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These words signified that Brendan was backing down.
Afterspeaking, he took a bottle of soothing ointment from the first aid kit and poured some unto his palm.
He then massaged his back as he complained, “You’re going to take out my kidneys at this rate.”
Naomi responded, “I’m aware of how much force I put into kicking you.”
Brendan looked up. “Indeed you are.”
He then threw the bottle beside Naomi and laid face–first onto the bed. “I can’t reach my back, so help me out here. Otherwise, I’ll call your mom.”
Seeing Brendan’s nonchalance, it was as though they hadn’t argued tonight, and he hadn’t stayed away from their home for days. He even threatened her with her mom.
Naomi thought that this man was shameless.
Even so, she picked the bottle up impassively.
“Naomi, are you trying to kill your own husband?” Brendan started screaming the second her hands
touched his back.
Naomi slammed the box for the ointment onto his back. “If you complain about me being too rough, you’re welcome to get out and find someone else to do it for you.”
Brendan was silent for a moment before saying. “Alright, fine. Do it however you want.”
While speaking, he grabbed Naomi’s hands and placed them on his back.
Naomi glared at him before helping him massage the area impatiently.
Brendan let out a pained sigh and said softly, “Naomi, you have got to change this habit of using violence against me. No one would let you do this to them apart from me.”
Naomi snickered. There weren’t many people who could beat her in a fight.
As Brendan closed his eyes to enjoy his rather uncomfortable message from Naomi, his thoughts spiraled.
Often, he wanted to put down his obsession with the past. It was only when he reflected on what happened and recalled the hard evidence given that his feelings became heavy and complicated.
As Naomi massaged him and her movements softened, Brendan pulled her into his arms suddenly.
Naomi’s face darkened as Brendan tightened his arms around her and said softly, “I haven’t slept well for days now. Let me hold you for a while.”
As he spoke, he nuzzled his chin into the crook of her neck. Although his feelings were complicated, he just wanted to hold her tightly at this moment.
Naomi inhaled the scent of soap and the remnants of alcohol on him. It was as though a spell had been.
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cast on her. Memories of their past began to surface rapidly as if she had gone back in time.
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In the past, when she went to watch him play basketball, he would hold her in his arms tightly after every game. Then, he would put his chin on her shoulder and say, “I’m so tired. Let me lay on you for a bit.”
In the beginning, she thought he was genuinely exhausted. Eventually, when she went a bit later to see him playing for fun even after the game was over, she realized that he just wanted to take advantage of
her.
When she reminisced on their past and the incident that happened between them, Naomi pushed against his chest with both hands and looked up at him as she asked, “Is this a joke to you?”
Brendan tightened his arms around her again. “I’m genuinely exhausted. My hair has turned white recently.
His hair had turned white? Naomi smirked. She wanted to see how long he would keep the act up and
what he was playing at.
They looked at each other in silence.
After a while, Brendan said, “I intended to give you the necklace. When I saw you throw out the medicine.
and breakfast, I wanted to piss you off.”