Annual Affair Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Nora felt like crying when his body left hers. Bo sat on the side of the bed and put his head in his hands.

“Oh God Red.”
She reached out and stroked his back.

“It is okay Bo, I understand. We” She swallowed hard trying to prevent her tears “I love you, but there is too much between us.”
Bo sighed and nodded. He looked at her, his own eyes filled with tears.

“I love you too Red, but we can’t be together. You’re with the father of your son and I am with Lindsay.”
“And you still haven’t forgiven me.”
Bo looked out the window.

“I want to, I really do, but I can’t. You crushed me Red, my heart is still raw. I don’t think I’ll ever completely recover from that. You were so part of me, my heart was yours. I know I will never love anyone like I loved you Red.” He looked back at her. “Because my heart will always remain with you, I will never be able to give myself to anyone like I gave myself to you.”
Her tears began to roll down her cheeks.

“I know, I have the same problem. I am trying, but it will never happen.”
Bo nodded. He stood and went to dress. Nora remained on the bed. Neither of them talked to lost in their own thoughts. Nora watched him stop and look around the bedroom. He picked up the pieces of the corner stone. He put on the table and put back together.“Red, what if I decide to keep the house.”
She felt a pain rush through her.

“You would live here with someone else in our house?”
He quickly turned.

“NO! I’d never ever do that, this is ours and I could never.”
She felt confused.

“I don’t understand. Why wouldn’t you sell it?”
“Because it is part of us and I have missed us.”
“So it would just sit empty?”
Bo sat back on the bed. He leaned down and kissed her.

“It would be filled with our love.” He sighed. “Red this is going to sound strange. But what if I keep it for us?”
“Bo I thought we both agreed there is too much between us for us to get back together.”
“I know, but what if once a year it because ours again.”
“What?”
Bo took her hand and wove his fingers with hers.

“What if on our wedding anniversary we come back here, just the two of us. On that day we become us again. We become Bo and Nora again. For that day we forget the hurt and everyone else in our lives. We come to our house and make love, be what we should.”

Nora was speechless.

“Bo are you sure? What if you meet someone and want to get married?”
Bo kissed her hand.

“On June 1st we are married to each other, no one else matters.”
Nora looked into his eyes, he was serious about this. She sat up and leaned against the headboard. Could she do this? Could she be Bo’s lover and wife one day a years. She looked at his eyes she felt herself get lost. She loved this man with all her heart. If she only got him one day a year, she’d take it.

“Okay. Once a year we will come here and be man and wife again.”
Bo smiled and leaned down he kissed her gently. He put his forehead against hers.

“I love you Red. I will see you here on June 1st.”
“Love you too.”
He kissed her one last time and stood and left.

Nora remain in their bed crying. June 1st she’d have him again.