and smiled to herself. She took off her pajamas and threw them on the floor. Then she remembered the letter. Carefully she tiptoed to the boxes Jeff had placed on the corner of the room and opened the top box. She found the letter and carefully closed the box again. She took a match from the coffee table and lit a corner of the letter and forgetting that the wood had been wet, threw it on the wood that Jeff had placed in the fireplace. She tiptoed back to the sofa bed that Jeff had pulled out and climbed into the bed next to him.
"Jeff..." She whispered as she nibbled his ear carefully.
"Huh?" Jeff said sleepily.
"Jeff...I need you..."
"Corinne?" half asleep and drunk, Jeff didn't see Beth's face when he opened his eyes, but instead saw who he wanted her to be at that moment.
"I need you baby..." Beth said placing his hand on her chest and waited for the passion Jeff had never been able to control.