Daisy Liam’s parent no longer in the living room and I was so grateful for that. I knew I had tried so hard to be quiet but a part of me still felt like they must have heard me and I didn’t even know how to face them after that. Liam ordered my ride and it arrived in no time. We shared a quick hug and I hopped into the car while the driver zoomed off immediately.I sat curled up against the door, staring out the window, watching the streets pass in silence. My body felt sore from everything that had happened today and the emotional weight pressed down on my chest. I kept thinking of Tony and Liam, and the mess I’d tangled myself in. I felt like crying but my eyes wouldn’t oblige my wish. They were so dry and it was like my mind was too overwhelmed to feel anything else and it just went silent.“When did you become this girl, Dee?” I thought to myself.I can’t even believe that I had sec with Tony just this morning, got in a secret relationship with him and then went right ahead and
Daisy“Yes baby…” Liam replied sharply but I didn’t have the heart to say anything. I stared hard at him, trying to think of a way to start but I just couldn’t do it. Not tonight and certainly not after everything he had just shared with me. I could almost picture the accident when he was narrating the incident. How then could I be so selfish to choose this same night to break his heart again.That would be so cruel of me so I did what I could. I swallowed my words and just smiled at him while he also smiled but I could see the small, lingering sadness in his eyes.“What can I do to make you feel better?” I asked, moving close to him while he paused, a bit startled. He definitely wasn’t expecting that question. “Really?” He quizzed while I nodded.“Yes, anything at all… just name it…” I affirmed while he stared at me for a long second before his eyes lit up, just a little, and he tilted his head. “Let me draw you.” “Draw me?” I raised a brow while he chuckled. “Well you did say a
DaisyThe ride back home was quiet. I had my head leaned against the window, my mind looping through everything Tony and I said and didn’t say. The taste of his kiss was still on my lips, the echo of his voice, his hands, the feel of being wanted again... it all lingered like a shadow I didn’t want to leave behind.My phone buzzed in my coat pocket, interrupting the trance. I already knew who it was before I even looked.Liam’s face lit up my screen and I hesitated a second before answering.“Hey,” I said softly, trying to sound composed, like I hadn’t just come from Tony’s hotel bed.“Hey beautiful, how are you this morning?” Liam’s voice came through, warm and gentle.“I’m good, and you?” I asked and I heard him chuckle.“Well I was good before the call but now that I heard your voice, I feel so great. Thanks for a beautiful night yesterday, I can’t even start to describe how I feel and still feel.” He let out while I smiled softly.“It’s okay, I had a nice time too.” I replied.“So
DaisyTony’s hand was still wrapped around mine, our fingers loosely laced together on the white sheets. The room was now smelling like us and I was loving every bit of it.I was lying on my side, watching his chest rise and fall. His eyes were closed but I knew he wasn’t asleep. His thumb was slowly stroking the back of my hand, over and over, like he needed the rhythm to anchor him.We hadn’t said a word since we finished and we didn’t even need to. Our bodies had done all the talking but I knew it couldn’t stay silent forever. And sure enough, he turned his head slightly, his dark eyes finding mine. They were softer than I expected and almost vulnerable.“I’m sorry, Daisy,” he said quietly, finally breaking the silence. “For what?” I blinked.“For all of it... for hurting you and not fighting harder the first time and letting things get this damn complicated.” He let out and his voice cracked a little toward the end, and that alone nearly undid me.I opened my mouth to speak but t
DaisyI stood there like an idiot and it wasn’t even because I didn’t know what to do. I knew exactly what I wanted to do, and I hated myself for wanting it so much.Tony’s car disappeared down the road, and I didn’t move a step. I didn’t even to shut the door. I just stood there barefoot on the threshold, heart pounding, fingers closed tightly around the access card he’d pressed into my palm. “Room 1216.” I muttered under my breath while tracing the numbers on the card. I had just three hours to either go to him or let him go for good.The door creaked a little in the wind, and I finally pulled it shut behind me, leaning against it as if that would somehow hold me together. But the moment it clicked shut, I felt the ache blooming in my chest like a bruise I couldn’t rub out. The kind that sinks deep into bone and memory.God. Tony…It wasn’t fair how one man could make everything feel so complicated and yet so simple at the same time. I hated him for showing up. I hated him for not
TonyI couldn’t sleep a damn second throughout the night. I just lay there on the hotel bed, staring up at the ceiling while my mind spun in circles. I kept thinking about Daisy and the moment we had back at the restaurant. Her kiss was still on my lips. Her voice, her scent, the way her breath trembled when she said she didn’t love him but was still choosing him. My God, that haunted me like hell, it felt like I was stabbed deep in my heart. I thought she would take it back but she didn’t. She stood her ground and worked away. But then, I know she was lying to herself. That kiss wasn’t empty, it had weight and that carried all the truth I needed to know.Daisy still loves me. She just needs me to take that leap and show her I feel the same way and even more. I made the mistake of letting her go the first time, not this time. I am not going to stand back and watch her walk into someone else’s arms without a fight. Not when I know what we had and what we could have. I barely survived