Juliette could still feel the pleasantly numb sensation that pulsed through her entire body from the night before. With her body most bare from the slow removal of clothing a few hours prior, she turned to see an exhausted and handsome figure beside her. As she looked at him, her gaze also fell to the rock upon her left hand as it caught the glare from the sun making its way into the room as well. For a moment, she thought of how desperately she had wanted that with David; she had imagined the church, the dress, the cake, and even the wedding night-although it wouldn't have been their first time. But now, she realized what she had felt while connected to David had been obligation and fear. Obligation of having spent four years with the same man and fear of never coming that close to marria
