Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Murray froze in place. "You..."

Remembering what he did to her at the villa, Roseanne looked at him with both fear and caution.

"Don't come any closer! Stay away from me!"

"Anne..." A pang of pain shot through Murray's heart. "That day, I..."

Roseanne cut him off. "Stop it! Just leave. We have nothing to talk about."

"Anne..." With his eyes bloodshot, Murray stood rigidly, "I'm sorry. It was my fault. Can't we stop fighting? I shouldn't have, shouldn't have said and done those things..."

"I missed you too much... It was just a moment of impulse...I'm here because I want you to come back to me..."

"Come back?" Roseanne shot him a cold look. "To be what, your mistress?"

Murray blurted out, "If you agree to come home, I'll break up with Millie immediately."

Roseanne shook her head. "I refuse."

"Anne..." Just as Murray attempted to approach her again, Roseanne quickly turned and ran back to her bedroom, slamming the door shut behind her.

After a moment, the outside noise faded away, and she cautiously stepped out to check. She found Murray slumped against the wall, asleep.

not knowing what

room through the windows. The figure on the couch stirred, and as Murray opened his eyes, a wave of dizziness hit him, causing him to squint uncontrollably. Once the

setting and the cramped layout felt too

from the

eyes with

you remember what you did

frowned, then shook his

would never say, "Anne, come back"

knocking on my door, disturbing my life, bothering others. So, please

still ached, and her words felt

the room, and he scoffed, "This tiny, old

begged me, I

come back!"

he grabbed his coat and stormed

dialed Cliff's number. "What are you up to? Come

...

you just left a party. You still

the clothes from

retorted, "I called you here to drink, not

his hands in surrender. "Fine, fine,

at the bar, with the staff gone, just the two of