I Thought You'd Never Ask Novels & Stories

I think: What are you doing? I don't know if I'm asking her or myself. ---

“Answer me.” “What do you want me to say?” he asked, breath hitching. “I want you to say you will never leave. Never even entertain the idea.” “If I had wanted to, don’t you think I’d have already left. Now or when I thought you were gone. Would I have waited here for the dead man to come back to me?"

I asked. “Where do you think?” I was instantly alerted, it couldn't be.

"What?" "Pretend it's not me and do what you would do then." I understood but the only thing I could think was what I said next, "If I've got you, why would I ever want to think of someone else?”

And just like that, a wild, desperate idea struck me. “Aiden… can I ask you something?” I said quietly—almost shyly. I had never asked anyone for this kind of favor before. “Of course, doll,” he replied, his voice gentle and full of care. “Get me out of here…”

I don’t know why I thought it would be a good idea to go back. “Im sorry”

“I never asked for this.” “Neither did I.” . TBC

In the same room, in the same bed, next to each other with him doing who knows what he would have thought of doing to me that night. "What is it?" I asked him in a nervous state. "What is what?!" He asked coldly and in a rude way as if I had just interrupted him doing something he hated to be disturbed in the middle of. "What's is the phone call about!? What i mean to ask is it the hospital? What did they say?" "Well for starters, " he began. "Are you deaf? Did i not just tell you? Have you really lost your mind? Okay then, I would have told you its none of your business but it's actually your business I guess." He went on.

He was never going to tell me. I knew this so I never bothered to ask. “ Can I ask you something? ” The words slipped out of my mouth on their own, bringing Damien out of whatever trance he was currently in. Damien had never zoned out. Never. Not from the time I knew him atleast. “ One question. ” He warned as his eyes narrowed down. “ What is love? ” What a stupid question I could ask from all the questions hitting my mind all at once. But then again...