I'm Here
All I could do was to hold Catherine as she cried. We stood there in the middle of her room. Except for her light whimpers, it was quiet. And still were swaying slowly to unheard music.
If I could only take away all the hurt she has gone though,all the pain in her past, I would.
But for now all I could do was hold her.
"Catherine?" I say almost in a whisper, "it's okay. I'm here, Cath. I'm here."
"Don't, Greg." she says in between, "just... don't."
"Look at me, Catherine," I say, "look at me."
She slowly looks up and our eyes meet.
"I'm here, okay? I'm here." I say it to her firmly but gently.
Our eyes lock which seems forever. Then slowly she cups my face in her hands and pulls me into a kiss. I close my eyes and I respond slowly and gently to her kiss.
With Catherine feeling vulnerable, I know I shouldn't but how can something wrong feel so right at the moment. Is it a pity kiss? I don't know, I don't want to know. As of the moment I wanted to feel her kiss.
But reality sets in and I slowly break away from our embrace.
She looks at me confused.
"Cath, you know that I love you and I..." I slowly say.
"Greg, don't say anything, okay? Let's just see where it goes." She tries to kiss me again.
"No." I say in a whisper.
"What?" Catherine was sure surprised by my answer. She tried to pull away from me but I didn't let go.
Slowly I say, "I dont want to see where it goes, if its going to work or not. I want this to go somewhere. I want us to work. I want to be with you, Cath. Take care of you. Be there for you when whether you're happy or sad. Laugh with you, be a shoulder when you need one.I want to hold you, love you, kiss you, argue with you, fight with you, makelove with you. I want to see you smile again, Cath. I want to be the reason why you'll smile again."
She looks at me and I see at the corner of her lips, a smile forms. I smile back. I exhale deeply. Like a load off my shoulder.
This time I initiated the kiss and she accepted. It had more meaning this time.
This is better.
Then Catherine whispers in my ear, "stay with me tonight, Greg."
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i know it's short. sorry... i gotta get back to work! reviews are greatly appreciated.