Love Beyond The Past

eyes grew wide and my breath hitched. He pulled bac

God! He introduced me

glass. I couldn't react as Mike's hand trailed from my shoulder to my waist, sending sh

meet you," I

e talk?" Mike sai

a

atherine and said, "Excuse us. We ne

gave me a

n offend her, so why did she look pissed? I removed Mike's

sh me. My lips trembled beneath his small touch and I pressed my lips together to

of his neck as he continued, "I nee

ha

ldn't believe my ears. Please... that word from Mike's lips so

"Just fo

gave me a s

d rested on my back. He was standing close to me. I tilted my head and g

on my face. My breathing grew uneven when his face came closer to min

" he wh

't move back an inch. He instead whispered, "Ju

at was on my back slowly moved to the side of my torso near my wais

of my back. I gave him an incredulous look before we walked back to the

t his right hand to my face. I stopped eating and stared into his eyes. H

elt her eyes on me, I turned to look at her, causing

me off at home. He didn't even utter a word on our way back. I didn't force him to expl

ng straight to my room, I changed into my pajamas. My sleeping pills were missing from the

se

ing spot for them but she still managed to fi

cept Rose's room. My hand raised to knock on her door but I dropped it. It

g room. I turned on the television and turn

g about Mike. All day he had given me shock after shock. First, he wanted me to acc

rlfriend to a famous actress

the memories but the kiss

rs old? And Mike was twenty-five. We should have been acting like adults but I couldn't stop the inkli

ack on the couch

*

Rose nudged my shou

you see that I'm s

nd away and shi

an idiot in your sl

open. "I was smi

What happened? Did you

on, I leaned back against the couc

to a hug. One day, she would definite

s were furrowed with worry. "What happened?" he ask

she squealed again and

er his face but he h

nightmare. She can mov

unting me easily but a small hope rose ins

am about?" Rose as

She would have tried to set me up with him if I told he

hing." I shifted my eyes to John

d and sat on th

and dropped jaws were evidence that they

issed you?!"

d me as his girlfriend

life?" Rose's smile brightened. She had

d ambassador. I'm so embarrass

rine is our new project's brand a

His jaw

see Mike."

happ

estion and stormed

d her interrogation about the kiss and last night. I igno

incident, an uneasy feeling stopped me from entering the house. Don't be so dramatic, I thought. I

ut when I tried to open it, the door was

n flower vases were spread across the room and the coffee table was flipped on its

ken into the house. My heart raced against my ribcage a

his room was since I always picked out his suits whenever we had