...Of Maldonia

justonekiss:

difraggiprutto:

Naveen buried his face in his hands, wishing he’d never said a thing. Sure, Tiana forgave him now, but she’d never see him the same way again, he was sure. For the first time in a long time he felt something he’d used to deal with by turning to liquor and women. He felt ashamed. Dirty. His eyes, too, shifted away.

She saw his guilty expression before his face turned away. Tiana reached towards his face and tilted it back towards her. She didn’t know what to say. Instead she gazed into his eyes, trying to show him she still loved him. They could get past this, and would be stronger because of it. “Naveen, please…. just talk to me. Help me understand.” 

“I…I didn’t understand why myself,” he sighed, seeing foregiveness in her eyes. “It felt great at first, but I’d wake up and live completely disgusted with what I did, so I kept right on doing it, trying to convince myself it was okay.” he sighed deeply. “But it wasn’t, and none if it meant anything until I met you..”