Episode 67

Mona Lisa

My heart skipped as I realized how much I had missed this sound. I got up to leave and he seized one of my wrists.

"Please don't go" His pleading completely stopped me in my tracks.

"It's late"

As if that was the real reason why I was leaving, I saw the clock on the nightstand and it said 11:50 pm.

"Please stay." He begged again. He wasn't the type to beg so I knew it was the alcohol talking. As I was having internal battles with myself on whether I should stay or not, he added. "I need you."

That simple statement destroyed my resolve to leave. I sat back down as he tried to sit up and lean back against the headboard. I stood up and grabbed the lapel of his suit jacket with one hand and the end sleeve with the other.

" Here, let me help you take this off so you'll be more comfortable."

He moved away from the headboard so I could take the jacket off and leaned back again, once I was done. I took off his shoes as well.

"My sweet wife," He said tenderly as I sat back down. T