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Her brorinkled Why? For me, or you?

Brendan shifted Both You, because were at the point it ht scare you off, andwith you too much

She sed The perfect s left unsaid Change and dread often walked hand in hand

She could feel the bite of loneliness threatening, and she didnt want to feel that ith hi I choose

He raised a brow, his expression easing Is this payback for last night?

You bet your ass A nd I else One h

One way only, he pro the mood

No She shook her head You didnt do that That was me

His fingers tightened on the sides of her face, stroking and awaking nerves that shimmered over her whole body, particularly the places that pressed against hi I do that htened or lonely, should have consequences I to fix it

Chloe traced his brow, feathering her fingertips through the fall of hair over it I Dont Want to Close My Eyes, the A erosmith version

He shtened her hand on his neck to increase the pressure and he obliged, pushing her into the bed, his cock pressed in sensual proainst her mons as he devoured her mouth He could ue, pressure of lips, his hand holding her face on the other side and fingers stroking In ainst hih on his hips The barrier of deni her that he was her toy to play with as she wished Toys were safe, right?

It was a e of what hed just offered, , really The guilt increased as he raised his head and she sa much he could offer her It proved how shallow a vessel she truly was right now, because she knew shed waste ave her, unable to contain it Her walls were too brittle to hold a gift of such weight

Sshh, he ers were at the corners of her eyes, collecting the tiny pair of tears she didnt know had escaped I as you need ive

Even if she wanted and needed hih She wasnt even really sure what ittothat song specifically She wanted to hear that poignant wish that the moment between them never had to end That shed never have to close her eyes and give herself to the cold, deadly drea pause that followed, her heart dipped into apprehension Whether or not he asked for ive, she feared he already saw an the first yearning bars Closing her eyes, she held on, his untrained voice soothing her nerves like a lullaby

Chapter Five

They lay in the bed and talked for four hours, as if they hadnt talked ht She learned ave hie faland She talked about the wide variety of characters shedkiosk, as well as a hundred other so on like an idiot, but it was as if a da while, she could talk about anything and nothing She felt no pressure to act like nothing rong, covering the obvious fact it ith inane, babbling chatter Nor did she feel like he was ignoring it for his own co and acceptance of where she was right now, giving her complete ownership of the choice of when to talk about it It made her feel almostfree