ROUSSE

"Meridiana… should we stop? Don’t be afraid, if you don’t want to go on…"

"I do want to…" She held my head tightly and pulled me into her chest.

Whispered in my ear, and I could clearly hear the pounding of her heart.

"If it’s you, Rousse, I want it all… with you, I’m willing to do anything…"

Her confession left me speechless.

My soul felt like it was vibrating, hope came rushing back, and the hunger to love was stronger than ever.

I held her close, kissing her neck, her hair…

Wanting to tell her so many things, yet not knowing how to express what she was waking inside me.

In such a short time, she had gotten under my skin.

But I wasn’t the man who could give her “everything.”

She would never have a family with me, nor a male who could truly make love to her…

Soon, she’d realize she’d just been charmed by a stranger who happened to be kind and saved her.

But at least for today, for this night… I wanted to be selfish, even if I’d suffer the worst heartbreak after.

"Then let me h