Every Last Secret

by A.R. Torre

I expected, at this point in time, to feel happy. And I have, at times. Brief moments with William, when he told me he loved me, and I really felt it in his gaze. Brief moments when I looked out on our gardens and heard the silence in our life, the heartbeat of peace that seems to foreshadow another storm. Brief moments. To be honest, I’m not sure I deserve anything more.