Page 144 of Sweet Days


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leaving her alone. In front of her body I couldn’t

hold back. I just wanted to kiss her, her sweet

stomach that drives me insane, her swollen breasts

and her pink round face. I wanted to kiss every

part of her. And I can’t explain myself, I can’t tell

you why her body excites me more than anything

I’ve ever seen in my life.

She’s pregnant. By someone else.

And I wish it weremine.

That they werebothmine.

I must have drunk too much and am completely

delusional by this point, but it feels like someone

is calling me.

“Patrick…”

I shake from my stupor that I was wallowing in

and try to stand up and don’t make a good show of

it.

“Get outta here, Erin. You shouldn’t be next to

me, especially in these conditions.”

“It’s not the first time I’ve seen you drunk.”

“No, I don’t imagine it is, nope.”

She comes towards me slowly and tries to touch

my face but I pull back, turning away.

Her hand remains in the air and I can hear her

disappointment even if I don’t see it painted in her

eyes.

Erin doesn’t give up; she takes another step and

forces me to turn, taking my face in her hands. Her

eyes are kind, sincere and so sweet, chocolate

colored, the good kind that in my house we only