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It was just the two of them alone in the room. Topaz had no idea where Hack was, but when she looked down at Onyx, he had a disapproving look on his face. “Yeah, never mind.”
Every part of her wanted him to pull her close instead of dropping his hand. To hold her in his arms and kiss her, but would it be too forward for her to even step toward him. Self-doubt raced through her thoughts as she saw a man questioning why the world had to be the way it was.
Byron strokedSarah’s long hair back as they sat in his old car. Their love evolved over the summer when he moved to New Bend following Katrina and became part of the fabric of the town quickly, once he joined the football team.
They had just left the football game, the fresh scent of his soap from the quick shower he’d taken tickling her nose as she waited for him in his letter jacket in the parking lot. His old school had a different style than the ones in New Bend and she liked it better. He’d snuck up on her and spun her in his arms. High from the conference win that night and before he drove her home they would go to their favorite place and make out. They had yet to have sex even though both wanted to they were waiting until the time was right. Why did they have to rush? Their whole life was ahead of them.
“Topaz? You okay?”Onyx placed his hand on her shoulder, his large frame loomed over her, casting a shadow. One from her past she’d wished had run away likePeter Pan’s.
“Yeah, sorry.” She turned away from him, quickly stepping out of the bathroom with him a pace behind her.
“Where did you go?”
“Nowhere. I just remembered something I have to do.” She raced out of the room and back to hers.
Why did she have to remember Byron when she was with Onyx? The similarities between the two of them was haunting. Would Byron have resembled him if he had been given the chance to grow?
Regina was putting her kids to bed when Topaz went into the room. “I guess we’ll share this bed.”
“That’s okay, I don’t mind. I’m exhausted.” Regina sat down on the edge of her children’s bed.
“I need a shower.” Topaz picked up her backpack and went to the bathroom.
She didn’t know if she could wash away all the memories of Byron and what she almost did with Onyx. It was hard to resist trying to kiss him, only he hadn’t really made the move, had he? Maybe he was more like Byron than she wanted to give him credit for.
