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"Who was she?" I ask I need to know before I run into his arent Beth She asked for a dinner"I’ll never lie to you, Callie"

"Why didn’t you just tell , I wouldn’t have jumped to horrible conclusions!"

"Because when I’m stressed out, I pull in, I shut down, and Beth stresses me the fuck out"

"And she’s why you had a shitty week"

He nods

"Okay, I need you to not shut me out, Declan Even when you’re stressed out, just tellon"

"I’ive ainst the tears that want to flood my eyes I’ to conclusions when I know in my heart that he would never lie to me

Declan isn’t a liar

Finally, he steps to me, so close that I can feel the heat fro ly disrespect you, Callie Lying to you, betraying you, is disrespectful, and that’s not the kind of man that I am"

"I know," I reply with a whisper "I know that"

"You know me You know me in ways that no one else ever has, or will, and the last few days have been an utter hell"

"I’s his knuckles down , deep breath and closein his touch

"Let me start over with you," he says

"I don’t want to start over," I reply "Everything we’ve had has been so great We had a bad week, and a comain" I take his hand in mine and kiss it "I just want you"

"You havein I love being tangled up in hio when he kisses my forehead and pulls back, just a few inches, so he can look down into my eyes

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