Her Last Love Affair: The Final Journey (13 page)

Eventually, he rolled onto his side, keeping the pillow
tucked in his arms, but he lifted his face from it. For a long time, he stayed
there, motionless but unable to fall into a restful sleep. When exhaustion
became too much, and the conscious part of his brain finally shut down, he was
certain that it was Allie he held in his tight grasp. He would swear that he
could feel her soft hair against his cheek and hear her gentle breathing.

“I’m sorry,” a quiet feminine voice mumbled into his ear.

“I’m not,” he heard himself reply. “I’m not sorry for
anything.”

“Everything will be okay,” she added. “You’ll see.”

“What?” he responded sleepily.

“When you’re ready to open your heart again, you’ll find
someone who truly deserves you,” she explained, a smile evident in her voice.

“I’ll always love you,” he argued.

“I know,” she responded. “But there’s enough room in your
heart for someone else.” This time her voice seemed further away.

“Allie,” he called, urging her back.

“Trust me,” she responded calmly. “You’re going to be just
fine.”

“Allie,” he repeated, his panic rising as her voice crept
further and further away.

“You were the love of my life, Reece,” she told him in
nothing more than a whisper. And then, there was silence.

“Allie?” he blurted, loudly; loud enough to wake himself. He
jerked, sitting upright with Allie’s pillow still grasped tightly to his chest.
Breathing deeply, he released his vise-like grip and lowered the pillow onto
the mattress by his side. Rubbing his hands over his face, he tried to shake
himself from the grips of the dream.

Gradually blinking, his eyes
become accustomed to the darkness in the room and he threw himself back on the
bed. He stared at the ceiling, unable to close his eyes again. “I love you,” he
whispered into the blackness. In his half dream state, he was confused over
what was real and what wasn’t. Unsure whether she could really hear him, he
hoped he’d told her often enough for her to know those words were true.

~The End~

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