He tossed the letter, along with the rest of the mail back on the shelf. “It’s just a phone call might have been a little easier.”
He wasn’t buying my story.
I looked back as Heidi sat a couple in my station . “I can’t talk about this now. I just got sat.” He ignored me, and stared down at the writing on the envelope.
“Hey, ” I said, snapping him out of it. I tenderly grabbed his cheeks with my hand. “It’s nothing. Stop worrying.”
I planted a soft kiss on his lips and walked away, hoping I was right.
* * *
I grabbed the letter out of my purse a few minutes after I heard the shower running. Ricky trie d to get me to join him, and although the offer was more than tempting, the curiosity about the letter was eating away at me.
“I’ll go in after you,” I told him as he undressed in front of me.
I took one more look at my name and address before flipping the envelope over. I ran my finger along the seal, and unfolded the lined paper. I read the words so fast I had to reread a few sentences.
Alex a,
I have tried to convince myself that I could let you go. Forget about you and everything we had together. I just can’t. Rachel and I have decided to end things and move on. Hopefully, by the end of the year our marriage will officially be over.
I need to hear your voice. Please. I’ve tried to call , but obviously you have changed your number. This is the only way I knew how to reach out to you. I need you. Please call me.
I love you,
D.
The shower faucet squeaked and it took me a few minutes to notice the water was no longer running. The bathroom door swung open and Ricky stepped out, a towel notched around his waist. I shoved the let ter in the nightstand just in time.
“Feel better?” I said, getting up. From the corner of my eye, I caught the sliver of white as the envelope fluttered to the floor. For a split second it felt like the earth had fallen out of orbit. Ricky’s eyes followed the envelope and when it hit the carpet he picked it up.
“So?” he asked. “Did she have anything good to say?”
I nodded my head. “Yeah, you know, the usual: How are you? How’s the weather?”
Ricky tossed the envelope onto my dresser.
“I’m going to go take a shower,” I said. Every quiet second that passed felt like the walls were closing in on me.
Ricky looked back and nodded. “Okay.” His lips drooped down into a frown , and he rummaged through the bag that he packed to spend the night.
I wrapped my arms around his waist and lean ed my cheek against the curve of his back. His damp skin smelled like my citrus body wash. He stood up and wrapped his hands around mine pulling me around to face him. He looked at me from under his lashes and planted a kiss on my lips so soft it took me by surprise.
“I’ll be right out,” I said.
I showered, combed my hair, and brushed my teeth all in five minutes. When I came out, Ricky was laying on the bed, propped on a pillow. I changed into shorts and a cami and crawled in next to him, positioning my head in the crook of his arm. His phone rang on the nightstand and he picked it up, looking at the number.
“Who is it?” I asked as he ignored the call.
“Nobody important.”
Two seconds later, the ph one rang again, and I caught the name of the caller on the screen, Toni.
The phone rang again, Ricky cussing as he grabbed it off the nightstand.
“Maybe you should answer it .”
“Nope.” He turned off the phone. “It’s not important right now,” he said, kissing my hair.
I nuzzled deeper into his chest, h iding my satisfied smile. I heard Casey and Joe gossiping about the story of Toni and Ricky. She and Ricky had a long history. Toni wanted more than what Ricky was offering and quit her job at the bar, which is how I got my job there.
“I don’t want to be distracted by anything when I’m with you,” he said.
I heard the drawer of the nightstand slide open as Ricky tossed his phone inside. My heart
He wasn’t buying my story.
I looked back as Heidi sat a couple in my station . “I can’t talk about this now. I just got sat.” He ignored me, and stared down at the writing on the envelope.
“Hey, ” I said, snapping him out of it. I tenderly grabbed his cheeks with my hand. “It’s nothing. Stop worrying.”
I planted a soft kiss on his lips and walked away, hoping I was right.
* * *
I grabbed the letter out of my purse a few minutes after I heard the shower running. Ricky trie d to get me to join him, and although the offer was more than tempting, the curiosity about the letter was eating away at me.
“I’ll go in after you,” I told him as he undressed in front of me.
I took one more look at my name and address before flipping the envelope over. I ran my finger along the seal, and unfolded the lined paper. I read the words so fast I had to reread a few sentences.
Alex a,
I have tried to convince myself that I could let you go. Forget about you and everything we had together. I just can’t. Rachel and I have decided to end things and move on. Hopefully, by the end of the year our marriage will officially be over.
I need to hear your voice. Please. I’ve tried to call , but obviously you have changed your number. This is the only way I knew how to reach out to you. I need you. Please call me.
I love you,
D.
The shower faucet squeaked and it took me a few minutes to notice the water was no longer running. The bathroom door swung open and Ricky stepped out, a towel notched around his waist. I shoved the let ter in the nightstand just in time.
“Feel better?” I said, getting up. From the corner of my eye, I caught the sliver of white as the envelope fluttered to the floor. For a split second it felt like the earth had fallen out of orbit. Ricky’s eyes followed the envelope and when it hit the carpet he picked it up.
“So?” he asked. “Did she have anything good to say?”
I nodded my head. “Yeah, you know, the usual: How are you? How’s the weather?”
Ricky tossed the envelope onto my dresser.
“I’m going to go take a shower,” I said. Every quiet second that passed felt like the walls were closing in on me.
Ricky looked back and nodded. “Okay.” His lips drooped down into a frown , and he rummaged through the bag that he packed to spend the night.
I wrapped my arms around his waist and lean ed my cheek against the curve of his back. His damp skin smelled like my citrus body wash. He stood up and wrapped his hands around mine pulling me around to face him. He looked at me from under his lashes and planted a kiss on my lips so soft it took me by surprise.
“I’ll be right out,” I said.
I showered, combed my hair, and brushed my teeth all in five minutes. When I came out, Ricky was laying on the bed, propped on a pillow. I changed into shorts and a cami and crawled in next to him, positioning my head in the crook of his arm. His phone rang on the nightstand and he picked it up, looking at the number.
“Who is it?” I asked as he ignored the call.
“Nobody important.”
Two seconds later, the ph one rang again, and I caught the name of the caller on the screen, Toni.
The phone rang again, Ricky cussing as he grabbed it off the nightstand.
“Maybe you should answer it .”
“Nope.” He turned off the phone. “It’s not important right now,” he said, kissing my hair.
I nuzzled deeper into his chest, h iding my satisfied smile. I heard Casey and Joe gossiping about the story of Toni and Ricky. She and Ricky had a long history. Toni wanted more than what Ricky was offering and quit her job at the bar, which is how I got my job there.
“I don’t want to be distracted by anything when I’m with you,” he said.
I heard the drawer of the nightstand slide open as Ricky tossed his phone inside. My heart
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