Loved Too Late
Her voice was so soft when she lay beneath him and told him to be gentle.
He had fallen in love with Kara long ago.
Bennett considered himself to be deeply affectionate, but he was afraid others would find out that he had moved on, that he had forgotten his childhood sweetheart, who had died so long ago, and fallen in love with someone else. That was why he had been too afraid to admit it.
Evan silently closed the door after watching Bennett cry with his head down.
Outside, the dark blue waves relentlessly crashed against the reefs.
The darkness consumed all the wails and confessions.