Regret Came Too Late

"Grace, I've brought you dinner. Grace, open the door!" Yancey shouted.

Grace's head throbbed with pain. She wanted Ed to open the door, but then remembered he wanted to be kept in the dark. Slowly, she got up and reminded

him.

"You stay in bed. I'll go talk to him for a bit."

Just as she got out of bed, Ed wrapped his arms around her waist, stopping her. "Don't go."

His tone was low and heavy, as though his mood wasn't good.

Grace was puzzled, but her voice remained calm and even.

"Ed, just rest for now."

His hand slowly loosened, and he lay back down, covering half of his face with the blanket, not saying a word.

Grace couldn't tell if he was angry or deep in thought. But somehow, she felt he had this ability to make her heart soften.

She had originally planned to meet Yancey, but now, she wasn't in the mood for it anymore. Instead, she climbed back into bed.

"Are you feeling down? You seem a bit off, like something's weighing on you," she said.

Ed turned around and pulled her tightly into his arms.

Grace wasn't sure why he had been upset, but he was holding her so tightly.

nap in the afternoon, so now she felt a bit more energetic and decided to

Tell me about your life.

giving me

then added, "At

he had

with her finger. "Is

were teasing, and he immediately caught her finger, holding it

honestly felt wronged. When did

was about to close her eyes, she heard him speak again. "Tell me about your

much to say about my colleagues. My boss is

mentioned the word "ruthless", the atmosphere

snuggling into his arms. "Anyway, he and I aren't from the same world. This afternoon, I had a dream

her, but remained silent for a

she felt a large hand rest on the back of her

liked deep kisses, the kind where he would hold

Grace didn't enjoy it as much. It felt like she had completely handed over the power to him, leaving

"Ed..."

barely breathe, leaning against his chest to catch

wasn't the first time she felt this way. He had something weighing on his mind-something heavy-but he wouldn't say a word about it. She

when she woke up,