#Chapter29

"Elaine?"

"Yes Tom?"

"Promise me that next time something bothers you, you will come to me and not run away from me. Can you do that?"

She placed a light kiss on his lips as an answer before saying, "I promise" she looked up at him, their eyes clashed, his, a midnight blue that it was almost black because of the dimness in the room, hers, a deep brown. Their eyes spoke volumes to each other, a lot more than they have said to the other. Right now, he is a stranger to her, she doesn't know his full name or from whence he came from. She doesn't know...