Numb

Tears seeping past closed lids, the gift, shared in celebration palmed in her hand, she fought to contain her heartbreak, at the illusion of it all, despair, turning into feelings of revulsion so intense, that it had her almost doubling over, in an attempt, at control.

He had been at the threshold of calling it a day, considering this, his final act of duty, not expecting it leading him, to the woman of his dreams, only, to ultimately lose her, in the most devastating way possible