Chapter 34

Blake:

I stared at my wife who lay on bed without saying a word.

I knew that her mind was racing with a number of thoughts that broke both her and I.

I walked to her side, sitting on the edge of the bed. I ran my finger over her shoulder, removing her hair from her shoulder and face, looking her in the eye. Natalia kept her eyes closed as she stopped her tears from falling, not wanting me to see her cry.

“Nat, baby girl, you can’t block everything in” I whispered to her. Natalia hugged the blanket, pulling it over her face, hiding from me. I bit my bottom lip, slowly pulling the blanket from her face. I wrapped my arm around her, pulling me to my chest. A sob broke from her lips as she curled in my arms, my heart aching at the sight of her being in this state.

“I’m tired, Blake, I can’t…”

“Shhh, baby girl” I whispered to her, stopping her. Crystal curled up on a pillow on the couch, not making a sound as she watched her. I kissed Natalia’s temple,