Revive Me (Say Something Book 3) by Salice Rodgers Page A

want to rip his heart from his chest and watch him feel the same pain he put us through but in the end I think maybe hating him was making me hate myself as well.
    Trevor catches me staring and smiles at me over the top of his paper.
    “You have been doing that a lot lately you know.” He lays the paper down on the table.
    “Just trying to think of what you see in me is all,” I acknowledge him and look away.
    Trevor drops to the floor and gets eye level with me and waits until he knows he has my full attention. He grabs my hand and plays with the engagement ring on my finger.
    “I will tell you what I see in you. I see life. I see hope. I see a future with the only woman who has ever made me feel like I am worth something. I see pain and know that with a kiss I can take it away. I see a beautiful soul. You are the love of my life and each day I wonder what you see in me,” he says and kisses my ring.
    I lean in and steal his move kissing the top of his head. His words cause the pieces of my heart to slowly push themselves where they should go.
    “I see love. I see a man who each day finds a way to let me know that I am the one. Each day in his own way he shows me that without him there would be no reason for life. I see comfort and protection. I look at you and know that the world can throw rocks and curveballs at us and we will make it past them and we will do it with a smile and come out on top.”
    We both sit and stare at the other for a long while until he stands and kisses my lips.
    “I know that we are both hurting, Taylor, but you are right, we will make it through this and when we do we will be on top.” He leans in and kisses me again before he walks back to his seat and sits down.
    I watch him open his paper and take another drink of his coffee.
    “Thank you for not giving up on me when others would have,” I admit to him.
    He looks at me again from over the top of his paper and smiles.
    “I will never give up on you.”
    I smile and turn my head towards the door when I hear it open. Marshall and Joslynn just walked in. They are the only ones who know just to walk in and make their coffee. Joslynn smiles and hugs me when she makes it to the kitchen.
    “How do you feel?” she asks after she sits down beside me after making her coffee.
    “Good. Where’s lil man?” I ask.
    She smiles and nods towards the door. For once in what feels like a month full of hell, happy tears stream down my cheeks. When I look towards Trevor he’s watching me, smiling. Marshall walks in holding Elijah both of them holding some roses.
    “Here you go, Aunt Taylor,” Marshall says pulling them from Elijah’s hand.
    “Thank y’all so much.” I kiss lil man’s head and walk to the sink.
    Once I get the roses in a vase and add water I make Marshall a cup of coffee and take it back to the table with me.
    “Here you go.” I take Elijah.
    He seems to be bigger and bigger each time I see him. Each time he has learned a new noise or a new part on his body. I am so grateful to be able to watch him grow and look more and more like his daddy each day. He makes my heart hurt a little thinking about our little boy or girl and who he or she would have looked like.
    “Thanks, sis.”
    “How’s Sunshine’s?” I ask Joslynn.
    “It is running smoothly. We have employees and faithful customers.”
    “That’s great. I am so ready to get back to work.”
    Lil man puts my fingers in his mouth and I feel his tooth finally made it through as slobber runs down my fingers. Joslynn laughs when I scrunch up my nose at him and he coos.
    “Do you think you’re ready for that?”
    “I think it would help. It’s time for us to get our lives back on track and keep going on.”
    She nods her head and the rest of the morning is spent talking about the normal things. This is what I need – it is all I have ever needed. The love of my family and the beautiful man sitting beside me who each day revives