The Price of a Toxic Love

rs of pink and orange. The evening air warmed her, holding her in the fold of soft air.

held in his hands. "Here," he said handi

epting the cup.

side, their shoulders glancing. "Eve

s being. She was not just the woman who had suffered from heartbreak and loss; she was also the wo

. His voice was calm, though there was a flicker of

re often than she could recall. But to have it said to him-to

pered. "When you

ne. Not even secret moments, or secretive promises. I see us getting up together every d

s practically brimmed in her

of her hand, lacing their fing

ecause saying it was going to feel like jumping off a bridge

th completely broke out on his

men in ways she never had. They talked about their hopes, their insecurities, the life it was they want to build toget

ss of the lake - near the water's edge, Donald sudden

guided her towards a tiny glade. In the midst of i

this?" and looked

, a high-strung air about him. "It'

stuttered. "Y

there for a while but now.... now

he could already envision it-the walls a soothing hue, the child

r eyes. "Donald

ve my life with you. I know that things has not been straight forward for you. I know

er sincerity almost ca

w at all that w

parade, more than gestures in the moment in time." It is about choosi

ve in his words, to believe them. "Then

rapped up into one thing. He leaned in pressing a soft

he found happiness in teaching the children. She supported Donald to built his home, painting walls, selecting of furnitur

rs, she faced him with smiling lips. "Ever

No. Because I know we were all mistakenly for th

er head against his shoulder. "

le. "for now that'

e murmurs of the night, a fragment of Dora couldn't quite the thought t

yed that this time