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She swallowed hard, seeing the sincerity in my stare and hearing the honesty in my tone. She was captivated by my candid expression and the feel of my hands on her.
“What are you doing to me, Elias?”
I wanted to say so much, but I couldn’t.
Not here.
Not now.
Not like this.
“You guys look amazing!” the photographer exclaimed, snapping picture after picture.
She felt like home.
It always felt as if I didn’t have that four-letter word, and now with her in my arms, it was all that came to mind. I tried to focus on the direction the photographer gave us for the photos, but my mind was spinning with having her like this for me. Even if I had to share these images with the world, they were mine.
Questions plagued my thoughts, and I couldn’t simply shove them away. Which kept leading me back to the memory of the last time I saw Capri at the airport. As soon as the recollection arose, the photographer would tear me away from my reckless memories of her heartbroken that I was leaving, and it kept crossing my mind as if it was happening right then and there.
“Let’s get a few pictures of the happy couple kissing.” He nodded to me. “Mr. Sinclair, why don’t you pull her a little closer to you and dip her back a bit.”
I did as I was told while deeply gazing into her eyes.
“Now lay one on her.”
I didn’t have to be told twice, gripping the back of her neck. I kissed her for the first time since the first night we were together. Except this moment, I was the one who kissed her. In the back of my mind, I knew she played a part, but her eyes told me something else I couldn’t quite place.
Hurt.
Worry.
Love?
Slowly, gently, I claimed what would always be mine. No matter what. Kissing Capri was like coming home.
The anger.
Resentment.
Forgiveness.
It was all felt in that one kiss.
Grazing her lips, I teased her with the tip of my tongue.
Tenderly.
Slightly.
My tongue sought out hers.
I took my time with her, not wanting to lose a second between us. Needing it as if she was the air in my lungs, the beat in my heart, and the love of my life, when she was all three. She’d forever be all three.
I kissed her with everything left inside me, wanting her to understand my shame and remorse. The pain I caused her wasn’t ever supposed to happen, and she had to know that. I had to prove it to her.
With each stroke of my tongue, she felt the weight of my truths fall upon her petite frame in this pretty white dress she wore for me. There was no running away from my truths, silencing the error of my ways and the devastation I inflicted by my decisions to become the man I was.
With one last kiss, I let my lips linger for a few more seconds before resting my forehead on hers. My hand still clutched the side of her face. Her eyes were closed as she heavily panted for air. When she finally opened her eyes, all she saw was me staring intensely at her.
