Page 98 of About Last Knight

I nod as she sits up on me. I lift her shirt over her head. She removes her bra and tosses it to the side.

I can feel my heartrate pick up. I run my fingers up the sides of her body. “You’re so incredibly beautiful.”

She smiles as she leans forward and finds my lips again. I roll us over and work my way down her perfect body, pulling her pants and panties down along the way.

I make quick work of my own clothes as I kiss my way up her body and settle between her soft, warm legs.

I give my wife what she needs, making love to her until she’s relaxed and sated.

Afterward, we lay there tangled in each other’s arms, as we’ve done a million times before.

I hear her breathing eventually start to even out. I’m glad she fell asleep. She needs it after today’s events.

I can’t seem to sleep though. The fragility of life is weighing heavy on me. My mind is racing.

I carefully slide out from under her. She instinctively reaches for me, despite being fast asleep. I smile at her need to be close to me all night. I love it.

I make sure she’s snuggled in. I probably don’t have long before she wakes looking for me.

I head down to my office to think.

If I learned anything from today’s events, it’s how precious life is and how in a moment, it can all be taken away. I want my girls to know how much I love them. I always want to be with them.

Suddenly, an idea occurs to me. A way to make sure I can be here for my girls and guide them, whether I’m physically with them or not. I take out paper and a pen and start to write.

Dear Darian,

If you’re reading this letter, I’m no longer with you…

THE END