Hijacked Of Innocence Book II (Captive In Plain Sight - Eric & Tanya story)

Chapter 34. The Rose Without Thorns

Eric had mixed emotions of the night he spent with his wife Tanya. He wanted to make a change to their relationship but it had to be under his terms. The agreement they made under the pact needed to be renegotiated, he thought. Eric wanted to forgive her for cheating on him but he did not know how he could ever forget what she did. How could they build back the trust that was lost? he wondered.

He thought of how she held out on him with no sex for four months after they were married but the moment she met Luke? There she was making out with a complete stranger. How the fuck could he trust her ass again, he thought. He got angry all over again just thinking about it. Yes after what she did, trust would be a big issue for them going forward.  

As Eric took his shower he felt his back stinging from the scratches Tanya gave him. He looked in the mirror and was shocked to see the number of welts on his back and bite marks all over his body. Eric thought how angry she must have been. He wanted to tell her how much he loved her but he couldn't, instead he went out into the garden and picked her a beautiful red rose, just like he did after that first time they made love. She would understand what he felt without him having to say it. 

He removed a couple of the petals and dropped them on the bed. That was a symbol of the love they shared. It symbolized their first time together and the fact that he was the first man to have ever touched her.  He wished that he was still the only man.  He hesitated for a moment as he wondered if he should leave the rose. Eric placed the long stem rose on the pillow next to her. He watched her for a minute as she slept. She looked so innocent, so unlike the Tanya he made love to the night before or was it war? Tanya started to stir and Eric quickly made his exit. He didn't want her waking up and find him there.

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Tanya woke up and pulled the covers off.  Her head felt weird.  She felt a little disoriented. She was in a different nightgown. She couldn't remember what happened to the sexy gown she had on last night.   She could barely move; her entire body felt sore and for a moment she wondered what happened, then she remembered she spent the night with Eric fighting and then making hot, passionate love way into the early morning.  

He must have changed her into this gown as she slept.....she was still missing her underwear.  Eric never liked for her to wear underwear to bed.  She looked over and saw  a  rose. She saw the petals on the bed and gasped. She smiled remembering what it signified.  Eric was a romantic at heart although he would have people think he was quite the opposite, she thought.

Tanya picked up the petals and squeezed them in her hand. She picked up the rose and smelled it. She smiled then began to tear up. She quickly wiped the tears from her eyes. Tanya knew that they were far from resolving their issues. Last night she felt his anger but she also felt his love. And the rose he left; it was his way of telling her that he still loved her, even though he could not find it in his heart to forgive her just yet. He went after her like a wild animal devouring its prey. They both behaved like wild animals, but in the end the love that they felt for each other overrode all that built up anger and frustration. They didn't mention the word love. They didn't have to say it; they felt it. 

As Tanya mulled over what transpired between her and Eric  the night before, she wondered how they could move forward. She needed to talk to him.  She  rushed over to the window to see if Eric had left for work.  Her body told her to slow it down.  She was having a hard time walking.  Eric's truck was still in the drive way.  Tanya grabbed her robe and headed down the stairs to see him.  She stopped short as she came close to his office.  He was on the phone cursing out someone. She made her way to the kitchen.  Becky was in the kitchen with Ericka. Tanya picked up Ericka and kissed her.