Al Haqiqah.
Arabic meaning The Truth or Reality.
It seemed like an eternity before Adrienne faced Justin again. During the two days that they spent apart, she tried to act normally. He’d call her at least three times a day. She didn’t want him to think that something was up. Because knowing him, he just might fly back to New York earlier than scheduled and he only got two days to spend with his family.
Monday evening, he appeared on her doorstep.
“Hi,” she greeted him, pasting a smile on her face.
He stared at her for a while. And without a word, he pulled her to him and crushed his lips to hers.
“Justin,” she whispered against his lips.
“I missed you,” he said, lifting her off her feet and carrying her to the bedroom.
When he put her down on her feet, she stared up at him. She could see fatigue in his eyes. “I missed you, too.”
He smiled
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VznešenýCzech for SublimeAdrienne didn’t want to feel emotional, but feeling Justin’s tight embrace on her, and seeing the tears in his eyes also made her want to cry. At first, she thought it could be something that she ate. It could be fatigue catching up with her. It could even be Abi. But looking at Justin’s teary eyes and hearing him say that his insurance just came through… Adrienne remembered that amidst all the chaos that happened to her in the last few weeks, she forgot that she didn’t have her period at all. And that night when Justin first told her that he loved her…he made love to her without protection…without reservation. And the following nights after that, they were both caught up in his problem with his parents, and the thought that their days tog
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Sufletul perecheRomanian for Soul MateAdrienne quickly spun around and found herself staring at a pair of crystal blue eyes. She blinked back at him, all the muscles and bones in her body froze, including her voice.He looked as handsome as ever, dressed in a black tux. His hair was still a little disheveled but it only added to the charm of his devilishly handsome face. His eyes though, weren’t dancing, like they used to. They had a shadow of circles under them, as if he hadn’t been sleeping properly in days.Adrienne realized that she hadn’t been breathing in a long time. She closed her eyes for a moment, thinking for sure that he would disappear once she opened her eyes. But when she did, he was still there, looking back at her curiously.“Justin…” she whispered.He didn’t speak. He looked as dumbfounded as she was. Then he took a deep breath and instead of uttering a word, he rea