My Dearest, Laurens

Chapter 13

Guess who's back, back again. ITS ME! Did you guys miss me? No? Didn't think so ;)

I took a deep breath and tried to prepare myself mentally. "It's just John. He's your husband." I whispered to myself. The elevator made a dinging sound and the elevator doors opened, revealing an empty hallway.

"Don't knock on the door. You live here." I said to myself as I got closer to the apartment. I got to the door and I knocked.

"I said not to knock," I whispered angrily before opening the door.

"Go away." John's voice was scratchy And I winced at the sound.

"John?" I said carefully.

"I said go away." His voice came from the office. "I don't wanna talk about it."

"John please." I said again.

"Hercules go away." He sniffed and I could tell he was crying.

"It's not Hercules." I said poking my head into the office, before stepping into the doorway.

His eyes were red and puffy and he was sitting on the floor, holding the blue quilt. "Alex," his breath hitched and he scrambled to his feet. He looked over me with wide eyes. "Alex," he whispered again. At the same time we both moved towards each other and before I could hug him he stopped. "I love you." His voice was almost nothing and I could tell he was about to collapse to the floor crying any second.

"I love you more." I said back. I pulled him into a hug and almost instantly he wrapped his arms around me and most of his weight fell on me. Being smaller than him I fell to the floor, John falling on top of me. He didn't let go.

He just hugged me tighter as I began to cry with him.