Ivory
We sat on the couch in his office, discussing theories like we once did in the past. The pieces of the puzzle finally fit together, and I knew we had a long fight ahead. But we had something the enemy didn't, which was the element of surprise. And I was ready to use it.
Eventually, Cole's anger towards the past dissipated. I noticed his face was a lot lighter, and the hardness of his jaw had relaxed.
"You look more relaxed than you did two nights ago and yesterday," I said, and he smiled at me.
Then he reached for my hair like he used to.
"I missed you, Ivory. I missed you so much and hurt so bad that I couldn't do anything about it," he said. And I looked away, trying to put the past behind me.
He made me face him and gazed into my eyes.
"I was in hell," he said, and I knew
