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My body arches back Having his to my body I don’t know if I want to pull him closer or push him away only to cli his sers

"So, what do you say?" he asks, his hand running down hter before he pulls away so I can see his face "What’s your answer? Aly, or do I need to force you?"

My eyes drop to his h a date with you Who aht face

His hands go to my sides and he starts to tickle uard,playfully, his body stills and he looks down at ain and I don’t even knohat to say

"It’s okay," he says gently, re them into my hair "We can talk about what just happened another ti to tell hi that, I just nod His eyes search my face, and I know he doesn’t like what he sees when his jaw starts ticking

"I gotta go or I woulddeal" I push his chest and he shakes his head

"Fuck ain, his eyes lookingbarriers"

"You need to go," I say, really wanting to be away from him and how exposed I feel

"Swear to Christ, if I didn’t know that the reould be worth it, I wouldn’t wastetime with this bullshit"

His words are like a slap in the face and I flinch, closingthem back up "Get off me," I say softly, and he presses me harder into the bed

"Shit, I di--"

I cut his, "Get the fk offto break free Not being strong enough to get hi inthat it’s pointless; he has all the power

"This isn’t over," he says quietly, kissing ; I just wait until I feel hiht is off me, I juht before I quickly grab it and open his bedroom door Then I shut it behindmy door behind o to the closet, pull out a bag, and start to pack I need to get out of here My heart is wide open with hih my defenses and now has the power to hurt me, and he isn’t someone I trust with that power

He has proven on more than one occasion that he can be an ass How can I possibly putdown the hall and brace myself When his fist pounds on the door, I close , "Go away!"