It's time for Tuesday Tales again. This week we have another episode of "The Kiss." And, yes, it's another cliffhanger, I'm afraid. Don't forget to scroll down to get back to Tuesday Tales and the excellent stories there. Thanks for coming!
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Allison opened her mouth, but no words came out. It's like her brain had done a brown out. She’d dreaded running into Don again. It’s one reason she bought a small house in Pine Grove when she and Spencer split up. And what if, by some wild chance, she did run into him? She had a treasury of glib responses, like “it was time to move on.” Or “I needed a change” or even, “Spencer took a job in Cleveland.” By not returning to New York, she’d never have to confront him, or face the embarrassing truth. When Robbie had begged to come to the City for a weekend and go to the Zoo, she’d run out of reasons to put off the trip. Now she knew why he wanted to come.
So here they were, and the moment she’d feared had arrived. Confronted by Don, in person, not in a dream, she simply could not speak. She pushed to her feet and wandered over to the water fountain. Before she could take a drink, Don grabbed her arm.
“I’m waiting. I think you owe
me an explanation, don’t you?”
His angry expression had turned to
pain. Tears stung at the backs of her eyes. The last thing she wanted to do was
hurt Don any more than she already had. She raised her eyes to his.
“It was the…” he began.
She put her hand over his mouth,
stopping his words. Blinking rapidly, she nodded. Once again, they’d
communicated without words. Old pain returned, constricting her chest. She
raised full eyes to his. She saw sympathy and something else. But there wasn’t
time to figure it out.
Robbie and Alex burst out of the reptile house, chattering away, laughing and joined them. Allison turned away, taking a deep, shuddering breath. No way could she break down in front of Robbie. He’d demand an explanation she’d refuse to give.
Amazing scene. Powerful emotions at play here. Can't wait to learn more.
ReplyDeletegreat job on the prompt. Love it. Though I am not a fan of arms being grabbed, I can tell he is full of emotion so I will give him a pass. :)
ReplyDeleteExquisite wordless communication between the two of them. Love it! Clever use of the prompt.
ReplyDeleteThe tension between them is so thick and I can feel her heartbreak. I so need to know what happened between them. Great job!
ReplyDeleteOooo talk about tension! Well done.
ReplyDeleteYou've gone and done it again - left us at the end before I was ready to quit reading. Powerful snippet!
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