Breaking Free
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A glimmer of hesitation flicked across her face.
“No more drinking.” Still holding his hand to her back, he kissed her cheek.
She wiggled away. “And the gambling?”
“No more.” He tried to draw her close again, but she resisted.
“And you’ll get help.”
“Absolutely. I’ll do whatever it takes. Anything not to lose you.” He held his breath, shooting up a silent, fervent prayer. Silence stretched between them. “So what do you say, my love? Will you go out with me this Friday?”
“We’ve got a long way to go, Trent.”
“I know. We’ll start slow. Like we’re dating.”
“We don’t need steak dinners. We need counseling.”
“I know. You’re right. How about we do both?” He grabbed her hand, and, twining his fingers through hers, pulled it to his chest. “I promise to always make you my one and only, until the day I die. I will fight for your love, for our marriage, for our family, for as long as it takes.” He searched her eyes, grabbing on to the love, the hope, he saw radiating from them. “What do you say? Will you go out with me this Friday?”
She laughed, and a tear slid down her cheek.
He wiped it away and then ran his thumb along her bottom lip. “Forever and a day, remember?”
She nodded as more tears fell. “I do remember.” She studied his face, searched his eyes. “I missed you.”
He threw his head back and laughed. “I missed you, too. I know I’ve told you a hundred times how much I love you. Now I’m going to prove it.” Wrapping his arms around her, he drew her close in a breathless kiss.
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