Morning Loverlies,

Yes, it's that time again! Snippet Saturday! Which is hosted by the absolutely and totally kick sass Lauren Dane. (Thanks Lauren! You rock. Seriously, she does!) Today's theme is the "Talk Me Down".

Today's Snippet is from Make Me Remember can be found at Elloracave.com, and if you're interested in reading more snippets, you can find some

Hannah Bryant has always been different.

Since she was a child, she's had vivid dreams of dreams of death and loss. It's years later and Hannah is now a successful doctor. In a flash everything she has worked so hard is in danger when the dreams return with a vengeance.

Only the dreams haunting Hannah's sleep now are nothing like the ones that plagued her as a child. There is no blood, no death and no loss. Just a man who solicits a reaction from Hannah's body that's strangely familiar and startlingly brand new at the same time.

I walked toward the door and stopped a few feet away from it. I flinched when the knock sounded again and the dream replayed in my mind.

"Sunshine, I know you're there."

A shiver ran through me and I fought my body, which begged for me to open the door and let Gabe alleviate the need plaguing it. I stepped closer and rested my forehead against it as my body waged a silent war with my mind.

My mind finally won out as I remembered how far I'd come. I couldn't let my lust for Gabe destroy the life I had worked so hard to create. The dreams weren't real and, just like my lust for Gabe, they'd eventually fade and disappear. I wouldn't let them or Gabe control me. I took a deep, shuddering breath and stepped back from the door.

"I know you're scared." He hesitated before he whispered, "I'm scared too. But whether you open the door or not, Sunshine, this isn't the end of it."

Ignoring the truth and warning in Gabe's words and the ache in my chest, I walked away and made my way from the darkened living room to my bedroom. I didn't undress before I pulled the covers back and lay down. I hugged my pillow and fought the need to close my eyes.

Even after my eyes adjusted to the blackness of the room, the pain in my chest hadn't lessened.

Staring into the darkness of the room, my eyes blurred. Tears slowly turned to sobs as I allowed myself to mourn for all that couldn't be and would never be. I cried until my stomach was a mass of knots and my chest was tight and then I cried some more.

When I woke the next morning, my eyes were red and swollen. I couldn't remember if I dreamt last night.

After I took a shower, I decided to call my mother. Our relationship had never been close, but the little girl in me still sought her comfort and approval. Plus, things were different now. I was an adult and there wasn't any reason I shouldn't be able to discuss my feelings with my mother.

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