Sackcloth and ashes

last chapter

messing up many a time and oft is all he believes he's capable of, he had different plans for how gifting her that painting would go,

Be that as it may, he has to try and make things right, they're all he has left and under no circumstances would he ever give up on his last chance at something better

She's having another coffee for "dinner" when his car pulls up, she sighs as she looks over to the painting that is now completely razed

And before he could knock she opens the door and steps outside, they're both worn out and they both want a bed of roses for a life,not that they think it'll ever work but it's nice to dream

"Hope's asleep, just say your piece then go".
Hope was at her friend's house, hayley didn't want her daughter to see her like this,
and She lied so that he won't come inside and see the mess that's become of the house

One look at her face and it's clear as day that she's been crying, it's definitely a gut wrenching realization since he forced his way into her life again in hopes of laying his own demons to rest but ended up demeaning her instead,

"I had to leave, far away from his dead body, i knew i could never feel peace again, even so I still needed even one bit of solace and you were the only thing I could think of, the only thing in over a millennia that offered me any sort of serenity, seeing you that day in your red summer dress with the wind blowing through your hair was all I needed to finally breathe again-"
She cut him off with a kiss that was every bit messy and desperate ,just like her,
His hands found their way to her waist

"Why did you leave",
[kiss],
"I didn't, you kicked me out"
She let out a laugh as he smiled cupping her face, her hand moved to play with his honey colored curls
"You should've stayed,all i ever wanted was for you to stay"

"Haven't i made it clear enough already? I'm never leaving again,not for the world"

Would he keep his promises or Would he break her heart again, she doesn't know,
But when his mouth leaves trails of blood trickling down her skin and she feels him moving forcefully inside her as she begs for a different kind of mercy

She knows she wouldn't change a thing